The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
CHAPTER 618-S, r, No. OIL.

AN ACT creating the Department of Labor
and Industries, and providing for Board
in, and to repeal Sections 17ss, 17s0, l7e1.
1892, 1893, 1904. 1795, 1896 and 1907, Re-
yised Laws ,,o Of 1905, Chapter s5e, General
of 1907, Chapter 497, General Laws Of
1909, and providing penalties for tho VIOLA
ton thereof
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the State
Section l.. The Department Of Labor and
Industries shall consist Of bureau Of sta
tistics, bureau Of factory inspection, g. bu-
reau of women and children and a bureau of
state free employment, and its officers shall
consist Of a commissioner of labor, an as
sistant commissioner of labor, chief stats
tician and woman superintendent Of the
bureau Of women and children and the de-
partment shall have Its Office in the State
Capitol.
There shall also be appointed one statistici-
an, three deputy labor commissioners, ell
evator Inspector, railroad inspector, five
factory inspectors, four female inpsctors for
the Bureau Of We.Een and Children, five local
managers of employment Offices, four assist
stenographer, one of whom shall be assigned
to the Bureau Of Women and Children, and
employ when necessary an experienced archi-
tect, and competent physician, regularly
practicing under the laws of this state, and
Qu1re.
Sec. T. APPOINTMENTS Commits
sfoner of the Bureau Of Labor, Industries and
Commerce, who Is In Office when this law
is enacted shall complete his term of office In
ment Of Labor and Industries. His sue
cessor shall be appointed by the governor,
by and with the advice and consent of the
the first Monday OF January, 1919. and for
each four years thereafter. All other officers
and employees of the department except the
$ovt % ga oT1
rapher shall be appointed by the labor COM
| missioner from a list OF persons whose COM
potency shall have been certified to by a
board Of examiners as provided in Sections 5
to of this act, and shall remain in Office
until removed by the Commissioner. The as
sistant labor commissioner and one stenogra-
without such examination. Provided, that
the commissioner of labor upon the removal
ed after examination by the board Of exam
liners, shall file a statement in writing, giving
the reasons for said removal, with the secre-
to public inspection The failure of the com
missioner to make and file such statement
within Ave days after such removal shall
No removal of any officer or employe Gov
cred by this act shall be made except for
neglect Of duty, incompetence, insuhordina-
ton, intoxication immortality. Provided
that all officers Of the department shall hold
office until their respective successors qualify.
Sec. 8. QUALIFICAT1oNs-N person
shall be eligible to appointment as chief
factory Inspector, elevator inspector, railroad
inspector or factory inspector in the depart
ment Of labor who Is not possessed Of prac-
teal experience and knowledge In and of the
operation Of such machinery, appliances and
work places as he may be called upon to
inspect; and every person desiring such an
appointment shall be required Ito pass such
nina touching his
trade and technical phases Of the work re-
quired In such position as may be deemed