The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-13
WILL ENFORCE The LAW
REQUIRING SEATS FOR ALL FE-
MALE EMPLOYEES.
\ Woman Inspector Will be Appoint
ploycrs Of females in any mercan-
0ut to the Letter.

0ut to the Letter.
The law requiring seats for female
jemployes in mercantile establish
men;s in South Carolina will be rig
idly enforced by the State department
o: agriculture. commerce and indus
tries. Commissioner Watson viii
name 4 woman inspector as provided
by the act. The name Of the inspec,
tor will not be announced until the
report for the year has been pre-,
pared.
! The following is the act to regu-
late the hours OF labor for women
employed in mercantile establish
ments:
That from and after the passage
Of this act the hours of labor for
women employed in mercantile estab-
lishments in this State shall be lin
tied 10 60 hours per week, not to
exceed y hours in any one day, and
that such female employees shall not
be required to work later than the
hour OF 10 o'clock p. m. The en-
forcement OF this law is placed in
the hands Of the commissioner and
factory inspectors.
"Any employer of female labor in
mercantile establishments who shall
violate the provisions OF this act shall
be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor
and shall &c punished By fine or not
less ,han $50 no. more than $40,
cr imprisonment OF not less than ten
l;ays nor exceeding 80 days.
The following is the act with ref
orence 10 the employment OF an in
snector:
..That section $50. of the criminal
code Of sonth Carolina, be amended
5y q ding at the end Of said section
the words. the commissioner OF agri-
culture. commerce and Industries.
and the State factory inspectors, are
hereby charged with the enforcement
OF the provisions OF this law. and said
commissioner IS hereby empowered.
ION, time 10 time whenever he may
deem il necessary. 10 employ female
;rsnectors for the purpose OF collect
irs evidence. The sum OF $500. If
50 much be necessary. shall annually
le appropriated tor the purpose Of
co:nnensa.ing such female inspect
o~s:: 50 ,hat the section. when SO
an,endmad. shai! read as follows:
-, shall be the duty Of all en-
rloycrs females in any mercan-
tile establishment. cc any place where
goods or wares OF merchandise are
offered for sale, to provide and main
tain chairs and stools, or other suit
able seats. for the use Of such female
employees at reasonable times, 20 such
an extent as may be requisite for the
preservation OF their health. And
such employees shall be permitted to
use same, as above set forth, in front
OF the counter. table, desk or any
fixture when the female employe for
the use of whom said seat shall be
kept and maintained is principally
engaged in front Of said counter,
table, desk, or shall be kept and
maintained is principally engaged In
front of said counter, table, desk, or
fixture: and behind such counter,
table, desk or fixture when the female
employe for the use Of whom said
seat shall be kept and maintained IS
principally engaged behind said
counter, table, desk or fixture.
Any person who violates or omits
to comply with any Of the forego-
ing provisions OF this section, or who
suffers or permits any woman to
stand. in violation Of its provisions,
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor.
and. on conviction, shall be punished
by fine of not less than $50 nor
more than s100 for each ofense. The
commissioner OF agriculture, COM
merce and industries, and the State
factory inspectors, are hereby charg-
ed with the enforcement Of the pro-
visions of this law, and said COM
missioner is hereby empowered, from
time to time, whenever he may deem
it necessary. to employ female in
spectors for the purpose Of collecting
evidence. The sum Of $500. il so
much be necessary. shall annually be
appropriated ror the purpose OF COM
nensatics such female inspectors.