Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-09
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SENATOR TRACTS BILL.

Not long ago large number of work ing men, many of them prominent in some of the unions, were ta4llng over themselves in an e1ort to keep Wlallam Kennedy out of the seate and put Cor nelius Iracy in his stead. MT Tracy came out ahead in the race and now has introduced bill ill the legislature, of which the following is copy: Be it enacted by the senate and house
 of representative in general assem-
 bly, convened:
 Trade unions or guilds, to be com posed of men engaged in similar occu- patlons or protesslons, may be incor- porated on the following conditions:
 Section 1. The incorporators shall consist of not less than five men, who shall present to the secretary of the state the petition for incorporation, stating therein the name and purpose of the proposed corporation, together with its methods of action and the du- ties of it's several officers and the terms of admission to the same.
 Sec 2. If the secretary of state, upon consultation with the states attorney, shall deem that the methods and our pose of the proposed corporation are not inconsistent with the public vel fare, he shall issue the charter of in corporation desired, under the seal of the state.
 Sec 3. Any employer of labor who shall discharge an employe because of membership in a union thus incorpor- ated shall be subject to fine of $500 or Imprisonment in the county jail for three months, or both.
 Sec 4 Any employer of labor who shall discharge an employe because not member of union shali be subject to the same penalty as above pre- scribed for each offense.
 Sec 5 Any officer of any union or any member thereof delegated for the purpose who shall demand of any en- ployer the discharge of any employe because not a memb CT of a union shall be subject to a fine of $1 ,000 or impris- onment in the county Jail for six months, or both
 Sec 6 If any union in the employ of any corporation engaged in public ser vice or the supply of any article of common necessity shall purpose a sim ultaneous cessation of labor on the part of its members, said union shall give to said corporation previous notice of said intention of not less than fourteen days, and in default thereof each mem Der of said union shall be liable to a fine of not less than $5.
 Sec [. Any person who by violence. intimidation, threatening of social os- tracism or other interference with the inviolable rights of free labor shall at tempt to prevent the employment of service of any person in any place made vacant by striking laborers shall be subject to a fine of not less than $10O.
 Sec s. Any labor union not incorDor- ated or any member thereof who shall be guilty of any of the offenses herein above indicated shall be liable to the penalties above prescribed for such several offenses. and in addition eacn individual member of such unincorpor- ated union shall be liable in an action for trespass.
 Sec 9. Any person who shall by word or deed encourage or abet any act ef mob violence shall unon conviction, if a citizen, be deemed in addition to other penalties to have forfeited his civil riehts. including suffrage. to be re- stored only bv a special act of the leg islatllre. and if not 3 citizen and over IS years of age. he shall not be admit. ted to civil riohts except by special acl | of the legislature.