The Labor enquirer., 1885-01-31
ANOTHER COFFIN WANTEb1 |
House Bill 1854.
Introduced by Mr.. Carstarphen.
BILL FOR AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF PER-
SONS AND PROPERTY In CASE OF STRIKES" OR CONFLICTS
between EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, AND TO PRESCRIBE
PENALTIES FOR ACTS COMMITTED in VIOLATION Of SUCH
PR0VIS0NS \ \.

Be enacted by the General Assembly the State Colorado:
SECTION 1t any person persons directly
indirectly prevent impede interfere WITH attempt to
impede interfere WITH any other persons by
threats of violence by words conduct
calculated designed inspire fear from freely contracting to
perform entering and peaceaby continuing In lawful
work. SERVICE business occupation duty employment whatsoever
SEC Whenever any person shall voluntarily quit the
employment person. corporation and
engage commonly known strike shall be dismissed
from by his their employer hen and such
shall be duty of the said person persons who may quit be
discharged wholly and depart from the property and
ses of his their former employer within hours after
quitting being discharged thereafter upon
or remain about said property premises except by the permission of
said employer Pod However, That if the presence of such
ye employees about said property premises after said
twenty hours should become necessary for lawful purpose
business sdS shall be lawful him them
and about said and premises for such reasonable
time be requisite complete said purpose and business
SEC shall be unlawful for any persons to conspe
together any all of the prohibited the
going sections, either of them.
person persons who shall be guilty violating
provisions either the foregoing sections SHALL upon
thereof punished confnemenn the Pentenay
the discretion of the Court Of not less than months
norm than years for each ofense.
duty of the Sheriff of county, whenever
shall be made to him by company cOpOriOn
person wtn his county, violating
have unawy assembled about unlaWfy assemble
purpose violating the provisions this Act Immediately
his aid sufficient posse forthwith dspe1se
and all persons who be assembled together for any such
lawful purpose and and bring before any Justice Peace
county, examining Judge Magsrae
according such person persons he find engaged
committing about commit of the acts prohibited herein
It shall likewise be the duty of said Sheriff. with the aid of said
to protect both and property within his county injury
threatened by reasonably anticipated any
collected acting together purposes
And said Sheriff shall furnish said protection
he is requested do writing by person. company corpora
property employees officers agents representatives
be in danger from attack disturbance by
9th unlawful assemblage of persons
Any sheriff who shall fall neglect refuse discharge
imposed him by this same
may paccab by the exercise of reasonable skill diligence
shall deemed guilty msdemeanor punishable
hundred than thousand dollars
the Judgment of conviction the
Office And the said sheriff, who
prosecuted crmnay shall cvv liable
sonay we'll his official bond
poraon may sustain suffer loss business injury
property of said hers neglect
aforesaid.
Whenever such sheriff has reasonable grounds
he may be unable suppress and dpee any mob body off
acting for any purpose forbidden by this
afford ecua protection and property herein
shall be his duty forthwith notify the
State shall thecupon be the duty
cause the militia force of the thereof
shall the to
assembages of this Act and fully persons
property from mob violence.
Should such sheriff FAIL neglect refuse perform any the
imposed him. then in such
county fulfill such upon
said sheriff and in such case the Governor SHALL the
son furnish him such militia with
and though requested by and furnished
opinion of the General Assembly emergency
Constitution exists for this Act going
SHALL therefore, become law Immediately from passage