The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-29
New 8-h0ur Law Is Introduced
 By Member
GctChcll Presents Bill Limit ing Hours Employment in
 Certain Industries

LAAOAN bO lGSdAlg SoNdb4lS.l all
 eIEht-hour day in number of Alaskan industries not now having
 such a status was launched in the
 House Of Representatives this morn ing in House Bill No. 6, introduced by Representative George A. Get
 chell, of this city. The bill was
 read by title only and referred to the Committee of Labor
 The industries covered in the pro- posed measure are mills, sawmills, factories. laundries, manufacturing establishments. open-cut or open-pit Quarries or mines, The measure,
 which declares that more than eight hours work in any of the industries affected is injurious to the health
 of the worbmen and increases the likelihood of injury to them, carries
 provision for%empoyment for four hours overtime conditioned that payment be made for such overtime
 at the rate of time and one-half the regular wages for overtime"
 Provisions of Bill
 Section 1. The climatic and liv-
 ing conditions in the Territory of Alaska are such as to render em- ploymeut in any mill, sawmill, fac tory. laundry. manufacturing estab- lishmeut. or in any Open-cut or opan-pit quarry or mine, for more than eight hours in any day, injur- ious to the health of both men and women so employed, and greatly in crease the likelihood of injury to tho workers while engaged in such employment, and by reason of said facts the Territory of Alaska, in the exercise of its police powers, by this law undertakes to discourage the employment of either men or women in those employments for more than eight hours during any
 one day.
 Sec. ,. It shall be unlawful for any person. co-parEership or cor poratioa to employ any person in any mill, sawmilI. factory, laundry. manufacturing establishment or in any open-cut or opeu-pit quarry or mine. more than eight hours in any calendar day. except waJchmcn and employees engaged in making re- pairs or in case of emergency, vixen life or property is in imminent dan ger: provided. however, that cm- ployees may work not to eNraed four hours overtime. conditioned that payment be made for such overtime at the rate of time and one-halr the regular wages for over time.
 Sec. 9 Any person, whether he be acting for himself or is agent
 for another. and any co-partnersAIp
 or corporation. who shall yiniate or provisions 9 this act shall be deeE- ed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof. shaii be punished by fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($1O0.G0) nor more than five hundred dollars (5OO.OOD. or by Imprisonment; ir the Federal jail for period oI not
 less than thirty l30l days nor more than six CG) months. or by both such fine and imtrisOnmeGr. Every violation of inc provisions oG lis act shall constitute separate of fcnse. Upon a second cnnyIct."n within the meaning of this act, as
 hercinaboye set forth, tue punish
 ment shall be Imprisonment in the
 Federal jail for not less than sixty l CGO) days nor more than one year, if the person convicted be an indi- yidual. or. if it be a corporation, punishment shall be a fine of not | less than five hundred ($5O0.0O) and not more than one thousand dollars (SiOOO.O0). A second conviction within the meaning of this act shall be a con viction for a violation of this act committed within a period of two years after a previous conviction of the same person or corporation.- Juneau Empire.
 Eickrrt. Brown and Frame