St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-04

allow an officer or employe of the said bu-
reau to so enter, shall be deemed guilty OF
nisdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof
before any court of competent jurisdiction,
shall be punished by fine not TO exGeeu
one hundred dollars or be imprisoned i'll
the county jail not TO exceed ninety ua4s.
The expressions factory or mill, work
shop" and ''publc or private works USED
in this act shall have the same meanings
defined for them, respectively, IN an ACT en-
titled IAN act providing for the protection
OF employees" approved March 30, 1873
Sec. &. No report or return made to the
said bureau in accordance with the provis-
ions Of this act, and no schedule, record OF
document gathered or returned by It's ON
GERS or employees. shall be destroyed within
two years of the receipt or collection
thereof. such reports schedules ana docu-
ments being declared public documents. AT
the expiration of the period OF TWO years
above referred to in this section, all records
schedules and papers accumuiauhS IN tlie
said bureau that may be CONSIDERED OF no
value by the commissioner may ne ut-
stroved: provided, the authority OF the gov
ernor and the senate be first OBTAINED lot
such destruction.
missioner and the factory inspector, pro
vided by section one of this act, the com
missioner of labor shall appoint two uepu-
ties and two assistant factory inspectors
one of whom shall! act as Inspector 4l ia III
ways He may also employ such other as
sistantS and incur such other expense hot
exceeding three thousand dollars q FtdI' ~
may be necessary in the dlschlIge OF Tue
official duties of said bur aau; such Cthef as
sistants shall be paid for the service feA-
dered such compensation as the c9lnllls-
sioner of labor may deem proper DuI no
such assistant shall be paid more IMAM Iour
dollars per day in addition to necessary
travelling expenses.
Sec. s. The biennial reports Of the bu-
reau of labor, provided for BY secLoh Two
of this act, shall be printed III the same
manner and under the same regulations as
The reports of the executive officers OF the
state; provided, that no less than one lhou-
tsaud nor more than three thousand copies
of the reDOrt shall be distributed. as the
Judgment of the commits Sioper may ueeih
hest The blanks and other Stauonefy re-
CURED by the bureau OF LABOR, III ace -
with the provisions OF this Hct, shtll ne Iui
nished by the secretary OF STATE pau
for from the printing fund OF the state.
Sec. Q. Tie compensation OF sald bureau
shall be two thousand hEe huHuIeu 1871 fstoaT
annual salary for the commissioner, htteeh
hundred dollars annual salary 1of ihe itSSlst-
ant commissioner, twelve hul!uFeu QOl! ~
annual salary for the factory lhspectoIi @Hn
one thousand dollars annual salary -each Iut
tha two deputies and the two assistant i.lt-
tory INSPECTORS, ard a sum not eNGeGI'lns
three thousand lOllarS per ann Ih Sudl pt
| allowed fol the necessary travelling anu VI
cidpntal eyDrDSes Of the bureau; provided
| that ONLY those persons who possess a pf4c-
teal knowledge of and eZpefl@nce ~ ~ ~
work and duties required OF lIell GiIu bo on
| provisions of this and otAef acls su"N NC "P
/ l:oiHted factory inspf ctorS' .,,1,- m
| See 10 There is hereby annually ap-
| Dropriatcd out of any money IN the treasury :;
| NOT otherwise appropriated, the sum %
twelve thousand two lUndle i dollars or 80
much thereof IS may be necessary 10 carry
out the provisions OF this act. o,,a ff+oo,
/ Sec II. Chlpt2r one hundred anu NJ"
! of the general law of 1887 and all amend
ments thereto and all other acts ana paris
/ Of acts inconsistent with the provisions On
/ this act are hereby repeated 49,. 49,, 10
! See 70. This act snail take eiect anu NS
] et.,r -r7l -
| Approved April ID. 1913.
CHAPTER I'll. T. NO. IS.
! AN ACT providing for the protection Oh EN-
Be cit # enacted by the Legislature OF the
S Soctio " All saws. planners, wood-shan-
ers ioiutprs sand-papcrins mdcMhFS any
ironing mangles; all set screws. OLcuiS NJ
machinery, including belts sAai l.iIs, T', ,I
! and fly-Wheels o. every descriptions an i
! tricaI dvnamOs and other dangerous el'I
| irical apparatus and appliances anu ~,
| watts pans, or other structures Ihleu VIZ
! molten metal CT hOiling liquids, III ",l'
! factory, mill or workshop, shdli ~ ~ w. Nv.
| Gated as not to he dangerous to N0fhilen, IN
| shall be, as far as pracucahe, PIUPei,I ~
guarded. fenced or otherwise pLQ'tG ,torioi
| mills. workshops, and public ana pilNd.c
works. near TO when any eu5p'oScu -
| obliged to pass, or to be empo$ed, sil"li , "
! securely fenced, enclosed ~ otherwise pro-
/ tccted No grindstOne, emery wheel OF any
/ machine in any factory, mill or WORKSHOP,
| shall be used when the same IS Known 10
be cracked or otherwise ueIeGuFFE Tho or-,or
! Sec . 1t shall be the duty ot the o"HHI
! of any factory mill or workshop, or MS
| agent, superintendent, or ot4ef person l,, III
! charge of the same. TO IufIlsp dllu Su{l'rJ >
or cause to be furnished and supplied there
| in wherever practicable, where machinery
! is in use belt shutters or other sa1e nechall-
! icaI contrivances for the purpose OF throw
| ing on or of belts or puileYs; ana wherever
]
! with loose puleys. Exhaust fans snNll ps
provided for the purpose on c1rrylhs on
| Sec 3 All hOist-W6yS. Waterways, eleNa-
! for wells and wheel holes in factories, mills
! workshops stOre-nouSes, W;f@oyHS OF
! stores shall be securely fenced enclosed or
otherwise protected and due diligence shail
be used to keep all such means or ptotec-
ton closed, except when it IS necessary 10
| have the same open that the sald hatcu-
WAYS elevators or hosting apparatus may
| he used All elevator cabs or cars, whether
| used for freight or passengers, snail ne pro-
vided with some suitable mechallcal deNicc'
whereby the car or cab will be securely
! held in the event of accident to the shipper
| rome or hosting machinery, or from any
! similar cause; provided, however tnat e'c11
vators regularly Inspected and insured
| against loss resulting from personal injuries
by any indemnity Insurance company an,
| thoriZed to do business in Minnesota shail
not be subject to the supervision OF the
! commissioner of labor or the factory in
Sec. 4. All factories, mills, and work
shops shall be kept in a cleaniy state ana
free from any atfiuviaf arising from any
sewer, DRAIN priyy or ot4ef huisai!G i
| They shall be so ventilated that while the
employees are at work therein tue arr snail
| not become SO exhausted as TO be injurious
TO the health of said employees. No water
| closet earth closet, priyy or ashpit s1al ne
within or communicate directly With the
! bake room OF any bakery, or the Kitchen OF
! any hotel or public restaurant thO SieeD-
| s,,,r nj. fnT
! plOyed in bake houses shall ne separate ana
| distinct from the places USED Tor the IilpA-
| ing OF bread.
or other buildings, in which people are en-
| ployed at manual or other labor proper ana
! sufficient means of escape in case OF ire
| shall be provided by more than one way
| of egress, and such means OF escape snail
at all times be kept free from amy OhSUuc-
ton, in good repair and ready 1or use. Al
doors leading i'll or to such Iactorles mus
| to open outward. when pracCcaDie' ana
| shall not be so locked, boited or fastened
during working hours as to prevent Ifee
| egresS. Proper and substantial hand rails
! shall be provided on all stairWayS in rae
! tories, mills and workshops, and in az fac
tories, mills and workshops in which re-
males are employed the stairs regularly
used by them shall be properly screened at
| the sides and bottom.
Sec 6. If in the opinion of the commits
| siOper of labor it is necessary TO insure the
safety Of the persons employed in any fac-
| tory, mill or workshop, three or more
stories in height one or more tire-escapes
as may be deemed by the said commissioner
as necessary and sufficient therefor, shall
be provided on the outside of such factory,
mill or workshop. connecting win each
floor above the first, well fastened and Sc
cured and of sufficient strength. Each OF
such fre-escapes shall have landings or
! balconies, not less than SIX feGt III length
and three in width. guarded by iron rail
ings not less than three feet in height and
embracing at least two windows at each
story, and connecting with the interior
by easily accessible and unobsructed open
ings and the balconies or landings shall be
| connected by iron stairs not less than