79 Ala. 271 | Ala. | 1885
The defendant was convicted of violating section 4325 of the present Code, as amended by the act of February 15, 1881. — Acts 1880-81, p. 42. This statute provides, that “ any person who knowingly interferes with, hires, employs, entices away, or induces to leave the service of another, any laborer or servant, who has contracted in writing to serve such other person for any given time, not- to exceed one year, before the expiration of the time so contracted for,” without the consent of the employer, given either in writing or in the presence of some credible person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by fine, the amount of which is specified. Ye omit the residue of this 'section, having reference to the employment of minors, as it has no bearing on this case.
It may be true, as contended in argument, that no conviction can be had under this section, unless the defendant, at the time of the hiring, knew of the existence of a written contract of service between the employer and employee; but there is no ruling of the court found in the record which raises this point.
No error appears in the record, and the judgment must be affirmed.