The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-27


any kind, to compensate him there
for and to make advances to him, and
shall thereafter fraudulently or with
malicious intent to injure The en-
ployee, receive the benefit of such ser
vice in whole or in part, and with like
intent fail or refuse to make the COM
pensation of such advances agreed
upon, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor. Proof of the fact that
the employer entered into the con-
tract, received the benefit of the en-
ployee's services, in whole or in part,
and failed to make the compensation
or advances agreed upon, without
sufficient cause, to the injury of the
employee, shall be prina facie evi-
dence Of the offense herein described
and declared a misdelneanor.
Sec. 6. The contracts referred to
in this act may be either verbal or
in writing; if in writing, they must be
executed with the formalities re-
quired by section S55 criminal code
A. D. 1902: if verbal, they must be
witnessed by at least two disinterest-
ed witnesses, not related by blood or
marriage, within the sixth degree, to
either party, and the term OF service
contracted for must be for definite
time, not exceeding one year. All
such contracts shall be valid only be-
tween the original parties thereto,
and any attempted transfer or as
signment of any rights Hereunder
shall be null and void.
Sec. z. That if either party to
any written contract herein referred
to desires to avail himself Of the ben
efts. of this act against third parties,
he shall cause the same to be ipdexed
in the office of mesne conveyances or
the clerk of the court (where the Of
flee of register of mesne conveyances
does not exist of the county in which
said labor or service is to be per-
formed, within ten days from the
date Of the contract; and such index
ing shall constitute notice to all third
parties. Said index shall show the
names of the employer and the labor
er, the date of the contract and date
of it's determination, and the location
and nalneof the place orplaces where
on said service or labor is to be per-
formed. The clerk Of the court, or
the register of'mesne conveyance; as
the case may be, shall endorse his Of
fcial certificate and the date Of filing
to be inde3ed upon every such con
tract flea Under the provisions Of this
act, and his only fee for the same
shall BE five cents for each contract.
And the clerks Of court, or the regis
ters Of mesne conveyances, as the
case nfay be, in all the counties OF
the State, shall provide a book for
indexing such contracts, which shall
be plainly labeled Index Labor Con-
tracts. ,....... ~
Sec. 8. That upon conviction in 9
court of competent Jurisdiction OF
any person charged with any viola
ton of this act, the person so con-
victed shall be punished by fine not
less than rs dollars and not exceed
ing one hundred dollars or by i'm
prisonment not less than twenty days
and not exceeding thirty days for
each offe1lse. Provided, that there
shall be no prosecutions under this
act unless the arrest shall be issued
within 80 days from the commission
of the offense.
Sec. 9. That this act is not intend
ed and shall not be construed to pro-
tectany of theparties to, or punish the
violation Of, any contract or matter
connected Herewith, where the in
ducement or consideration Of such