PUBLIC GENERAL LAW.

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The expense to be defrayed by the county — 1793, ch. 45, sec. 3,

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A father may bind out his children as apprentices, boys till twenty-one

and girls till sixteen years of age, the terms to be expressed in the

indenture — 1793, ch. 45, sec. 4, .......

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The indenture to be lodged with the register of the orphans court

within thirty days, and to be recorded — 1793, ch. 45, sec. 4,

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The trustees of the poor of any county, or any three of them, empow-

ered to bind out children under their care, giving a preference to

tradesmen, and obliging the applicant to sign an indenture, &c. —

1793, ch. 45, sec. 5, .........

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Such indenture to be lodged and recorded in the orphans court — 1793,

ch. 45, sec. 5, ..........

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Any manufacturer or mechanic may take as an apprentice, any male

child till the age of twenty-one years — 1793, ch. 45, sec. 6, .

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The contract shall specify the age of the child, and the parents, if liv-

ing, and, if not, the orphans court, shall see the contract within two

months, and endorse on it their approbation, if given, and it shall

then be recorded therein — 1793, ch. 45, sec. 6, ....

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The county or criminal courts may, on petition in writing, hear and

determine any disputes between masters and apprentices — 1793,

ch. 45, sec. 7, ..........

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They may fine the master or mistress not exceeeding £10 for the first

offence, and £20 for the second — 1793, ch. 45, sec. 7, .

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They may discharge any apprentice on account of imposition or ill be-

haviour of the master or mistress, or unreasonableness of the con-

tract, and provide a new master of the same occupation — 1793,

ch. 45, sec. 7, ..........

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They may direct as to such new contract, and the new master shall be

bound as the former was, and shall pay such sum as shall be ad-

judged by persons to be appointed by the court — 1793, ch. 45, sec. 7,

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They may discharge the master or mistress from th« contract on ac-

count of an incorrigible temper, or ill behaviour of the apprentice,

and may award and compel the terms to be performed on either

side, in case the contract, whether defective in form or not, has been

partly executed — 1793, ch. 45, sec. 7, .

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Either party may have a trial by jury — 1793, ch. 45, sec. 17,

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The apprentice may be detained in service till he is discharged, and

action may be maintained against strangers — 1793, ch. 45, sec. 7,

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Compensation to be made on an apprentice absconding or running

away — 1793, ch. 45, sec. 7, .......

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Penalty on persons harbouring or concealing them, or promoting their

running away — 1793, ch. 45, sec. 8, ......

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On apprentices being cruelly used, any judge or justice may require

security of the master or mistress to appear at court, or may take

the apprentices away, and put them under the care of some person

till court— 1793, ch. 45, sec. 9, . . . .

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On an apprentice incurring any fine or penalty and costs, the court

shall adjudge the time which he shall serve, on his master's paying

such fine, &c. — 1793, ch. 45, sec. 10, .

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