Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
TEK-H0UR LAW FOR WOMEN
EMPLOYEES NOV In OPERATION

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+ hour law. ard vas prepared b. th=
E Consumers League and vas intlg11ee1
I in the Legislature by Reprssel tarlT 2
E Mooney.
TIE new isw went into effect on Ju.v
F lst and Charcellor Charles u. Curtis
has appointed Miss Mary Malone a. iu-
I specror 70 see that the provisions Of th-
F law are rot violated by employers OF
+ women Briefly. the law prohibits ths
F employment Of women more Chsl ten
hours any Gay. except one day wees
when they can oe en- mp.oTeC twelve l11rs.
but il no event can they be eur .1yel
more than rfIT-ETe hours q WeeE. Ina
new law Is as follows:
An act 70 regulate the hours oi en-
ployment and safeguard the health CT
females employed in the State Of Deia-
ware, IN any mercantile, mechanic. or
manufacturing establishment laundry,
baking or printing establishment. tel=-
phone and telegraph office OF exchange.
Section I. That from and after the
first day OF July. nineteen hundred ard
thirteen. no female shall be employed or
permitted 70 work in any mercantile,
mechanical or manufacturing establish
melt. laundry. baking or printing estst-
ishment, telephone and telegraph once
OF exchange. more than ten hours Ia any
one dsy, or more than hfry-five hours IN
any one week provided, however. tnst
If any part Of q females daily employ
ment Is performed between the hours OF
eleven o o'clOck 2. H. and seven clock
g. n. Of the following day, no such female
shall be employed or permitted % WORK
therest, more than eight hours in any
twenty-foUr hours; provided also. that
the provisions Of this act shal. not apply
70 females employed in the canning OF
preserving or preparation for canning or
preserving Of psrishsble fruits ana vsgs-
tables; ard provided. that any sai-
female may be permitted 20 WORK twelve
hours IN one day only Of esch week, on
the condition rhsr her tOcsl hours Of en- .
plOymelt for any week shall not exceed
lfrv-ive holrs.
Section ,. From ard after the first
Gay Of July. nineteen hundred ard thir-
teen. where z female Is employed IN
the same day OF week by more than one
concern or en- pi0ye- IN any Establishment
or occupation named IN Section One OF
this Act. tle total tine Of employment
must not exceed that allowed Der day or
week IN g single establishment OF occu-
patton II shall be the duty OF lls en-
ployer % MAKE 1IlIgent inquiry as % sucn
previous or other employment Of such
female employee elsewhere, ard % the
hours OF such employment Any person
who shall require or permit g female 70
work IN excess OF the total tine Of en-
p.oyment permitted By this statute,
shall be liable for 2 violation thereof, ard
the employmenro1 s1cn female employee
10 excess OF the total time Of emp. .5ymeut
permitted by law shall be presumed, IN
zbseLce OF evidence 10 the contrary, 70
Je with know. .=Gge C1 such violation
Section . From and after the first I
DAY Of July, nineteen hundred and thIr-
teen. 10 iema.e shall be employed or ,
permitted 70 WORK Tor more than SIX :
lOurs continuously st one tine n any
establishment or occupation named IN !
Section One of this ACT, without an IN 2
-erya- Of 81 iesst tnrse-Guarrsrs OF an G
lour. expect that such female may be
20 employed for not more than SIX and q
,ne-haif hours continuously At one tine Z
{ such employment ends not later than c
ialf past one O'Clock in t1e afternoon :
md Il she Is then dismissed for the re-
nainder OF the day.
Section l. From and after the nrst
iay Of July. nineteen hundred ana thin
een. that every employer shall post and
,eep posted in g conspicuous place IN
very room IL any establishment or oe-
.upation named in Section One OF this
Act, il which any females are employed.
printed notice stating the number OF
lOurs such females are required or per
1itted 10 work on each day OF the week.
ne hours Of beginning anC stepping such
work, and the hours Cf beginning ana
ndiug the recess allowed for meals.
ne printed form Of such notice shall be
urnished by the inspector authorized by
his Act. The employment Of such
ema.e for longer time in any day than
nat stated IN the printed notice shall be
eemed violation Of the provisions Of
his Act The presence OF any such
emale on the premises at any other hour
nan those stated in the printed notice
hall constitute prima facie evidence Of
violation Of this Act Where the na-
ure Of the business makes 1t impractl-
able TO fix the recess allowed for meals
L the same time for all females en-
..Oyed, the inspector authorized 70 en-
orce this Act may issue g permit dis
lensing with the posting Of the hours
shen the recess allowed for meals be
-ins ard ends, and requiring only the
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which females are required or permitted
o work on each day OF the week and the
ours Of beginning and stopping such
T0rk. Such permit shall be kept BY such
upon such premises and exhi-
ited to all inspectors authorized TO en-
orce this Act
Section 5. That the Chancellor 81 the
tate Of Delaware Is hereby authorized
nd directed, on OF before the First day
T May. A. D. nineteen hundred and
hirteen 10 appoint one inspector TO carry
ut the purposes Of this Act, at q salary
f One Thousand Dollars $1,000 per
mum, to be paid in quarterly Install
lents OF Two Hundred and Fifty Dol
ars $3.50. .00). The term Of Office OF said
shall be two years from the
ate Of such appointment.
Section 8. That the inspector author
sed by this Act may in the discharge Of
be inspectors duties enter any place,
uilding or room where any labor IS be
ig performed by females which is af-
scted by the provisions Of this chapter