The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-24
F|CHT-HOUR LAW
Effective MONDAY

,v.four. nor more than forty-eight
during any one week, has been signed
nv the Governor and will become eff
teetive next Monday, the 26th instant
Employers of female labor in Win
nemueca are complying with the
terns of the new law and are regu-
,a,lng their affairs TO meet the re-
ouirements by the time II becomes ef-
feetiye. Opinion among employers of
This class OF labor seems to be di-
vided as to the effect of the new law.
with the exception of two or three
mercantile houses, the Winnemucca
steam laundry. restaurants and tele-
pbone Offices, none of the female en-
Moves have been working to exceed
eight hours. +. Reinhart Company,
the Emporium and the Golden Rule.
all OF whom employ lady clerks, have
arranged their shifts to comply with
the law. and their respective stores
viii be kept open the usual hours.
The Winnemucca steam laundry has
reduced the hours OF labor to eight,
and Manager Lundy is OF opinion that
his force of ten women will be able
m handle the work in that time. The
restaurants have not fully adjusted
matters as yet to meet with the new
conditions, but will have done so by
Monday.
One employer of female labor stated
that he did not see how he would be
able to get by with his overhead ex-
penses by reducing the hours OF his
female employees to eight. and would
probably be forced to employ men
clerks in their places.
The original bill is printed here
with. but II is understood that, as
passed and signed by Governor Boyle,
telegraph and telephone girls are ex-
cluded:
Assembly Bill No.9
Section l. No female shall be en-
ployed in any manufacturing. mechan-
ical or mercantile establishment,
laundry, hotel. public lodging house,
apartment house, hospital, place OF
amusement. or restaurant (or teie-
graph or telephone establishment or
ofice), or by any express or transpor-
tation company in this State, more
than eight hours during any one day
or more than forty-eight hours IN one
week. The hours OF work must be
SO arranged as to permit the employ
ment of females at any time. so that
they shall not work more than elght
hours during the twenty-four hours
OF one day, or forty-eight hours DUR
ing any one week: provided, however
that the provisions of this section IN
relation to hours of employment shall
not apply to nor affect the harvesting,
curing. canning or drying OF any va
riety OF perishable fruit or vegetable
nor 10 graduate nurses in hospitals
Sec. 2. Every employer in any man
ufacturing, mechanical or mereanuie
establishment, laundry hotel OF res
taurant. or other establishment EN-
ploying any female, shall provide SUIT
able seats for all female employees
and shall permit them to use sucn
seats when they are not engaged III
the active duties Of their employ
ment
Sec. 3. The district attorneys OF the
respective counties of this state, anu
the Attorney General OF this stare
shall enforce the provisions OF TINS
act. and said district attorneys ana
said Attorney General. and their dep
uties and agents, shall have all pow
ers and authority of sheriffs or othef
peace officers. to make arrests TOT
violations OF the provisions OF inns
act. and to serve all processes ano
notices hereunder throughout the
State.
Sec. 4. Any employer who shaii
permit or require any female 10 woin
in any of the places menuoneu ~
section one more than the NUMBER "a
hours provided for in this act durihs
any day of twenty-four hours or VINO
shall fail. neglect, or refuse 10 so ar
range the work of females in ms EN-
ploy so that they shall not Work nioie
than the number of hours PROVIDED ioi
In this act during any day OF twenty
four hours. or who shall fail, neeiec'
or refuse TO provide suitable seats de
provided in section two of this ac.
or who shall permit or suirer any
overseer. superintendent. foreman OF
other agent of such employer to vio-
late any of the provisions of this act.
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor' ana
upon conviction thereof shall be pun.
ished. for a first offense, by hne OF
not less than twenty-five dollars nor
more than fifty dollars; for seconu
offense, by fine of not less than one
hundred dollars nor more thah TWO
hundred and fifty dollars; or py nn-
prisonment for not more than siA's
days. or by both such fine ana i'npris-
onment. All fines imposed ana oo'
lected under the provisions OF this ao'
shall be paid into the State treasury
and credited to the general public
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