Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-04-01
For the Protection of LabOrerS.

An Act to protect mechanics, laborers,
material men and other persons, who
perform labor upon, or furnish material
or other supplies for mines, buildings,
canals, bitches, tunnels, railroads, wagon
roads, aqueducts, or other structures and
requiring the person, persons, company
mining property, or having charge of
the erection or repair of any building or
other structure, or the construction of
any canal, ditch, tunnel, railroad, wagon
road or aqueduct to publish and post
statements, under oath, setting forth
such data as will put mechanics, labor
ers, material men and other persons i'll
possession Of the conditions under which
work is being prosecuted and providing
a penalty for violation of this act.
lie it enacted by the Legislature of the
state of Idaho:
Section I. 1t shall be the duty of any
person, persons, company or corporation,
engaged in working any mine, mines,
mining premises or in developing any
mining claim or claims, whether quartz
or placer, 'or i'll the running of any tun-
mel, or in the erection or repair of any
building or other structure, or in the
construction of any canal, ditch, railroad,
wagon road aqueduct, in every case
where mechanics or laborers are employ
ed i'll or about the properties above
mentioned to make, record and publish
statement under oath, setting forth
such data as are provided in Section of
this act.
Sec. 2. The statement required by the
preceding section shall contain the fol-
towing data:
First The name or name of the own
er or owners of the mine, mines, mining
claim or premises, tunnel, building
canal, ditch, railroad, wagon road, aque-
duct or other structure upon which
work is being done or upon which it is
intended to begin work.
| Second. The name or names of the
person, persons, company or corporation
engaged in or who contemplates engag
ing in work upon any of the properties
or structures mentioned herein.
Third. The conditions under which
said person, persons, company or cor
poration, is prosecuting said work
whether as owner, agent lessee, con
tractor, sub-contractor, contemplating
purchaser or lien-holder.
Fourth. The principal office of said
person. persons, company or corporation
and if corporation the state or count,
where incorporated and the agent i'll thi
State on whom service may be had.
Fifth. The day of the week or montl
when payment of the laborers, mechan
les and material men will be made ant
the place where said payments will b
made,
Sixth. A statement of all mortgage
and leins against the property OH whicl
work is being done, with the amount c
each of said membranes and whethe
or not the same is due or not.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of an
: person. persons, company or corporation
employing mechanics or laborers upo
any mine, mines, mining claim G
premises, tunnel, building, canal, ditcf
railroad, wagon road, aqueduct or othe
structure at the time this act shall tax
effect to file for record in the Office of til
Recorder of the county in which sal
labor is being done and if there be
District Recorder, then also in the offie
: of said District Recorder of the distri'
where said mechanics or laborers are en-
ployed, within ten days after this a.
shall take effect, statement under oatl
containing the data required by Sectio
$ q of this act; said person, person
!. company or corporation, shall also wit
+ in ten days after this act shall take effec
; post similar statements in his or
= Office, at the place where payment
!. wages is to be made, and in a public al
v conspicuous place where it can be east
i seen at or near the place where sa
Il mechanics or laborers sre employed.
Il Sec. 4. Any person, persons, eoinpar
or corporation who after this act sha