Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-02-12

ployer, has been urged upon the Legisla-
ture time and again. That such law is
needed can easily be seen by the num-
ber of fatal accidents occurring of late.
Through the courtesy of Hon. VIM. r..
Jeffrey, of this district, we are enabled
to place before our readers the text of a
bill introduced by him in the House of
Representatives on the 5th inst. Mr.
Jeffrey assures us that his bill has every
chance of being passed.
AN ACT to extend the liability of en-
| ployers for negligence causing personal
injury or loss of life of their employees
| while in their service by prescribing
who shall hereafter be not deemed CO.
employees.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, The Supreme Court of this
Commonwealth have by their decisions,
as to who are employees, gone farther to
relieve employers from liability to their
employees for injuries or loss of life
caused by the carelesness of their agents
than any other state in the union,
AND WHEREAS, The lives and limbs of
our employees while at their work should
be made as secure, as human foresight
and care can make them so,
AND WHEREAS, An extension of the
liability of the employer for such injuries
or loss of life would tend to make them
more secure than under the presnt de-
cisiOns of said court. Therefore
SECTION /. BE aenacted By Tie Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the C0mm0h-
'ceaM Of Pennsylvania in General assembly
met and IL is hereby enacted By the authority
Of tie same that hereafter no person hav-
ing any control or direction of the SER
wees of any employe or having any sup
ervision or inspection over any room or
place where any employe works or is to
work or having any control or super
vision inspection over the construction
or operation of any machinery, engine,
vehicle, shaft, slopes, drifts, entries,
gangways, railroad works or plant, con-
nected with or used in the business of
the employer, shall not hereafter be
injured fatally or otherwise or killed,
but he shall be deemed the vice princi-
pal of the employer, and for all injuries
or loss of life suffered by any such en-
ploye while in the service OF the employ
er, which could have been avoided by
the exercise of proper care by such vice
principal the employer shnll be liable
to the person so injured or in case of
death to his or her legal representatives.
SECTION 2. The rights of employees
under this act shall not he waived and
any waiver thereof by any employe shall
be absolutely null and void
SECTION 3. All laws or parts of laws
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
The following bill was presented in
the House of Representatives January
81. 1t is known as the Farrell Company
Store bill and was read on Tuesday for
the third time. 1t now goes to the Senate
for their approval or amen lment:
AN ACT to prohibit mining and manu-
featuring corporations from engaging
in the business of carrying on stores,
known as company stores or general
supply stores.
SECTION l. BE ii enacted By tie Senate
and House Of Representatives Of tie Conn
monpealh Of Pennsylvania, in General As
semm6ly met. and 1t is hereby enacted By the
authority Of The same that on and after
the passage of this act, it shall not be
lawful for any mining or manufacturing
corporation of this Commonwealth, or
the officers or stockholders of any such
corporation, acting in behalf or in the
interest of any such corporation, to en-
gage in or carry on by direct or indirect
means any store, known as a company
store, general supply store, or store
where goods and merchandise, other
than such as have been mined or manu-
factured by the mining or manufacturing
corporation of which said officers or
ufn nnly hnl nllaro hnrc Ea,t
offered for sale.
SECTION 2. That no mining or manu-
featuring corporation engaged in busi-
ness under the laws of this Common
wealth shall lease, grant, bargain or sell
to any officer or stakeholder of any such
corporation, nor to any other person or
persons, whatsoever the right to keep or
maintain upon the property of any such
corporation, any company general supply
or other store in which goods other than
those mined or manufactured by the cor
poration granting such right shall be
kept, or exposed for sale whenever such
lease, grant, bargain or sale as aforesaid,
is intended to defeat the provisions of
the first section of this act Nor shall
any such mining or manufacturing cor
poration, through its officers, stock hold
ers, or by any rule or regulation of its
business, make any contract with the
keepers or owners of any store. whereby
the employees of such corpol alton shall
be obliged to trade with such keeper or
owner, and that any such contract made
in violation of this act shall be prima
facie evidence of the fact that such store
is under the control of such mining or
manufacturing corporation and in viola
ton of this act.
SECTION 3. That for any violation of
any of the provisions of this act by any
mining or manufacturing corporation
aforesaid, such mining or manufacturing
corporation so offending shall forfeit all
charter rights granted to it under the
laws of this Commonwealth, and it is
hereby declared and made the duty of
the Attorney General of this Common
wealth, upon proof of such violation of
any of the provisions of this act, by a
petition signed and sworn to by two or
more citizens residents of the county
where the offense is sworn to have been
committed, to Immediately commence
proceedings against the corporation or
corporations complained against by a
writ of quo warranto.
SECTION 4. That all acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.