Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

to render such employment and places
of employment safe, and shail 90
every other thing reasonably neces-
sary to protect the life, health, safety,
ard welfare of such employees and fire.
auenters. Every employer and every
oWrer of place of employment or
public building now or hereafter con-
Structed shall SO construct, repair or
maintain such place Of employment or
public building, and every architect
shall so prepare the plans Tor the con-
struction Of such place OF employment
or public buildings, as to render the
same safe.
(Section 2394--49) l. No employer shall
require, permit or suffer any employe
of employment which is not safe. and
no such employers shall fail to fur
nish, provide and use safety devices
and safeguards, or fail to adopt and
use methods and processes reasonably
adequate to render such employment
and place of employment safe, and no
such employer shall fail or neglect to
do every other thing reasonably neces-
Sary to protect the life, health, safety
or welfare OF such employees and fire.
Quenters; and no employer
or owner, or other person shall here
after construct or, occupy or MAINTAIN
building. that is not safe, nor prepare
plans which shall fail to provide for
making the same safe.
(Section 2394-50) 1. Every employ
or and every owner shall furnish to the
commission all information required by
it to carry into effect the provisions
of sections 2394-41 to 2394-71, inclus-
i've, and shall make specific answers to
ali questions submitted by the COM
mission relative thereto.
(Section 2394-50) g. Any commits
sioner or deputy Of the commission
may enter any place of employment or
public building, for the purpose Of col
lecting facts and statistics, examining
the provisions made for the health,
safety and welfare of the employees,
freuuenters, the public or tenants
therein and bringing to the attention
of every employer or owner any law,
or any order of the commission, and
any failure on the part of such en-
ployer or owner to IMPLY thereWith.
No employer or owner shall refuse to
admit any commissioner or deputy Of
the commission to his place OF en-
Section 2394-51. The industriaf
commission is vested with the power
and Jurisdiction to have such super
vision of every employment
place of employment and public build
ing in this state as may be necessary
adequately to enforce and administer
all laws and all lawful orders requir-
ing such employment, place or
employment or public building to be
safe, and requiring the protection or
the life, health, safety and welfare or
every employee in such employment or
place of employment and every ire
QuenI6T Ol SuCI pIdC6 VI cI1ploy lAlCAt,
and the safety of the public or ten
ants in any such public building.
(Section 2394-52) 60 To ascertain,
fix and order such reasonable stand
ards rules or regulations for the con-
struction, repair and maintenance or
places of employment and public
buildings, as shall render them safe
tSection 2394-52) CO. To investi-
reasonable cIassifications of persons,
p pIoyme 1lie" and public buildings, as
shall be necessary to carry out the
II, inclusive.
Section 2394-53 l. Upon petition
after January 1, 1912, by any person
that any employment or place of en-
safe the commission shall
proceed with or without notice, to
make such investigation as may be
necessary to determine the matter
g. After such hearing as may be
necessary the commission may enter
such order relative thereto as may be
necessary to render such employment
building safe.
s. Whenever the commission shall
learn that any employment or place OF
employment or public building is not
safe it may of it's own mo-
tion, summarily investigate the same
with or without notice, and enter such
order as may be necessary relative
(Section 2394-56) 2. The commits
sion shall, upon application of any
employer or owner grant such time as
may be reasonably necessary for com
pliance with any order.
(Section 2394-58) 1. Nothing con-
tanned in sections 2394-41 to 2394-71,
Inclusive shall be construed to deprive
the common council. the board of al
dermen, the board of trustees or the
village board of any village or city, or
the board Of health of any municipal
ity of any power or jurisdiction over
or relative to any place of employ
ment or public building, provided that,
whenever the industrial commission
shall, by an order, fix a standard OF
safety or any hygienic condition for
einplOyments or places of employment
or public buildings such order shall,
upon the fling by the commission of a
copy thereof with the clerk of the
village or city to which it may apply,
liar conflicting local order in any par
ticular matters governed by said or
der. Thereafter no local officer shall
make or enforce any order contrary
(Section 2994-65) /. For the pur-
pose of making any investigation with
regard to any employment or place of
employment or public building, the
commission shall have power to APP
point, by an order in writing, any
member Of the commission, any deputy
WElO IS q CltlZen Oh the state, OF any
other competent person as an agent
whose duties shall be prescribed in
such order.
(Section 2394-G8) l. Any employer,
owner or other person in interest being
dissatisfied with any order of the COM
mission may commence an action in
the circuit court for Dane county
against the commission as defendant To
Vacate and set aside any such order
on the ground that the order is unIaw-
full, or that any such order is unreal
soma BILE. in which action the conf
plant shall be served with the sum-
mons.
Section 2394-7O. If any employer,
employe, owner or other person shall
violate any provisions of sections 1884
Ill to 2394-55, inclusive, of the stat
utes, or shall do any act prohibited
An sections 2394-41 to 2394-71, IN
elusive, or shall fail or refuse to per-
form any duty lawfully enjoined. with
I'm the time prescribed by the commits
sion, for which no penalty has peen
specifically provided, or shall fail, ne
glect or refuse to obey any lawful
order given or made by the commits
sion, or any judgment or decree mace
by any court in connection with the
provisions of sections 2394-41 to 1894
I'll, inclusive, for each such violation,
failure or refusal, such employer, en-
ploye, owner or other person shall FOR
felt and pay into the state treasury a
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