Year: 1866




TX. Contracts not voidable for infancy or
covertufe, unless notice thereof be given; onus


proband in cases of infancy or coverture.


X. Contracts shall be entered into in duplicate.
How proved.


XII Defendants compelled to give evidence,


XII. That any servant, who, having entered
into contract as aforesaid and having received an
advance of hire in part payment thereof, shall
refuse or neglect to perform the same, or who
shall enter or attempt to enter into second or
other contract of service with any person, (otheT
than the person or persons with whom the first
contract shall have been entered into by him as
aforesaid) before the period of such former con
tract shall have expired, to serve him during the
period of such former contract shall be liable on
conviction, to Imprisonment at hard labor, not
exceeding three months; PYOUided, That it shall
be lawful for thepolice magistrate, by whom any
servant shall be so sentenced to Imprisonment ex.
ceeding one month, at the expiration of the term
Of one month, on the application of the party at
whose suit such person may have beenimprisoned,
to release such servant from imprisonment.


XIII. That whenever any servant, who has
been lawfully engaged, commits any of the follow
ing otfenses, he shall be punished summarily as
follows-that is to say:


l. For neglecting or refusing. without reason
able cause, to proceed to the place where he has
contracted to serve, or for absence without
leave, at any time within tWenty-four hours of the
time appointed for his departure from the place
where he has been engaged, or during the pro-
gress of the voyage or journey to such place, he
shall be liable to imprisonment for any period not
exceeding fourteen days. with or without hard
labor; and, also, at the discretion Of the police
magistrate to forfeit out of his wages sum not
exceeding the amount OF two days pay, and, in
addition, for every tWenty-four hours absence, a
sum not exceeding six days pay. g


2. For assaulting any master, or his lawful at
torney, manager, foreman, oyerseer or clerk, he
shall be liable to Imprisonment, with hard labor,
for any period not exceeding twelve weeks with
OF without hard labor.


XIV That on complaint preferred and proof
made before the police magistrate that anv sery-
ant without reasonable cause, has refused or ne
elected to attend at and during the time and
hours, or at the place where ana when, he shall
have contracted to attend in commencing Or car
rying on any work, or in case of no special CON
tract IN that behalf, during such hours as accord
ing to his trade or occupation it shall be usual to
attend, or, without reasonable cause has left un-
finished, or refused to finish, any work or service
contracted TO be done, orhas performed his stipu-
lated work neggently or improperly, OF that, by
negligence or other improper conduct, has injured
the stores or property of his master lntrusted to
his care; or has been guilty of any drunkenness,
Willful disobedienc of orders, insolence or gross
neglect OF duty, or other misconduct in the SER
vice OF his master, or has quilted, without leave
or reasonable cause, the service OF such master,
before the end of his term of service or previous
warning as herenbefore required, it shall and may
be lawful for the police magistrate, In his discre
ton, to adiudge the servant so offending to any
enc or more OF the following penalties, that is to
say; to pay to his master any sum of money, not
exceeding the amount or value Of one months
wages, to be paid ia such time and manner as the
said magistrate shall direct, TO be committed to
prison, there to remain, with or without hard
labor for any period not exceeding fourteen
days


XIV. At hearing of complaints by servants. De-
ductions may be made from their wages for alb
senee, etc. Exceptions.


XVI, Contract may be dissolved by the magis-
ANISs


vi. Male juvenile offenders, under fourteen,
na,T be whipped,


XELQL. Servant may be semitic his work, instead