The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-10-17


''The people of the State of Ne
vada, represented in the Sen
ate and Assembly do Enact as
follows:
Section /. That it shall be
unlawful, after the taking effect
of this act, for any person to
work or labor for a period of
time longer than eight 81 con-
secutive hours in any under
ground mine, except in case of
emergency, where life and pro-
perry are in imminent danger.
Section 2. That it shall be
unlawful for any person to work
or labor in any smelter or other
place wherein reduction or refin-
ing of ores or metals shall be car
ried on for a period of time long
er tnan eight 80 consecutive
hours, except in cases of emer-
gency where life and property
are in imminent danger.
"Sec. 8. Any person who VIC
lates either of the preceding sec
tons of this act, or any person,
corporation, employer or his or
its agent, who hires, contracts
with or causes any person to.
work in an underground mine or
other underground workings, or
in a smelter or other institution
or place for the reduction or the
refining of ores or metals for a
period of time longer than eight
80 consecutive hours during one
day, unless life and property
shall be in imminent danger,
shall be guilty of a misdemean-
or, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished bya fine of not
less than fifty $500 dollars nor
more than five hundred ($500)
dollars, or Imprisonment in the
county jail for not more than six
month, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment.
Sec. 4. This act is to take
effect sixty days from and after
its passage.
Senator Flanagan, disregarding
the dictates of common human
ity, worked and voted against
this bill, as the Senate Journal
shows, in spite of the fact that
by so doing, he knew that he
condemned the mining popula.
ton of the State of Nevada tt
rheumatism, pneumonia, miners
consumption and premature
death from the effects Of the
outrageously long working hours
then allowed by law.
When Assembly bill No. IS
after passing the house by a vot
!. almost unanimous, came befor
the senate in February, 1901, tn,
laborers of Nevada again locke,
, to Flanagan as their professe
representative, to champion thei
cause. The bill was an applica
ton of the eight-hour principl
: to the work of hosting engineer
a in mines. 1t is as follows:
: Assembly bill No. IS, Intro
duced by Mr.. Graham, Februar
e 27, 1901.
# Under suspension of the rule
/, reading so far had considere
e first reading, rules further su,
: pended, read second time b
IS title and referred to Committe
s on Mines and Mining:
1t An Act Relating to the Houl
= of Employment of Operator
ie and Engineers of Mining Hois
e and Providing Penalties fl
= Violation Thereof.
The people of the State {
! Nevada represented in the senar
v and assembly do enact as fc
q lows;
a Section l. From and aft,
% the first day of July, 1901,
q shall be unlawful for any persC
to operate any steam or gasolil
power machinery used for hois
n ing men, rock or dirt from al
mine in this state for period
more than eight 81 hours in al
= one day, exceptin cases of eme
y gency where life and proper
e are in imminent danger.
le Section 2. Any person vi
2, lating the provisions of sectiC
ID one of this act shall be deem,
Il guilty of a misdemeanor, ar