CO129-123 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [7] — Page 59

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I, Corvo, hereby enter into an agreement which is to last for eight years, commencing from the day on which I enter the service, provided that I be in good health at the time of entering. If the wire or any part of my body is unable to work due to illness, eight days are to have elapsed after my recovery prior to my resuming the service.

I subject myself to any sort of work, be it in the fields, or village; in private houses, commercial establishments, or in manufacturing establishments; in a word, I bind myself for any work, be it in town or fields, according to the wish of my employer.

I do not bind myself to work on Sundays, on which days I am at liberty to work on my own account; provided that I am not employed in domestic service, in which case I shall subject myself to the custom or usage of the place.

The working hours are not to be more than twelve in a day; the hours of service are not limited if the service be domestic.

During the eight years of my engagement, I cannot decline to serve or leave the person to whom this agreement may be transferred; and I also bind myself not to work on my own account, except if I obtain my freedom according to Law.

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57 ent. I, Corvo, hereby enter into an agreement which is to last for eight years, commencing from the day on which I enter the service, provided that I be in good health at the time of entering. If the wire or any part of my body is unable to work due to illness, eight days are to have elapsed after my recovery prior to my resuming the service. I subject myself to any sort of work, be it in the fields, or village; in private houses, commercial establishments, or in manufacturing establishments; in a word, I bind myself for any work, be it in town or fields, according to the wish of my employer. I do not bind myself to work on Sundays, on which days I am at liberty to work on my own account; provided that I am not employed in domestic service, in which case I shall subject myself to the custom or usage of the place. The working hours are not to be more than twelve in a day; the hours of service are not limited if the service be domestic. During the eight years of my engagement, I cannot decline to serve or leave the person to whom this agreement may be transferred; and I also bind myself not to work on my own account, except if I obtain my freedom according to Law.
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