The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-05-11


vlded for the use of each sex, and plainly
SO designated, and no person shall be al
iowed to use such closet or privy assigned
properly screened and ventilated, and at
an an tlmes r,S Kept in clean and good saniS;
WORKSHOPS, and in all other places where
the labor performed by the operator is of
such character that it becomes desirable
or necessary to change the clothing wholly
or in part, before leaving the building an
the close OF days toll, separate dressing
rooms shall be provided for women and
girls whenever so required by the factory
Sec. 8. No employee in any factory, mill
or workshop, or upon any public or private
works, shall be permitted or allowed to re-
move, or displace orr destroy any guard for
dangerous machinery and places and other
safety appliances which their employers
provisions of this act, excepting in accord
ance with the rules and regulations pro-
vided for such removal OF. displacement by
Sec. 8. Whenever there occurs, in con-
nect1on with any factory, mill, Workshop
any accident or injury to any individual
producing death or requiring the aid of a
surgeon, 1t shall be the duty Of the en-
ployer superintendent or agent having
charge of the work upon which, or in con-
nection with which the accident or injury
occurred, to send written notice Of the
accident to the commissioner Of labor with
in ten days Of the time of the accident or
injury, stating as fully as possible, the time
or place when or where said accident or in
Jury occurred, the name and residence Of
the person or persons killed or injured, and
the place to which, If injured the person or
persons have been removed.
Sec. EO. copy of the first ten sections
OF this act, together with the name and ad-
dress of the commissioner of labor printed
In legible manner, shall be kept posted in
each workroom of every factory, mill and
workshop, and in the office of every public
and private works, upon the employer or
his agent or superintendent being supplied
thereof
labor or by one of the factory inspectors.
r Sec; IL It shall be the duty Of the COM
tory inspectors under the direction and
supervision of said commissioner, to secure
the enforcement of this act, and of other
ployes now or hereafter to be enacted And
for that purpose they and each of them
are hereby empowered to visit and inspect.
during working hours and as often as shall
be necessary, all factories, mills, work
works where labor is employed In this
state. In the enforcement Of this act the
said commissioner and factory inspectors
snail give proper notices or orders to the
person owning, operating or managing the
factory. mills; workshop. hotel; restaurant:
building public or private works inspected
tors shall enter in books, provided for that
purpose, copies Of all notices and orders
given by them, and a record Of all inspec-
books shall be filed and preserved in the
Office of the commissioner of labor. They
shall also make complaints to the county
attorney or other proper prosecuting officer,
OF the proper court in the several counties
or municipalities, respectively, Of all viola
tons of this act, and of other laws for the
protection of employees.
Sec. II. Whenever factory inspector, in
connection with his visit to any factory,
workshop, building public private
works, finds on the part of the person own
ing. operating or managing the same any
act, default or omission mentioned in any
provided for the protection Of employees, the
said inspector shall give written notice of
said act omission or default to the proper
local municipal authority or department.
and take any steps permissible under said
local ordinance for the enforcement OF the
same. Whenever any act or omission men
omission under the provisions of any local
ordinance of any city or municipality, any
person who has previously given written
notice to the proper local authority or de-
partment may, after period of thirty
days, petition in writing, to the commits
sioner Of labor, providing the said local au-
meantime enforced said ordinance. The
said commissioners, upon the receipt OF said
petition, either in person or by one OF the
factory inspectors. shall, as soon as posi- sI.
ble examine into the matter and take such
steps as may be necessary to enforce tS TINS
Sec. 49, The orders and notices required
under this chapter shall be written or
sioner of labor or by one Of the factory
inspectors and may be served by one or
those officers or by any other officer or IN
different person, by delivering to the person
upon whom service is to be made, or by
leaving at his usual place of abode or bust
ness an attested copy thereof Notice TO
every member thereof and notice to the
president, secretary or treasurer or manag-
Ing agent or superintendent of corpora
ton, shall be notice to such corporation
Sec. IA ANY person aggrieved by the Or
der, requirement direction Of a factory
inspector may, within ten days from the
ton against the enforcement OF the same
to a judge Of the district court, and there
upon, after such notice, as the said Judge
hearing may be had before some judge OF
said court, within thirty days, at such "oss
enient place ced as u sha Se n a1pob three
perts to examine the matter and hear me
parties, which experts shall be DISTINGUISHED
the controversy, and the decision OF the
said court upon the report Of the said ex-
perts, or a majority thereof, in writing I'M
der oath, fled within ten days from the
date of such hearing, in the clerks office
Of said court, in the county wherein Is the
subject Of the controversy, may either alter
inspector, annul it in full or affirm the
same. A duly certified copy of said de-
csion. so filed as aforesaid; shall shall. have me me
original order Of the inspector, and snail
take the place of said original order. The
court may award reasonable COMPENSATION
of this section to be paid from the contin-
gent fund of the bureau OF labor, provided
the appeal is decided against the S order OK
taking the appeal in case the order OF the
inspector is sustained.
Sec. To- The county attorney OF any
county, or the proper prosecuting othcer OF
any city or municipality in the state, is
hereby authorized and directed. upon the
request of the commissioner OF TABOR OF
of any factory inspector, to commence and
to prosecute to termination before the
proper court, actions and proceedings
against the person or persons RESIDING WIN
in the limits Of his county or municipality,
reported to him to have violated the provls-
ions of this act and other acts for the pro-
lection Of employees.
omits to comply with any Of the foregoing
requirements or provisions OF this act, or
who disregerds any order, notice or REQUIRE
ment of said commissioner or Of a factory
inspector, when said order or notice is made
In accordance with the provisions OF this
act, or who obstructs or interferes with any
a factory inspector, shall be guilty OF q
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by a fine OF not less than than
dred dollars, or by imprisonment not less
than fifteen days nor more than ninety
days No ermGa top of t%a 5Ra Of
the first seven sections Of this act until
thirty days after notice in writing, by q
factory inspector or the comm rs 6a 9 or
to comply witt the provisions OF this act,
has been served upon said person, and not
been made in accordance with such notif-
cation. This period of thirty days shall
not, however be allowed to the owner,
workshop or other building where said
owner, agent or manager has been ordered
to put water closet or privy into good