The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-03-23
Bill Passed by the Legislature and
Approved.
PROVISION THAT WILL BIND.
Many Things Demanded Of the Employer
Who May be Engaged In Con-
struction Work.


the last Legislature and approved by
the governor is one known as sub
stitute for senate bill 81, an act to
protect mechanics, laborerers, mater
ial men and other persons, etc. The
new law makes the following provis-
ions:
"Section L. 1t shall be the duty
of any person, persons, company or
corporation engaged in working any
mine, mines, mining premises or in
developing any claim or claims, wheth
er quartz or placer, or in the running
of any tunnel, or in the erection or
repair of any building Or other struc-
ture, or in the construction of any
canal, ditch, railroad, wagon road,
or aqueduct, in every case where me-
chanics or laborers are employed in
or about the properties above men
toned, to make, record and publish
statement, under oath, setting forth
such data as are provided for in sec
ton of this act.
"Sec. 2. The statement required
by the preceding section shall con-
tain the following data:
''First-The name or names of
the owner or owners of the mine,
mines, mining claim or premises,
tunnel, building, canal, ditch, rail
road, wagon road, aqueduct 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 cor
poration engaged in or who contem-
plates engaging in work upon any of
the properties or structures men
toned herein.
.aThe conditions under which said
person, persons, company or corpo-
ration is prosecuting said work,
whether as owner, agent, lessee, con-
tractor, sub-contractor, contemplative
purchaser GA lienholder.
"Fourth-The principal office of
OtiNt tJVioOhj lSioOHS3 NOtNJ -
corporation, and if a corporation the
state and county where Incorporated
and the agent in this state on whom
service may be had.
"Fifth-The day of the week oil
month when payment of the laborers,
mechanics and material men will bt
made and the place where said pay
ment will be made.
.Sixth-A statement of all mort
cages and liens against the property
upon which work is being done, witt
the amount of each Of said incum
brances and whether or not the sam,
is due.
s'Sec 3. 1t shall be the duty o
any person, persons, company o
corporation employing mechanics o
laborers upon any mine, mines min
ing claims or premises, tunnel, build
ing, canal, railroad, wagon road
aqueduct or other structure at tn
time this act shall lake effect to fill
for record in the office of the recorde
of the county in which said labor
being done, and if there be distriC
recorder, then also in the office o
said district recorder of the distrit
where said mechanics or laborers al
employed, within 10 days after thl
act shall take effect, statement I'LL
der oath containing the data require
in section 2 of this act Said pei
son, persons, company or corporate
shall also, within 10 days after til
act shall take effect, post similar STATE
ments in his or its office, at the plat
where payment of wages is to
made, and in public and conspic'
Gus place, where it can be easily seel
at or near the place where said M
chanics or laborers are employed
"Sec 4. Any person, person
company or corporation who aft
this act shall take effect shall eDgas
in working, developing or prospec
ing any mine, mines, mining CLAIM
or premises, or in mining any tu
mel, or in repairing or constructlI
any building, or in constructing al
canal, ditch, railroad, wagon roa
aQueduct or other structure shall Ell
ploy any employers or laborers
any of them, make, record and pu
lish in the same manner as is pr
vided in section 3 Of this act stat
ment under oath containing the da
provided for in section 2.
Sec. 5. Any person, person
company or corporation or any ma
aging agent violating any of the pI
visions of this act shall be deem
guilty of a misdemeanor and up
conviction thereof shall be punish
by fine not less than 500 or me
,han s500 or by Imprisonment in