Evening journal., 1897-05-20
NOTICES.
NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS or FEMALE
LABOR.


BE 1T ENACTED by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State
of Delaware In General Assembly
met:
Section /. That it shall be the duty OF
every person or corporation employing fe-
male labor to the number of ten or up
wards in New Castle county to provide
WITHIN three months after the passage Of
this act, room or rooms, plainly and ap-
propriately furnished. for such employees
to dress. wash and lunch in, separate and
apart from the male employees of such
person or corporation, allowing in said
separate room or rooms, at least nine
square feet Of floor space for each em-
plOye, and further to provide washing
sinks for such female employees, separa te
and apart from such male employees al
lowing one such washing sink to each ff-
teen OF such female employees by such
person or corporation; and further to
provide water closets for such female
employees, separate from those used by
such male employees, provided that moth
ing IN this section shall apply to canning
establishments doing business in the
rural districts of said county.
Section 2. IL shall be the duty Of every
store keeper I'm New Castle county to pro-
vide seats FOR his or her clerks and em-
ployes so that when unemployed such
clerks and employees may be seated
Section 3. II shall be the duty of every
person or corporation employing female
labor to provide such places for such fe-
male employees to work I'm during cold
weather as shall be reasonably and COM
fOrtably warm.
Section 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
employer OF female labor, or any over
seer, superintendent, foreman or boss Of
any such employer OF female labor, to use
toward female employees any abusive, in
decent or profane language, or to In any
manner abuse, misuse, unnecessarily eX-
pose to hardship, or maltreat any such
female employe.
Section 8. Any person violating
any provision of section four
entity 81 n rnisdenoeopor ana ,,non co,,-
viction thereof shall be fined not less
than ten and not exceeding one hundred
dollars for each offense. Any person or
corporation violating any provision of the
first, second and third sections of this act
shall be deemed guilty of a msdemeanOr,
and upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined the sum of ten dollars and shall be
subject to the further penalty of ten dol
lars for each day thereafter during which
such corporation or person shall refuse OF
neglect to provide the furnished rooms,
seats, appliances, or furnish the heat
therein mentioned.
Section c. Prosecutions for viola.
Complaint COZ OF any ny person before any
justice of the peace in New Castle county
resident in the hundred in which the
place of business of such employer shall
be located, or In a hundred adjacent
thereto. Any such justice of the peace
shall have Jurisdiction to hear, try anc
determine such complaints with an ap'
peal to the Court OF the General Sessions
OF the Peace and Jail Delivery. Upor
conviction of violation of any of the pro
visions of this act the justice of the peace
hearing, said complaint in case said de
fendant is a corporation, shall have
authority to issue execution, against sait
defendant for the fine and costs, and al
said defendant under the provisions o.
this act. All fine and penalties imposed
under this act shall be paid into the treas
ury OF New Castle county. In any prose
cution under the first section of this ac
II shall be necessary to aver in the com
plant. or to prove in behalf OF the prose
| cution at the trial thereof. that the de
| fendant employs female labor to the mum
Der OF ten or upwards, provided, however
/ that the defendant in any such prosecu
! tion may introduce evidence upon TN
| point and il the justice of the peace try
| ing said cause shall find that such de
4 PENDANT does not employ female labor I
| the number of ten or upwards, said prose
cution shall fail. All prosecution unde
this act shall be in the name of New Cas-
section 4 The chief Justice Of the Stat
| Of Delaware is hereby authorized and re
quired within sixty days after the pass
| age of this act, to appoint female in
| spector, whose duty II shau pe 70 Elsl
/ from time to time all stores, mills, iae
| tories and other places OF business wher
| female labor is employed, and 10 duly en-
force the provisions OF this act. When
| ever said Inspector shall ascertain tina
the provisions OF this act or any OF thei
| are being violated by any employer {
| New Castle county, II shall be the dut
of said inspector to serve upon Sucn VIC
Iator of the provisions OF this act, writ
4 ten notice that, unless such emplOye
shall conform to the requirements OF TN
act and wholly cease any Violauo
thereof within ten days from the servie
. OF such notice, such employer VIII 1
prosecuted under the provisions or TN
act and 1t shall further be the duty
: such inspector in case of the neglect
failure of such employer who has receive
such notice to conform to the provision
of this act. and to cease all violation
| thereof within ten days from the sal
I service of said notice, to institute Il
I prosecution of such recalcitrant employ
| or employers, under the provisions
this act by swearing out before any Ju
tice of the peace I'm New Castle count
resident in the hundred where SAID en-
| ployer may have his or her or lts pia
+ OF business, or in an anJacent huhui'
= the necessary warrant or complaint an
! thereupOn to assist and enforce the pros
/. cution OF the person or corporation
complained Of to the full extent OF n
mower. and it shall further be the du
of such inspector in case any prosecuul
under the provisions OF this act shau
= begun or Instituted by any other pers
{ than such inspector, TO aid, further al
, 10 assist such independent prosecution
J. such employer TO the best OF her poW'
= | and whenever such independent prosec
tion OF any such employer shall be beg
| Nv any person other than said inspectC
IL shall be the duty OF the justice OF I
peace before whom such complaint sn
he made. TO StfalBnlWdy hotlAS bS "a
- course of mail, the inspector appoint
T. under this act, informing such Inspect
" OF the name Of the complainant and {
II fendant, of the names or the witness
r indorsed upon said complaint ana OF !
,e day, hour and place fixed for the heari
90 of said cause. 49,.
Id employer of female labor in New Cas-
r county, whether to the number or I
id or UPWARDS or less, to permit said insp'
he TOR 10 have full and free access at
or time during the working or noon hol
of said employees to the place OF busin'
OF such employer where such emplo.
are employed, and In case any such e
s. ployer shall refuse such Inspector I
:. and free access TO his place or busin
~ as aforesaid or shall in any way hin'
A.. or prevent the full performance OF ner
~ ties OF Inspection under the provisions
ou this act. such employer shall be deem
- guilty of a misdemeanor, ana upon C
Ne viction OF such Interference with SAID
~ spector IN the performance OF her dut
Ss shall pay a nne to New Castle county
~ ten dollars, which fne shall DO cullec
IL In the same manner as the othei n
he and penalties heretofore provided Ior
NJ this act. -,
Of l.. S.-Employes Of female labor
hereby notified that strict compllal
.te with the purpose and spirit OF lhls
M will be required, and females whose
nd ties comes under the provisions OF
bill are requested for their own ptot