The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-04-25
Published April 9, 1861
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AN ACT regulating the hours of manual labor, al
fixing the same at eight hours a day

AN ACT regulating the hours of manual labor, and
fixing the same at eight hours day.
The people of the state of Wisconsin. represented
i'll senate and assembly do enact as follows:
Section 1. That in all manufactures, workshops
and other places used Tor mechanical or manufactu-
ring purposes in the state of Wisconsin, where chill
dren under the age of eighteen (1s) years and wo-
men are employed, the time of labor of the persons
aforesaid shall not exceed eight S) hours per each
day; and any stakeholder, overseer employer clerk
or foreman who shall compel any woman or any
child under Is years of age, to labor in any day
exceeding eight hours, or who shall permit any
child under fourteen 14) years of age 10 laboriii
any factory, workshop or other place used for me
chanlcal or manufacturing purposes, for more than
ten (lV hours in any one day, where such owner.
stakeholder, overseer, employer, clerk or foreman
has control OF such person, shall be liable to pros
ecutlon in the name of the state of Wisconsin, be-
ore any justice of the peace other court OF
competent jurisdiction of the county wherein the
otfense shall have been committed, and upon con
yiction thereof shall be fined in any not less
than i've l5( nor more than fifty $50 dollars.
Sec 2: That IN all engagements 70 labor in any
mechanical or manufacturing business, when the
contract 1s slenton the subject or where there is
no express contract to the contrary, days work
shall consist eight ~ hours, and all engagements
contracts or agreements for labor in such cases.
shall be so construed; PROVIDED, that the proVis
ions OF tins section shall not apply to any contract
for labor by the week. month or year.
Sec. 3. That whenever fine shall be collected in
accordance with the first section of this act, the
same shall be paid over to the supervisors of the
county wherein the trial may be had, and the same
shall be dlsbursed by them for the benefit Of com
mon schools.
Sec. 4 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after July 4th 1867.
Approved April 6, 1867.
Published April 8, 1861
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT relating to the return and canvass OF
votes, and amepdatory of section So, 60 and
I 68 OF chapter OF the revised statutes, enti-
tied "of elections"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows
Section 1. Section So of chapter of the re-
vised statutes is hereby amended, so as to
read as follows son Tuesday next eeding
the election, or as soon after the election as
all the returns are received, not later than the
Tuesday above mentioned the clerk of the
board of supervisors shall take to his assist
ance two associate canvassers, who NAV be
selected from the following named officers,
viz the justices of the peace of the county,
the board of supervisors, the county Judge and
register OF deeds, who, together with such
clerk, shall constitute board of county can
vassers, and shall proceed to open said returns
and make an estimate and statement of the
votes as follOwS.n
Sec. 2. Section 60 of said chapter 7 is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following
'Such statement and determination shall be
ordered published in such newspapers of the
county and at such compensation as the can
vassers may determine, to be paid for from
the county treasury"
Sec. 3. Section IS ofsaid chapter is hereby
amended, by adding thereto the following: ii
from any town. ward or election district OF
the county, there shall have been no returns
received by the Saturday next after the cleo
ton, the clerk may dispatcb a special messen-
ger to obtain such returns from the person
having them in charge; and such person shall
deliver to said messenger the returns required,
which returns the messenger shall deliver to
the clerk of the board of supervisors with all
convenient dispatch. If in the canvass of votes,
any returns shall be found to be so informal
or incomplete that the board cannot canvass
them, they may dispatch a messenger to the
inspectors who made the returns, command
ing them to complete the returns in the man
ner specified by law, and such corrected re-
turns shall forthwith be returned to the can
vassers for their further action; and for the re-
ception of such returns the board may adjourn
for time not exceeding two days"
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publica-
ton.
Approved April 6, 1867