Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-02-02
NO. 264O
TIE CASH BILL.
ie&t OF the Bill, To Have Wages
Paid In Cash, Offered By Sem
atOr Sfokas

Paid In Cash, offered BY Sem
ator Stokes
senator Stokes Monday, introduc the
oasn blii, which he has prepared and
"hich mas peen submitted to the labor or
ganlzation for approval. The bin in full
is as follows: -uii'
An act TO Provide for the Pavment of
Wages Every two Weeks.
be 1t enacted by the Senate and Gan.
eral Assembly of the State of New Iar-
| sey. - -'e" 'er-
Hsefy person, firm, association.
partnership, establishment or comnanv
lh TINS State and every corporation or
sahlzeo or doing business under an act
en'ilied An ACT Concerning Cornors-
,iohs, revision of 1866 in this state
Ven'pioylng persons) shall paw at least
every two weeks, in lawful money oftho
oniteu states, to each and every am
ployee engaged in his, their ar lie b,si
ness, or to the Representative of snob a
ployee' Inc iuii amount of wages due to
such employee, up to within twelve days
u suca pay meni; provided however that
II at any time of pay yment, any emplovee
snail De absent from his or her raonIar
piace OF labor and shall not receive his
or ner wages through duly authorized
representative, he shall be entitled to
sald payment at any time thereafter unon
demand. Any employer or EMPLOYERS
VINO shall violate any of the provisions
OF 'h's section, shall be deemed guilty of
mlsdemeanor and shall be punished by
O
me not less than twenty-five dollars
ana not more than one hundred dollars
for each and every offence, at the discre-
tioh OF the Court; provided an action for
such violation is commenced within s;xtr,
Gays from the date thereof.
so. 1t shall not be legal for anv sn,h
person, nrfn, association, partnership.
establishment. company, corporation. ia
enter into or make any agreement with
any employee for the payment of the
wages OF any such employee, otherwise
tnan as provided in section l of this act.
except 1t be to pay such wages at shorter
Intervals than every two weeks. And
every agreement made in violation of this
act shall be deemed to be mil and VOID
and any person. firm. association. part.
hersnlp, establishment company or cor
poration entering into any such arree-
ment' shall be liable.to the penalties nro.
Vioeo Tor IN section 1 of this act as tbonpb
sucn agreement had not been made. and
each and every employee with whom, anr
agreement in violation of this act. shall
be made, by any such person, firm. as
soclaticn, partnership. establishment
company, corporation, or the agent or
agents thereof, shall have his or her
action and right of action against any
such persons, firm, association. PARTNER.
ship, establishment, company or cor
poration for the full amount of his or her
wages in any court of competent iurisdic-
ton in this State.
%. The factory inspector of this State
and his deputies shall bring an action
against any employers or employer afore-
said who neglect to comply with the
provisions of this act for period of two
weeks after having been notified in writ
ing by said inspector or his deputies,
that such action will be brought; and tits
hereby made the duty of County Prose-
cntors of the Pleas to appear in behalf of
such proceedings. brought hereunder by
the factory inspector and his deputies.
"a. All acts and parts of acts ircon-
sistent with the provisions of this act, are
hereby repealed"