Masters and Servants Act 1847 (SA)

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iiZXEAS it is cspcclicnt to mnkc flirther provision to ensure pZemue,

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the hilfiimont of' l i ggcmcn t i ancl for rho dciermination of .

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' BE IT TIXPXEFOILI ENACTED by THE @OVERYOR of South Austmlia,

i t h the advicc and con.. a t of THE LEFISUTIVE CPUSCIL thereof:

THAT from, and after thc passing hexeof, an Ordinance pnssccl on the

: b n t h day of November, One thousand eight hunched mil forty-

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' between 3 h ters and Servants: &bill be and the same is hereby

Q%d and this Ordinance W commence and takc effect. '. '. 1

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i n 0 Q - IT. AXD nr: IT EXACTZD, that L? m y T)crson &all contract I

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jo trrriea according a~otlicr to scl-\.e hiin M a Serval:: h r all7 time whatsoever, or in f

10 agreement, rbrmt- iog thern~elrcr, or any manner, and shaU not enter into or cGi;llnellce his scirice ac- '. I

I ~ I cordhg to his Contract (such Conti.act bcing in writing), or having -

z o ~ d ~ ~ ~, or mirdm en tc1.d in to such sei-vice, sllali 'ilbscnt himself therc5-om before

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thc tcrn~. of his Contmct (wl~ctlicr iuah Contract shall be in writing

ox iioi in ~niting), slid1 bc completed, or ncglcct to fbUl llie sanic, or f '

be guilty of any 3fisconduct or ::Nisdemeanos in the execution 1

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tllcreof, or otherwise respecting tlie same, then and in evny such :

, . case it ghall and may be lawful foi:auy TWO or more Justices of the

. or ~b~~~ wbva* Peace, on coiwiction, to commit e h y such O f f ' e r to the Souse ,

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'of Conection, there ta remain for s reasonable t h e, not ex-

ceedin~ Three calendar mont1ths;i or in lieu thereof, to punish i

the sad Offender ' by nbatiug b e whole or any part of his	.
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S o III. AXD vmznus maily ers so& hire or engage themselves as,

.	money uudcr prc.
ttncc o f r e r r m, or Scn-ants, nnd obtain moncy or goo$s as an advance on account of .
~ a ~ of we^ be- ~ ~ c c the Wages or Srrlaiy at which they hwe so cngaged or hirecl them- ~
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turilF earurd, may be selves, under the pretence that they require such money or goods,

:;;;:;;f Ei:?p'd; eitlm to cnable than to pay the eqences of their travelling to the

W ~ O U ~ hrrd labour, place at which they have so hired br engaged to work or sen-c, or

raocdlag 3 month period not for some other pupose; and after hx ing so obtained such money.

, or goods, cither neglect or refuse to go to the place at which ihey

-. were so hircd or cngagcd to serve; . or. having obtained mouey or

.. 6;oods as an advance of Wages or Sdnry berond the s u s actually

.. - caincd, rcfusc or neglect to complete the term of sen-ice, or to per-

f o m or complete the work or labour for whicll they have agreed:

, l3i IT EXACTED, that if any Person wlio shall enter into nny8grecmeot

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eithcr wiitten or parol, to serve as a: Seivant for any t h e or period

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nhtsoever, at and for any Wages or Salaiy &hatsoever, or to do,

t l . perform, fillish, or, complete any work, job, or employment vnat-

S soever, taken in task, by tllc piece or in gross, shd, under pretcnce

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L	of requiring tlic salne to enable him to pay the espence of MS jowzey
..	t o the place at which and where he hqs so engaged to serre, or wdcr

., my other pretence whatsoever, obtain or procure fioin his 3iaster '

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. ally sum of honey, or goods, as an a d r u m 6n n c c o u t of the Wnges

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at which he s11aI.l have so engaged to;scnre, or in part of the amount

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.. .for rvlllich he shall haw agreed to p ~ i f o s n ~

any such norlc>.job, or

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employmat as nforesaid, and shall, after obtniaiug the same, $c$,lrct

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. I during tlie time for which he hhdl haw egeed, or shall n&ae te;\

v . .. pe~form, or complcte any work, job, or kmplo at whatsoever, which

he had engaged to peifoxm or.com&te as P oresaid, it be h\-irJ

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fox my Two or more Justices of i i ~ e ?eeace, oa convictioa, io c o W t

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n:nnt or tcndcr bchglg- made, ailcl in Bny even;, on the expiration'

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[ of One ycar from and after the day of a$val in the i3ro:orince of any '

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' such. Ilabourcr, the Contract, so far as respects the future senlice of . . . . . -

s~ch'&;lbotwr, slid clcternliue, and be *£ no forcc or c&ct. I

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1 XII!\ LSD BE IT EXACTED, that j n ~ Disputes, Differences, J ~ ~ i ~ t i a n er iw

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~ c n ~ n n d s > and cnuscs of Complaint, arising out of the rclntion of

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b )Instcr and . Scrvnnt, nlrethcr Ilcrcinbcfhc particularly pro~ided for , . -. .

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: , . or not, s i d l be cognisable in a ~ u d m n r ~ manner before T~J-o .

or mom Jnsticcs of the Pence, who &c bcrcby cmporvercd, on g< . I

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j the complaint?. of any party aggrieved, t o hcar and esalnille .

c the parties or their Agents and tllcil: Witnesses up011 Oath, to *, * ., ..

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i	dccide and dotcminc all conlphints :and to make such order
i	or nlvard against either pnrty, and to !adjudge su&. satisfaction, ..
?	damages, and costs td'.the party aggrieved, as in their discretion sllall , .' # L
sccm reasonable (but dot excccdillg the $mount of Twenty Pounds -

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unless cspressly othcrwisd proridcd) nna to cnforcc such oulcler and . . . p .!

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/ award if' neccssnly by 'cancelling tlrd Indcntme or Agrecmeut +

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i betrrcen tllc pxrtics, or l $ distress a ~ d sale of the goods of the

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pcrssn ngninst whom the 'same shall be made, or 111 default of suficicnt distress, by commitment, as in tho 'case of a Summaly

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Conviction by Justiccs of the';Pcnce: PROVIDED ALWAYS, that no ~m,i*, .. 1

i such &den	turc or Agreement 'shall be !cancelled against the con-
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salt of the party h whose favoqr'm~ch ddcision is given. . 8 ..

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rmde in ptus~~ance hereof, shall b i i-ccoveinlle by him a&nst the *.

3Inster fiom whom the saillc is acljudgecl to be due, or shall be

allon-ed to him out of my money i.t the time of' payment, or after- . 1

wmdh	X	his hands, belonging to sdch JIastcr.
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AXD BB IT EXACTED, that where any 3Iarried fIToman, or

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hfmt under the age of Twenty-onci years, s h U have ca~lse of C O ~

. 1. ' . . plaint in any of thc cnses providcd for py this Ordinance, such cornplaiut .

may be lodged, nud all furthcr proteeclings thereupon had, by and	1
in the name of the IXnsbmd of sudh hiarried Women, and of the	1
Father o r m y of the kindrcd of an)! such 11dant, or of the sureties	i d

3 . of the Infant in;, any Indenture of Apprenticeship, or of any

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*Person nominated by such Infnilt, if he shall not have any parent,

ldiindred, or surety living &thin tlie Province; and all such pro-	.
' ceeclings shall be as iffcctual, valid; and binding as if such Mar-
ried Woman mns sole, and such In&nts were of full age, and pur- t	i

. sued by tlicmselw the xk~eclics proxided by this Ox3inance. i

"8rra.t for r ivm- XVX. PROVIDED ALIVA;$, $ E IT EXACTED, tlmt any one k

, l tn~ ion may bc issurd .

Jasticc of the Pcnce my, ivit~lont &issuing a S~uumons, forthwi:h :

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tj issue MS W a l ~ a n t for ihc npprehension of any Persou charged nith

any offcnce under this Ordiilancc, $henevcr good g ~ o u d s for so f !

? And proctading~ m q doing d1aU be stated. on Oath befor: I h x Am that all complaints f

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i uh&lion, under this Oidinnnce may he heard knd determined, whether or not

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. any infomntion in writing sllnll havd - bcen eshibitcd or talicn by or ,

h~h, , bcforc any Magistrate: P n o v r ~ m ah-nrs, that such note or memo- i

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1 - lu randurn of the charge as is ~uthorkcd to be uscd in thc Courts of

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:	:	.	Policc JIagistratcs, pursuant to thc Drdinance in that behalf, shall
be mncle and lccpt by evcry Justice'bf the substa~m of every Corn-

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Pt0hoa . S plaint for which a Sumnons or 7Van:nnt shaU be issued: PROVIDED .

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f ALSO, that the Justices may, if they ;hall tl+ fit, require an infor-

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, nlatiou in writing to be laid in ally c+e in wl~ich i t shall seem to be

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to mend, XVII, k\-D BE IT ENACTED, tha t i;,silall be lad'& for an). Justice

of the Peace to ainend any Infomatibn, Conviction, l&war~l, Orcler, R

or Waxrant of Committnlent for an)-ioffence under this 01diilinance	1	-
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. at any time, whether before ox after Conviction	..	or ~d jd ica t iou.	I
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Sblum~t to eat1 XVIII. A m BE IT ESACTZD, t h t h any proceedii<gs under '

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Yitnc8s~ this Ordinance, it shall not be uecessaiy to prove due execution of any - \.

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" .. A m r Agreement, unless the yaxty against ivhoiu such Apeemcnt is pro-

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. ' duced, shall dispute the execution t h ~ e o f on the ground of forgev,

fraud, incapacity, or other like cause: and the onus of proring such f

7 forgery, fraud, or other like cause shall ,lie on the party alleging the

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SS. BSD m IT EXACTED, that no Con~ictiol~, r11vnrcl,orOrder under

this Olrliunnce, nor any Adjudication nclde on al~pcnl thcrcfio~~~, shall

be qwshcd forkant of form; or removed byIvJit of Certiorai, orothcr-

wise, into the Supreme Court of the saia PxoVince; and no TVaml~t

of Commitment s l id be held void by b s o n of ally defect therein:

PRO~XDED it be thdrein 'alleged that the party has been convicted, and that there be a p o d and valia couviction to sustain the.

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=I. A m na XT EYACTXD, that bo Co~lviction &all be had Limitation ofbonric.

under this Ordinance. unless the C?omplaint be made ,within tiona. - \

Sis m o n t h fiom the time. the Offipce s h d hme becn com-

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SSII. AXD m IT D ~ c ~ a n m ASD E$ACTE, that notiling in this Juaticcr not ta hove

Onlinnncc contnincd slmll Le deemed 02	taken to autho~ise	any Jus-	Jutitdictionorrrtbsir
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, tice of the Pcnc6 to exercise any such Ji$sdiction as aforesaid, in any

case of any such. Servaut as aforesaid;. qlio shall be in the service of any such Jus lice, or L1 any case in wltgh' any such Justice may be

directly intcrcstcd.

XSIII. ~ X D	w m n n u this orfiinal!ce.. 2nay oft-times be of no'	Special 3Ia;irtroter
may cxerclte the

effect from the diEculty of obtaining tl$ attendance of Two Justices porpeia o f two, Jur-

iiot intcrestcd in the matter in dispute: $BE IT XERACTED,	that it shid	lice8 uudrr tbir Ordl.
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be lawful for the GAWXO~, in the nhne and on bchalf of HER

JIAJUT~, by notice published inThe Gi(certrwor! Ga,-~tte, from time*

to time, specially to nominate such J~lstices of thc Peace as he may (ken1 fit and proper to exercise singly iumrnary jurisdiction under 'his Ordinaim; and cvery Justice so spcinlly homitloted shall and m y hare and cscrcisc all the jurisdi&ion, authority, and powers,

jvhich arc givcn to Two Justices of the Peace by this O~clhonce. G