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

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81 the 8 such, haildIneu.s,
Mall over the "a tier % Iron s STEAL
beams On tn door mkt below TIE one O
sess sasn ss %sg o sss
sonably required for the proper construction uf
such iron 81 steel work. and for the raising
construction 81 sucn buildinss. 81 such = spaces
az as may be DESIGNATED by the plans and speci.
asatfons for stairways, elevator shafts and
/. Sec: e. The employer shah post such warn.
ing notices and instructions and cause danger
II
+ Sec. IL Every building In which laborers
are EMPLOYED shall Ebe provided With suf-
shall i ali Zines FEE st won
s AND ready e, msdiats use and sacn
on It the word EXIT in letters not less than
Ave inches In height and so as plainly to In
cation Of such esresses.. Every door kading
on or to any such building shall be SO con-
s sn s * to open outward when possible.
ing hours as to prevent free egress. Sub
stantial hand rails shall be. provided on Ill
stairways in every such building.
Sec .18. II any. such building where persons
are employed be more than two stories high,
1t shall be the duty Of the owner Of such
building to provide at least one fire escape.
and as many more as the labor commisisoner
may require, not exceeding one additional nre
escape for every one hundred persons employed
above the first floor. Every such IRE escape
shall be ron the outside of the building. con-
meeting on each floor above the first with ct
secured, with landings not less than SIX feet
in length and three In width, guarded by an
iron railing not less than three feet in height.
not less than two feet wide, and with steps
Of not less than six inch treads placed at an
angle OF not more than forty-fve degrees. and
Nr0fpcfpd Wo hon nd raj IN
Both sides. with w an automatic sss drop ladder,
two feet vide, reaching from the lower plat,
be sufficient II constructed on any other plan
approved by the labor commissioner. The
openings to each fire escape shall be n far
shafts, and the ladder Of each fire escape shall
extend to the roof Stationary stairs Or lad
fSe o be on the inside
0to q FIRE escape shan be metal covered, and
IN doors r aeSye the
under a fire escape shall be wire glass. A
suitable disposition shall be made Of all in
hamable articles and suitable waste cans or
ling OF sweepings, oily waste or other COM
bustibae material, as directed BY the labor
shop more than two stories high shall also be
and with hose connected Herewith, as required
with chemical fire extinguishers or pals OF
water or sand on each floor. always ready for
Sec 10. Every order. suggestion. or notice
served upon any employer Of labor, owner or
manager Of any building. or other, person.
taken BY the Officer or employee OF Of the labor
department serving such order. suggestion or
notice, which receipt shall be signed by the
employer. No liability 10 any person other
than an employe shall attach to any owner Of
any factory MILL workshop, engineering works.
or mercantile establishment, because OF the
provision Of this act, until notice to comply
with the terms of this act has been served
Sy an Of ts anS
sonable time to comply with such notice has
elapsed.
to comply with any requirement of this chap
ter, Or disregards any order, notice or direction
Of any member or employee Of the labor de-
visions, or who obstructs or interferes with any
inspection being made pursuant thereto. OF
stating that such machine is dangerous and
unsafe, or who operates any such machine
while such notice is attached and such machine
Of a misdemeanor.. the minimunq penalty
whereof shall be a fine of twenty-five dollars,
or imprisonment for fifteen days: But when
criminal proceeding shall be commenced until
thirty days after such notice, nor then, II
notice have been met; Provided, that II such
requirement be to put water-closet or privy
in sanitary condition, where the only defect Is
put an elevator in safe condition, only forty
eight hours shall be allowed. In case Of ap.
plication to the court to restrain, the time
aforesaid shall not begin to run until the de-
Sec q. The term prime mover A. used
in this act shall include all steam, gas, oil,
or other kinds Of engines, and also all cleo
trical apparatus which generates converts. OF
guard .:safeguarded'' and . protection" shall
be given broad Interpretation SO as to IN
clude any practicable method of mitigating o,
- Sec. -. Section 1913, 1914, 1918, 1915. 1877
1920 and 1924 Revised Laws Of 1905, and Sec
tions l, 2 3, 4, and Z OF Chapter 28S, Gen
eral Laws of 1911, and all other acts or parts
of acts inconsistent with the provisions Of this
act are hereby repealed.
Sec. %. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after October 1, 1913.
Approved April 16, 1913.
CHAPTER e17-s. F. No. 49,
AN ACT to enable all villages. in the State
of Minnesota to purchase electric energy
for municipal purposes and for supplying
electricity to the Inhabitants thereof.
Be It enacted by the Legislature OF the State
Of Minnesota:
Section l. All villages in the State Of Min
nesota are hereby authorized and empowered
to contract with any person, firm. corporation
or municipal corporations for the purchase OF
electric energy for municipal purposes and to
be distributed and supplied by such mu-
uicipality to the inhabitants thereof.
Sec. 2. Such contract shall be made by
the Common Council, other governing body
Of such municipality by two-thirds vote OF
all Of the members Of such council or govern
ing body, and may be for period not ex-
ceedfng fifteen (15) years from the time when
such person, firm, corporation or municipal
corporations shall commence to furnish such
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