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FROM THE ARCHIVE1855·New York, New York

EXTRAVAGANT LUXURY & LABOR CONTRACTS

Scanned from Frank Leslie'S Illustrated Newspaper, 1855
EXTRAVAGANT LUXURY & LABOR CONTRACTS
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Entered according to the Act of Congress in the year 1868 by Frank Lxesiim in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the Southern District of. New York No 691Vor XXVIL NEW YORK DECEMBER 26 1868 Pmor wrrs Surrrmmnr 30 Cuts 5 Weexs 1 00 LABOR AND WAGES elective Judiciary for writing which we have sustained him in extravagant luxury for some time past. As far as we who are not learned in the law can make oui. Mr Evarts is of opinion that if you contract by the day offering to pay so much per day for service the employé is not obliged to work more than eight hours to entitle him to the so much whatever it may be.

But on the other hand Bunsby or rather Evarts comes in with the deep logicalshall we say astounding opinion that you have the right to pay less for eight hours than for more or in other words that you have the right as an employer to pay the man who works ten hours onefifth more than he who works eight. The whole thing comes back to the point where it began. You pay for what you get that.

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