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Of record by the Judge Of probate or courl
| commissioner; provided, that the said writ
| ten order shall be flied with the county au
| county treasurer in payment of said sums
Sec; so. No person or association shall
establish or keep an institution for the care
sons Of unsound mind, for compensation OF
hire or otherwise without first obtaining
license therefor from the board of trus
tees; provided that this section shall not
apply to any state institution; and provided
| also that 1t shall not apply to cases where
an insane person or persons persons OF S unso na
home or that of some relative.
Every application for such license shall
be accompanied by a plan Of the premises Sc
capacities of the buildings for the uses
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
| by at least three of its members of the
| 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
1t 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 I'M
I sound mind to examine the terms Of the
existing license, and determine how far the
| said license; the board Of trustees shall
have 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-
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
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 oath and to exercise. the same gen.
| eral powers as belong to referees appointed
by the courts OF the state. Upon the CON-
| pletion of such investigation said trustee
| of the facts found by him or them with
such suggestions and recommendations as
to him or them seem advisable, and trans
whole copy or the eosan together with the
taken by him or them as they deem neces-
| sary to the governor. Upon the receipt by
on 5 sb. Of the report OF such
conclusions warrant order the attorney gen
eral to prosecute the superintendent, Off
s secS servants or employees Of
IN any manner been guilty Of any offense
punishable by the laws of this state.
Whenever said board Of trustees shall
agement and administration of any institu-
ton for the custody and care of the insane,
1t shall give due notice thereof to the at
torEey general, to appear at such investiga-
| ton personally or by deputy, in behalf of
the people and examine all witnesses who
may may be be in attendance thereat and it shall
also give due notice of the time and place
OF holding such investigation.
Sec. 81. The superintendent of every in
stlttution where insane are kept shall on or
ana every year, report to the board Of trus-
| tees the number of male and female insane,
idiotic and epileptic in custody on the last
DAY OF July last passed, together with a
statistical exhibit of the number of ad-
missions discharges and deaths that have
VI tRoss the the actual
OF death Of those dying in the institution
and such other facts and information as the
board OF trustees may require; and who
| rected shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
| pee. oo. little three OF chapter thirty five
OF OIL, the eg general statutes Of one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-eight, from para
graph eleven to paragraph forty -one, both
inconsistent inc with the provisions Of this act
Sec. 81. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10, 1893.
pubication.)
| CHAPTER 6-H. F. NO. 42s.
AN ACT creating a Bureau Of Labor, denn-
ing Its duties, and appropriating money
for Its maintenance:
Be 1t enacted by the LEGISLATURE of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section L. A commissioner Of labor, ap-
pointed by the governor, and an assistant
co commits and factory inspector, ap-
| tute Bureau Of Labor. The present COM
missioner OF labor statistics shall act as
cemmisspner Of labor until tie expiration
OF ms term OF office in JapsJary, 1885, At
that time and thereafter bfehniaily, on the
n mrs Monday n January, the governor. with
sioner Of labor, with headquafters 'S at the
CAPITOL who shall hold his Office until his
successor s has been appointed and qualified.
and employees Of the said bVTeau to cause to
be enforced all laws regulating the employ
m I Of children. minors and women; all
health. lives and limbs of operators in work
| shops and factories, on railroads and in
other places, and a4 laws enacted for the
chapter two hundred and FIVE Of the general
| laws Of 1885, chapters ten and sixteen OF
the general laws 81 1889, chapter seventeen
q the general n,n laws Of 1891. laws declaring
surrender Of any Right Of citizenship, ni laws
'hS sdss anS hSnans
similar laws now in force or hereafter to be
enacted It shall also be. the duty of the
officers and employees Of the bureau to col
| reports to the legisIature. 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
trial, social, ed dcational, moral and sanitary
conditions Of the laboring classes, and the
gernanent prosperity Of the respective in
able to gather
In its biennial reports the bureau shall
also give an account of all proceedings Of
taken In accordance with the provisions Of
this act or Of any Of the other acts herein
referred to- including statement, Of all
ana the proceedings under the same, and
shall join with such account such remarks,
suggestions and recommendations as the
commissioner may deem necessary.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty Of every own
| er, operator or manager Of every factory,
| workshop, mine or other establishment
bureau, upon blanks furnished by said bu.
reau, such reports and returns as the said
bureau may require for the purpose Of
compiling Sucn 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
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.