The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

ape!, enc production OF books, papers and other
visory board shall be allowed the Same com.
mission. Each advisory board shan. recom-.
minimum wages, whether By time rate or BY
price rate, sufficient for living wages for
e Mten ts and ID minors Of ordinary ability and
nvlng wages for learners and apprentices. : a
n ,Iiay of the entire membership Of an e~.
sGsx board shall be necessary ana suf-
n to recommend wage estimates to the
r Sec. g. Upon receipt Of such estimates Of
wages from an advisory board, the #Conamis-
, sion snall review the same. and IT. it ap-
wages In said occupation, as provided in Sec
Ioa, o; such wages shall be regarded a.
oraer M ,h ey the Commission itself and the
erect shall have the same force and author
1 ny as though the wages were determined
Sec N. All rates Of wages ordered by tho
commission shall remain in force until. new
r rates are determined and established by the
lly one-fourth of the employers or employee,
IN an occupation. the Commission must re-
and may. If it sees fit, order new rates Of
minimum wages for said occupation The
Commission may likewise reconsider old rates
and order new minimum rates on its own
initiative. viva
Sec IL. For any occupation in which a
MINIMUM time rate OF wages only has been
ordered the Commission. may issue to a
woman physically defective special license
than the general minimum ordered in said
occupation: and the Commissioner NAV fx a
special wage for such person. Provided: that
me humper OF such persons shall not exceed
one-tenth OF the whole number Of workers in
. Sec. A. Every employer in any occupatior
Is hereby prohibited from employing any work
e s. at at less than the living wage Or minimum
mined IN an order OF the an. astei
shah be unlawful for any employer to en-
minimum wage. ''''"s VI
Sec: 10. It shaE likewise be unlawful for
any any, employer to discharge or in any manner
discriminate against any employee because
such employee has testified. or Is about to
said IS ''a about to testfy IN
any Investigation or proceeding relative to
the enforcement OF this act
Sec. a. Any worker who receives LEGS than
s she n nha1 I'm wage ordered by the Commits
ton the full amount due as measured by aid
order OF the Commission, together with costs
nn nt5h,orneys fees to be nxed BY the court,
,noeWltlstanolnS any agreement to work for a
lesser wage.
Sec. Is. The Commission shall enforce N.
provisions OF this act, and determine ali CUES
tlone arising Hereunder, except as otherwise
herein provided ~
Sec 1e. The Commission shall biennially
ma "a report OF its work to the governor
shall be printed and distributed as IN tho cass
OF other executive documents.
., Sec. II. The members Of the Commission
shan be reimbursed for travelling and other
ance OF their duties on the Commission The
woman member shall receive a salary Of
s Ssrs a. 1 nnnefss dollars
MISSION for expenses necessarily incurred in
the administration Of this act, but not ex-
provided, shall be presented to the state audi.
tor for payment by warrant upon the state
treasurer.
Sec. IL. There is appropriated out of any
money in the State Treasury not otherwise
g lg4 the Tor the II fiscal sal ending July
$5.Oo0,oo). and for the fiscal YEAR ending
1 no;ya slst :z 1872 non the sum Of Five Thousand
Sec. 10. Any employer violating anv Of tn.
provisions Of this act shall be deemed guilty
or misdemeancr and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished for each ofense by rne
OF o. n not less than ten nor more than fifty dol
ten nor more than sixty days.
Sec 20: Throughout this act the following
words and phrases as used herein shall be
considered to have the following meanings re-
spectively, unless the context clearly indi-
Gates different meaning in the connectio,
used:
IN The terms Giving wage or Giving
wages shall mean wages sufficient to main
tain the worker in health and supply him
with the necessary comforts and conditions Of
reasonable life: and where the words min
11num wage or minimum wages" are used
In this act. the same shall be deemed to have
the same meaning as living wage or civ
Ing wages
~ The terms ''rate" or crates" shall mean
rate rates Of wages
(sl The term "Commission'' shall mean IN.
Minimum Wage Commission
az The term woman shall mean per-
son OF the famale sex eighteen years OF age
or over. o
t5> The term minor shall mean mala
person under the age of twenty-one wears or
female person under the age of eighteen
years.
(6) The terms "learner'' and ''apprcntice,
may mean either woman or a minor
20 The term worker or ''emplovee' NAV
mean a woman. minor. learner or an an
prentice, who Is employed for wages.
(s| The term "occupaton' shall mean any
business, Industry, trade, or branch of a
trade in which woman minors are en-
ployed.
Sec. 90. This act shall take effect and be
IN force from and after Its passage.
Approved April 26, 1918.