The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-02-20

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cisine all our susceptibilities Of body, MIND
and soul, and thus be happy here, and
glorify God hereafter.
LEGISLATION.
Legislation similar to the following pre-
pared bill would regulate and control the
facts, as they now exist, for the general
welfare
AN ACT for the promotion of Agriculture,
and for the protection of Agricultural
Landlords and Tenants, Employers and
Employees.
WHEREAS, Agriculture is essential to the
prosperity of every business interests; and
WHEREAS, Annual crops cannot be pro-
fitably grown in the present disorganized
condition of labor; and
WHEREAS, Justice and expediency re-
quire the relation existing between all
parties necessarily associated in the labor
system Of the State, to be regulated by law;
therefore be it enacted, etc,
Secrion Ist. That any person or persons,
who shall hereafter occupy any agricultu-
raj lands In this State nnder any contract.
whatever, for any given year, shall be entl-
tied TO retain, and hold possession of such
lands. so occupied, for each and every sue
eeeding year, upon the same terms as such
lands were held and occupied, the next pre-
ceding year, unless the lessor OF such
lands, or his agent, desiring to terminate
such occupancy at the end OF any given
year, shallnotify such tenant or tenants of
such lands, That such occupancy of such
iandkNku &ermne AID cease, at the end
OF stlcVW 80 year by giving written notice
to that effect, at least ten days previous to
the end OF such given year, except that
nothing herein contained shall be so con-
'strued as to vary the terms, or impair the
obligation of any contract of lease for 4
term OF years.
Section ID. Any person or persons who
shall hereafter occupy any agricultural
lands In this State, under any contract
whatever, for any given year, STALL be held
TO have leased, and shall be obligated to oc-
cdpy su. h lands, for each and every sue
ceeding year, upon the same terms, as such
lands were occupied the last preceding year
unless such tenant or tenants of such lands,
desiring to terminal such occupancy at the
end OF any given year, shall notify the les
sor of such land, or his agent, that such oc-
cUpancy will determine and cease at the
end of such given year, by written notice to
that effect, at least ten days previous to the
ending OF such given year; and il any per-
son or persons under obligation as an agri-
cultural tenant, to occupy and farm
any lands in this State, for any
given year whatever, by contract or intend-
ment of law, as aforesaid, shall abandon the
said land, before the expiration of said GEAR
he or they shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and shall, upon conviction. be
punished by imprisonment in Che county
Jail for term not less than---days. nor
more than--months, or by a fine eff not
less than---dollars nor more than
dollare, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment and any person whatever who shall
receive as tenants, such person or persons.
so abandoning such land as aforesaid, with
notice of such obligation to occupy and farm
the same, shall likewise be deemed guilty. of
a misdemeanor, punishable in like manner,
as aforesaid such abandonment is punishable
and III addition thereto with damages.
SEC. 3. Any person or persons who shall
engage as agricultural laborers to any other
person, to work any agricultural lands in
this State for any given year, shall be held
to have engaged or contracted with such
other person to work such lands, as such ae-
ricultural laborer or laborers, for each and
every succeeding year, upon the same terms
as such laborer or laborers worked such
lands the last preceding year; unless such
laborer or laborers, desiring to terminate
such obligation $50 to work. at the end of
any given year, shall notify the employer Of
such laborer or laborers, that such obljga-
ton $50 to work, must terminate and cease
at theend such given year, by given written
notice to that effect, at least ten days previous
to the ending of the given year such
laborer or laborers were obligated to work as
aforesaid and ii any such laborer or labor
ers being under any such obligation as afore-
said, to work such lands as aforesaid. either
by contract or intendment of law, for any
given year, shall leave and abandon the
service of his employer or the working of
such lands before the expiration of his said
contract, he shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor-punishable upon conviction
with Imprisonment and fine as in case of
such abandonment, in case of a tenant mr.
tenants as aforesad-herein provided and
any person or persons hiring, keeping or
receiving into their service such laborer or
laborers, SO abandoning their aforesaid obi.
gatlohs, TO work for any given year for an.
other person, shall be deemed guilty of n
mlsdemeanor, punishable likewise as aforn-
said.
Section 4th. In addition to other secur;tv
provided by law, for securing the payment
OF wages due any agricultural ,aborer or Ia.
borers, there shall be no exemption allowed
to any employer as against any wages which
may be due such laborer or Iaborers.
Section 9TH, Repeating all acts, etc, con.
hlcting, etc, etc.
Section 9th. To take effect from and af-
Ter its passage,