Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-02-23
SOME OF THE PROVISIONS OF SEN
ATOR STEWARDS APPREN-
TICE BILL.

we herewith present some OF the more
important features of Senator Stewards zap
prentice Bill.
Section one reads as follows
SECTION /. Amy male person under the
age of eighteen years, or any female person
under the age of fifteen years, may be bound
until they arrive at those ages respectively,
or for any shorter period, to serve as bust
ness clerk or as an apprentice to any mechan-
les trade or business of skilled labor, in man
ner herein provided.
SEC 2. The Board of County Commissioners
in the several counties in this State are here
by empowered to bind out any orphan mot
otherwise provided for by law or any desti-
tute child, or the child of any person who
shall not provide for the support and tuition
of such child.
SECTION 3. The indenture or covenant for
term apprenticeship or service shall be signed
and sealed by the father, or in case of death or
inability of the father shall be signed and
sealed by the mother or guardian, or in case
of an orphan or destitute child by the Dis
trict Judge of the district in which such or
phan or destitute child resides, of the one
part, and by the master, mistress or guardian
of the other part.
SECTION 4. The indenture or covenant
statement of the age and time of service of
the minor, and if such age shall be unknown
then it shall be inserted according to the best
information obtainable, which age shall in re-
lation to the term of apprenticeship or serv
ice, be deemed and taken as the true age of
such minor
SECTION 5. The indenture or covenant by
which any minor may be bound shall contain,
in case of female bound to serve four years
or more, a covenant on the part of the master
or mistress to teach or cause such female
minor to be taught to read and write the
English language, and also the first four rules
of arithmetic; and i'll all cases the master or
mistress shall covenant to furnish such female
minor with an ample supply of decent cloth
ing and wholesome food. and at the expira-
ton of the term of service to furnish the said
minor with two full suits of female wearing
apparel and fifty dollars in money.
SECTION 6. In case of male minor being
bound to serve five years or more, the master
or mistress shall covenant to teach or cause
to be taught such minor to read and write
the English language, the rules and principle
Of common English grammar, and so much of
arithmetic as will include the single rule of
three, and in all cases to furnish such male
minor with substantial food and decent wear
ing apparel; and also at the expiration of the
term of service furnish the said minor with
at least two suits of common clothing, each
suit being of the value of not less than twenty
i've dollars, and the sum of one hundred dol
lars in money. And the said master or mis-
tress shall further covenant that all money or
property stipulated to be delivereds or paid
by themaster or mistress shall be secured to
and forthe sole use and benefit Of the minor
Omitting the succeeding sections, until we
come to the I2:h. we find the following
wholesome provisions:
SECTION r. When the conduct and habits
of the minor apprentice, clerk or servant shall
become Immoral and absolute, and when
such minor shall act IN disregard of the rea-
sonable commands of his or her master or
mistress, when the authority of such master
or mistress shall be exerted for his or her
reformation without effect, the master or
mistress shall be exerted for his or her ref
Ormation without effect, the master or mis-
tress may complain to any Justice of the
Peace in the county, who shall give notice to
the Board of County Commissioners and to
the parent, guardian, trustee or friend of
such minor as the case may be, and such pro-
ceedngs shall be had, as TO summoning and
jury, as provided in section ten
of this Act. And if, upon such investigation,
the said jury shall be of the opinion that said
master or mistress should be discharged from
his or her covenants, they shall certify the
same in writing to said Justice, who shall
enter the same upon his docket, and there
upon the said indenture shall be void. But
no Judgment for costs shall be entered
against any Board of County Commissioners,
nor against any parent guardian, trustee or
friend of said minor, but said costs Except
for the witnesses for the minor) shall be paid
by the master or mistress.
These, then, are some of the principal pro-
visions of this very timely and needful meas |
ure That the bill should receive the very
consideration of the Legislature need
not be asserted here. Such a law as this bill |
is one of the prime essentials of
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