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STATE OF NEW YoRK,o

STiIE OF NEW lOHh,
IL SENATE, Jan. ID, 1901
IBarodnced M Mr.. Fnssap, read tn,ce,
IN dcyed printed and reJerred 10 TIE
Committee on FtnaHce.
Az AC1 to amend chapter o of the Laws
of ] 1886. AZ amended by chapter 4Bo OF the
Laws Of 1887 and az amended by chapter
$50 OF the Lsws OF 1885. entitled An Act
to regulate the employment Of women and
children in manufacturing establishments
aud 20 provide for the appointment Of in
speciors TO enforce the pame."
Tho peoplo of the State Of New York.
represented in Senate and Assembly. do
enact AZ follows:
SECTION /. Section I Of chapter 400 Of
tie Laws OF 1886, az amended by CHAPTER
500 OF the laws OF 1850. IL hereby
amended % AZ to read as follows:
I. No minor under eighteen years Of
ngc and no woman shall be employed in
laborinp in amy manufacturing or mcrcan-
tile establishment moio than ten hours
in one day. except ~ hereinafter pro-
vided TN this section, or when a different
apportionmnnt of the hours OF labor Ia made
for the tolc purpose of mahing a shorter
day'a work for one day OF the week; and In
no case shall the hours Of labor exceed sixty
a week.
; .. The provisions Of chapter 400 OF
the Laws Of 1880. az amended by chapter
4On NJ tho Laws Of 1887, Ind as amended
by chapter Il OF the Laws Of 1880, and az
amended by this act shall apply to mercan-
tile as we'll as manufacturing establish
ments.
80. Section 10 Of chapter q of the
Laws Of 1887 ia hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
10. The Factory Inspector now or here
after appointed under and by virtue Of the
provisions OF chapter 400 OF the Laws of
1913 is hereby authorized TO appoint such
number OF persons as in his Judgment may
be necessary. not exceeding eight. who shall
he known as deputy factory inspectors,
either or any one of whom may he APP
pointed AZ clerk to act in the main
Office aud whose duties IL shall be
to enforce the provisions OF cha ptcr 400
OF the Lava OF 1886 as amended by chapter
400 OF the Laws OF ] SS7. and as amended by
chapter $40 Of the Laws of 1889. and rs
amended BY this act. In the enforcement
Of the provisions of this law the powers Of
the said deputies shall he the same
ns the powers OF tho Factory In
spcctor. In addition to the number
OF deputy factory inspectors herein above
authorized to be appointed by the Factory
Inspector. the Governor 10 hereby author
lied to appoint eight omen ~ deputy fac
tory inspectors, whose duties, powers. term
serve az c.orks in the main office shall bo
the same as those of tho deputy male in
spectors appointed by the Factory Inspec-
tor; and they shall be subject TO the super
vision and direction Of the Factory Inspec-
tor.
4. Section IL of chapter @ of the
Laws OF 1887 Ia hereby amended 70 az to
read ~ follows:
ls. Said Factory Inspector shall have
power TO divide the State into districts and
to assign one of said deputies to each dis
trict, and may transfer any of the deputies
10 other districts in case the best interests
of the State require II. The Governor shall
have power to remove any OF tho WOMEN
deputy factory inspectors on the ground of
neglect OF duty. incompetency or general
unitness TO perform the duties of said office
Upon written charges being preferred by the
Factory Inspector to the Governor and q
hearing being afforded the person against
whom the charges are preferred.
SO. The words, mercantile estab-
lishments. wherever used in this act. shall
be construed to mean any place where
goods, wares and merchandise are offered
for sale and wherever five or more persons
arc employed.
80. This act shall take effect imme-
diately.