The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
NO. 1873.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
APPOINTMENT OF A STATE
FACTORY INSPECTOR AND DE-
Filming HIS DUTIES.


and biennially thereafter the governor
shall, with the advice and consent
of the senate, appoint a state factory
inspector, whose term of Office shall
be two years from and including the
first day of January thereafter and
who shall devote his entire time to
the duties of his office. Vacancies in
said Office may be filled by the COVER
nor. Said inspector shall have an Of
flee in the state house, and the SER
geant-at-arms is hereby authorized TO
set apart such room or rooms as
shall be sufficient for the use Of said
inspector.
Sec. 2. Said inspector shall bien-
nially on or before the first day OF
October make a report to the COVER
nor which shall contain statistical in
formation relating to the number AMI
character of Industrial accidents dur
Ing the preceding biennial period; to
the general Industrial conditions pre-
Valling within the state, and to all
proceedings which have been taken by
him under the provisions of this act
Whenever said inspector finds a Fio.
lation of the provisions of this act
and of the law relating to the en-
ployment Of children, minors and
women, to health, lives and limbs of
operatives In workshops and factories,
railroads and other places, to the pay
ment of wages and to the protection
of the working classes, they shall sub
NIT the evidence thereof to the states
attorney of the county in which such
violation occurred who shall thereup-
on prosecute the offender.
! Sec. 8. Said inspector may enter
any facory, mill, workshop, private
/ works or state institutions which
/ have shops or factories, when the
same are o. en- or in operation. and
to examine into the methods of pro-
lection from danger to employees and
the sanitary condition in and around
such buildings and places, and to
| make a record of such inspection A
! person who refuses to allow the in
! spector TO so enter, or refuses to give
the information authorized to be OBJ
tanned under he provisions of this
section shall be fined not more than
one hundred dollars, or be imprison-
ed not more than ninety days, or
/ both. II said inspector finds ,upon
such inspection, that the heating.
lighting, ventilation or sanitary ar
rangement of any workshop or fac
tory is such az to be injurious to the
health of the persons employed or re-
siding therein or that the means of
egress in case of fire or other disas-
ter are not sufficient, or that the belt.
ing, shafting, gearing, elevators.
drums. saws, cogs or machinery in
such workshop or factory are located.
or are in condition, so as to be danger.
GUS TO employees and not sufficiently
guarded. or that watts, pans. or any
other structures filled with molten
metal or hot liquids, are not surround.
ed with proper safeguards for pre-
venting accidents or injury TO those
/ employed at or near them, he shall
give written notice TO the owner
proprietor or agent of such workshop
or factory to make, within thirty
days, the alterations or additions bv
said Inspector de med necessary for
the safety and protection of the EN-.
ployes; and If such alterations or ad.
ditions are not made within thirty
days from the date of such written no
tice, or Vithin such time as said al
terations or additions can be made
with proper diligence upon the part of
such proprietors. owners or agents
SAID proprietors, owners or agents so
notif1ed shall be fined not more than
two hundred dollars nor less than
twenty-five dollars. or be imprisoned
not more than thirty days. or both.
| Sec. =. Any person. corporation or
association aggrieved by any order Of
said inspector may apply to the court
OF chancery within and for the coun-
ty wherein the business Of said per.
son. corporation or association affect
ed by said order is located. or 20 a
chancellor thereof for an Injunction
TO restrain the enforcement of said
order; and upon such notice as said
court or chancellor shall order TO all
parties interested. hearing shall be
mad before said court or chancellor
and judgment rendered affirming.
amending or annulling said order.
which Judgment said court or chan.
cellor shall enforce by appropriate
proceedings.
Sec. s. The following expressions
used I'm this act shall have the fol.
lowing meanings: The term factory"
snail mean any premises whore steam.
water or other mechanical power is
used In aid of any manufacturing
process therein carried on. The term
workshop" shall mean any premises
room or place, not being a factory ms
above defined. wherein manual labor
is exercised by way of trade. or for
the purpose Of gain in or incidental to
an process of making, altering. re-
} pairing, ornamenting finishing or
adapting for sale any article. or part
OF an article, and 10 which or over
which premises. room or place the
employer of the person or persons
working therein has the right of ac.
cess or control: provided that the ex.
ercise of such manual labor In a pri-
vate house. or private room by the
family dwelling therein. or by any of
! them, or in case a majority Of per-
sons therein employed are members
OF such family. shall not OF itself con.
stitlte such house or room a work.
shop within this definition.
Sec 6. All state, county and town
officers are hereby directed to furnish
said inspector. upon request. such In
! formation contemplated bv this act
! az shall he in their possession as
such officers.
Sec. Z. The annual salary OF said
inspector shall be sixteen hundred
! dollars. and he shall receive his neces.
sary expenses when away from home
b on official business. Said Inspector
shall be allowed such sum for cleri.
cal assistance as seems reasonable to
the auditor OF accounts. Said inspec.
! eral distribution subject 20 the an
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