Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-13
TEXT 0F SENATOR
 RODEN' N'SLABOR BILL

[ lH senate ny NtlldCOI 'Rouci'
 An act to declare employment 1 in all underground mines, under
 ground workings, open pit work ings, in, on, or al.nut, and in con- nection with the operation of
 dredges, smelters, reduction works, stamp mills, concentrat ing mills, chlorinating processes, to be injurious to health and dan gerous to life and limb; and to regulate and limit the hours of employment in said occupations Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska:
 Section 1. Employment in all Underground mines, underground workings, open cut workings, op- en pit workings, in, on, or about, and in connection with the oper- ation of dredges, smclters, reduc- tion works, stamp mills, concen- (trating mills, chlorinating and cyanide processes, is hereby de- clared to be injurious to health and dangerous to life and limb. Sec. ?. That the period of en- ployment for all persons who are |employdd, occupied, or engaged in work or labor, of any kind or nature, in underground mines, underground workings, open pit workings, in search for, or in the extraction of minerals, whether base or precious, or who are en- gagged in sudh Underground mines, underground workings, open cut workings, or open pit workings, for other purposes, or who are employed, engaged, or occupied in other underground workings of any kind or nature, open cut workings or open pit workings, for the purpose of tunneIing. making excavations, or to accomplish any other purpose or design, or who are employed, engaged, OF who work in, on, or about, and in connection with. the operation of dredges, Smelters. reduction works, stamp mills. rhlnrinating processes and cyan- idle processes. shall not exceed eight (S) hours within any twen- IN-fnur (2i hours, and the said eight hours shall include the lime employed, occupied or consumed in descending to and ascending from he point OF place of work in any underground mine or un- dergruunI workings. or the time employed. occupied or consumed in leaving the surface of any lun- mel. open cut or open pit work ings. point or place of work there in. and in returning thereto from said point or place of work. and that il is the purpose and intent of this act thai the period of ime between leaving the surface of underground workings. open cut workings. and tunnels, for point or place of work and in return ing thereto from said point or place of work, shall not exceed eight (8 hours within any twen- ty-four (2il hours, provided, that in case of emergency, where life or property is in iminent danger, the period may be prolonged dur ing the continuance of such emer- gency.
 Sec. 3. That any person or per sons, body corporate, general manager. superintendent or em- ployers. who shall violate any provision of this act, and any per son who, as foreman, manager, superintendent, director or off ccr of a corporation, or as en- ployer or superior officer of any person, shall command, persuade, or allow any person to violate any provision of this act, shall be
 guilty of a misdemeanor, and up-
 on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($5O.OO, nor more 1 than five hundred dollars ($5O0.- OO), or by imprisonment not less
 than one month nor more than one year or by both such fine and
 imprisonment: and each days violation shall constitute sep , arate offence.
 { Geo. Reinke, the watch repaireI ox,l ;ou,alor i; s of fha ValHn1 nrlp