Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07
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Section / Of the lirst.namod ac. says

mentS.
Section of the tirst.named act says;
immediately after the passage OF This act
the Governor shall appoint factory inspector,
at a salary of 81, 90 per year, whose term OF
office shall be four years, at the expiration of
which the Governor shall aprol mt n successor.
The said inspector shall be empowered TO fisit
and inspect az MI reasonable hours and as
often as practicable the factories and work
shops in the State.
Following is section Q:
II tue inspector fnds that the heating, light
Ing, ventilation or sanitary arrangements Of
any factory or Workshop are such az to BIO un-
necessarily Injurious 10 the health of persons
employed therein or that the means OF egress
In case OF ire or other disaster is not sufficient
or that the betting, shnfting, gearing, elevator,
drums or machinery 10 such factory or work.
shop are 80 located as TO be unnecessarily dam
gerous 20 tho employees or are not sufficiently
guarded or that the watts, pans or structures
for molten metal or hot liquids are not pr divided
with proper safeguards Tor preventing acci-
dent or Injury to those employed at or near
them, he snail notify in writing the person or
persons. or association Of persons, or corpora
tlon having control or possession of such fac
tory or workshop 10 make the necessary altera-
tions or additions within 6Odays from the date Of
such notice or within such time as the said
alterations or additions can be made with
proper diligence: and II the necessary alterh-
lions and additions are not made within 10 days
from the date OF such notice or within such
time as said alterations and additions can be
made with proper diligence the said persons.
association Of persons, or corporation shall be-
deemed guilty of violating the provisions of
this act 1t shall be deemed sufficient service
OF the said notice II the said Inspector or his
agent shall serve such notice upon the SAID
persons, association OF persons, the president,
any director or general manager OF such cor
poraton personally or shall leave a copy of
such notice at any Office provided for such lac
tory or workshop.
Section 3 says
All necessary expenses incurred by the said
IN, ha "A t4pnar RVS Of
paid by the State treasurer and shall not OK
coed $1,000 per year.
Section says;
1t shall be the duty Of the inspector to re-
port to the Governor on or before the hrat day
of January In each year the names OF the fac
tories and workshops inspected, the number
OF laborers employed in each and the number
OF children employed under the age OF 10
yearp, the maximum number OF hours per-
formed each week and The alterations
nnd additions made in accordance with
notice given under the provisions OF sec.
tion of this act The inspector shall
have access to any register kept in such
factory or workshop tor the registration OF
names. birth places ages, places OF residence,
names of parents or guardians or the dates
when employment begins OF employOs under
the age OF Is years.
Sec. is as follows:
Every person, association o: persons, or
corporation violating any of the provisions OF
this net shall be guilty of n miBdemeRnor and
upon conviction thereof shall pay fine OF not
less than SlO1 nor more than $1,000 or be i'm
prisoned III a natural person. moi more than
one year Or both. in thp discretion of the court
And the Encouragement may in any action
Of debt brought by him in the superior coErt
sue for and recover from every such person,
association Of persons, firm or corporation so
offending the sum Of 500.
Sec. says:
In all trials under the provisions Of the
| foregoing section Of the act or acts Of any
| officer of corporation so far as they affect or
concern any employe or servant of such cor
| poration shall be taken and held to be an act
| or acts of the corporation whether general or
| special authority as to such act or acts from
the corporation TO such ofIlcer be Shown or not;
| but nothing herein contained shall be con-
| stSued 10 relieve any officer Of a corporation
| from individual liability under the provisions
| OF this act.
Sec. of the other act is as follows:
No person, association of persons, or cor
| poration employing in the State Of Delaware
| Ave or more persons in any manufacturing or
| mercantile business shall employ at labor in
such business any child under the age of 10
| years.
Sec, 2 says:
Every person, association of persons. or COR
| poration employing in the state of Delaware
| 1--WE or more persons in any manufacturing or
| mercantile business shall keep register in
| which shall be recorded the name, birthplace
| age and place Of residence, the name OF the
| parent or guardian and date when employ
| ment begins of eyesy person so employed by
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it shall be unlawful for any child above the
| age Of Is years and under the age of Is to be
employed by such person, firm or corporation
| in such business unless there is fist provided
and placed on file an affidavit made by the
| parents or guardian stating the age, date and
place OF birth Of said child; II said child should
| have no parents living or guardian, then such
anldavit shall be made by the child which
afIidaylt shall be kept on file by the employer
and which said register and affidavit shall be
produced for inspection on demand OF any
| ~ ha a DelnWara authorized
law to examine 1t.
Sec. 8 is similar to sec. of the preceding
act, and sec. IS like sec. of said act.
Sec. o says: ...-...
This act shall not be construed to apply to
employers of newsboys or messengers OF tele-
graph companies.
DIVORCE LEGISLATION.
The House passed the act to divorce
Mary L. and Joseph I. Jackson; also, the
act to divorce Mary E. and Robert Il.
Grace. Representative Ball gave notice of
an act to divorce Emma and Asa Morris.
Representative Watson introduced an act
to divorce Wallace w. and Hettie L. An
drietl. Senator Pyle gave notice of an act
to divorce Sallie A. and Ulysses q. Sim.
mons. Senator Pierce introduced an act
to divorce John l.. and Beatrice Norwood
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following message from Governor
MArvil was referred to the committee OIL
revised statutes;
10 hs S,nan m HOUSE, Of RspresentatiUss: By
the act entitled IAN Act for the More Enlcien
Protertion against Crime" passed at Dovei
| May 18th, 1891, 1t was made the duty o
| the Governor as soon as conveniently might De
after its passage TO appoint two suitable per
SONS, residents of the city OF Wilmington, to be
detectives for the term of four years. In con'
formity with the provisions OF said statute my
| predecessor on the 10Th day OF June, 1891, APP
| V,nfn tad two uR
plated by the said act and BY the Limitation
therein prescribed the term Of appointment
the proper construction Of this statute in re-
latlon 70 the power of the Governor to appoint
successors TO the detectives first appointed
deeme1 1t TO be proper 20 address the
whether In his Judgment the act above
mentioned was sufficiently explicit as tC
the right and nd. duty St me G0ye or % f %hS
| years therein limited as the term OF appoint
ment of those first appointed Or upon the Ie-
moyal OF the appolates insrein Goatempi ihal
In their stead. To this letter OF inquiry a
reply was received from that officer OF the
date of January 3Oth, 1875 in which, among
other things, he states in reference to the &C
above referred to: MY judgment is that 1t |,
not sufficiently explicit as to the right and
duty OF the Governor to appoint another OIL
other SfIicers In the places OF the original ap
pointoos under the act, either Mt tho expirini
OF the four years limited In the act or upol
| removal" g..
such being the opinion of the principal law
officer whose duties are chiefly affected, and /
further being his opinion that the officers con
templated By the act are useful and q, necessary
validity of their appointment would great.
impair their efficiency. advise that sucl
legislation may be had as will place the matte
beyond cavll. JOSHUA II. MARviL.
, LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.
Representative JOlls gave notice of al
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