The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-04-04
LABOR CONTRACT LAW.
May be Convicted When There is
Fraud or Intent to Injurc.


the new labor contract law, passed
by the recent general assembly. It
Is as follows:
Section 1. That sections 492,
493. 494. 495. 496, 497. 49S and 49s
OF the criminal code OF South Caro-
lima are hereby stricken out and the
Following inserted in lieu thereof, to
be known as sections 492, 493, 494,
1876, 496. 497 and 49S, to wit:
Section 492. Misdemeanor frau
duiently to fail to carry out contract
for personal service. Any person
who shall contract with another to
render him personal service of any
kind and shall thereafter fraudulent
ly or with malicious intent to injure
MS employer. fail or refuse to rem
der such service as agreed upon shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 493. Misdemeanor to fail
to employ after contract.-Any per-
son who shall hereafter contract to
receive from another personal SER
vice OF any kind. and to compensate
him therefor, and shall thereafter
raudulently or with malicious in
tent to injure his employer. 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 to frau
dulently fail to perform services af-
ter receiving advances-Any person
who shall hereafter contract with
another to render personal service of
any kind to him. and shall thereafter
fraudulently, or with malicious in
tent to 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 refuse to perform the
services agreed upon, shall be deem
ed guilty of misdemeanor
Section 495. Misdemeanor to re-
ceive labor and not make advances or
compensation. Any person who shall
hereafter contract with another to
receive from him personal service of
any kind. to compensate him there
for, and to make advances to him,
and shall thereafter fraudulently
or with malicious intent to injure
the employer. receive the benefit 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 deemed guilty
of Q misdemeanor.
Section 496. Contracts may be
either verbal or written-to be read
and witnessed.-The contracts re-
ferred to In Sections 492 to 497, in
elusive, may be either verbal or in
writing: if in writing, they shall be
witnessed by one or more disinter-
] ested persons and at the request OF
either party be duly executed before
a magistrate. whose duty it shall 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 the
time. the amount of money to be
paid. and when; if it be on shares of
crops, what portion or portions
thereof. If verbal, they must be
witnessed by at least two disinter-
ested witnesses, not related by blood
or marriage within the sixth degree,
to either party. and the term of ser
vice contracted for must be for a
definite time, not exceeding one
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 10 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 of register of mesne convey
ance does not eXisD, 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 contract
and the date OF its termination. and
the location and the name OF the
place or places whereon the said la
Dor or service is 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