Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-04-19

CHAPTER 31O-H. F. NO. $50.
AN ACT to provide for limiting the hours
OF oa1Iy service of 1aborers, workme
md mechanics employed upon public
OF Minnesota, providing for the mser-
ton OF certain stipulatious IN contracts
OF public works; imposing penalties for
violations Of the provisions OF this act
and providing for the enforcement
thereof.
Be It enacted by tho Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. The service OF al! laborers,
amy public works OF. or work lone for
the State of Minnesota, whether said
work is done by contract or otherwise,
shall be, and Is hereby limited. and re-
endar day; a 1t shall be unlawful for
any officer of the state, or any person
acting for Or on behalf thereof, or any
contractor or sub-contraotor for any part
such state, OF any person. corporation,
Or association whose duty It shall be to
employ or to direct and ~coeltrol the
n n1scise a,cs Of IS such sa laborers, w .tkua a.. or
ton or control Of the services Of such
laborers, workmen or mechanics TO- re-
SURE 60, or permit them or any Of them
calendar day and except in cases
OF extraordinary emergency caused By
fire. food or danger to life and property,
and except to work upon public, military
OF naval works or defenses in time Of
war, except In cases Of employment Of
labor in agricultural pursuits, provided
that nothing herein contained shall be
construed to apply to the employment
whether contracted for or not.
Sec. 2. Each n every contract to
which the State of Minnesota Is herein
for, or on behalf Of the said state, which
contract may involve the employment
OF laboGerS, workmen or mechanics, shall
contain a stipulation that no laborer,
the contractor or any s~ub-contractor
doing or contracting to do any part OF
the work contemplated by the contract,
Shall pc required or permitted to work
endar day, except in cases of extra
ordinary emergency caused by fire, flood
Or danger to Life or property. and ex-
oept to work upon public, military or
and except in cases Of employment Of
labor I'm agricultural pursuits, and each
and every such contract shall %stipulate
a Pen penalty TOR such violation Of the stipu-
dollars for each laborer, workman, or
mechanic, for each and every calendar,
day in which he shall labor more than
eight hours, and the inspector or officer,
or person whose duty it shall be to see
that the provisions of any sucn contract
are complied with, shall report to the
roper Ofncer OF SUCH state, all Violations
Of the stipulation in this act, provided
for in each and every such contract, and
the amount Of the penalties stipulated
in any such contract shall be withhe1d by
the officer or person whose duty it shall
be to pay the moneys due under such
contract, whether the violations for
which such penalties were imposed by
contractor. his agents or employees, or
any sub%-contractor, his agents or employ
es, no person, on behalf Of The State of
Minnesota shall rebate or permit any
penalty imposed umder, any stipulation
ing which he shall make UP and certify
Of an error Of fact. Nothing In this act
shall be construed to authorize the col-
lection Of said penalty from the state.
This act shall not apply to any contract
work done for any town or county in
this state.
Sec. 8. Any officer Of the State Of Min
neseta, or any person acting for, or IN
behalf thereof, who shall violate the
provisions Of this act shall be deemed
guilty Of a m~isdeneanor, and be subject
to a fine or Imprisonment or both, at the
discretion of the court, the fine not to
exceed five hundred dollars {$50O. nor
the imprisonment more h one year.
Nothing In this act shall be construed
to apply to work OF labor In constructing
or repairing roads or highways.
Sec. 4. All acts and parts of acts IN
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage.
Approved April IL, 1901