The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-05
the NEW LABOR ACT.
TEXT OF BILL lp COME BEFORE
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Substitute for the Old Law Measure
Designed to Stand the Test Of the
Courts and Regulate the Labor Oh
the Farms.

'|OlunDla, Jan. 23.-FOlIONlnS Is q
COPY of the new bill gotten up by the
farmer members Of the house as a
substitute fer the contract labor act
recently declared unconstitutional by
both the State and federal courts. The
bill was licked into shape hy such
good lawyers as Thomas p Cothran
Of Grcenville, j.. p. Carey OF Pick
ems and T. B. Fraser OF Sumter,
who it is hoped have freed the meas
ure from all unconstitutional features.
! Section 1. That any person who
| shall hereafter contract with another
to render him personal service Of any
kind, and shall thereafter fraudently,
cr with malicious intent to injure his
emplo yer, fail or refuse to render
such service as agreed uron, shall be
deemed guilty Of nIisdemt an"c.
Section 2. That any person who
shall hereafter contract to secure form
anorher personal service Of kind to
compensate him therefor, and shall
thereafter fraudulently. or with ma
licious intent to injure his employc,
fail or refuse to secure such service or
to make compensation as agreed upon
shall bo deemed guilty Of misdc-
meanor.
Sec. 8. That the failure Of either
party to such contract to perform the
obligations assumed by him hereun-
der, without sufficient cause and to
the injury Of the other. shall be prima
facie cvnlence, In prosecution under
sections and that he violated such
contract fraudulently and with ma
licious intent to injure the other par
V.
Sec. 4. That any person who shall
hereafter contract with another to
render personal service Of any kind to
him. and shall thereafter Iraudulently
and with malicious intent t. injure
the employer. procure advances in
money or other things OF value from
him. with intent not to render the
service agreed upon, and who shall
thereafter with like intent fail or re-
fuse to perform the service agreed
upon. shall be deemed guilty CT mis-
demeoncr. Proof Of the fact that the
employe entered into the contract.
without sufficient cause to tn"
Injury Of the employer. shall he prima
facie evidence Of the offence herein
described and declared misdemean-
or.
Sec. 81. That any person who shall
hereafter contract with another to re.
ceive fom him any persona! service
Of any kin1. tn compensate him there
for and to make advances to him and
shall thereafter fraudulently and with
intent to injure the frnploye secure
the bencfit of such service in whole or
in part. and with like intent fail or
refuse to make the compensation or
advances agreed upon, shall be deem
cd guilty Of misdemeanor. Proof Of
the fact that the employrr entered
into the contract received the benefit
cf the employees service. in whole or
in part, and failed to make the COM
pcnsation or advances agreed upon.
without sufficient cause. to the INJURY
OF the employer, shall be prima facie
evidence OF the offence herein de-
| scribed and declared misdemeanor.
Sec. 6. The contract referred to in
this act may be either verbal or In
writing; If in writing they must be OK
ecuted with the formalities required
1902; If verbal, they must be witness
ed by at least two disinterestcd wit
nesses; and the terms Of the service
contracted for must not exceed one
year.
Sec. Z. That upon conviction in
court of competent jurisdiction OF
any person charged with any violation
Of this act, the person 80 convicted
shall be punished by fine not eX-
ceeding 500, or by Imprisonment not
exceeding 80 days for each offence.
Sec. 8. That this act is not interd
ed and shall not he construed to pro-
tect any OF the parties to-, or punish
the violation Of. any contract or mat
ter connected herewith, where Che
induccment or consideration OF such
contract is money or other thing of
value advanced to the empluyc prior
to the actual commencement IF 3"r-
vice Hereunder. All such contracts
are hereby prohibited and declared
null and void.
Sec 3. That all acts and parts of