Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-02


and maintain an office In the city Of
Charleston. and also an Office in the
city Of Wheeling in charge Of which
his assistant shall be placed. The
annual expenditures incurred for the
maintenance Of these two offices. in
Guiding rent, furniture, supplies, post
age, printing, telephone service and
other items Of necessary expenes shall
not exceed the sum of - dollars.
Section 4. The owner, superinten-
dent, manager or other person in
charge Of any establishment at the
time Of inspection by the chief factory
inspector, his assistant or deputy, shall
be required to furnish the inspector
making the inspection true and exact
information as to the number of per
sons under sixteen years of age en-
ployed in such establishment at the
time Of inspection, their work hours
and kind of work performed, together
with full details concerning any acct
dent or injury OF employees that may
have occurred in or about such estab-
ment since the date of the last official
inspection. The chief factory inspec-
tor, his assistant and deputies shall
determine whether or not the factory
and workshop regulations are obeyed
in each establishment and If not, shall
issue orders to the superintendent or
manager for the correction of such
defects in sanitation, guarding of ma
chinery and other means for the pre-
vention of accidents; they shall also
see that the proper papers are all filed
in the office for, such children under
sixteen years Of age who are employed
in any establishment and shall order
the dismissal Of such children who are
employed in violation Of the child Ia
Dor. law.
Any owner, superintendent manager
or other person in charge of such es-
adjustment. who shall fail or refuse to
furnish the information required as
aforesaid or who misrepresents the
number Of persons employed therein or
their work hours, or who fails to
comply with any order issued by the
factory inspectors for compliance
with the state law, shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor and upon the
conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than twenty-five dollars or more
than one hunderd dollars for each
offense. Any person, firm or corpora
ton, or any agent, manager, superin-
tendent or foreman of any firm or cor
poration, whether acting for himself
or for such firm or corporation, who
shall refuse or attempt to prevent the
admission of any, inspector, authorized
by this Act, to the premises or build
ings of the aforesaid establishments
or any part thereof, at any reasonable
business hour or during the work
hours of the persons employed therein,
or who shall in any manner interfere
with the official duties OF such inspec-
tor shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor. and upon conviction there
Of, shall be fined not less than twenty
five dollar or more than one hundred
dollars for each offense. The chief
factory inspector, his assistant and
deputies shall report at once to the
prosecuting attorney any violation Of
the laws governing the employment of
labor OF the regulation Of factories
and workshops and it shall be the
duty Of the prosecuting attorney to
proceed against the persons charged
|therewith. as in any other case Of mis-
demeanor.
Section 5. The chief factory inspec-
tor shall submit to the Governor on
ISeptember LIST Of every year, report
showing the total number of inspec-
tons made by himself, his assistant
and deputies during the proceeding
year, the name, location, kind of
business, number Of male and female
|employes sixteen years Of age and
|over, the number of male and female
employees under sixteen years Of age,
humber of work hours per week, num-
Der Of orders issued, number Of orders
complied with and sanitary conditions
|of each establishment inspected dur
ing the year; this report shall also in
clude a statement concerning acct
dents and injuries sustained by en-
ployes during the year, showing the
name, age and residence Of each en-
ploye injured, the nature of the in
Jury and its cause and whether or not
due to failure Of employer to comply
with state laws governing the protec-
ton Of employees.
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