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NEW LABOR LAV/. 1 Judiciary Committee Makes Report to the House of Represonj tatives. After eomultalioi, f?P sivcral d I J'ulK'llu'.v ' oiniiliUeo c.i Clio liou'ss . ,as "I? ? bill relating to labor contracts which will, i? (|i(. ion oi I a o members, eff?ctuallv re' ;;;e,(1f Cin tire repeal of the ok law declare,I unco-iv ilutiomvi by both the United Slates and State court* Phore wore a large nunvber of nils introduced and from several ol these the ideas were obtained aiul m order to avoid crowding thy calendar unfavorable reports were given "ti these which were adopted by (lie house. > 11m bill will come up for discussion at. an early date as several resolutions calling- for a rc|> ?r| from (lie ^ commitIce have Ikvii introduced. The provisions are as follows: Section 1. That any person B who shall hereafter contract with another |?> ren lor him personal scrr vice of any kind and shall thereafter fraudulently, or with malicious in'(inl lo injure his employer, fail or i el use to render such service as agreed upon, shall be deemed guilly j of a misdemeanor. Sec. 2. I hat any person who shall i hereafter contract to receive from another personal service of any kind and to compensate him therefor and shall thereafter fraudulently, or with malicious intent to injure his employe, fail or refuse to receive such service or to 'make compensation as agreed upon, shall be deemed guilty a misdemeanor. Sec. .3. That the failure of either parlv to such contract to perform the obligations assumed by him thereunder, without a sufficient cause an 1 lo the injury of the other, shall be prima facie evidence, in prosecutionunder sections 1 and 2. that he violated such contract fraudulently and with malicious intent to injure the oili er parly. "tfv^e. -I. Fhal any person who shall hereafter contract with another to | render personal service of any kind to him and shall thereafter f'raudui( lentlv or with malicious intent to injure the employer, procure advances in money or oilier thing of value from him wfth inlent not to render the service agreed upon and who shall thereafter, with like intent, fail or refuse lo perform lire service agree 1 upon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Proof of the fact that I ho, employe entered into lire contract, procured advances and failed or refused to complete the contract of the employer, shall be prima facie evidence of (he offense herein described ami declared a misdemeanor. "'Sec. 5. That any person who shall hereafter eonratet with another lo received from him personal service of any kind, lo compensate him therefor and to make advances to him and V shall I hereafter fraudulently or with malicious intent to injure (lie employe receive (Ire benefit of such ser' vice in whole or in part and with like intent fail or refuse fo make the compensation or advances agreed upon, shall be deemed guillv of a misdocanor. Proof of (he fact that the employer entered into the contract, rereived the benefit of the employe's services, in whole or in pari. an.I failed to make the compensation or advances agreed upon without sulTicient cause, to fhe injury of the employe, shall be prima facie evidence of the oflense heroin described and declared a misdemeanor. Verbal or Written. "Sec. (>. The contracts referred lo in this act may be either verbal or in writing: if in writing. I hey must ibe executed with (he formalities required by section .'155, criminal code, 1002; if verbal, they mi list 'be witnessed by at leasf tiwo disinterested u wit tresses; and (he (own of service contracted for must be for a definite 0 lime, not exceeding one year. "Sec. 7. That upon conviction, in court of competent jurisdiction of f|; ft".v person, charged with any violalion of (his acf, the person so convict!j| ed shall bo punished.by a fine nol less K llian $.)f{ and not exceeding $100 or ffi by imprisonment nop-less than 20 days and nol exceeding .'?() davs for J* each offense. Those iContracts Forbidden, fljl " Sec. 8, rhnl I his acl is not intended and shall nol 'be construed to protecl auyol llioipnrl.ies |o. or punish ff violation of, any contract or 1 matter connected therewith, whore "j the inducement or consideration of such contract is money or oilier Ihing of value advanced lo or for the employe prior to the actual commencomonl of service I hereunder. All such contracts an* hereby prohibit.<d a i.l declared null and void. "See. 0. I'hrit :ill acts and p.-rt- of Jicfs inconsistent with (h:s act lie. and the same are hereby, repealed. "vSec. 10. That Ibis act shall go * i iiiln v'lU'fi iin>ri'.l: ' < " .he ap- I proval ||,o go\ ei i. >r. ' ^ will be 11111?. .! I i i irt proposed ibill prohibits -:t. I lor more llian one year at a lime, and that under ils provisions the employer can i<?( iiold llie la'boror under a new contract for money advanced during tlu preceding- year under an old contract. Ordinary Accidents. l'liere is not a day passes 'but someone lias a linger mashed, gets a severe scald or burn, receives a painful cut or bruise, or is taken with a sudden cramp or pain i:i some part of the body. (Such accidents are usually liglhtl'y treajU'H with some *<oldtimey" remedy, advised by the patriarch of (ho neighborhood, and, strange as it may seem, there are as many such panaceas advised as (here are ills to cure, lvverv one has a lift '< r?'ii 1 remedy to ofi'er. The a.'-| I'liclion, (hough painful, is imt i:n-I portant enough to require a phvsi- | ciau, yet must be alien led. riiomrhtless people experiment with Tom, Dick and Harry's prescriptions al (lie risk of entailing serious complication..;. How much belter if j would be lo keep on hand a bottle of | some well.known and guaranteed reine.lv, such as Andes flivaf Oil. So thoroughly efficient and reliable is this celebrated lotion for the instant relief of cuts, burns, bruises, scalds, cramps, aches and pains, that il is kepi in a majority of homes as a household necessily. It is dubbed "the little doctor," and no such accident as is mentioned above needs further treatment than an application of the oil to parts affected. It cures toothache, headache, neuralgia and internal cramps in tiwo lo five minutes, reduces swellings and suples drawn muscles or still' joints like ma^ic. \Y. K. lYIIiam and Son are j sol.' distributors in Ibis section. Price I >" cents j\:r bottle, enough lo last j indefinitely, for a little noes a long* \va\. 1ACKNSF, ORDINANCE. Slate of; South Carolina. The Town of Newberry. I''or the purpose of meeting in ::,il (lie current expenses of I lie Town government of I lie Town of Newberry, in the SI ale of South Carolina, for the fiscal year beginning January 1st, 1008, and to meet in pari, such other indebtedness of said Town as may b'3come due in said 'fiscal year; Therefore, be il ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of tire Town of Newberry, in said slate, in council assembled and by authority of the same: Section 1. That no person or persons, firm, corporation or corporations, shall engage in, prosecute or j carry on any calling, trade, business, occupation or profession hereinafter mentioned wit'hin the corporate limits of said Town al any time during said year after the publication of this ordinance without having first paid lo said Town a license or privilege tax Iherefor as follows, to wit: A. Agents for. or dealers in fertilizer for sale, $ 20 00 ! Aeents for, or dealers in pianos and organs, (either or hoth), 10 00 Agenls for, or dealers in sewing machines (connected with other business or alone) 20 00 Agenls for, or dealers in lightning rods, 25 00 Agenls for. or dealers in coal 5 00 Agents for, or dealers in maps, books, newspapers, periodicals and other like articles (oilier than licensed merchants who deal in same) per day $.">.00 or per year, 25 00 Agents for enlarging pictures, per day, $">.00 or per year, 20 00 Agents for retailing goods per day $5 or per year 100 00 Agents for dealers selling mules, or horses, or cattle, either or all three, at public auction only, per day $25, or per year, 50 00 Agenls or dealers (oilier than licensed sales sta.bles) selling mules or horses, either or both, per week $5 or per year, 25 00 Airenfs or dealers iu fruit frees per week $2 or per year, 10 00 Aireuls for, or dealers in real estate; selling or renting (other llian licensed lawyers), 10 00 I?. Bakeries, $ 5 00 Ball, public (when admission fee is charged) per night 2 00 Banks, capitalized at $50,000, or loss 50 00 Banks, for every $10,000 capital in excess of $50,000, 10 00 Barber, for each shop, 5 00 Blacksmith, for each shop 5 00 Bill poster. 7 50 j P.oniblacks, in barber shops. J hotels or elsewhere, each 1 00 I Bool or shoe shop, making or repairing, 5 00 I Bottling works, soda water or i 11 r. r i r. is .'\i -i ' /\ ,\ i ' i otherwise, 10 00 Building ami Loan Associations; loan, saving or investment companies, ami all o<mi])anios or corporations (except licensed hanks) engaged in I lie sale or purchase of real estate or loaning money o:i real est at? or otherwise, 25 00 Hoarding Iiom-t-. public, 5 00 C. Chiropodists, per week .$3; {>er year, $10 00 Circus, with or without menagerie, per day with street parade, 100 00 Street parade alone $50; for each side show, $10 per day. Cleaning, dressing or dyeing (other than licensed tailors), 2 50 Coal dealers (alone or in connection with other business), f> 00 Contractors or builders for eontracts over $.">00 and not exceeding $2,500, 10 00 Contractors ? 1* builders for contracts over $2,500 and not exceeding $5,000. 15 00 Contractors or builders for emitr;ii-ls over $.">,000, 25 00 Commission Merchants or Commission Brokers, each or each linn and for each place of business, 25 00 Cotton Mills or Mactories, for each $.">0.00(1 or fractional part thereof of iis capital stock, 12 50 Cotton Seed Oil .Mills, .">0 00 Cotton Seed Oil Mills that manufacture fertilizers, 00 00 Cotton (Jin and Press. 1 to 5 gins inclusive. 10 00 Cotton ("Jin and Press, over 5 gins, for each additional gin over ;">. 1 00 Cotton Buyer, for r- > of business, 10 00 Cot I oil Seed Buyer. 5 00 (' :|'on Weigher, 5 00 Conveyancer, drawing deeds mortgages or contracts for e< mpensnlion (other than licensed lawyers), 5 00 D. Dentists or tooth extractors $ 5 00 Dogs, upon each and everv dog. the owner or person upon whose premises t!?v same is kept shall pay the sum of .">() Druggists, licensed as merchants. P. Exchange, bucket shop (firm, individual or corporation) carrying on the business of dealing in options or futures in cotton, grain, provisions or other supplies, on margins or otherwise, $ 50 00 Express companies, each, for business done, within the Town of Newberry, and not included business done for the United States Government, or any business done < > and from points beyond the limits of this stale. 50 0(> V. Flying .Jenny, $ 50 00 Klyinx denny for le-s (im<- than one year at the rate of $10 per week. I'Yesh PUh. 10 00 ft. Oun Shop, etc., $ 15 00 11. Hacks, used for hire $ 15 00 Harness Shop. etc.. 5 00 Horse or Mule Traders (others than licensed sale stables). 25 00 Hotels, each. 15 00 Horse or Mule Trader, transient. per week. 0 00 House Painters, per year. 5 00 lee Dealers, retail, each house or place of business, 5 00 Insurance Companies, each life, fire or accident, 10 00 .T. Junk shop, or scrap iron dealer, $ 5 00 Jewelers, licensed as merchants. K. Kerosene or other oil companies having an agency or office in the Town of Newberry. or a stationary or portable tank or tanks for receiving and storing oil. selling or delivering oil within the limits of the said I won each. $ 100 00 Kerosene Oil Companies or Agencies having no stationary or portable tanks but. selling in original packages, each, 50 00 Knitting Mills, 20 00 L. Laundry, sleam, or agent for steam laundry. $ 10 00 Lawyers, each, shall pay on their income according to the scale of rates fixed for merchants. Lumber yards, or dealers, 10 00 F/ivory, Peed or Sale St abb-. 25 00 M. Marble Yard, $10 00 Merchant: All merchants shall ,\ ; v\ .v :<:;y a i.ivw or privilego tax according i?> the follow*i;itf schedules of gross .-sales (cash and credit) and upon sworn returns the gross sales for the year .11 ding December IM. 1007, shall be the basis upon which said license or privilege tax shall be computed and paid: Sales amounting to $1,000 or under, $ 5 0 Sales over $1,000 and under # 1.000. 10 0 Sales amounting, to $3,000 and under $">,000, 12 0 Sales amounting to $5,000 and under $10,000, 15 0 Sales amounting to $10,000 and under $20,000, 20 I) Sales amounting to $20,000 and under $.10,000, 25 0 Sales am..niiting to $30,000 and under $10,000, 30 0 Sales amounting to $40,000 and under $50,000, 35 0 Sai. amounting to $50,000 and under $(i(),000, 40 0 Males am uniting to $00,000 an I 11:11!; r $70,000, 45 0 Sale- inn-unting to $70,000 and under $80,000. 50 0 Sales annum ing to $80,000 and under $00,000, 55 0 Sales amounting to $<>0,000 and under $100,000 GO 0 Sales amounting lo $100,000 and under $110,000, G5 0 Sales amounting to $110,000 and under $130,000, 75 0 Sales :.rr.o:\ntjng to $130,000 and over, 85 0 Merchants; All merchants who may not come within any of the f? regoing (dasses by reason of their ;>o| having been in business during (he whole oI the fiscal year ending Decmher .'^1-1, 1D07, but have been in business in said I'ou 11 during a pari of said year, shall pay a license or privilege lax upon their eslimaled ross sales for t'lio year, said estimate to be HKide comp" It>d upon I.I10 basis (if gross sales, upon swi 111 statements. for lime such merchant or inercnants have been engaged in business in said Town during the fiscal year ending December 31st'. 1?)07, the rale of license shall he the same as thai 'lixed in tin* foregoing schedule for merchants. Merchants: And all merchants not embraced in any of {he foregoing classes who may begin business in said Town on or after the first day of January. A. D. 1008 shall pay a license or privilege lax of 15 (1 Manufacturers of Coffins, 25 (1 X. Xews papers. each. $ 5 (1 Newsboys, selling papers on streets, each. 1 (1 O. Oculist or Optieian. per week. $5.00. pear year. $ 25 0 P. Prinling Office, job, $ 5 p Piano or Organ Tuner or Repairer, per month, $3.00, per year. 8 f) Pllol ograpilifMs, f(>r each place of business. 5 (1 Photographers, ilincranl. per week. 5 0 Plivsieians shall pay on their income according to scale of rales fixed for merchants. Physicians, itinerant. per month, 10 (1 R. Restaurant. $ 5 f S. Stables, sale only. $ 20 f Sign painters, per day $1.00, per year. 5 C Stock yard, etc., per week $3.00, per annum. 10 f T. Tailor, merchant. $ 5 f Tailors, uot merchants, encaged in making and repairing, or eit/her. 5 f Telegraph Companies or Agencies. each for business done within 1'ie Town of Xewberrv. and not including any business done for Ihe United Stales government, or anv business done to or from point:* beyond Ihe limits of Ibis slate." 100 f Telephone Companies, for business done exclusively within the Town of Newberry, and not. including any business done to or froin points beyond tflve limits of tliis ?lafe, 100 f XT. | Undertaker*? or Kmbalniers, either or belli. $ ^ (1 I Urn' rella reiwPN-r. P' ' day, $1.00 per annum. 5 (1 V. Veterinary Surgeon. per day, $1.00,'per annum $ 15 0 W. ! Warehouse, for storage by the public, .?}; 25 00 NVoodyard, 10 00 Section 2. Tlint for any calling', trade, business, occupation or profession not en u mo rated or provided fV>r in I his ordinance or any other ordinance of said Town now of force, flic license shall be regulated and imposed by tihe Town Council of said 0 Town at any meeting of the same. Section U. That the '1 'own Council i 0 of said T own hereby reserves the right to refuse r revoke any license 0 for any cause which may seem to it just. 0 Section I. Thai any person, firm or corporation, making any false or ^ fraudulent return, shall upon conviction l?e punished as hi 'ein i"> pr??? vided for the violation of this ordinance or <my part thereof _ Section .'>. That whenever in this ordinance the term "dealer" is used Hie same shall include not only tire 0 principal, but in bis. her or their absence shall include any agent, clerk 0 or employee managing the business respectively referred to: and gener0 ally, where a license is herein imposed upon any business and the same, is carried on or conducted by an ! agent, clerk or employee, such agent, 1 0 clerk or employee shall be subject to the penalties imposed in this ordiO nance for its protection, should tire said business be carried on wbhout | ^ taking out. audi license, in the same ' manner as if he she or tlioy were the. 0 proprietor or proprietors of said business. ^ Section (?. Any violation of this ordinance or any part thereof shall ; subject tire offender or offenders each | to a fine not exceeding one hundred \ dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labor upon the streets I or public works of said Town for a j period n >( exceeding thirty days, a I the discretion of ihe court. Section 7. That, any person or NATIONAL BANK 0 Sal ?'.V -O Q -U ?-< ??-h 'K ISwn 5^ ? > ? <! r> .,4V < ^ s ^ SUCCESS 10 along with every man or v 10 so show your good judgtn 'ft | bank to guard your funds a ! cial interests. This bank sol 0 you absolute safety. Why i 0 DIREC |M. A. Carlisle. H. C. IV 0 J. A. Blackwelder. Robt. 0 j B. C. Matthews. S. B. A i0 1 We Lesic Ti 10 I Buy h )0j We provide easy tern We enable borrowers j I in Monthly Installments l ; allowed to meet obli^vt It is cheaper than pay m to save money lo buy a Contract. If you want, to save m take a Security Contrac ,n Cal1 on A. J. Gibson, j Treasurer, at office, cot I streets, next door to Cc r r <\?yn\TV $ ri"" " *i U' L. a u L i i L \ j j j j j J UKKK l?ersou>, lint! r" eo>|oi ' I'lJ a.ijenl, clerk or * !!.}' ; or mauaidu.t* (lit- sum*'. wh ' cnin, prosecu!c or 1 ..VI \ .1 any calling, tratio, business, rci-..,?aiioa or profession upon \vIli< 1; si license or privilege tax may hereafter Ik* impose.I l?y Ilu' Town Council ol said Town, wil niiU having taken out a license ! he re for, snail, upon conviction, be each lined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment with or without hard labor upon the street's 01* ot'lrer public works of said Town for a period not exceeding thirty days, at the discretion of the court. Section S. That each day any person or persons, lirrn or .corporation shall violate I his ordinance or any part thereof, by reason 1?f any fail-# n.e or refusal to take out any license herein provided for. shall constitute a separate offense, and .Mich offender or offenders shall be, lor each day's olTcnse subject to I lie penalties herein provided. Section That this ordinance shall not operate n- a repeal of any ordinance of said Town now of force imposinu a license or privilege tax upon anv call'mif. trade, business, occupation or profession, except such pa/t or parts only of saiil ordinance or ordinances now ol lorce as may impose a lincense upon any calling, v business, occupation or profession herein specified, named or enumerated. Section 10. This ordinance shall be of force and effect on and alter the eighth of January, A. 1>.. 1008. Done and ratified under tire corporate seal of the Town of Newberry. in the State of South (Seal) Carolina, this Slh day of .January. A. n... inns. d -} ' , AN'!!,,?!'! \ flavor of Newberry, S. A11 est : l-'uvfene S. Werts, Clerk a.id Treasurer. F NEWBERRY S. C ?= o ) n ^ & SB \ <~> h n w a ' p - ? ^ er cr \ 1? <r> IT1 5*1 5 FLIES /oman of good judgment, ent in the selection of a nd look after your finanicits your account, assuring lot open an account NOW? TORS: loseley. T. B. Carlisle. Jorris. Geo. Johnstone, ull. Jos. H. Hunter. CVnOEfdtlDBUABVIf|f |>maMl I'll > OBWHMHMMT O lorries! is of payment, to accumulate a fund on which interest is; ions at maturity, in-* rent. If you want home take a Security onoy for any purpose t. It pays. \sstant Secretary and -ner Boyce and Adams ipeland Brothers. u u L-'J i. Uihu?r91 luJu VW JES JEsI JEt. XML \: n us*. o.