The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-09
WHEN THE NINE
H0URLAW|S
EFFECTIVE
TIME STATED IN NEWSPAPERS OF
RECENT DATE. DOES NOT GO IN
TO EFFECT UNTIL JUNE II.

All papers which have carried the
story of the womans' nine hour law
made mistake in the date that il
would become effective. The. bill be
comes a law ninety days after its
approval, which brings that time tC
June II.
Following is the bill in full:
Work and labor-Women-
Nine-Hour Day
Be 1t Enacted by the People of the
State of oklahoma:
Nine Hour Day for Women
Business Included
Section l. That no female shall be
employed or permitted to work in any
manufacturing, mechanical or mer-
camille establishment, laundry, bakery
hotel, or restaurant, office building or
warehouse, or telephone establishment
or office or printing establishment, or
book bindery, or any theater, show
house or place of amusement, more
than nine hours in any one day.
Exceptions in Times Of Calamity
or Rush-Double Pay
Section .. The hours of work may
be so arranged to permit the employ
ment of females at any time so that
they shall not work more than nine
hours within twenty-four hours of any
one day; provided, however, that in
time of great disaster, calamity, or
epidemic, telephone establishments
may work their operators, with their
consent, for a greater number of hours
in any one day than above stated; ;
said operators to be paid not less than
double their regular compensation for
such extra time; provided, this act
shall not apply to females who are reg
istered pharmacists, or employed as
stenOgraphers, or nurses, and provid-
ed, further however, that in case of
emergency in hotels, and restaurants,
females may work to a maximum of
ten hours during the twenty-four hours
with their consent; such females to be
paid not less than double their regular
compensation for such extra time; and
provided, further, that this act shall
apply only to towns and cities con
tanning population of 5000 or more
as shown by the last federal census,
or any federal census hereafter taken.
Conveniences for Women
Seats for est
Section 3. Every employer in any
manufacturing, mechanical or mer-
camille establishment, or workshop,
laundry, printing office, dress making
or millinery establishment, hotel, res
taurant. or theater, or telegraph or
telephone establishment and office or
any other establishment employing any
female, shall provide suitable seats
for all female employees and permit
them to use such seats when not en-
gagged in the active performance of the
duties of their employment.
Penalty for Violation
Section 4. Any employer, overseer,
superintendent, foreman, or other
agent of any such employer, who shall
require any female to work in any
of the places mentioned in sections l
and > more than the number of hours
provided for in this act, during any
day of twenty-foUr hours, or VINO shall
fail. neglect or refuse to so arrange
the work of females employed in said
places mentioned in sections l and
. so that they shall work more than
the number of hours provided for in
this act during any day OF twenty
four C24 hours or the number OF hours
prescribed in this act, in any one week
or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to
provide suitable seats as provided in
section 8 of this act, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanOr and upon con
viction thereof, shall be fined not less
than fifty dollars $4,000 nor more
than two hundred dollars ($20O0O)
or imprisonment in the county Jail moi
less than five 90 nor more than thir
~ 800 days. or by both such fine anC
Imprisonment.
Approved March 13, 1915.
r-s4ac+iva lime II 1915