The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19
CHAPTER a1o-H. F. NO. loo.

CHAPTER 310-H. It. NO. 100.
AN ACT to provide for limiting the hours
OF daily service of laborers, workmen
and mechanics employed upon public
WORKS or of'Work done for the State
of Minnesota, providing for the inser-
lion OF certain stipulatons in contracts
OF public works; imposing penalties for
violations of the provisions of this act,
and providing for the enforcement
thereof.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. The service of all laborers,
( Worhnen and mechanics employed upon
amy public works of, or work done for
the State of Minnesota, whether said
work is done by contract or otherwise,
shall be- and is hereby limited, and re-
Str1cted to eight hours in any one cal
endar day; and it shall be unlawful for
any officer of the state, or any person
acung for or on behalf thereof, or any
| contractor or sub-contractor for any part
OF any public works OF, or work done Tor
such state, or any person, corporation,
Or association whose duty it shall be to
employ or to direct and coertrol the
srrvices Of such laborers Workmen or
mechanics, or who has in fact the direc-
ton or control of the services of such
laborers, Workmen or mechanics to re-
qulre or permit them or any of them
to labor more than eight hours in any
one calender day and except in cases
of eXtraordinar y emergency caused by
ire, flood or danger to life and property,
and except to. work upon public, military
or naval works or defenses in time of
war, except in cases OF employment of
labor IN agricul tl1ral pursuits provided
that nothing herein. contained shall be
construed to apply to the employment
of labor on work now In progress,
whether contracted for or not.
Sec. 2 Each and every contract to
which the State Of Minnesota Is herein
after a party. and every contract made
for, on on behalf Of the said state, which
contract may involve the employment
OF laborers, Worknlen or mechanics shall
contain a stipulation that no laborer,
workman or mechanic in the employ of
the contractor or any sub-contractor
doing or contracting to do amy part of
the work contemplated by the contract,
snail be required or permitted to work
more than eight hours in any one cal
elfdar day, except in cases of extra
ORDINARY emergency caused by fire, food
OR danger to life or property. and ex-
cept to work upon public, military or
naval work. or defenses in time of war,
and except in cases Of employment of
LABOR In agricultural pursuits, and each
and every such contract shall stipulate
a penalty FOR such violation Of the stipu-
laIlon directed by this act, of ten QO
collars for each laborer, workman, OF
mechanic, for each and every calendar
Gay In which he shall labor more than
eight hours, and the inspector or officer
that the provisions Of any sucn contra ri
are complied with, shall report to the
proper officer of such state, all violations
OF the stipulation in this act, provided
Tor In each and every such contract, and
The amount Of the penal ties stipulated
IN any such contract shall be withheld by
the oH1cer or person whose duty it shall
De 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 under any stipulation
herein provided for, unless upon a find
ing which he shall make up and certify
! that such penalty was imposed by reason
OF an error Of fact. Nothing in this act
lection of said penalty from the state
This act shall not apply to any contract
work done for any town or county in
Sec. s.. Any officer OF the State of Min
nesota, or any person acting for3}or on
behalf thereof WHO Shall violate the
provisions Of this fact Shall be deemed
guilty of a. trisdeIneaflor, and be subject
to a fine or impr1 sonnent, or both, at the
| discretion Of the court the fine not tc
exceed five hundred dollars ($500), nor
the imprisonment more than one year
Nothing in this act shall be construed
to apply to work or 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. 5. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April Is, 1901.