The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

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commissioner; provided. that the said writ
ten order shall be fled with the county au-
ditor, who shall issue his warrant on the
county treasurer In payment of said sums.
Sec. 80. No person or association shall
establish or keep an institution for the care,
custody or treatment Of the insane or per-
sons Of unsound mind. for compensation or
hire or otherwise, without first obtaining
q license therefor from the board OF rus
tees; provided that this section shall not
also that it shall not apply to cases where
an insane person or persons Of unsound
mind is detained and treated at his own
home or that of some relative.
Every application for such license shall
be accompanied by a plan OF the premises
proposed to be occupied, describing the
intended, the extent and location of grounds
appurtenant thereto, and the number Of
patients Of either sex proposed to be re-
ceived therein. together with such addi-
tional Information as the trustees may re-
quire; and it shall not be lawful for said
board of trustees to grant any such license
without first having caused an examination
premises proposed to be licensed, and being
satisfied by such examination that they are
as described. and are otherwise fit for and
suitable for the purposes for which they
are designed to be used.
It shall be the duty Of the board Of trus-
tees at their first visit to- each institution
licensed in accordance with the laws of
this state. to have the care custody or
treatment Of the insane or persons OF un-
sound mind to examine the terms OF the
existing license, and determine how far the
institution is conducted in compliance with
said license; the board of trustees shall
nave power to continue amend or revoke
any existing license, as in their opinion
the interests OF the insane in the respective
institutions demands
Sec. 81. In all cases where the board of
trustees has reason to believe that any per-
son is wrongfully deprived of his liberty,
or is cruelty. negligently or improperly
treated in any institution for the care and
custody OF the insane. or inadequate pro-
or proper supervision and safekeeping of
the insane it shall, in it's discretion, order
an investigation Of the facts in the case by
one or more of its members and the attOr-
ney general or his deputy
The trustee or trustees conducting such
inquiries are hereby. empowered to issue
compulsory process for the attendance of
witnesses and the production Of papers, to
administer oaths, and to examine persons
under cath and to exercise the same gen
eral powers as belong to referees appointed
Dy the courts OF the state. Upon the CON-
pietion of such investigation said trustee
or trustees shall make concise statement
OF the facts found by him or them, with
such suggestions and recommendations as
to him or them seem advisable. and trans
nit a copy of the same. together with the
whole or such portion Of the testimony
sary to the governor Upon the receipt by
the governor of the report of such investiga-
ton he shall. if in his opinion the facts and
conclusions warrant, order the attorney gen
eral to prosecute the superintendent, off
GERS, managers. servants or employees of
such institution or any Of them that have
N any ma manner me been guilty Of any oense
whenever said board of trustees shall
make investigation into the general man
agement and administration of any institu-
ton Tor the custody and care of the insane
It shall give due notice thereof to the at
torney general, to appear at such investiga-
tk personally or by deputy, in behalf OF
may De In attendance thereat. and it shall
also give due notice Of the time and place
OF IN holding in such investigation.
sec %. The superintendent of every in
SStifutdon where insane are kept shall, on or
before the first day of September in each
anu anu every year report to the board Of trus-
ICES ;diati the number Of male and female insane
idlouc and epieptic in custody on the last
day OF July last passed, together with a
statistical exhibit of the number of ad-
nccmrpaS sein s and deaths that have
cqqnd dnao,, OF those discharged. the causes
on ueath OF tHose dying in the institution
anu hna.s such other facts and information as the
oodru OF trustees may require; and who
ever shall neglect to report as above di-
rected shal! be guilty of a misdemeanor.
sec. o. Title three Of chapter thirty-five
OF the general statutes of one thousand
elgnt hundred and seventy-eight from nara
! Pm eleven to Pa-asrai.s. fc.1tty-o.1c l~,th,
inclusive. and all acts and parts of acts
are hereby repealed. ''' "N'
Sec. "a; This act shall take effect and be
Apprev tfp% an aad i after sd is
Certain forms attached omitted from this
publication.) VII 'A''
CHAPTER I'll. f. NO. 1875.
AN ACT creating a Bureau of Labor, deiin-
tns us duties, ana appropriately money
BE It enacted by the Legislature of the
State OF Minnesota:
section l. A commissioner Of labor, ap-
pointed Dy the governor, and an assistant
pointed by the commissioner, Shall consfi-
tute Bureau of Labor. The present com
nasaa,s OF labor statistics Shall act as
COMMISSIONER nii OF labor until the expiration
OF MS term OF Office in January, 1885. at
that time and thereafter biennially, on the
nfsu Monday IN January, the governor with
the ADVICE and consent Of the senate shall
appoint q suitable person to act as commits
sloner OF labor, with headquarters at the
capitol, who shall hold his Office until his
successor Sec mas Spec been appointed and qualified.
ana employees of the said bureau to cause to
be enforced all laws regulating the employ
meRt OF children, minors and women; all
laws established for the protection of the
health. lives and limbs of operators in work
shops and factories, on railroads and in
other places, and all laws enacted for the
protectlon OF the working classes, including
laws OF 1882 chapters ten and sixteen of
the general laws Of 1889, chapter seventeen
OF the general laws Of 1891. laws declaring
IL a mlSdemeanor on the part of EMPLOYERS
to require as condition of employment the
surrender OF any right of citizenship, laws
resnlatlng and prescribing the qualifications
OF persons in trades and handicrafts and
similar laws now in force or hereafter to be
enacted It shall also be the duty of the
oulcers and employees of the bureau to col
iect, assert, arrange and present, in biennial
reports to the legislature. on or before the
first Monday in January, statistical details
| relating to all departments Of labor in the
state; to the subjects of cooperation, strikes
or other labor difficulties; to trade unions and
other labor organizations and their effect
upon labor and capital; and to such other
matters relating to the commercial, indus
trial, social, ed Icational, moral and sanitary
conditions Of the labOring classes, and the
permanent prosperity of the respective in
dustrles OF the state as the bureau may be
able to gather
In its biennial reports the bureau shall
also give an account of all proceedings of
its officers and employees which have been
taken in accordance with the provisions Of
this act Or of any of the other acts herein
referred to-. including statement OF all
violations Of law which have been observed
and the proceedings under the same, and
shall join with such account such rem arks,
suggestions and recommendations as the
commissioner may deem necessary.
Sec. B. 1t shall be the duty Of every own
er, operator. or manager of every factory,
Workshop mine or other establishment
where labor is employed, to make to the
bureau, upon blanks furnished by said bu-
reau, such reports and returns as the said
bureau may require for the purpose of
compiling such labor statistics as are au-
thOrized by this act, and the owner or bust
ness manager shall make such reports and
returns within the time prescribed therefor
by the commissioner of labor and shall
certify to the correctness of the same.
In the reports of said bureau no use shall
be made Of names Of individuals, firms or
corporations supplying the information
called for by this section, such information
being deemed confidential and not for the
purpose of disclosing personal affairs, and
reau violating this provision shall forfeit
a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars
or be imprisoned for not more than one
year.
Sec. 4. The commissioner, or my officer
of the bureau of labor, shall have the power
to- issue subpoenas, administer oaths and
take testimony i'll all matters relating to
the duties herein required by sal bureau,
such testimony to he talan In sona Suita hla