The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
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NOTICE
SPECIAL

At a meeting OF the board OF health,
held on January q, 1890, the following
rules and regulations were adopted;
Whereas the city of Richmond In
common with other cities Of the coun-
try is now threatened with an epidemic
OF influenza ~hich is recognized as an
infectious and dangerous disease; and
Whereas the employers of the city
have held meeting in the Cham Der of
Commerce and requested the promul-
CATION of regulations in regard TO the
opening and closing hours for work OF
employees 50 as to mi nimize the risk Of
infection consequent upon the conges-
t'un Of the public means Of travel that
results from requiring the same gen
eral hours for beginning and ending
the DAYS la Dor: now. therefore,
Be it resolved by the board Of health
Of the city of Richmond, and 1t IS
hereby ordered
/ Tha. the employers Of the city OF
Richmond are hereby divided into the
following groups and are ordered and
directed to observe the following regu-
lations:
/ Persons. firms and corporations
v no are manufacturers or conduct re-
pair shops. including railroad shops
street railway shops, and automobile
and machine shops. shall not require
or permit their employees. as a class or
group, 10 report for work between
the hours Of A. ". and 10 A. NJ. on
any work day. nor require or permit
them to end work for the day between
the hours Of 80 2. VI. and ESQ p. NJ
All such persons. firms ana corpora
tiorS who employ a their places of
business more than I'VE persons shall
II their hours for beginning the day
work are between : 4, NJ and \. NJ,
f'N de their employees as nearly as pos
sihle into three classes Of equal mum
hers ard require one class to report
fer work at A. M; another at : 80
a N. and the third al S a. "; and IL
their hours fer ending the days work
are between 4-3e +, Nj. and 30 T. NJ.
they shall require one class to cease
" ork for the day at 4:3o +. NJ: another
al = N and tho third at so Y. n.
Employers Of this class employing
Eve employees or less must conform 10
the hours of opening and closing pre-.
scribed for the class.
. No Wholesale merchant shall re-
ouir@ or permit his employees, as a
class or group. including office en-
ployes, % report for work between the
hours Of A NJ and A. NJ. nor be-
/ tween the hours Of A NJ and 70 A,
NJ nor shah he require or permit them
I to cease work for the day between the
hours Of SO and S 30 P. NJ. but every
( such merchant shall require his said
/ employees 10 report for work al A. VI.
and 70 cease woriz AZ Csc E. NJ
| 3. No retail merchant shall permit nr
require his employees. as class or
GROUP, Including office employees to
report for work between the hours %
\. NJ and sSt a. NJ. nor 70 cease
work for the day between the hours
of so Z. NJ and 6 r. NJ. nor at 6 70
r NJ. but every such merchant shall
require said employees TO report for
work at $50 A, NJ and 10 cease work
for the day at s F. NJ
( No other business or professional
rnan shall require or permit his em-
nloyes, as q class or group. 10 report
+ for duty between the hours OF \ NJ
and - A, VI nor to cease work for the
Z day between the hours Of 43d +, VI.
and $50 Z. NJ, bat shall require said
I employees 10 report for work NJ 10 4. Nj
and 10 cease work at $50 r. NJ
II. Any person. firm or corporation
/ rrsv adopt and require another hour
tthan those hercinhefore designated for
I TIE beginning and ending Of work bv
( his employees provided the hour So
chosen - not one forbidden TO him by
tiIrSr regulations
/ III All business concerns runnins
twenty four hours Il dav and working
employees by shifts shah conform to the
schedule OF hours above named to thu
extent of SO arranging the shifts that
/ no shift shall come on or 20 of duty or
work during the hours above specified
/ for some other group or class thereof
than his own. and If such business
/ concern is in group numbered one 90
I r1ay use any OF the hours designated
| for the classes Of group for a shift
i ~. These regulations shall not apply
/ to acts done in sudden emergencies