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BATH TEX HOT U ASSOCIATION. • «•'I'lPer'mp* ii may be proper lo hint'*, briefly, In connexion villi the publication of tin' following articles from ill'? • i*ii I'* fii'iin.ii of iin- 'leu Hour Assoemt ion; that Hit? obj.nl of },; III;»?•■•* wild Ci«lll|KS4? that vUH'iUtloll, * mS|VI|*I to rolfUCt H inn-1 oppp*sdv»- pri-vmii f, h Im h lliey hum always lirm»k , -tillering, i....L*r tin* old fifteen hour m torn. aW. in.i only claim mis an our ritrlit, lo fix the term ofh.J labor at t-n lioui* to tin* day; hut wc also euu.-uler il our .. i imperative duly i«» tin ho.UY up* not Insensible tint tin re »p* ether Haims of a u t hi?h;r mid nobler motive, than Hint of physical toil for n ,| I Mere subsist uire, pressing Umioselv. - upon us, us members of rlvil coniuiiliilty . noil iw hftinus is In. have mind lt;its ivI’0 us bodies, tli.it on Jit rit least to receive n portion lt;tip our mre j . itr} mid riiltnp*. .Now in rnrryinu our principle into execution,I , w»* do not inti'iid to miiiiit' on, or violate. Hi rights of anyother portion of I ho Cdninunity ; hut W lt;inli'iul simply to '* |« »tiil»h*|i tl,u system as one b**t nilupli dto uUf want-auil |ui t.'u* wants ».f tli win I • laborin'' eonmmndy.• V\’e know that it has hc-.-n frthh ,ism*iiim| of us, Hint wo ** ! nrt? nttiuiiptiiiL’t establish with our tvn hour system an e\- ,l1I militant price for our tailor; hut this iv.* nil »ty rl-tiy . w* u|' Would Sill t.ll'T foi l'll, Ulllt, III Olllv objl'l t ill till' IllOV' fll' I't- is, to ot't!ilr':li it si s»-hi tlilapt-d t«. nur wants n« Salforiitpnn ip ; a si xicin Hint shall he M'gnlir and uniform, a* I tile 11* number of hours we shall labor for n day; us to wage*, ive tla:, p'lf'.tly willing to I MVe tlmi Pi he regulated by the“ ; n mount of business done as beret.if-m\—-these briefly nr- our| views pur|Kis» and aims, ainl as mi ll we spread them b i :• tlm public. Wo upread out iMmnei tQtht? ureozo with jj* our priiiriptfN and purpov* iult;rrihlt;| u|hhi it; the*.* prinri|t | I s ue IIII'UII to abide hi and liuillttUU with »ur Hum ourJrtu*f i and ohr jr.* red huiior. 1 uAmn-'.F IHh. That any Hvmlier who signs this ronstilu jo^ timi shall li- idered not t.» work but tell hours for a days |(work wiii I her he i* by Hi day nr job as tin* ease may blt;.! Atit. Jfilli, Ylmt all who ivo'U b» Use d.iv shall r.niim lire in the moriiing at 7 It k and leave if ,u ti\ Ive and dine, roinniiie again nl one oVhick and I rave off again at six fi I o’llnrk I’. \l. making out f ii Ilnurs e\i In-ive of meals.Ant. 11th. This Constitution shall i?n into elTot t after the | leiuli il'Maith and lUtmilt* imt.l Hie tenth of October annually. ;hi bflAulf i'/ lt;h' Jli/tm ultio*. j yWII.I.IAXi F. I’Kl.'t’F, /VwWraf. -Ki.ivri.t. H.miM 'V. .Vr’v.r it. L. ii. n
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Lincoln Telegraph
Bath, Maine, US
Thu, Mar 18, 1841
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