Appeentice

2 A learner: a spec of servant usually "bound" for a term years, by indenture, to serve his master a be maintained and instructed by him.' One bound to service for a term of ye: in order to learn a trade or art.* Wher apprenticeship. "Apprentice" is a Lso us in a verbal sense. " A young person bound by indenture ti tradesman or artificer who, upon certi covenants, is to teach him his mystery trade. " To constitutean apprenticeship son thing is to be learned: this is the charact istic mark of the service to be performed.' Ex vi termini implies service in some specific p fession, trade, or employment.*, This form of binding is usually done to persons trade in order to learn their art and mystery: bu may be done to husbandmen and others. The child: of poor persons, till twenty-one years of age, may apprenticed by the overseers of the poor to such are thought fitting; and these in turn maybe cc pelled to take them.'' The " teacher " is called the Tnaster. The contr is signed by the immediate parties. The period c tiniies till twenty-one in a male and eighteen ii female, or longer by consent. The master takes place of the parent. He may discharge the apprent for reasonable cause. Each party is supposed to wi for the other's interest. At common law the contr is not assignable.^ Apprenticeship had its origin in days when the v! ous trades were encompassed with restrictions as the persons who might enter them. Modem custo] which have so greatly relaxed the rules governing ' exercise of the arts and trades, have correspondini modified the strict characteristics of apprentlceshi Local statutes and decisions should be consultec