La. Civ. Code art. 3205
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3205, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.
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THE WAGES OF SERVANTS
Official statutory text
Art. 3205. Servants, definition.
Servants or domestics are those who receive wages, and stay in the house of the person paying and employing them for his* service or that of his family; such are valets, footmen, cooks, butlers, and others who reside in the house.
*English translation of French text incomplete; should include "personal."
Servants or domestics are those who receive wages, and stay in the house of the person paying and employing them for his* service or that of his family; such are valets, footmen, cooks, butlers, and others who reside in the house.
*English translation of French text incomplete; should include "personal."
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