Year: 1865

Be tt enacted 6y ths Senate and Hoase cf Repre- ssntasiyes in General Assembly consssed:

 ERc l. That all contracts entered into, in any foreign country, by which any person emigrating to this country shall agree to labor m this State for any person or corporation that shall advance, in whole or in part, the expenses of his emigra- tion and of his transportation to his place of em- ployment, and shall pledge the wages of his la Dor for the payment, of such advances, by an ap- plication thereto of Q part, not exceeding one half, of his weekly or monthly wages, snall De same manner as if made within this State. And any such contract made by any minor under the age of twenty-one years, but of the age of sev- enteen years or over. shall be binding upon him in the same manner as if he was of full age pro- no father, of the mother of such minor. shall be given to such contract and certified thereon, in all cases where such minor shall have father or mother, and shall be living at the time with such father or mother. And any such contract made by any married woman, shall be binding on her in the same manner as if shewe Jsasaus sole /; provided, that the assent of her husband if she shall be living with him, shall be given to such contract and certified thereon; and provided, also that the husband shall not be personally Ii. all contracts entered into by immigrants after their arrival in this country, by which they shal in the same manner, pledge the wages of their labor to repay the expenses of their trasporta- ton to place of employment within this State, shall be valid and binding in the same manner.

 such contract have pledged the wages of his Ia. bor for the expenses of his emigration or trans portation, shall fail to enter into the service of the person or corporation so advancing such ex. penses, or shall, without the consent lof such employer, leave such service before he shall have repaid the full amount SO advanced for him, the amount so due to such employer shall consti tute lien upon all the wages of such immigrant, wherever earned, or from whomsoever due, until the same be repaid Provided, that no person employing such immigrant shall be affected by snch lien until he has received written notice of the same from such employer, and any payment made before such notice shall be valid. And where any immigrant, 30 breaking his contract, shall enter into the service of any other employ CT, such employer, on receiving writt en notice from the original employer, shall be bound, if he shall elect to retain such laborer to pay such ori ginal employer the amount so due him from sucl laborer, and shall have the right to charge thu same to such laborer, and deduct the amoun from his wages And such new employer shal have the same rights and remedies, with regar' toshe amount so paid by him, which are giver by this act to the original employer. '@

 SEC. 3. Where any employer shall have estah hshed lien upon the wages of any immigrant % leaving his service. or shall have become en titled to the repayment of his advances by any new employer of such immigrant, under the las preceding section of this statute, the amount s' due may be recovered by an action founded ol this statute. And in such action notice shall b given, by order of the court, to such immigrant if he shall reside within the state, and his plac

 of abode shall be known, and he shall have right to appear and defend in the suit.

 SEC. Where any other state of the Unite, States has passed, or shall pass an act of tn, same general character and for the same genera purposes as this act, and any immigrant bound t the expenses kof his immigration or transporta ten by his labor, under contract valid in sucl state, shall leave the service of such employer, violation of his contract, before such advance are repaid, such employer shall have the sam Men within this state, and the same rights an, remedies for the enforcement of the same, an for the recovery of such advances, that are give by this act to employers residing in this state.

 Approved, June 9th, 1865. %~k -Ft&