Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-11-28
ltA-HOuR Law IS UPHELD
COMMISSION FORM OF CITY cnv.
ERsNENr UPHELD.
NAo's Act Of Last Legislature Appruvea
-CS7nssisa Act Approved Eas,
suzxzls sf Politicians for New
soru Of civic Rule

saeSsoa--Ta- supreme court IA, A..
S4~e4 another OF the acts Of 1871. Of
l1e AisssssIPPi legislature % D. reason.
Ao.s Ana constitutional IN passing o. a
eAse involving a constructioa o. tie Ten.
hour act Of that body. TIE at 4. verr
ssisi N term, simply declaring That :,
'AAA - aHhwtul for person. arm or
eorPorasloa enxAgeI IN manufartar.n,
% repairing TO sOrk their emplove,
more 'hAa tea hours pr day. except ia
sAs-s Of euerssnSy * where publ.c u-
ssssssy requires L.
Ihe act specifies tAat a violattou al IL.
Pr0sissoas sAail - punished bv . sn.
81 aSt ie>s than ten dollars nor mere
thAa atty Tor each ofenss. sa-h dav.
'ao.asioo 10 Constitute a separate offen.-.
Ih~rc are no rcs~rvatioas or guahaea-
''oHs n The act beyond ths exemption
N sas., II smergeaey, tae provision. aS-
plying % al-ts 0u miIIs. sAW niII.
cotton 1ills. carnerie. aut Ike iuls.
tres
In seneral term. the court hoIi. that
ne act dos not IN 4zy sense conhict
Eiia he provisions Of either federal Or
state constitutions. Il hollis that Il }.
AlSays -itAia he Power OF the legisli-
ture 70 interpret ;he I'll Of the people
and the demands Of the times AZ thev
pertain 70 the practical and eronouie
features Of life An4 activity.
Ihas ]. ore Of the ,zriinal rsserva-
tious Of the constitutions, 1s the court
announced; n that nex conditions 70
CURE rev AVS and r-guiAtions for the
cc-trui Or n=eiiorRtioa Of the conditions
q th- -zasse-. The ocutrullinx question
3 wh~ther th~ lAw N controversy is N
tas lstsr-ss u the 7sePss Flf.y ypars
ago thrrr ~9zid have 5esu IN d.uani
nor s--rssity for tsz-hour iabor Az
= Nississ ppi.
h sou-t szls IL weight ot author
~. So:b Il re Mosaic And modern lsw
- sPsolt IL a. a question. Ant 3ii not
'esl War-a-ted N disturbing he n~w
ast- -hsra presumably reaects the
aSZTsz1fei Elslsz sf the siected ani
s~ora representatives, q tA- vhote Pso-
pc And nust be sustained
Azs,her v--y l=Portaut and fAr-rrs-h-
I-x t~rlsioa snnuun-rl was that n the
rAse 81 ~ zavur aa- aldermen o. jazz
sea - ,Ae state. II re-. J. H. Howe,
3ssri-s att1raev This r1s@ uas hand
e4 1sva sy Jassio- CooS. and : of .p--
CA interest 70 ~ sity of IReksoH. A.
l. sastaizs al s-sund he aet u 1919
sszferrinx aroa zunscipaIsties q Missis-
PPi tie right 70 change the form .,
SoS-raneaf K,t prsscrih.Eg ths manner
n whiea sa-k shznge nav - brought
about u ~1s unt-r tAe provisions Of
this ac- shat ss-e zosths ago a large
-ur,ber o. citizens q Jackson. eonstitut-
= soae tarse-fgurths Of the quaiifs1
electors sf the ctv. addressed petitio1
= the existing board. praying that a spe-
raj -ieetson be cailed At Nhieh the peo-
pc could aeeisrv their prSfereae. for
n. commission Or 1Aeruanie form %
government. The ordinance was passed
and the election held. a. which TIE quss-
ton vas svervhelmingiy carried
Eventually a majority Of the alder
nanic heard declined 20 receive the Off
sial returns o. that election Or reSos
,ixe its validity. on the ground Of alleged
aaeonstitutiOnaIity Of the act Those
IN favor Of the change thea instituted
nandamus proceedings IN the sircui.
,ourt, and the petition Vas granted and
the election returns received From the
decree Of Judge Henry the anti-comHis-
sion section prosecuted the APPEAL and
today. by the court Of last resort, the
vet va. again declared valid AMI eonsti-
.utiousI, without equivoeation. and the
over court Affirmed