The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-08
TO GET STATISTICS
4 State Bureau May Be EStab-
lisAed for That Purpose.
TEXT or THE en- INTRODUCED
n Provides for Complete Rienuial Ee-
nsrts 10 the legislature Nnea tae
rrogress % the state.

I Oh 4Afsor ssstlstscSs Agriculture and smmlEsa-
ton rs tex = rs fellows
Be i enacted BY lbs legislature Ct the STATE Of
/ Washington
Section l. As s9an as possible after the pas.
sage % this Ae, and every toasr seaFs thereafter,
the esFerasr snSif appoint suitable person 10
est As asnfasss.ener Of hnreAa af aoez ss&ils-
ues, ssfienitaFe and iEn naiKFAEaan San sad COM
missioner 60 serve i0g four years and Until as
/ saeeessor Is appointed and qualified The hesd-
quarters ct the puFeAn shall be located with. or
attached o. TIE ettice ct the socretaFy Of state
sec. z The duties ct the commissioner shah b
70 collect, ssSeEt, syssemstize and present, In
biennial reports 20 the iesisiAtaFe. statistical
ead other details relating 70 immigration and
agriculture. and 10 ail grades. classes and sie-
psftsaen,s OF labor IN The state, said data Ksay
be classified As solaaws
First Ia asSAcultare.
Seeona-ln immigration.
IaiTd-ia mining
Foarth-~lu loggsnS.
Fftsa-ln fisheries
sixsh-ln railroads and railroad building.
seventh Ia transportation by land and wafer
kighsh--la mechanical AID manufacturing IN.
dgSfsieS
Nlath-in clerical and al other skilled and
unskiiies. lAbog NOS above enumerated
Ieath-lhe amount al cash capital invested
III iahas, buildings, machinery, material. beasts
ui burden. and means ef production and distn-
batinn generally.
E3eFeath-1ne number. age, sex. nativity and
coalition Of persons employed a. wsse workers;
the nature Of their employment; the tenure Of
1acfr employ Geut. number 0f hours of labor
per day; nams,eg Of days employed per annum
Ia each several industry; wSwes per day net
annual wages. The numbeT, axe, sex and ma
tvtty OF the unemployed their condition and
The eaases o! their idleneSs; number, eject.
opinions aud mole Of pgocsdurs Of labor or.
gnulzafians. the extent 10 which the anpTen-
ekss M al
prison labor aud the labor al refoFmetoFy and
other pahlle institutions effect tres labor. char
aeter OF labor saving processes % what extent
they displaee hand labor.
Twellth-The number, sex and condition OF
those unmarried: cost Of rent food. fael and
water in the several sections Of the state: the
sanitary condition, and the conditions As 20 the
safety Of lie and limb 81 laRds, mines lines OF
tstsel places within and without dooEsl where
| wage-working men. women and youths are EN-
piexed. the condition, as 10 health and safety.
az hotels. dwellings. tenemeuts restaurants.
boarding and lodgiaghonsos. ana places 81 pgb
le resort, together with the condition. as To
health aud safety. OF All other places where
wofkingInen aud workingwomen toll. travel.
/ dwell aud resort
Observation-Disclosures in the stale other than
/ Caucasian their number, age. sex, condition
and nativity. their social, moral and sanitary
hatits: nan.hsr married; Number empiogeds
the nafEre OF their employment; tenure of their
/ employment cost Hnd manner 81 its1ngs their
wsges pef day and in gross per annum. 10 what
4 extent, ii ans, thesr prescHcs deseFioFRtas enc
/ neral xuciai and financial statas Of the white
| industrial classes.
Fouflecnth--An such other information IN fe-
4 lstion TO iabor agriculture and immigration,
/ and the moral, social, material asd saniiEsy
/ condition Of lsborers, as the commissioners may
1 deem essential to further the objects sought 70
1 be obtained BY this statute. and the corauiis-
Il Al
| such structures and remeaisi suggestions IS ne
may decm gt, propsr and fer the pnalie veal
sec q Any employer or empigys. or any re-
putahle citizen. may Gle complaint in the oiiiee
Of the bureau. aud when safh complaints are
| deemed 10 be In good talfh and for the public
veal IL shall De the duty ct the commissioner 20
fully and lmnagtislly investigate ard report up
I on each several case. The commissioner shsla
/ hold and treat ali such complaints - eonnaen.
tai communications Provided. that waea hach
complaints sse found 10 he ffiFoieas or malt
/ cfogs or made for prns3f revenge or any other
| undue and unlawful reason, the party or par
ties ding such piaint shall be subject 70 the
penalties hereinafter provided.
Sec A. II shall he che duty al the commission
/ er to investigate aad report apon all strikes,
| iockouts agltGfions sud turmolis and 70 inyus-
tsc4te and repori upon all atscsted Eases Of
% aeklsiing' or ''y3etiaizlnE." Provided, that
/ nothing contained In this at shall be 20 con-
ssfast a. - give the commissioner any power
Of frbitYRiion or settlement
ger & The commissioner OF the bureau OF
labor stAtixscs shall aavs power to send for per
/ sons and papers aud be Faay examine witnesses
under oHsA, being hereby qualified 70 administer
I The sans a the discharge ~ his duty All tea
/ nmoay - taken must be dicd and preserved 40
I the saIoe 81 the bureau
4 sec s. The commissioner shall have free and
unlmyesisd access 10 al li.aees aud works OF
1 sbor aud 10 sll records Of immigration lie
shat slso have free aecess % aii trains Sad saips
containing immigrants, ana 20 pisces Of their
/ tTankiEat ahgste. and q . hereby made cess
uulsory upon immigrants. on denaspd. 70 fuf.
nlsh TIE CON n issianer, his deputy agent. tas
Z following namsa data
same. sgs. nativity, extraction, calling, poiat
/ 81 destination. married or sinsie. EamoeE Of
( children. their sex aud as, last plAee a abode
TIE csfn missioner shall a1ao have free and
( anfmped@a seaesk % AZ gHoiis aud seiai-pnoiie
/ iustIsuuens. inefaatng hospitals, innrmariex,
! ass lana 3 nEa9nskN. houses o. CORRECTION 3&iAs
I sad prisons easi q a8 pai-ef plsess wneTs as
! deity fas heFeinsefoge ser f1rhi. may ieA1 htni.
So :, Any pefsos who shai4 SiIIfHiiy prevent
/ toe commissioned hsS deputy, 90 aEsuT sfam
Z fully and fresy performing bis or their aa18s or
! who shaa wnlfuIiy iInpede The lnli and tree ser
s torrance therecf. 81 who sail Gle IN taa ofnee
81 sie tssssaa fnroigrs ~ - aleois eorlap4sAGt
/ or = esgn piafnt Esse for rFoat, revenge % any
other snaas Or eniawfai reason % Who shall
( refnse 10 t8fntshs On demand. tie dsia - h0FLa
in seststn 81 thia act. sha1 h. sh4iiy o. sais-
sema4nog. sad apoa n0ayiotloa thsu - h4ea
ngt less than Sc, aoF moFs ihAn 20 % tnpEls-
onea Ss0s SIS kAsa AeFsA aaEs 80 $3.50
,hiry ceya In The eoauty All, &c aeth.
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