The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-03-24

be done has not been determined. but
Harry Miesse. secretary OF the bureau.
said that steps will be taken 10 con-
test the laws In the courts just as
soon ms the new acts are published
and Governor Marshall issues hts
proclamation declaring them In effect
The weekly wage law will be the first
taken up. The four laws. IL is con
tended. strike hard at the manufac
turers Of the state
Secretary Miesse mailed to the man
ufacturers OF the state a bulletin con-
tanning a full explanation OF the four
laws and telling just what the manu-
/ facturers OF the state will have 10 do
under their provisions. He also lists
the bills affecting manufacturers
which failed 10 pass. The latter are
the bills designed 10 make boycott
I ting and picketing by strikers lawful.
requiring numerous conveniences In
/ foundries. providing for the licensing
of stationary engineers. requiring en-
ginemen 10 pass an examination and
I 10 have had three years experience
! anu ItiulilHe iuli CitN VI hNc nSI
on switch engines.
After explaining the child labor act
in detail the bureau says
We recommend that. on or before
April /. 1911. without waiting for the
taking effect OF this act you discharge
any child in your employ who is with
In any of the prohibited ages and that
you post notices In large type show
ing how old a person must be 10 be
employed by you"
Concerning the weekly wage law.
the first TO be attacked. the bureau
says:
The first section OF this act limits
its operation 10 employers engaged in
mining. quarrying manufacturing OF
iron. steel lumber. slaves. heading.
barrels. bricks. tile machinery. agri-
cultural and mechanical implements or
any article OF merchandise
IT requires the employer. II the
wages be demanded. to pay each EN-
ploye at least once every week the
amount due each employe for labor.
and requires the payment TO be in
lawful money OF the United States.
And any contract 10 the contrary
shall be void
This section attempts TO make void
any contract between an employer
and his employe under which the EN-
ployer is TO pay wages less frequent
ly than once a week. and attempts TO
make void any contract between an
employer and employee which at
tempts 10 make the employees wages
payable in anything other than lawful
money OF the United States
The act OF 1911 Oh. b. 14T. Sec
l. although narrower in the number
OF employees to which II relates. will
probably be held unconstitutional on
the authority Of Republic. ETC. Co VS..
the State. because there is nothing
inherent in the several classes OF en-
ployment the act mentions which
makes the act less unreasonable than
was the act OF 1899
Sec prohibits the use OF any
check or other paper which is not
commercial paper payable at a fixed
time in any bank in this state at its
full face value in lawful money OF the
United States with eight per cent in
terest or by any bank check or cur
rency issued by authority OF the
United States government in pay
ment Of wages. and annexes a pen
atty.
This section is believed 10 permit
tho Issuance ~ a chack which e. corn-
mercia paper. and which bears eight
per cent interest. If payable at fixed
future date at a bank In this state. or
II payable on presentation without in
terest. II payable In lawful money
IF an employe should make a con-
tract with his employer by which he
should agree 10 receive In payment
for his work a certain part OF the fin
ished product or by the transfer 10
hi moi certain real or personal prop
erty which Is mentioned in the con-
tract. Il is probable that this section
would be held void In so far as It at
tempts 70 prohibit the making OF such
a contract
1T is believed. however that this
section would be sustained. in so far
as Il prohibits the Issuing OF script.
etc. Intended TO circulate as or in
lieu Of money
Sec Of this act repeats the act
Of 1857 which requires persons en-
gagIng in mining or manufacturing 10
pay wages in money as often as twice
month.