, 1885-10-10

stated himself to possess
4, when he has any infectious or lOath-
som disease
5, WREN, on account of sickness or o
ly injury, he is unfit to do his work,
or in the case Of a female labourer,
when she is pregnant.
In such cases the employer is not
required to pay the labourer and can
demand that any advance of wages shall
be repaid.
If the labourer does not present himself
on the property OH the appointed day and
commence his work, the employer is
entitled to stop the contract. IT the
labourer remains away without being
prevented by sickness or other lawful
ground of excuse, he shall, if the employer
on that account refuses to receive him,
be liable to a fine of from 2 to 20 West
Indian dollars. But if an advance of
wage has been received, he shall be
punished, in case the advance has not been
repaid before Judgment in first instance
is pronounced, by higher fines or with
imp isoument on bread and water up to
10 times 48 hours or with corresponding
imprisonment with hard labOur. When
without any fault of his own, he is unable
to present himself on the appointed day,
Ic Is OOulI1 OuIJ w OONA S"J
that he may have received.
50.
II the labOurer can prove that the
employer in the last half year before the
labourer is to enter into his service, has
maltreated any of his labOurerS or
c~uleayourrd to seduce them to commit
criminal or immoral actions, the labOurer,
if he were ignorant of this at the time he
made the contract is not bound to present
himself ON the property, but must, II he
remains away, pay back any advance he
may possibly have received.
10.
Although a labourer may have engaged
himself for a certain kind of work, he shall
nevertheless be bound to take part in any
other work on the property, suited to his
place and abilities, which circumstances
may require; particularly when the
lab0urerS who should have done the work
in question are prevented from dong 1T by
sickness or other hindrance. If he insists
that he is expressly exempted from one or
other kind of work he must give TeaSona-
BILE proof Of his statement.
IL.
A labourer must make good to the
employer all damage which he may cause
Intentionally. carelessly or from want OF
any special sort of ability which is required
for definite kinds of work for which he has
engaged himself.
For disObcdience towards the employer
or the person who has a right to give
orders on the employers behalf, the labOur-
or is liable to a fine of from 90 cts. to D
Went Indian dollars.
For c~OntumaciOus OF refractory conduct
or for frequent absence from work the
labourer shall be condemned either to
pay like fines or to simple imprisonment
or impriso nment on bread and water up to
3 times 4S hours or corresponding lmprl-
sonment with hard labOur.
For using insulting expressions the same
punishmcnts are applicable, and for resis-
lance or insulting conduct, Imprisonment
on bread and water for from 3 to 10 times
48 hours or corresponding Imprisonment
with hard labour, so far as heavier punish
ment under other ordinances has not been
incurred.
Boys under Is years of age may be
chastised with a rod by the employer for
faults committed, provided that thelparents
or guardians give their consent. When
such chastisement is administered for the
offences mentioned in the foregoing para
graph, then the punishments there fixed
are no longer applicable.
ID.