The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-30
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in force from and after its passage.
Approved April "a, 1903.
CHAPTER Ash F. NO. 3SS.
AN ACT providing for the licensing of OPP
orators of testing apparatus and perscrib
ing penalty for its violation.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
of Minnesota:
Section 1. No person shall operate milk
or OF, ere cream testing apparatus. duly approved
termine the percentage OF butter fat in milk
or cream for the purpose of purchasing the
same either for himself or another without
first securing license from the dairy and
food commissioner of this state, or from one
of his duly appointed assistants or inspectors,
authorizing such person to SO operate such
tester.
Sec. 2. Any person desiring to secure such
license shall make application therefor on
blank to be prepared and provided by the
dairy and food commissioner, and such ap-
shall pass a satisfactory examination in per-
son and prove by actual demonstration that
he is competent and qualified to properly
use such tester and make accurate test
with the same.
Sec. 8. Such license shall be issued for
period of two CD years from and after the
date of its issuance, and fee of one dollar
($1.00) shall be paid for such license by the
licensee upon the issuance thereof. The dairy
have authority to revoke any license issued
under the provisions of this act.
this act shall be paid into the state treas
ury monthly by the dairy and food commits
sioner, and credited to the state road and
Sec. i. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this act shall be guilty of a mis-
be punished by fine of not less than TWEEN
ty-five (25) dollars or more than fifty (50)
dollars or by imprisonment for not less
(60) days; and such testing of each lot of
milk or cream by such unlicensed person
where such licensed person shall have valid
reasons to appoint substitute, not to exceed
three three days. , subject to the approval OF the
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after January LIST. 1910.
Approved April "a. 1909.
CHAPTER 49s-H F. NO. 1877.
AN ACT prescribing hours of labor and time
camille and manufacturing establishments;
regulating the ventilation and sanitation
of M f bs and
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. No female shall be employed
more than ffty-eight hours in week.
Every employer shall post In eonspeu
are employed a printed notice stating
the number of hours work which are re-
the hours of commencing and stopping such
work and the hour when the time times
allowed. for dinner or other meals begin
The printed form of such notice shall be
furnished by the commissioner of labor.
longer time in any day. than SO stated
shall be deemed a violation Of the pro-
Sec. q No female shall be employed in
laboring IN manufacturing or mechanical
establishment more than 10 hours In any
this section. unless a different apportion-
ment of the hours of labor is made for the
for one day Of the week: and in no case
shall the hours of labor exceed hfty-eight
in week.
Gus place in every room in which such per-
sons are employed printed notice stat
ing ,rs she bnn dbe time aIiowed for meals bee
The printed forms Of such notices shall
The employment of such person at any
time other than as stated In said printed
notice snail De ha secfon unesa Il OF
that such employment was to make UP time
lost on previous day of the same week in
upon which he or she was employed or de-
pendent for employment; but no stopping
IL tive minutes shall Justify such overtime
ployment, nor shall overtime employment be
authorized until written report of the day
and hour its occurrence and Its duration
is sent to the commissioner of labor.
Sec. 8. In each factory, work shop, store
10 ed for the MONDAY meal unless the
commissioner of labor shall permit shorter
time.
Such permit must be in writing and con-
spicuously posted in the main entrance of
th5 factory and may be revoked at any
time.
where employees are required or per-
mitted to work more than one hour after
six o'clock in the evening they shall be al
lunch before beginning to work overtime.
Sec. 4. No more employees shall be re-
aut factory than viii allow to each Of such
employees not less than two hundred and
Atty cubic feet Of air space and unless r.
labor, not less than four hundred cubic feet
for each employee SO employed.
factory shall provide in each workroom
thereof proper and sufficient means of VEN
tilation, and shall maintain proper ana sufi-
ated or If steam, gases. vapors. dust or other
Impurities that may be injurious to health
featuring process carried on therein the
room must be ventilated in such manner as
render them o sa the sap as Il
Of labor sail order such ventilation to be
provided
such ventilation within twenty days after
the service upon him of such order, and In
case of failure shall forfeit to the people
the expiration of such twenty days, to be
recovered bv the commissioner of labor.
this Sec state where Women and Children are
employed and where dusty work Is carried
on shall be 1imewashed or painted at least
once In every twelve months.
Every floor of any room In said factory
shall be thoroughly cleaned with soap and
water at least once in six months and every
dressing room and water closet in said fac
tory shall be thoroughly cleaned with soap
and water once In every week.
Any employer, superintendent. owner or
other agent of any mercantile establish
ment who violates any of the provisions OF
this chapter shall be guilty of misde-
meanor.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April "a, 1903.
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