Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

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and in lawful money of the U United States
SECTION /. BE IL enacted BY the Senate
and House Of Representatives. ot he Com
nontceaith Of PeansytvdHtd IN General As
sembiy met, and IL is hereby enacted by
authority Of the same, That from and after
the first day of September, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy mine, all per-
sons, firms, companies, corporations or as
ISOLATION in this Common wealth, engaged
| in mining coal or mining and manufactur-
ing It, or manufacturing iron or steel or
both, employing ten or more hands, shall
pay their employees as provided in this act
SEC. 2. All persons, firms, companies,
corporations or associations, engaged in
tho business aforesaid, shall settle with
their employees at least once In each
month, but the employees shall have the
privilege TO give orders for money or
merchandise on his employers for such
| amounts as he may have earned and have
10 his credit from time TO time during the
month, and pay them the amounts due
them for their work or services In lawful
money of the United States, or the cash
order as described and required in section
three of this act
SEC. 3. That it shall not be lawful for
any person, firm company, corporation or
association, their clerk, agent, officer or
servant, in this State, TO issue for payment
of labor any order or other paper whatsn-
| ever, unless the Same purports to be re-
dccmable for its face value In lawful money
of the United States, bearing interest nj
legal rate, made payable to cmployo or
bearer, and rcdeemable within Il period Of
thirty days by the person, firm, company,
corporation or association giving, making
or issuing the same; and any person, firm,
| company, corporation or association engag-
cd In the business aforesaid, their clerk
| agents, officers or servants, who shall issue
for payment OF labor any paper or order
other than the one herein specified, in yio-
lation of this section, he, she or they shall
be guilty Of n misdomcAnor, and upon con-
viction shall be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding tsSe hundred dollars, in the discrc-
tion of the court
SIC. 4. That from and after the passage
of this act IL shall be unlawful for any
person, firm, company, corporation or asso-
citation engaged in mining or manufactur-
ing As aforesaid, and who shall Likewise be
engaged or interested, directly or indirect
ly, in merchandising, as owner or in the
per centum Of profit obtained from the sale
of any such merchandise, to knowingly
and wilGully sell to any employe any mcr-
, chandisc whatever for n higher price than
the same article is selling and can be pur-
chased in the same community from other
persons engaged in selling like goods and
any person or member Of any firm, COM
pany, corporation or association, his or
their clerk, agent or servant, who shall
violate this section of this act shall be
deemed guilty Of q misdemcanor, and for
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IN any sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars or undergo an imprisonment in the
county Jail for a period not exceeding six
months, or both or either, in the discretion
of the court.
[ SIC. 8. That if any person, firm. com
{ pany or association, shall refuse or neglect
to pay any Of their sAid employees at the
| intervals Of time ss aforesaid, or shall neg
[ lect or refuse to redeem any of the cash
orders herein provided for within the time
I specified, If presented, and suit should be
brought for the amount overdue or unpaid,
/ Judgment for the amount Of said claim
/ proven to be due and unpaid, and = penal
/ " OF five per centum of such amount ad-
l dItional for each and every months DELAY
shall be rendered In favor Of the plaintiff
/ in such action PrOriisi, That nothing in
| this act shall interfere with any previous
/ contract between the employers and EN-
/ ployes.
! SEC. 6. All laws or parts Of laws incon.
sistcnt with the provisions Of this act be
Nand the same are hereby repealed.
To xkseh Senator Alexander offer.
cd the following amendment, which
was not agreed to, and the bill passed
THAT every corporation, co-parinorship,
] firm or individual doing any business with
in this Common wealth in which lAborers
are employed shall pay their labors or EN-.
ployes at stated periods in money or mcr-
chandise or other commodity, as may bo
agreed upon between the parties at the
| time of the contract Of hiring and In &C.
cOrdance with tho terms thereof, and IL
shall be unlawful for any corporation, CO.
! partnership, firm or individual, doing bust
ness As aforesaid, to knowingly and will
| fully charge their employees more or q
| greater price for any article Of merchAn.
disc furnished than that at which the same
article and quality Of merchandise Ia sold
at for cash In the same town or neighbor-
| hood by other merchants or Others trading
in such articles. That 1t shall bo unlawful
for any retail merchant doing business in
this Common wealth 10 receive any order
that may be drawn upon him for the pay
ment Of labor at less than its face value,
or 10 discount the same, or 10 furnish store
goods or merchandise therefor, charging a
greater or higher price for the same than
he would sell the same quality Of goods a,
for cash, or than the same quality of goods
or merchandise can be purchased at for
cash In the same town Or neighborhood.
That any person violating any Of the pro-
Visions Of this act shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall pay fine Of not less than ten dollars
or more than hfty dollars for each offense,
and shall refund TO the party whom such
goods or merchandise shall have been sold
the difference between the price charged
l and the cash price thereof"
\DR. j. X. BARNES, Surgeon Gen.
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