Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-26
LABOR CONTRACT LAW
May be Convicted When There
Fraud or Intent to lnjure.

recent general assembly. IL Is as fol'
lows:
Section /. That sections is2, i93
4y4. 495, 4s6, 4s,. isS, and iss OF III,
criminal code Of South Carolina art
hereby stricken out ami the following
inserted in lieu thereof. to be known
as sections 4s2. is3, ig4, 495, 49G. 49,
and 4yS. TO wit:
Section 492. Misdcmeanor frau
dulently TO fell 10 carry out contrac,
for personal service. Any person
who shall contract with another 10
render him personal service Of any
kind and shall thereafter fraudu-
lcntly. or with malicious intent 10
injure his employer, fail or refuse TO
render such service as agreed upon,
shall be deemed guilty Of misde-
meanor.
Section 1913. Misdcmcanor 10 fail
to employ after contract.-Any per-
son who shall hereafter contract 10
receive from another personal SER
vice Of any lind. and to compensate
him therefor. and shall thereafter
fraudulently or with malicious in
tent To injurc his emrloye. fail or
refuse TO receive such service or to
make compensation as agreed upon.
shall be deemed guilty OF a misde-
meanor.
section 494. Misdemeanor 10 fraudu-
lcntly fail TO perform services after re-
rciving advances.-Any person who
shall hereafter contract with another
TO render personal service OF any kind
to him. and shall thereafter fraudu-
lently. or with malicious intent 10 in
jurc the employer, procure advances
in money or other things Of value from
him, with intent not to render the SER
vice agreed upon, and who shall
thereafter, with like intent. fail or re-
fuse to perform the service agreed
upon, shall be deemed guilty Of mis-
demeanor.
Section 4y5. Nisdemeanor to re-
ceive labor and not make advances or
compcnsation.-Any person who shall
hereafter contract with another to re-
ceivc from him personal service OF any
kind, TO compensate him therefor, and
to make advances TO him. and shall
thereafter fraudulcntly or with mali
cious intent to injure the employer, re-
hn NJ
whole or In part, and with like intent
fail or refuse to make the compensa-
ton or advances agreed upon. shall be
deemed guilty OF "a nisdrmeanor.
Section 1876. Contracts may be
either verbal or written-to be read
and witncssed.-The contracts re-
ccrred to in Sections 492 to 491. in
elusive, may be either verbal or in
writing; if in writing, they shall be
Witnessed by one or more tisinter-
estcd persoi'". and at the request OF
either party be dui, Executed before
a magis.ra1e, whose eLfaSStx-.-l-."a fStx be
to read and explain the same to the
parties. Such contract shall clearly
set forth the conditions upon which
the laborer or laborers engage to
work. embracing the length OF tho
time, the amount Of money to be
paid. and when: II il be on shares Of
crops, what portion or portions
thereof. II verbal, they must be
witnessed by at least two disintcr-
estcd witnesses, not related by blood
OF marriage within the sixth degree,
to either party. and the term OF SER
vice contracted for must be for 4
definite time. not exceeding ono
year. All such contracts shall be
valid only between the original par
ties therein, and any attempted
transfer or assignment Of any rights
hereunder shall be null and void.
Section 4S7. Registration Of con-
tracts.-If either party TO any writ.
ten contract herein referred TO de-
sires to avail himself Of the benefits
Of Sections 492 to 497, inclusive
against third parties. he shall cause
the same to be indexed In the office
Of the register of mesne conveyance
or the clerk Of the court (where the
office o! register OF mesne convey
ance does not exist, OF the county
in which said labor or service is to
be performed, within ten days from
the date of the contract; and such
indexing shall constitute notice to
all third parties. Such index shall
show the names Of the employer and
the laborer, the date of the contrac,
and the date of its termination. and
the location and the name OF the
place or places whereon the said Ia
Dor or service il to be performed
The clerk OF the court or the regis
ter Of mesne conveyance, as the case
may be, shall endorse his official
certificate and the date Of the filing
to be indexed upon every contract
filed under the provisions Of Sec
tions 492 to 498. inclusive. and his
only fee for the same shall be five
cents Of each contract. And the
clerks Of court, or the register OF
mesne conveyance as the Gaze may
be, in all the counties Of the state
shall provide a book for indexing
such contracts, which shall be plain
" labeled Index Labor Contracts"
Section 49S. Punishment for vio-
lation of provisions as to contracts
Upon conviction in a court OF com
petent Jurisdiction Of any person
charged with violation OF Sections
492 to 497, inclusive, the person SO
convicted shall be punished by fine
not less than $25 and not exceeding
500, or by Imprisonment not less
than 20 days and not exceeding 80
days for each offense: Provided,
That there shall be no prosecution
under Sections 492 to 4s7, inclusive
unless the arrest warrant shall be
issued within 80 days from the COM
mission of the offense. Sections
492 to 497, inclusive. are not intend
ed, and shall not be construed. to
protect any Of the parties to. or pun
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