Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. Ill.

NO. III.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE OFFICE
OF COMMISSIONER OF INDUS
TRIES AND TO AMEND AND RE-
PEAL CERTAIN SECTIONS RE-
LATINO TO THE INDUSTRIAL
ACCIDENT BOARD AND FAC
TORY INSPECTOR.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 20 of No. I64 of
the acts of 1915 (Sec. 1924 of the Cen
eral Laws, as proposed) is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. g. (Sec 5624 G. L. The gov
ernor 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. 164 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. 2o. (Secs. s625 and 7143 G. L.
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 = Montpelier in which his
records shall be kept. Said commissioner
shall have a seal for the Authorization
of his orders, awards and proceedings
upon which shall be inscribed the words
Commissioner of Industries-Seal-
Vermont"
Sec. 3. All the powers, duties and
liabilities of the industrial accident
board and members thereof. as provided
in No. 1854 of the acts of 1915 (chapter
234 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 q. 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 lieu of the words state fac
tory inspector" as used in No. 1873 OF
the acts of 1919 and amendments thereto
and in the General Laws.
Sec. S. 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 properly classified
statement of his expenses, statistical in
formation relating to the number and
character of industrial accidents during
such two years, information as to 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. E. Said commissioner shall make
examinations and investigations to see
that the laws pertaining to the employ
ment 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
oaths, and demand the production OF
books and papers. The county court, a
justice of the supreme court or STU
perior judge shall have power to enforce
by proper proceedings the attendance
and testimony OF witnesses and the pro.
duction and examination of books
papers, records, and documents before
said commissioner, and, in the case oil
a corporation, the provisions of sections
four thousand two hundred and fifty
two to four thousand two hundred and
fifty-six, both inclusive, of the Public
Statutes shall apply. Whenever said
commissioner finds a violation of the
provisions of No. 1888 of the acts OF
1919, and amendments thereto, of the
provisions of law relating to the EN-
ployment of minors and women, of tho
provisions of law relating to the weekly
payment of wages and the provisions OF
law relating to the health, lives and
limbs of operators in factories, work
shops, railroads and other places and the
provisions of law relating to the protec-
ton of the working classes, he shall sub
init the evidence thereof to the proper
prosecuting officer, who shall prosecute
the offender.
Sec. 2. Said commissioner may. sub
ject to the approval of the governor
appoint one or more deputy commission