Evening journal., 1919-01-23

and the giving or evidence tOucnlng IN
matter IN question, and any failure q
obey such an order OF the said cpur
may be punished by such court as
contempt thereof
Section 9-Depositions. The commits
sion may cause dispositions Of wit
nesses residing within OF without tn,
State TO be taken IN the manner pre-
scribed by law for Ike dispositions II
civil action IN the Superior Court ot
the state Of Delaware.
Section i0-Labor department 20 fur.
nish statistics. Upon request Of the
commission the Labor Commission Of
Delaware shall furnish "a the Minimum
Wage Commission such statistics anC
information as may be available
Section "A. Deglster OF women ant
minors. Every employer OF womer
snd minors shall keep a register Of th,
names and addresses OF. and the wage.
paid TO all women and minors employ
ed by them. the occupation OF each ant
number Of hours that they are employ.
ed by the day or by the week. and theli
actual working hours for such periods
and every such employer shall on re
quest permit the commission or any Of
its members or its secretary or agents
I 10 inspect such register. Every such
employer shall also furnish IN writing
| TO the commission any information con-
/ cerning the foregoing matters that the
| commission may require. The register
Of employees provided for this section
shall be prepared and kept within sixty
days after the passage OF this act
Section i2 Examination OF books and
I nangrdc rUha onuuf4 shoII hnHa
power through any commissioner OF
authorized representative to inspect
and examine any and all books, pay
rolls and other records of any employer
Of women and minors that in any way
appertain 10 or have a bearing upon the
question OF Wages, hours Of labor or
conditions Of labor OF any such women
or minor workers. and 10 require from
any such employer fun and correct
statements, In writing when the com
mission so deems necessary. Of the
wages paid to, the hours OF labor OF,
and the conditions Of labor Of all women
and minors in his employ.
Section i3. Investigation OF wages
paid 30 women and minors. II shall be
The duty OF the commission and It shall
have power TO ascertain the wages and
conditions of labor of women and
minors in the occupations in which
such women and minors are employed
In the State Of Delaware In order TO
determine whether wages are paid 10
women and minors employed therein
which are inadequate TO supply them
with the necessary cost Of living 10
maintain them in good health and pro-
tect their morals. Such Investigation
shall also be made at the request OF
not less than twenty-five persons en-
gagged IN any occupation in which any
women or minors are empoyed. The
names OF the persons making such re-
quest shall not be made public,
Section liberation Of wage board.
II after such investigation the commits
sion has reason to believe that women
and minors employed in the occupation
Investigated receive wages which are
inadequate to supply them with the
necessary cost Of living 10 maintain
them in good health and protect their
morals, the commission shall establish
a wage board consisting Of three repre-
sentatives Of employers in the occupa-
tion in question and Of an equal nub-
Der Of persons TO represent such en-
ployes in said occupation and Of en-
equal number Of disinterested persons
appointed by the commission to repre-
sent the public So far as practicable
the selection Of members representing
employers and employees shall be
through election by employers and en-
ployes affected respectively. The com
mission shall designate the chairman
from among the representatives Of the
public and shall exercise exclusive jur-
isdiotion over all questions arising with
reference to the Validity Of the pro-
cedure and Of the determination Of the
boards The members Of wage boards
shall be allowed the necessary travelling
and clerical expenses incurred in the
Of their duties, which shall
be paid as are the expenses OF the COM |
mission. Such expenses incurred by a |
wage board shall be approved by the |
before being paid.
Section t5.-Determination Of wage |
boards Each wage board shall have |
access to all Of the statistics and infor-
nation gathered by the commission /
with reference to wages and conditions /
.n any occupation under investigation
and any other data pertinent thereto.
Each wage board shall, after a careful
and after such publicl
hearings as It finds necessary, deter
mine the amount Of the minimum wage,
whether by time rate or piece rate.
suitable for a female employe Of ordl-
nary ability In such Occupation or any
or ell Of the branches thereof, and also
suitable minimum wages for learners
and apprentices and the maximum
length Of time any woman worker may /
be kept at such work as a learner or
and for minors below the /
age Of is years. II the majority Of the
members Of the wage board agree upon /
such wage determinations. they shall
report such determinations 70 the COM
mission together with statement OF
the reasons therefor and facts relating
thereto.
Section i6-Aotion OF commission. N
the commission deems proper, It may,
after It receives the report OF The wage
board, recommit the subject or any part
thereof to the same or to a wage boa-d
board II the report Of wage board
Is accepted by the commission, a sum
mary OF its findings and determinations
shall be published In the bulletin Of
the commission and in such other NOR
ner as the commission may deem adj
visable. Copies OF the full report of
the wage board, together with The tes-
timony taken before 10, shall be kept on
nle at the Office OF the commission and |
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