Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-02-06
WOMEN TO GO ON
THE REGISTER
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in the senate providing for the imme-
date registration of the female voters
OF the state. Senator Davis shows his
consideration for the women by pro
viding N his proposed bill that the
giving of their exact ages shall not be
necessary IN qualifying as electors,
but statement to the effect that they
are over twenty-one years OF age will
be sufficient.
]. B. Ormond, assistant state audit
or, has been taken to a pest house
in Phoenix, suffering an attack OF
smallpox. His attending physician
says the attack Is a mild one and will
be Of short duration.
Attending each session of the leg
stature are tive watchers in the in
terest of transportation company la
Dor. They are w. Z. Paul, j. c. Comp
ton, and Homer Priekett, all conduc-
tors and members of the legislative
committee of the order of railway
conductors: and J. C. Moore and T. ].
Darrell, representing the brotherhood
OF railway trainmen. According to
Mr.. Paul, it is not the idea of the
trainmen to ask for any legislation az
this session, but their presence in
Phoenix is solely for the purpose or
watching the course legislation takes.
The Arizona legislature is prepar-
ing to extend an invitation to Governor
Marshall of Indiana, the yice-presi-
dent-elect, to address them at some
date in the near future yet to be de.
cided upon, and for the purpose Of
arranging for the occasion the fol
lowing committee has been named
For the house, Representatives Dren-
nan, Bradner and Kane; and for the
senate, Senators Harrison, Hechtman
and Hughes. The idea originated with
Tom brennan, who is
a great admirer of the Indiana states
nan.
Hours Of Labor for Women.
PHOENIX, Feb. 5.-Arizona Tor
some time has had on her statute
books, laws regulating and limiting
the number OF hours a day and week
her male citizens are permitted to
labor and for a time had a law reg
llating the hours Of labor of women
employed in laundries, but the general
regulation Of hours OF labor for wom
IN in all fields is proposed by Repre-
Brooks OF CHA county in the
bill:
Section 1. No female shall be EN-
Jloyed or be permitted TO work in any
mechanical or mercan-
lie establishment, laundry, hotel, res
-aurant, confectionery store, bakery,
On telegraph or telephone office or
exchange, or by any transportation or
express company, in this state, more
han eight hours during any one day. |
n more than forty eight hours In any
me week. Provided, that az least one
hour for dinner be allowed each fe. /
male during her working period, blu. /
10 part of such hour shall be consid !
red as part of the permitted period /
# daily employment.
Section 2. Every employer shall |
post in a conspicuous place in every |
Dom, where such females are EN-. |
)loyed, 4 printed notice stating the |
hours Of commencing and stopping |
UGH work, the time allowed for din /
Ter or other meals and the maximum /
lumber of hours any female empIOye I
$ permitted to work in any one day. 1
Section 3. The employment OF any |
emale in any place or establishment /
efined in Section Z, of this Act at any /
ime other than those of the posted /
lours of labor, as herein provided for. !
ihall be prima facie evidence OF VIC |
alton OF this Act, unless If appears |
hat such employment is to make up |
or time lost on some previous day !
If the same or the next preceding |
week in consequence of the stopping i
If machinery upon which such person |
: employed or Is dependent for en-
Dloyment because of an accident or
,ther cause beyond the control of the |
employer
Section 1. Any person violating /
any provision OF this Act shall be |
ieemed guilty Of a misdemeanor and. |
upon conviction thereof. shall De pun
shed by fine of not less than TWEEN |
.y-iive dollars.
Section 5. All acts or parts of acts !
IN conflict with this act are hereby !
repealed.