The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-02-26
their application to his case, is an exact
paraphrase or fairly parallel representa-
ton of existing laws or bills before the
legislature.

ton of existing laws or bills before the
legislature.
| To the Editor: While not member o,
the present legislature, yet take great
interest in their proceedings. am much
impressed with their vast learning, and
more than delighted to see them regula.
ting everybody's business by legislative
enactment. As the majority of the men,
bers are, am told, farmers, it cannot be
expected that they should know any
thing about farming, but, as it is per-
fectly evident that they do know all a.
bout every other kind of business, I rea-
son from the same basis that /, meyer
having been farmer, must have bet
ter idea OF how farms should be operated
than the farmer who has had lifelong
experience at 1t, and am satisfied they
will at once see the point of this argu-
ment and appreciate it. have therefore,
after much mental labor, evolved the
following bill, and would ask you, as I
am not personally acquainted with any
member Of the present legislature, to call
their attention to my modest effort, feel
ing assured they viii appreciate its value
and pass it at once under suspension of
rules. Respectfully,
P. GREEN.
An act, entitled can act for the Protec-
ton of Farm Laborers:"
Section 1. Be it enacted, a day labor
on all farms, ranches or plantations, in
this state, shall consist of not more than
eight hours.
Sec. 2. The minimum amount paid for
days labor of eight hours shall be So.
Sec. 8. ALI wages shall be paid weekly
on the last day of each week, and if for
any cause they are not paid on that day
then, and in that tase, the employer shall
pay forfeit for such neglect the sum of
81 for each and every day he shall remain
in default on such payment until the said
amount past due is paid.
Sec. 4. All farm laborers shall have,
and the value of their labor as above
shall constitute a first lien.upon the farm,
buildings, utensils, tools, machinery and
property of whatsoever kind and nature,
personal or real, rights, privileges franch-
Uses, until said laborer is paid in full, in
accordance with the foregoing provisions
of this act.
Sec. 5. All farmers operating and
owning farms in this state shall annual
ly, under oath, report once every year,
on the first day of the same, to the rail-
road commissioner of this state: First,
their nationality; second, the total value
of their property, real and mixed, at the
date oil their first arrival in this state
and the total value of their property
both personal, real and mixed, at the
date Of such report; third, their gross
receipts from all sources for the calendar
year last past, and their gross expendi.
lures for the same period. For all far
mers born in this country, for the pur-
pose of this act, the words "of their first
arrival in this state" shall be construed
to mean the arrival of their twenty first
birthday for males and the eighteenth
birthday tor females.
Sec. 6. That said railway commits
sioners are hereby empowered and it is
made their duty in all cases where the
difference between the gross income OF
any farmer in this state is in excess ofhis
gross expenditures. for any one calendar
year, of e..n e..a;eiss,t TO pay legal in.
terest OIL the value of his or her property
at the date of his or her arrival in this
state, to pay said excess into the state
treasury to constitute a fund to be known
as "The Donnelly Fund.-" the proceeds OF
which are to be controlled by the follow
ing board: Two inmates of the deaf and
dumb asylum at Faribault, to be ap-
pointed by the governor of this state and
the Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, who shall
annually distribute the same in equal
parts to the five persons in this state
who talk the most about the things they
know the least OF. mo member of the
present legislature shall be eligible.)
Sec. Z. All farming machinery and
wagons which are usually made with
seats, such seats shall be provided with
good, substantial springs, and covered
with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to be not less
than two and one-half inches thick, and
to be well filled with hair. Such seats
shall in winter and summer be covered
with good and substantial water and
sun proof awning.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be, and it is hereby
made the duty of employers ofiarm labor
to provide their employees with not less
than three substantial meals per day,
which shall consist Of not less than one
kind Of fresh meat, coffee with white
sugar and cream, hot bread and pota-
toes. at each and every meal. Such
meals shall be served at the following
hours on week days, to wit: a. m, IL
m. and 6 p. m. The same shall hold
good on Sundays, save and except on
Sundays they shall have pie.
Sec. 9. All employers of farm labor
are forbidden to keep on their premises
any vicious animal or any dangerous
machinery whereby their employees might
suffer personal damage. And if any such
employee shall be kicked by any horse
cow, mule, ass or other animal, or bitter
by any dog, or gored. or tossed by any
horned beast, or if he shall be CUT by am
implement used in chopping or splitting
wood. or Injured by any machine usee
for farm purposes, or fall from any LOAF
of hay or other farm product rfrom an,
farm building, or suffer any injury t.
person Of any kind whatsoever while il
the employ of any farmer. then he sha
receive such damages as may, after ii
vestigation, be accorded him by jur
selected by the presidents ofthe railroad
operating lines within the State Of Min
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