Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-19

servant on another train of cars, or one
engaged about a different piece OF
work. knowledge by any employee In.
jured of the defective or unsafe char
acter or conditions of any machinery
ways or appliances shall be no defence
to any action for injury caused there
by, except as to conductors or enSl-
neers in charge Of dangerous or unsare
cars or engines voluntarily operated oy
them. When death ensues from any
injury to employees, the legal or person
al representative Of the person injured
shall have the same right and RENE
dies as are allowed by law to such rep
resentatives of other persons. ANY
contract or agreement, expressed or
implied, made by any employee 10
waive the benefit Of this section shall
be null and void, and this section shall
not be construed to deprive any EN-.
ployee of a cotton manufactory, Street
railway company or telegraph compa-
any or his legal or personal representa-
tive, Of any remedy or right tnat ne
now has by the law Of the land.
The ito following have been intro
duced by Representative McMaster, OF
Charleston. Both are of considerable
importance:
DISCHARGE OF EMPLOYEES.
Section l. In all manufactures,
workshops mines or other industrial
enterprises in this state where the en-
ployees are not engaged under contract
for q specified time, no employee shall
be discharged by his or her employer,
nor shall any employee quit the service
of his or her employer, without giving
two weeks notice Of the same In writ
ing, except for cause.
Sec g. Any owner, manager. over
seer or foreman Of any manufactory,
workshop, mine or other Industrial en-
terprise in this state, who shail ols.
cnarge any employee in violation OF
Sec. / of this act, shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor, and shall, upon conVlc-
ton, be fined not more than $50 or I'M
prisoned not more than 80 days.
Sec. 3. Any employee who shall quit
the service of any employer In any
mandatory, mine, workshop or otner
industrial enterprise in this state, IN
violation Of Sec. l Of this act, shall De
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined not more than
$50 or imprisoned not more than 80
days.
MILL SCHOOLS.
Section 1. Every company, copart-
nership or individual operating any
factory, mine, workshop, or other man
ufacturing establishment, whose plant,
mandatory, mine or workshop snail
be located without the limits of any
incorporated town or city In this state,
and employing 100 persons or more,
shall be required to maintain, support
and equip for nine months in each year,
q school sufficient for the accommoda-
ton and education Of all children be-
tween the ages of 6 and 10 years OF
such persons as shall be employed IN
said mandatory, mine or workshop.
Sec. 2. Every owner, superintendent,
manager or overSeer of any manufac
tory, mine or workshop who shall neg
lect or refuse to comply with the cond1-
tion of Sec. l Of this act, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than
$40 nor more than $50 for each day that
he shall so refuse or neglect to com
ply, or be imprisoned not longer than
30 days.
er person employed In any such manu-
factory. mine or workshop, having un-
der his or her control any child be-
tween the ages of and 10 years, who
shall neglect or refuse to send such
child to school, upon conviction shall
be fined not less than SIS nor more than
$40, or be imprisoned not longer than
80 days for each day that he or she
shall refuse or neglect to send SAID
child to school.
Sec. 4. That every such school pro-
yided for in Sec. of this act shall be
entitled to receive its pro rata share,
according to attendance, of the pub!lc
school fund and poll tax receipts OF the
school district in which 1t Is located.