Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 28 of No. 1914 of
the acts of 1915 (Sec. 1924 of the Gen
cral Laws, as proposed) is hereby
amended so as to read as follows
Sec 28. (Sec 1924 G. l. The gov
lernor shall biennially, in the month of
January. with the advice and consent of
the senate, appoint commissioner OF IN
dustries.
Sec. 2. Section 20 of No. I64 of the
acts of 1915 (Secs. 5625 and 7I43 of the
General Laws, as proposed) IS hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 20. (Secs. 5625 and 7T43 @. ID
The annual salary of said commissioner
shall be three thousand dollars, and he
shall be paid his necessary expenses
when away from home on official bust
ness. Said commissioner shall maintain
such Office and employ such assistance,
clerical or otherwise, as the governor
deems necessary for the proper perform
ance of the duties of said commissioner.
Said commissioner shall be furnished
with office supplies and stationery neces-
sary for official use and the payment OF
postage, freight, telephone and telephone
rental. Geographic and express charges
necessarily made in connection with his
official duties shall be allowed in the
settlement Of his accounts. Said commits
sioner shall be provided with an Office
in the capitol or in some other state
building Z Montpelier in which his
records shall be kept. Said commissioner
shall have seal for the Authorization
of his orders, awards and proceedings
upon which shall be inscribed the words
Commissioner of Industries-Seal-
Vermont"
Sec. :. All the powers. duties and
liabilities of the industrial accident
board and members thereof, as provided
in No I64 of the acts of 1915 (chapter
ga Of the General Laws, as proposed)
are hereby imposed upon the commits
sioner of industries; and the words
commissioner of industries" are hereby
inserted in lieu of the words industrial
accident board" and in lieu of the words
board" and member" as used in re-
/ ferring to said board or member there
of, as used in such act and chapter.
Sec. T. All the powers, duties and
Liabilities of the state Inspector Of fac
tories are hereby imposed upon the COM
missioner of industries, and the words
commissioner Of industries" are hereby
inserted in lien of the words state fac
tory Inspector" as used in No 1873 OF
the acts of 1912 and amendments thereto
and in tine General Laws.
Sec. : The commissioner Of indus
tries shall. IN each even year, make a
report to the governor showing the work
done during the preceding two years and
shall include therein 4 properly CLASSIFIED
statement of his expenses, statistical IN
formation relating to the number and
character Of industrial accidents during
such two years. information as 70 the
general industrial conditions prevailing
within the state, and such other informa-
ton and recommendations as seem per
tinent. Such report shall be printed.
Sec. 6. Said commissioner shall make
examinations and investigations TO see
that the laws pertaining 70 the employ
fTlent Of minors and women and to the
weekly payment Of wages are being COM
piled with and for such purposes may
enter any place where persons are enI-
ployed, summon witnesses, administer
oatBs. and demand the production Of
books and papers. The county court. a
justice Of the supreme court or su-
peTior judge shall have power 10 enforce
b. proper proceedings the attendance
and testimony Or witnesses and the pro
ducfion and examination Of books,
papers, records. and documents before
said commissioner. and, IN tire case OF
a corporation, the provisions Of sections
four thousand two hundred and fifty
two 70 tour thousand two hundred and
flffy-six, both inclusive. of TIE Pablo
Statutes shall apply. Whenever said
commissioner finds a violation OF tie
provisions Of No. I88 Of the acts Of
1912, and amendments thereto, Of the
provisions Of law relating 10 the eui-I
tploygnent OF minors and women, Of the
provisions OF law relating 10 tlle weekly
payment Of wages and the provisions Of
law relating 10 the health, lives and
limbs If operators IN factories, work
shops. railroads and other places and the