Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-09
CHAPTER 547-H. F. No. IA.

CHAPTER 547--H. F. No. 744
AN ACT to establish a Minimum Wage Com
mission, and to provide for the determine
ton and establishment Of minimum wages
for women and minors. .s-r \
Be it, enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Of Minnesota:
Section /. There is hereby established a
Wage Commission. 1t shall consist Of three
persons, one Of whom shall be the Commits
Of the Commission, the Governor shall appoint
two others, one Of whom shall be an en-
ployer Of women, and the third shall be
commission. The first appointments shall be
made within. sixty days after the passage
e. hs act tor te a1S the
ments shall be for two years from the first
day of January and until their successors
be flied in like manner for the unexpired
portion of the term. .u. ~
Is Sec. 2. The Commission may at Its dis
erection investigate the wages paid to women
and minors In any occupation In the state;
At the request of not less than one hundred
persons engaged in any occupation In which
women and minors are employed. the Com
mission shall forthwith make such investi-
cation as herein provided.
Sec 5. Every employer Of women and
minors shall keep register Of the names ana
and minors employed by him, together with
number OF hours that they are employed per
SHAH on request permit the Commission or
any Of its members or agents 10 inspect sucn
register. Se
Sec L. The commission shall specify times
to hold public hearings at which employers.
eppeag and give testimony as to wages, profits
and other pertinent conditions OF the occupa-
Industry The To-
witnesses, to administer oaths, and to COM
pei the production Of books, papers. and 9th
er evidence. Witnesses subpoenaed by the
Commission may be allowed such compensa-
ton for travel and attendance as the Com
mission may deem reasonable: to an amount
not exceeding the usual mileage and per
diem allowed by our courts In civil cases.
Sec. s. IL after investigation Of any occu-
ages paid to None-sixth or more Of the wom-
en- or minors employed therein are less than
living wages, the Commission shall forthwith
proceed to establish legal minimum rates; Of
wages for said occupation, rs hereinafter de-
scribed and provided AEs!! st
Sec. 6, Tho Commission shall determine
the minimum wages sufficient for living wages
for women and. minors o. ordinary r. ability
living wages for learners and apprentices. The
commission shall then issue an order, to be
wages thus determined the minimum wages
in said occupation throughout the state. or
any the s.a5e te n
A copy Of said order shall be mailed, so far
as y prac ticable, to each employer affected;
and each such employer shall be required to
post such reasonable number Of copies as
the Commission may determine In each build
ing 81 or other work -place In which affected
workers are employed. The original order
shall be filed With the Commissions Of Ia
Dor. Us a$ S.5 g
Sec "a. The Commission may at its dfscre-
ton establish ini any occupation an advisory
board which shall serve without pay, con-
ststing -of not less than three MOI. more than
ten persons representing employers, and an
equal number Of persons representing the
workers inE said occupa ton, and OF one or
more disinterested persons appointed by the
Commission to represent the public 81 but the
one OF the rerresentativ Of the public shall
not exceed the number Of representatives Of
either %of the other partiess .ss At least vne-
nth Of the members of any advisory board
shall Sc composed Of women, and ut least
|onc. Of the Representative of the public shall
be.#a woman. 81 The Commission shall make
|Tules and regulations governing the seiec-
Ition Of members and the modes Of procedure
|of the advisory boards and shall exercise
procedure sands examination Of said boards.
Provided: that the selection Of members, rep
iresenting :sennplOyers and employees shall Libel
[so far as practicable thru, election by en-
IployeFs and employe respectiyel
Sec. G q Each advisory board shall have
the same power No the Commission To- sub