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(Sl.OOW dollars. or be imprisoned for not
more than one year.
ton or agent shall be liable, In a civil az;
ton to any person injured for the full
amount of damages that may result from
brought in any county in the state in
which said cattle are sold. offered TOT
sale or delivered. to purchaser, or any
where the ~, may be- detained M I'm IN t ira sha,l
shipped to points within the state where
the United States bureau of ANNA IN
ou Appyro %aln April r. Msp 1857.
CHAPTETR a5e-H. F. NO. 511.
AN ACT creating the bureau of labor IN,
s]sations i as$ i7se. izsis 49, aas i Is '? }Ss4.
1895, 1896 and 1901, Revised Laws, 1922 Ss
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
Section seatH a. i. M The bureau Of labor. indus
tries and shall CONSIST OF a
commissioner Of labor, an assistant com,
missioner. and a atatistician. arha e ean,l
missioner shall be appointed by the Y
ernor by and with the advice con
sent of the senate, for a term enalng 9l
two members shall be appointed for IKE
terms by tie commissioner but all the
spective successors quality. The commits
sioner shall also appoint, and at pleasure
remove, three deputy commissioners, nve
inspectors, and such other employees as
may be necessary. and for whose cons
pensation provision is made by law. TWO
as as ins saan ia Of railroads.. The factory
inspectors and the assistant 1aclory IN
spectors must be persons possessed OF
practical pnd tic t,s experience apnsrst;cn q ana fac+a Mnewl eng th 1n
appointment of any not SO qualified shall
be void. The commissioner shall. be the
head Of the bureau, and may assign any
Sec. 2. The words factory and mill"
as used in this chapter, shall mean any
mechanical power is used in aid Of any
manufacturing or printing process there
carried on. The term workshop" as so
place, not factory or mill as above de,
fined wherein manual labor is exercised
by way Of trade, or for purposes of gain
h IN or incidental aendir,a to a cl pr9Sess o. ma1anF.
ing, finishing, or adapting for sale n
article or part thereof, and to or over
which premises. room. or place, the en-
cess or control; W the exercise of such
members Of the family dwelling. therein,
members Of such family, shall not Of
itself constitute such house or room 2 Z,
workshop The Ehs1 term r1aa nen agt1 an1H " work. can.
pair of a railroad or street railway. OF
the works Of any. gas. telephone. .tele-
graph, water. electric light. o. mining
mel. or building erected by a municipality.
| But nothing herein shall interfere with
the powers conferred by law upon the
board Of railroad and warehouse commits
sioners.
Sec. 8. The bureau shall enforce all
laws regulating the employment Of mi
working classes, and those prescribing
the qualifications Of persons in trades
and crafts. and whenever requested by
school district shall also be clothed with
the same powers for the enforcement Of
the compulsory education and trganey
by section 144s. Revised Laws Of 1905.
It shall gather statistics relating. to all
branches Of labor. to labor troubles and
and a1iD'i Social ia ' Condition Of the iaborins
classes, and to the condition Of indus
tries. and agriculture: In the
e employes ST ct It's the dS paseau tine ma @e@ enters a and
inspect any factory, mill. workshop. ho-
tel, restaurant or engineering work at
all reasonable times. and give such d.
the laws. They also may enter n store,
theater. amusement hall, bowling alley,
pool room and place where Intoxicating
enforcing the child labor and schoo at
tendance laws or other duties imposed
upon them. Any member Of the bureau
and compel the attendance Of witnesses.
and shall have authority to administer
oaths and take testimony under oath. but
no person shall be compelled to attend
as a witness unless he has been paid the
fees provided for witnesses in the district
court.
Sec. 4. On request Of the bureau. and
within the lime limited therein, every
report to the bureau upon blanks fur
nished by it, Of all matters covered by
the request. The names of persons or
shall not be disclosed, 'H Every notice. or
DER. or direction given by the bureau
shall be in writing, signed by a member
Of the bureau, and be served by him. or
a summons Is served in the district court.
Papers 80 served and all records and
documents Of the bureau are hereby de.
be destroyed within two years after their
return or receipt by the bureau.
Sec; 8: Within ten days after the serv-
bureau, any person aggrieved may apply
to a judge Of the district court for an
order restraining. its enforcement, and
a hearing may be had before such court,
Or before three impartial expert referees
appointed by the court, who shall file
their report within ten days after the
hearing. The court may alter, annul, or
affirm the order or direction complained
Of: the decision to be based upon the
Of the referees: Such decisions shall take
the place of the original order. In case
Of affirmance. the losing party shall pay
reasonable compensation to the referees,
to be fixed bw the courts: If the decision
shall be. paid out of the appropriation for
the support of the bureau.
Sec. g.. Whenever the bureau learns of
a violation of a local ordinance for the
protection Of employees it shall give writ
pal authorities, and take any steps per
missible under the ordinance for its en-
forcement. If such violation be also a
violation of the state law, and such local
authorities fail to enforce the ordinances
within thirty days after receiving from
any person written notice of it's violation,
shall investigate. the same, and lake steps
to enforce the law.
Sec. Z. The bureau shall report to the
legislature at each regular session. Such
report shall contain an account of the
doings Of the bureau, the statistics gath
of law which AYE come to its knowledge,
and any. proceedings had in CONSEQUENCES
and such recommendations as the com
missioner deems proper. The report shall
be printed and distributed as in the case
Of other executive documents. The com.
sue and have distributed special reports
or bulletins on subjects of Investigation
by the bureau, of special interest In the
welfare and prosperity Of the state. Such