Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19

Section 9. That the duty OF adminis-
tering and enforcing the laws Of this
state pertaining to mines and mining, and
more particularly to the provisions OF
chapter GO, r. s. Of Mo, 1919, be n the
same are hereby transferred to, and vest
ed in. the commissions Of the depart
ment of labor, and in the performance Of
said duties, or any thereof, he shall I'VE
power and he is hereby authorized to do
any act or thing with reference thereto
which might lawfully have been done by
the bureau Of mines as provided in ar
ticle 2. chapter 50. r. S. of Mo-, 1919, or
by the state board Of coal mining as pro-
vided in article 3 Of said chapter 50, r. s..
OF Mo-, 1919. or any agent, assistant,
deputy or inspector or other officer in
said chapter 50 designated.
Section ga. That with the said depart
ment Of labor there shall be lodged the
duty and responsibility of administering
and enforcing the provisions OF article
IL, chapter iii, r. s. of Mo-, 1918, relating
TO the commission for the blind
Section 9b. That the duty Of adminis-
terlng and enforcing the laws Of this
state pertaining to the blind be, n the
same is hereby transferred to and vested
in the commissions Of the department of
labor. and in the performance of said
duties, or any thereof, he shall have
power, and he Is hereby authorized to
do any act or thing with reference there
to, which might lawfully have been done
by the commission for the blind. under
and by virtue of the provisions of article
II, chapter Ill, R. s. OF Mo-, 1919, and
said department shall come within the
provisions and under the benefits pro-
vided for the commission for the blind in
article 4. section Al Of the Constitution Of
Missouri.
A Section 10. That wherever the word
Commission or the words Commission
err of labor statistics or the word 'bu-
reau." or the words bureau of labor
statistics'' appear in said chapter 81, r.
S. of Mo-, 1919. it, or they, shall hereafter
be construed and held to include and re-
fer to the commissions Of the department
Of labor, or to the department of labor
hereby created. as the case may require,
and that whenever in said chapter 81, R.
s. of Mo, 1919. any agent, assistant, ap-
pointee, deputy commissioner, employee,
inspector, or other officer, is referred to-,
it shall be held to include and refer to
the representative Of the department of
labor, assigned by the commissioner of
said department to the performance Of
the duties required by the section, or Sec
tions, in which such reference may be
found.
Section II. That whenever or wherever
IA dAlJ lo" - lllio NcAb any ilI
sion, board or officer, or any agent, as
sistant, appointee, deputy, inspector, or
other officer or employee thereof, to which
this act applies is referred to, or required
to do any act or thing, such reference
shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the
department of labor or the commissioner
of labor, as the context of the section in
which such reference is made may re-
quire, and the duty required to be per-
formal md tho aitthNrifxy and nnu1or anp.
ferred or required by such law to be
exercised, shall be performed and exer-
cised by the COMMISSIONS of the depart
ment OF Tabor with the same legal force
and effect as such duty, authority or
power, might heretofore ave been exer-
cised or performed, by any commissioners,
commission, agent, assistant, deputy, in
spector, or other officer, or employee, by
whatsoever title designated in any law to
which this act refers, Of any department,
office, or officer to which, or to whom,
this act applies"
Section 10. That the commissioner of
the department of labor shall receive an
annual salary not exceeding three thou
sand dollars, to be fixed by the governor,
together with all travelling expenses in
Cured While travelling in the discharge of
official duty. Said commissioner of the
department of labor, shall, before enter
ing upon the duties of his office, execute
a good and sufficient BOND to the use
and benefit of the state of Missouri, to
be approved by the Encouragement as to
form, and by the governor as to suf1-
cheney, conditioned upon the faithful per-
Torrance of his official duties. and that
he will render an honest n accurate
accounting of all funds coming into his
hands as commissioner of the department
of labor.
Section IS. That the commissioner OF
the department of labor shall a power,
and he is hereby authorized, subject to
the approval of the governor, to appoint
a competent person to serve as state in
dustrial inspector who shall hold his
office for four years from date of>his
appointment, and until his successor is
appointed and qualified, subject to the
power of removal by said commission or
the governor at pleasure, and in addition
thereto, the said commissioner Of the de-
partment of labor shall have power, and
he is hereby authorized to appoint, from
time to time, two assistant industrial
inspectors, and ten deputy industrial In
spectors, one or more of whom h be
women. The Industrial inspector, and
, ecnh of his assistants, and deputies. be-
, fore entering upon their respective duties,
/ shall take and subscribe to the oath re-
, quired by the Constitution to be taken and
subscribed to by the executive officers
Of this state.
/, Section IA. That before entering upon
his official duty the commissioner of the
. department of labor shall take and SUBJ
, scribe to the oath required by the Consti-
tuition of Missouri to be taken and sub
scribed to by executive officers of this
, state
!, Section Is. That the commissioner Of
!, the department of labor and each of his
agents, assistants, deputies, inspectors
! clerks, stenographers or other employees
! shall, for the violation of any of the
!, provisions of said chapter 81, r. S. Of
! Mo-, 1919, to which this act applies, upor
:. conviction be subject to the fines and
, penalties therein prescribed, and other.
: wise by law provided.
! Section 16. That the total number oil
en- yloyees and appointees. by whatever
, designation known, employed or appoint.
!, ed under the provisions of this act, shall
not be greater than the number of ap
, pointees or employees heretofore appoint.
ed or employed by the several boards
. commissions and officers to which, or t.
! whom. this act applies and that the ag
: gregate salaries paid to sue appointee'
! or employees shall not be greater thar
i the aggregate salaries heretofore paid BY
the several boards, commissions and off,
: GERS to which, and to whom, this act ap
plies.
Section II. That If the Jurisdiction o
the commissioners of labor, as in thii
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