Transcript of "An Act to restrain Drunkness [sic] and promote Industry," passed by the General Assembly of British West Florida.

Transcript of "An Act to restrain Drunkness [sic] and promote Industry," passed by the General Assembly of British West Florida.

The act attempts to protect the "Infant Colony" from disorder and idleness: "Whereas Drunkness and Debauchery in every Community tend very much to inervate [sic] the Constitutions of such unhappy persons as are addicted to those Vices, and when added to the extremities of heat and co...

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Transcript of "An Act to restrain Drunkness [sic] and promote Industry," passed by the General Assembly of British West Florida.
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Great Britain--Colonies--America; Labor and laboring classes; Labor laws and legislation; Legislation; United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
description The act attempts to protect the "Infant Colony" from disorder and idleness: "Whereas Drunkness and Debauchery in every Community tend very much to inervate [sic] the Constitutions of such unhappy persons as are addicted to those Vices, and when added to the extremities of heat and cold peculiar to this Climate destroy many Subjects that would otherwise be usefull [sic] to the Society in general and their own Family's [sic] in particular..."The legislation stipulates that workers will receive no wages if they are drunk; establishes a nine-hour work day (with monetary penalties for missing work); and gives guidelines for creating and fulfilling agreements between employers and workers.
spelling Q0000018499 - Q0000018503Q18499 - Q18503Transcript of "An Act to restrain Drunkness [sic] and promote Industry," passed by the General Assembly of British West Florida.The act attempts to protect the "Infant Colony" from disorder and idleness: "Whereas Drunkness and Debauchery in every Community tend very much to inervate [sic] the Constitutions of such unhappy persons as are addicted to those Vices, and when added to the extremities of heat and cold peculiar to this Climate destroy many Subjects that would otherwise be usefull [sic] to the Society in general and their own Family's [sic] in particular..."The legislation stipulates that workers will receive no wages if they are drunk; establishes a nine-hour work day (with monetary penalties for missing work); and gives guidelines for creating and fulfilling agreements between employers and workers.1776 December 261776-12-261700-1799Great Britain--Colonies--America; Labor and laboring classes; Labor laws and legislation; Legislation; United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775TextLegislative actsWest Florida. General AssemblyWest Florida General Assembly actsSG003006v2494Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2917
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