The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-25
Dor CONTRACT BILL.
Is for Punishment of Viola
of Farm Labor Contracts,
Verbal or Written.


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most important measure pass
This session Of the General AS
2 is the farm labor contract bill.
= eport Of the free conference
tee was adopted on Thursday
and is practically the same as
ID first passed by the house. TIE
is as follows: "The committee
he conference, to whom was re-
House Bill No. 1,043, entitled
Dill relating to contracts for per-
service and advances thereun-
declaring certain offences con-
led Herewith misdcmeanors, ragu-
Ing matters Of evidence and pro-
IRE in such eases and prescribing
@HRishment therefore, respectfully
idered the same and recommend
assage Of the following bill:
M bill relating to contracts for
services and advances there
sH5es, declaring certain offences con-
iAetAd Herewith misdemeanors regu-
8ffsg matters Of evidence and pro-
|sdnFe il such eases and prescribing
therefor.
sBe it enacted by the General AS
Of the State Of South Caro-
sSS Section l. That any person who
|hk hereafter contract with another
to him personal service Of
my kind, and shall thereafter frau-
lIlently, or with malicious intent to
ajlIe his employer, fail or refuse to
'enae:' such service as agreed upon,
hall. be deemed guilty of a mistc-
r}gamor.
MSection 2. That ary person who
'fiAlI hereafter contract to receive
:rom another personal service of any
md and to compensate him therefor,
lnH shall thereafter fraudulently, or
yith malicious intent to <injurc his
'Employee, fail or refuse to receive
u1 service or to make compensa-
ION as agreed upon, shall be deemed
.Uity of a mistemcanor.
ssSSection 3. That the failure Of eth
to such contract to perform
assumed by him there
lnder, without sufficient cause and to
hdinjury Of the other, shall be prima
acie evidence, in prosecutions under
Sections l and 2, that he violated
uch contract ,fraudulently aid vita
Malicious intent TO injure the other
,arty.
.n.ESeetion 4. That any person who
hall hereafter contract with another
q render personal service Of any
sind to him, and shall thereafter
raudulently or with malicious intent
o$iajure the employer procure adj
'ances in money or other things Of
1alue from him, with intent not to
endcr the service agreed upon, and
sho shall thereafter with like intent
all or refuse to perform the service
Igreed upon, shall be deemed guilty
IA misdemeanor. Proof of the facSS
hnt the employee entered into the
|pntraet, procured advances and fail
d or refused to complete the con-
ract without sufficient cause, to ';he
INJURY to the employer, shall be pri-
nd facie evidence of the offence here
ns described and declared misde-
lRanor.
@TSection S. That any person who
Hall hereafter contract with another
from him personal service
any kind, to compensate him there
oil and to make advances to him and
hall, thereafter fraudulently or with
Aalieious intent to injurc the en-
loyee, receive the benefit Of such
sryicc in whole or in part, and with
Ike intent fail or refuse to make the
improvisation or advances agreed up
n shall be deemed guilty Of mis-
lemeanor. sProof of the fact that the
Employer entered into the contract,
seeived the benefit Of the employees
srviees, III whole or i'll part, and fail
'dSto make the compensation or adj
,ances agreed upon, without suf1i-
Rent cause, to the INJURY Of the en-
Joyce, shall be prima facie evidence
,fs the offence herein described and
leclared misdemeanor.
HSection 6. The contracts referred
% Gin this Act may be either verbal
writing; If in writing they
must be executed with the formali-
les required by Section 355; Grimm
i Code, A. d., 1902; if verbal they