The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27
LABOR BUREAU.
F1t Of the Bill Crenting II Commits
sioner of ..nbor.

~ vi the biii creating n Commits
sioner of Aubor.
Austin, Texas, January 26.-The following
the labor bureau bill introduced in the
puse this morning:
bill to be entitled An act to establish
Aha maintain bureau OF labor and for
.ae appointment Of a commissioner of
npor Tor the state OF Texas, and making
20 appropriation therefor:
sec'ion /. BE 1t enacted by the Iegisla-
~ OF the state OF Texas, that there is
leoy created and established separate
distinct bureau to be known as the
reau OF labor statistics of the State of
A@. which bureau shall be charged with
colleetion OF statistics pertaining TO the
ernal resources of the State. labor and
Briculural.
eecuon Z. AS soon as possible after the
Ppiovai OF this act, and every two years
eser' the governor of the State shall
iVih' suitable person TO act us COM
.ssloher OF the bureau of labor. Said
uiuissloner shall be an elector of this
Ar, ana he shall before entering upon
dulies OF his office take the oath of
I'VE prescribed by the constitution. and
a'i give bond TO the State Of Texas In
SUN OF twenty thousand dollars ls2O,-
~, WIN TWO or more good and sufficient
'us' 70 be approved by the governor
oonultionod for tho faithful perform
ms duties, which oath and bond
stae. VI 'iie secretary
s.euon ). 1t shall be the duty of the.
"a Missioner to collect. assert. systcmat,ze
y present in biennial reports To the lee
ae statistical details relating TO all
OF labor in the State. such as
"vurs ana wages of labor. eos, OF lly-
u ~ ,alouht Of labor required. estimated
or n, VI persons depending on daily Ia
AZ .helr support and probable chances
oeihs employed. etc. said statistics
oe eiassed as follows:
sN-in agriculture.
pcustries. anu Manufacturing
Irhfd--ln MINING
fonrth-In irnnero,..,,,.
fater. transportation on land and
SnslIIl0s, 'srlcai and all other skilled ana
Ia nv NJ lahor not above enumerated
l,,ds a,hount ot cash capitnl Invested
Ina nas buildings. machinery. material
kensrsu,n oil production and Distributor
Persons an,,ivr, age, sex and condition OF
klovmo,, ployod; the nature of their On, :
|icesb,n me extent to which tho .n,ran
|SNsa system prevails in the vsrious
|ahor na Industries; tho number Of borro or
(nployes uay' the average leneth of tnnc
teceiyss per annum aud tho nor voges
kloymes,ah each OF the lndugir,os md ~,
/ s'mshls enumerated ana en-
lmployed the,f and condition Of the un-
|nsether WIN age sex aud nationality.
8 The sa.l .he causes Of thor lu'enogs
Ptops, dws,Iinnary condition Of lands worl i,
fooms occu,.,nsa' the number and size ~
TENT. fnei '1pied by the moor. ntr cn-t ~ -,
)Ocali,y =. 'ood' eloihlns aud wator in VI y,
(Which ,,Sa me State. also tho sxtnnt 40
n the disn,ace,'ns Processes are omnlioyed
10. The 'n, ,,O'tnt q hand labor.
PmDloyma,! lumber, nature. ropJi4io, % a..
Prisons ,e, the inmates ~ M g.
ltitu,iops my lails and RI ,ra,n.or.. '% "a,
blolmsr,s and 10 whni er,c,, ' .ty m
labor Of mec 'Iss "a competition wlth tho
II Az 81 these iusd,ut,,n,,' anu lanoFers
Flioh to lsholn olher Information 4, ,,,,
Eeem esasn,,. as the ooinmiesinrr,, ~ ~
u be oh,ssslto further ms olin,, o,,,l i,,
Elth snch s's by this stature ,o"o9ha.
eabor and ~ lp'ures on the conan e.,
r. be may d. Az probable future of ,bc -. -.
~ his hlenn,ai' god ara sllulerv IN i5enr,
csrt q STATE s all be The eutv n all ~,
= officers !, Departments ana ana If an ON
: me various oounti,s ~ ,'a ~.
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