Arizona republican., 1914-12-10
Recent Le9isiation ArIectinq the
 zona Mining Industry

CBy Walter Douglas, Bisbee, Arizona) When tine territory of Arizona achieved it's ambition and was admitted 1 into the sisterhood of states, it's legis- 1 lators sitting as members of it's consti- tutIonal convention felt it incumbent upon them to evolve a constitution I which would be in nowise secondary in progressive principles to that adopted | by it's predecessor, Oklahoma.
 To this end the XVIIIth article con- ! corning labor deals with certain feat 1 ures of social legislation which are or 1 dinarily left to legislatures to enact. Section of Article XVIII directs the | legislature to enact a law providing that eight (S) hours and no more shall constitute a days work in all employ ment of the state of any sub division thereof.
 | Section lI-that no child under the | age of fourteen GD shall be employed in any gainful occupation. nor shall any 1 child under sixteen (16) be employed 1 in mines or other hazardous occupation. l Section III declares it unlawful for 1 an employer to contract with an em- l ploye whereby he shall be released i from responsibility for any njtNies 1 sustained.
 l Section " abrogates the common law doctrine of fellow servant, while Section V leaves the defense of con tributory negligence. or of assumption | of risk to the jury as q question of fact. 1 Section VI provides that the right of action to recover damages shall never | he abrogated and the amount recov- cred shall never be subject to any sat utory limitation.
 l Section VII directs the legislature to | enact an employers liability law by l which the employer shall be liable for 1 death. or injury, to an employe due to l the hazard Of the employment
 Section VIII provides that the legis- 1 lature shall enact q workman's compul- sory compensation law, but specifically | states that it shall he optional with the employe to accept the compensa- l ton or retain the right to sue.
 Section K prohibits the exchange solicitation or giving out of black list" and
 
 Of the United States shall be employed upon public works.
 l Article KIN establishes the office o mine inspector, and directs the frs legislature to enact laws regulating tho operation ana equipment of the mine: of the state.
 | The first legislature of the state o l Arizona convened on the 18th day 0
 March 1912, and proceeded to carry ou the instructions embodied in the con stitution and to enact of their own vo
 lition other measures affecting tn,
 mining industry.
 | Considering the different laws tha
 have been enacted in their relative i'm portanee and after over two years ex perience of their operation it would b
 proper to ascrbe the first place to tn
 MINE INSPECTION BILL
 It has been singularly fortunate fo
 the state of Arizona that some tim
 prior to the converting of it's first leg
 islature. the American Mining congres tinguished members to compile a cod
 applicable to the conditions obtanin l in metal mines and that the roug
 draft Of it's report was available for tn
 legislature When confronted with tn necessity of framing a law as directe | by the constitution.
 ll With a few minor and one major ex ception the code drafted by your com