The progressive farmer., 1900-12-18
LABOR Law IS PRJrUs4O.

Governing the Relations Between En-
ployer and Employee.
The development of manufactures
in North Carolina naturally brings
one face to face with the same prop
osition and problems that have en-
gagged the attention and the interest
of other sections of the country that
have already developed large manu-
facturing interests. 1t stands to
reason that the State cannot escape
the responsibilities that have fallen
upon other sections in which large
manufacturing interests have been
developed.
Two years ago there was consider
able discussion of this subject in The
Observer and in communication to
the paper Mr.. D. A. TOmpkins out
lined some features which he thought
would have to be covered in any
legislation that might be enacted on
the subject.
Recognizing the general interest
in this subject an Observer reporter
yesterday asked Mr.. Tompkins for
his views upon the subject of law
to be passed at the next meeting of
the Legislature and was given the
following as basis of what might
be formulated into a proper law;
A PROPOSED BILL.
An Act Regulating Labor and other
Matters in TertiLe Manufacturing
Establishments:
1t is hereby enacted.
/. Sixty-six hours shall constitute
weeks work for all persons en-
plOyed in textile manufacturing
esta blishments, whether owned by
corporations, partnerships or indi-
viduals. By special contract males
Is years old and over, may be EN-
ployed overtime at extra pay.
Females of all ages and males un-
der Is years of age shall not be en-
DlOyed to work and shall not work
in any textile manufacturing estab-
lishment more than 66 hours in one
week
Time lost by break downs or other
accident (nOt exceeding five hours in
one week. may be made up inside of
two weeks from time of such acci.
dent. Time lost by shut down at re-
quest of operatives, (not including
five hOurs) in any one week, may be
made up in the next week.
A textile manufacturing establish
ment shall be considered to mean
any factory where the fibre, or yarn,
or cloth or knit goods are dyed pro
vided that ten operatives or more
are employed.
For each breach of these regula-
tions as to hours of labor, the en-
ployer shall be fined $40.
2. Whoever accepts employment
in a textile manufacturing plant
shall give two weeks notice, in
writing, before quitting such EN-
ployment. An employee who may
qlit without such notice shall not be
employed in any other textile manu-
featuring Establishment within one
year.
Whenever such notice is given and
the term of the notice properly
worked, or offered to be worked,
then the employer shall give a cerrif-
cate to the effect that the notice has
been worked or waived and that the
operative quit in good standing.
For each breach of these regula-
tiOns the owner of the textile manu-
featuring plant making the breach
shall be fined $25 for each Offense.
3. No child under 10 years old
shall be employed in d textile manu-
featuring esta blishment.
No child under II years old shall
be employed in textile manufactur-
ing establishment during the term of
an available school.
No child under II years of age
shall be employed or work in tex
tile manufacturing establis hment in
the month of August.
All children from to ID years old,
whose parents or whose brothers or
sisters work in d textile manufacture
ing esta b1ishment, shall be required
to attend school during the school
term of an available school.
Ii child less than 10. years old
shall be employed in textile manu-
featuring establishment, then the