The tri-weekly news. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, January 13, 1866, Image 2
-.ot him:w k hhaillul be a ri
t in at ion pungs4 it bv ? y .j
e A gI o serva'n ; I it
have Pwer to make a new _Qpiart,
withotut tle priptictons of the disd arg.
of his forner 'naster, hstrict Judg
Magistrate's.' - . . h 1
persou .t1dhiall w i
fully misrepreset. tie6chmatorhcterFof t
servant, whether he has been. in his ser
Vice or not, either for moral qualities. or
for skill. or experience in any employ
ment..or service, shall bt liable to-an ae
tion for damages by any one who has
been agrieved therebv.
LX. Utjpon the conviction of nny
master of laraeny or felony, lhe District
Judge 'shall have th< right, ipon the
liem:ind of tiny white freeioller, to anil
-1 he contract hetween.stich c(lJvi(t anil
his colored servants. If any .white free.
hohler shall complain to. tle District
Judge that aty Iastr So mainages ani
Controls his colored servants as tp mak;I,
theinl a Itti tsine Lo the neiglihborbood,.
the Jiidge shudll order an issue to be
imide np and trie4 be-fo.r a Jiry, and if
snich issue, is found iii favor of the eom
plainant, t.ho Districi. J~adge siall anmil
the coninact beween sneh umas4e- and
;his col,,,ed servant or savanIs, and in
eIch.Uf the cases above. provided for, lie
shall ntoL approve any suibsCqiieqe.t. co:I
tract between. such person an4 any
colored servant. for two years thereafter.
RtarTS OF SKWANT AS ETW .1.11 -
- - ~SIt.F AND M.s l. .
IL ''The servant may depart froi
the master's -service for an insuflicient,
Supply of wholesomte food ; for an unan
thorized bartory upon. his own personi, or
on of his family, not committed in de
fence of the person, family, guests or
ageits of the inaster, nor to prevent. a
- Irime or agtravated misdaemeanor; inva
- l{ sion by tie master of' thie conjugal rights
of the servant ; or. his failure to pay
wages whei due ; and recover wages
dun for arvices rendered to the time of
his departure.
LXI I. The contract. for service shall
not be terminated by tliha enth ottheic
imister, w ithout thLe assett- of I he servaIll.
Avaggs due to whiite' laorers and to
white anl colored servatils, shall rank
.as rent does it'case of ti insufflicietnV
of ile nutster's property, to I'y ali debts
and demands against him, ii. not more
tihan one yoar', wages slmhll lie so pre
foirred. ,Wheii wrongfully discharged
- from service. the- servatL iiay recover
woggs, forathe whole period of service
r ',togentact,. If his wages
have ittt heni paid to thll day othi dis.
charge, lie may regard iS.contract r.
cinded by the *dischrge, anid recover
wagvs ip to that, tiie.
LAII. Tihe iiiaitier slill receive
into his elmploymnIltL tlie servagt wit
W)hoim lie has iiadIlo a contract, hill. ayli
of ihie causes viiihieb Iumy ji lify him iII
dicharging a servant, sll justify him
in rd-finig to receive him.
LXiV. T.he imiser shAil, upon the
discharge, or at the expiration of his
term of service, furnish the servant with
a cert-ificnte of discharge, and at the re;
quest of tle servanit, give him a certifi
tate of character.
M4TUL. BfHTS OF MASTER AND SEn-1
S ANT.
LXV. Whenever - /a master dis
chatrges a, serant, the servamjt nry
- l, ake ipmmediate conplaint to a his.t.rit
Judge, or Magistrate, and whenever a
servant departs from his master's service,
the master.may wake likA comitaini.
* r ,eitihier ease, the~ District Judge, or
- ?iagistrate, shall by summonp or wvar
ratl, .have the parties brought before
- him, hear them an thneir witnesses, an'd
decide as to th ~iciency of thec cause
'of his ilischiarg4 ~departunre. This do
vsion Ahall ,not.affect or prejudice any
further actioni on .either side, bnt it may
aval to reetore thre relation of' master
and servanit between the parties, if thiat
be ordered. . I thie sei-vant ho decided
to have bpen unlaw fully dischairged, and
*allould desire-to retuirn to serviee uinder
his .contract, the master shall be com..~
helle4 to recelte. hirn, tinder penalt.y of'
eg~iydollars, inl c'ase of his refusal, Uf
Ithean (e deqire thq, recurr ifservant.
,ito.i ge (eqideod ..tq have departed
- to1 4pfficientr cauae, the s ervant
ma~rd ngpd; ,i~ngt5i.corporal
pamnshmi W;tb rejirr'j ,tll servige of
the man'a4, riy'yfoe Id dqas under
*the confrtret.' '
b t t'mde4 thb 'aptre.
41Cst2aaud %fM4d attl,
O h aete se Hv
4 st ur'b i
prescribed for master and servant, aJI I I
vants, conferiring the same igI h ntd
dowhlk" '6d ificat fins
.4, SLervant d d p~r tics
m sbonse aq nLa theirif
-on II e of thJe io6 od, * 41 a
the domnet iv. (uti(!es of the family, shall,
at all hours of4t he dayli antd night, anid on
ull day s-oi Oe week, promptly ansier'
all callia 'nd they and e~ctite all lawful
rder: and cUnizu:a nis of the family in
wleoi service they-~nre employed.
LXX. tis tie dutty of this class df
servants to be especiallyv civil and polite
'to their miasrors, their -fA'amiilies anid
guest, and they shall receive gtAtle
and kind troatment.
On AM. s5-:ijvAr,
LXXI. .In all contracts betveen
master and servant for service, the fore
going regulatioiis 3aj~ll be sitipulations,
unhil-s. it .shall h otherwise provided in
the coltriet, im.l'ss sio'5 ' special spesdal
agreement be umde b pveen the parties:
. Isrm1 f.Contfract.
T (name of servaint-) do hereby agree
with (name of master) to be his (herd
insert the, words "honehod servint" or
''serfvant in hIusbandry,'" ns the case may
he.) from tho daito hei-rolhf, at the wage's
of (here insert thet wng,., to be pAii by
the year or itionth ;) andl in considera
tion thereof I (name of nhaser) agree to
receive tiho said (name of servant) as
such sdrvant. and to pay him the said
wnges; this day of 186.
A. B.
C. 1).
I approve the above contract this
day of ' 186 . '
G. H.,
Jivqp of the 9istrict :'ourt or Matistrote.
A fter thie words 'servant. in husban
dry" imy .bv inserted, ifit be 'rEquir'd,
the words "to be rated as full liinud,
three-fourthi hand, half hand, or one.
fourth liaind, asi the case llay bg.
MNcUIIANICS, IAutIsA S AND SuoP-Kl:E
LXXIJ. No perscv of color shall
pursue or practice the art, t ralde'o.husi.
Ie ss(e aln nrtai, ime.haio or Shop
keeper, or any other trade, employment
or business (heasides that of h1ushandrt,
or that 'o a servant. under a contract for
se.rvic.s .or l:bor) oi Jiis owii accottL
aid for his own bepefit.. o; iii, partner
ship with a white person, or as agept. pr
servoiit.' of a yiii persori, uit.il ho. shall
have obltid 0. ices therefor from
I he Jud' of District. ort-kwtichli
cllse slall be good far oivyeat only.
This licen e the jdgp. ofay grant upon,
ptitios of hi adplican., and upon being
satisfied of his skill -and fitnes,.and of
his good in-oral character, and upon pay
nent. by the appliennt, to the Clerk of.
tie District lourt of one lindred dollars,
if a shop-keeper or 'peilar. to be paid,
-,innually, and ten dollrs, if a mechanic
artiean'. or to engage'in any other trade,
also to be paid annually : ovided,
however, That upon complAin't being
made and " oved to tie- District Judge
-of an abuse of such license., hu6 shall
revoke'the same, and': Provided, alo,
That, no person of color shall practice
any mechanical 'art' or trade, trtless lie
shows that lie has served an apprentice.
ship in such trade or art, or n-vw practic
ing snch trade or art.
LX X11. For violation of the pro.
lhiit ion catiu ained in tiihe section4 tiewt
preceed1ing~ the offen'der, upon convic
tion .thereof before' the Judge of thte
District Coiurt, shalh pay, for' each 'of.
-fence, a fino of dlouleu the amounlt of
sclicense ; one-hnili whe'reof shall go
to he nfrme, ho hal h acompetent
wi tness.
-LXXIV. Tlhe sumslc paid to the
Clerk for thi'e licensen shaill-be aids, and.
go into the District Court fund ;and the
Clerk shall keemp a rocord of nil licenses
isstd under the ordier of the Jind"e of
the District Court.0
[Contin'ued in our nexrt.]
ig fir'well address of- at We(stern-e'ditor
to hiisaandere iiadt a 'bad hit atwa
is 'aalled fr&edom of the press. Eachs
individtualfreem'an will give you perfget
liberty td ouostradict and contr'overt the
*1otionb andop1itens di, ev~ary laody but
- Mhei ddrs nd elre h
thett alt -- Tanitv. - Kfom r.fiQ 4ue
Statred his. papir o th res
kna We solited to lie'tipoa f1
isubjecte'and ebht/remeu1e
itold ah-0t6edt:le tirnth w I~
inag hishu&Utptsi eliA, -'l
enemy. Updceirithese ef foti
mts~#r itskf~".hneb .
fosim eksd Dt.M kfle !
entitaf ~stihs~f."'
NOV Orin Ware 1S0J1 II1
Fodder, &c. See nottce..
Card of Ketrlhin & McMastvi.
Win. u.WlheildCn'& Co.; CharlestdTI.
By request (if a friend we re:publish
is mrnitT, tin amended copy of the
plaintive and beautiftulpoem that up.
peared recently in dur paiper.
Irl.our'ignorance of the langutag- in I
which the title is expressed, we failed to 1
perceive tili error in the mannscript.
Mils louse.
Our readers will be pleaed to ob
serve. by reference to our advert ising
ccrlumns that this dietinguisheii reloi L. of
Ohe itinorant public has been reftrnish
ed,'rapaired and r.opened, under the
xpe'.rienc'ed Atispices 6 J. Purcell, Pro
prietor.
Amntqig i nssistants" we see the
name of -Thos P, Slider, it popular and
inidefaltigable .gentlenian. Unid,*r thet
conduct of these gent'emen the. house
willonce more'dispenise tite accommo
dation1s and h1ospitalities that gave it
celebrity in tinies gone by.
arm Regulations.
A a L.nytter of infot'mntion, we with
joiU -the followir g regulations in rela.
tion to the employment 6f freedmuen
adopte:l by the Bureau at Clarksvlle,
ietessde.
..1. One-Ihalofrthe- wAges of the em.
*pljyev will be tegpined ny the emplu.y.
er utitlil the cgd of the cotmract, for its
faitl)(ul, performatnce. ,
2. The ernployees will be required to
rise at lday-brotl, etch (ne to ieed mnd
tak'ecara'fr'*lfe t4ck -alltoted 'to him,
or pifgrm aty other husmess 'hat Iay*v
be tesig ned t. -him ; to eat itheir breitk.
ithd be rEndy for work it the signal
which wiil be it eI v iwen the st Is lp.
All tiii %isfi k e tile signal is given
will*I dedlucted.
3.. ; .general convrsation >vill be
allowed itring work hours.
4. ,lail work will ue assessed itt its
.proper vMue. '
5. For disqbedience, or.e dollar will
6.' NeglAeci diut 'and leaving w'ub.
gut Prermiission -will.be. Iconisidered, dil.
obedience.
7. N'o live s i ermited to
'be raised by tfie emplye pe Wiihot
special e!itrac . ' 4 .
8. Applek, peaches aid tdleons. or
aly.. prod.uct of the farm taken by the
nIployee, without permission -of the
em'nployer, will be chargod for.
9. The 'eiplqyee shall recoive no
yiitors (ring wlT'k hours
10. Three quarterseof an' hour will be
allowed dmring the winter months for
dinner, and aln hour and 'a half during
the moIihs of Jume, July and August.
S1a Imtiidence, swearing or indeceta
anld uneeily lanuage to or in the
prpmen.ice'of thi.employer or lis family
or agent, or quarrelling or. fighting, po
,as to disturb the peace of the farm, will
bte fined one dollar for the first off'ence,
and, if repeaudd,, will be foillowed by
dismnissatl and lbss of suich day a,..gh.all
he'adjudg d bgaiuat him. by proper atn
thority.
)2. All diiulties th'at may sriso be
tween the~ e'itployees shlall be adjutsted
by 'the employe'rdnd, if r-ot satisfactory
ani appeal may be. taken to an agent o>f
the United' .8tstas Government .or a
mnagitrato .'
13,. All~nbuse of atok, or 'illful.
breA1kintg ,f i01s"ai othrowing tawv-y
gear, &c.,.wi hbecharged agaimat the
ei oyee.
14 tGoodind logicient ration.' will
be -fr'nkbea il~v the Mriloyer, not, how'
iAver, to'exot e ,ltes pounds of 'bacon
and -oneo peek. ofd meal ,.per week, lur
5ahad.'~o dewill be fur
nished 'freeg aie employ.r
oi; the em oF6 bt sii641 thl ne -
aitie* of-thu! 4a~t .deinantd
4tdd
aa
w 1
udeo . conduct woesto, uishia
hi 7 ai
britt.
21. I eo ah torh in rif'
:ard tUl ed it~ e r te gaiotd
ligen e e yvr aid the emjoyee,
he agen .t L9 e -or ~bo County
hall helt i .Arb o whoat
ho difficulty shall be referred.
Wshington Items.
I.A8U ,NbTott, 'January 4.-The
4exican Miniiter last October, <lIed
he attention of the .Governetnt' to the%
le-ree ~of INa niilian, by. whici .eery
ierson-in Mexico found inwaii -without
icense from him should be' fnf to death,
ind . the name time furnisbed proof
hat this tyrannical decree hal been-put
nto execution in the case of several dis
ingpaishaed Liberal. Generals, And -a num.
ier ot other officers.
Secretary Seward last Noverfiber
Trought theie facts to the at,tention of
he French Gove-rniment. speaking (f
he decre as contrary to' the law of nai
,i. ni relat'wo to prisonerst. of war.' The,
Prencl GoverninefL has'responded that
t is not'repoiiaii1e for Maximilian.who
a as amenable. to'the United States as
.o any tther Governmentt for a violation
J siuh rights.
It. IAN bl-n repeatedly and positively
ienAited that Gene-ral Robert E., Lee has
-ver applied for pardon His applic*
ion, ivervtthieless is still in- ahe hands
>f'-Thel P resi dent.. .
General Terry will return to Rich
noand with his sister to-norrow. lie
lnes not express himself over confident
y as t) ih Virginia contirersions to loy.
ilv.
The spis.ej;l f the Philadelphia Led.
4--r say's: I will venture the prediction
Aml-. tIh.- Tnne.4si-e del-gatea to Congres
ire admitted wit hii the next thirty
lays,. and possibly some of the
numbers fron other States. My
itithority for 'his is no less a person
,hanl the Speaker of tle House, and lie
a generidly 'Sure lie is right. before he
e(s ael.ead- There will be some cun
:esioi tN lw Iiadicik o -frei this.
One thing is .certa-i ai. lie opponeans of
lie Presidi-t's p)olicy will be' nide to
4ce e niaasie. The Presideit. las Il
-endy brought to bet~ter mind by !.it
4i'oClaaatiions to ilha Governors' of.sev
ral of t tm Stnates, . Ad he will shortly
teal Ihe bogd of-restoration by a general
iroclsamation announning thiat the Union
if ti.t A.'tates is again complete.
I hear that an-effort. waill be made to
rescind tlt order compelling owners of
aged and iifirm negroes who axre still
with them to support then during the
winter months.
S.-cretary Seward's "recreation" trip
io Vera Cruz, tlu heavy' rediAlon .n
Ohe ainiber of our forea.9ti the Ri6
G1rande. aid the virtnad removal Gener
il Wetzol for w'i- kcing sproceding.,
aigainst the Imaperihlistas thuat w.ould' cer
tainly have drifted us iato a war, are'
highly ghificanat just at 4lhis particuilar
juncture, portraying, as they do, aq .al
most unmistakable takdingof the ICanpire
by the hand atano-distanat day. Thet4 is
a report that Sainta Ann'a will Ip5hn
those viuited by bir. Seward~ ,A madle
tife Inqiniry" abouL the Liibbi' loan,
agents that, it. dragged hieavily,.d la
the golden proniises 4 id~h co nta1il
There is na' doubt h~t e loattivbn
The total .iftmigration *g Ndt rk
for the laasfyear a = 9E#7 wht is
als increase 'of . b~ut "120Qf4 8&t~t
with the pretios q."'A*
four-htundedind y.
ergyt~hneed~hr
I h
J-1 1GA&.P J310
C ~ioi a Cif ogsg the "cd.
BegrX, e'e S1 .-A let tei
Giaudp, Noverdbwr''5,
itatdsthas tli 1hle sid broken oai
there, and wasn ons a tag great rava.
ges at Bassa ' Tea',. a town of ,,00(i
inhalbitAnts! - One hind red aid seven'
fatal cses occurred on the 22d.
Gaudaloupe ij one, of the Windward
Islands, but. a short diitance fronl St.
Croix, St. Thomas and 'Porto IRico; and
if the infection reniee the latter island.
its leap to Qr Soteborn border is al.
Most certain. And 1i1 what condition
are our seaboard -cities for thg visit of
this te'trible desttoyr?
From Washington.
WasnII'roy, Jan. Gth -The Con.
renRional committee on recon.truction,
held a neetinig. to day and appointed
Sonitors.Fesenden and Johnson, and
representative WAsliburniv of illinois, to
wat,on the PreiidVt; with whom they
had in hour's intervie*.
- Wisi8ovo r, Jan. .
- 8KNATE.
Mr. Morgar presented thie ,menorial
of the Now York. Chamnber of Cum
merce, askitg tot gislaton to exemp'
Southern creditors from thu oprtion of'
the statutes of limitatioi Re ferred to
Mr. Williams of Petinsylvania (Re.
publicn.) ifferel a re.olution, declaring
thait in order.to tie. fnitintramnce of the
National authority ax4 the protection of
th. loyal citizin' orthe sleceding States.
it is hlin aense'of the H1o1s- that the
military forces of the- Government
should not be withdrawn from those
States for the present.
Mr. Francis Thomas, of Maryland, in.
troduced a bill providing for ascertain.
iig and adjusting claims - against the
Government for t46e.injuryqpr destruc.
tion of property by the military during
tie rebellion. Referred to the Coinit
lee on Claims.
.Mr, Wilbon, of lown, introduced a
bill, which was rierred to the Comnmit.
oe on the Judiciary, to .tecare thie be:r1 -
lit of he w.rit of haeas corpps to per4zatt
held in-rvi.nd-tiirato the courts
of tie United3tAte4.
lr Morrill introduced a bill author
izing the $ecretary of thel Ti'aury to
issue six per ceni.c ypit bonda, to an
indefinite amount, 4 ,fund ali - floating
debts,- 'The kill prgvides that the inter.
eit pajable in England is' o' be fiere pw
ceint. Also, that' the ititeresi bearing
poteis sbayl cease *4b legal teni er
&hen due.
'tr. Lat)'ni, r f? Wst Virginii,' ad.
diessed the i, use srgning that the r4
bellion Wat. never 'limited by. State
huens, but.thattis uthority extend.ldon
ly adffar 'as' :it. ,powr ''could carry it.
H~edhe~ree protested -.gainst th~ <Iog
ma that. the St.ates were out of 'the
UI.ni'on.
He w-a in favor of: restoring~ th
Stale, 0or.nntents qa lrey ,exidtedt .
ford overtt rows by. thy erbellion,7 sub.'
Jget only ;osudi change. and conditions
is wdoid inaki them conform to tbo
preise of thet ~ational Gqvern'
'ntr iton~ehi the
,Const were :neceliry
*ho te b e to "call a con.
" !~~6. He abytga td041e
v9istion. o the part of ao:neof
pme ns to reibsq admisvion'Io
rg il thM k-t
argI iv ecured,
all pesons ap
tai .r -li eno
6 fh~ argoedf
out
g'