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sion, shall be used in IA and bridge
construction and maintenance of roads in
such manner as may be prescribed by
law.
Approved August 4. 1921.
PROPOSITION NO. 4.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
An act creating a Department of Labor
and consolidating In said department the
rights, power and duties of various
boards, commissions and officers.
House Bill No. 64s.
AN ACT creating "a department to be
known as the department of labor; au-
thorizing the appointment Of a commits
sioner of labor, prescribing his powers
and duties and fixing his salary; trans
ferring to the department of labor the
duty of administering and enforcing the
provisions of chapter 81, r. S. of Mo-,
1919 Except the provisions of article 3
thereby. the duty Of administering and
enforcing the provisions of chapter 60.
R. s. Of Mo-, 1919; the duty Of adminis-
tering and enforcing the provisions Of
an act entitled. AN act to create a
negro state Industrial commission, de-
filming it's duties, authorizing the APP
pointment and fixing the salary of the
secretary and making an appropriation
therefor" approved June 3, 1919, Laws
Of Missouri, 1919, page 81, and such
other laws as may hereafter be enacted
by the General Assembly of the state Of
Missouri pertaining to the negro state
industrial commission; the duty OF adj
ministering and enforcing the laws OF
this state pertaining to boiler rules,
and the duty Of administering and en-
forcing the provisions of article II,
chapter Ill, r. S. of Mo-, 1919, relating
to the commission for the blind; pro-
viding for the appointment of agents,
assistants, clerks, deputies, inspectors
and other officers, and employees of the
department Of labor; transferring the
title to the real estate and personal
property of all departments and offices
to which this act applies to the depart
ment of labor; making the commission
er Of the department of labor, his as
sistants. agents, clerks, deputies, in
spectors and other employees, amen
able to the civil and criminal liabilities
and penalties imposed by the laws to
which this act refers and repeating Sec
lions 6737, 6739, and 6744, of article /,
chapter "a, r. S. of Mo, 1919, and
section 67S1 Of article s. chapter 81, r.
S. of Mo-, 1919.
Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Missouri. as follows:
Section /. That there is hereby created
and established a department which shall
known as the department of labor, by
which name it shall have perpetual sue
with power to complain and de-
fend in all courts, and to have and use a
common seal with power to alter the
at pleasure.
Sec. 2. That the said department of
labor shall be under the control, manage
ment and supervision Of a copmissioher,
who shall be known as the commissions
of the department of labor. Said COM
missioner shall be appointed by the gov
ernor, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the senate, and shall have his
office in the office Of the department of
labor, which shall be established at the
seat of government.
Sec. 8. That with the said department
of labor there shall be lodged the duty and
responsibility of administering and en-
forcing the provisions of chapter 81, r.. S.
of Mo-, 1919, entitled Tabor employment.
health, safety and statistics" and 1t shall
be the duty of the commissioner of labor,
appointed as In this act authorized, to
advise and direct his subordinate officers
clerks, inspectors, stenographers, and
other employees in the discharge of their
several duties.
Sec. 4. With the said department OF
labor there shall be lodged the duty and
responsibility of administering and en-
forcing the provisions of chapter 69, r. S,
of Mo-, 1919, entitled, 'mines and min
ing"
Sec. 5. That with the said department
of labor there shall be lodged the duty
and responsibility of administering and
enforcing the provisions of an act en-
titled: IAN act to create a negro state
industrial commission, defining its duties
authorizing the appointment and fixing
the salary Of the secretary and making
an appropriation therefor" Approved
June 8, 1919, laws of Missouri, 1919, page
80. and such other laws as may here
after be enacted by the general assem-.
bly, of the state of Missouri pertaining tc
said negro industrial commission.
Sec. 6. With the said department Of
labor there shall be lodged the duty an{
responsibility Of administering and en-.
forcing the provisions of an act entitled
AN act to provide for safety of life ant
property by regulating the construction
and use of steam boilers; creating 4;
board of boiler rules to prescribe rules
and regulations relating to boilers useC
or to be used in this state, which will
be uniform with other state rules now il
existence, in order to provide for the FREE
interchange of boilers between the states
to define the power of the board o
boiler rules; to provide penalties for thu
violation of this act n of the rule
and regulations of the board of boile
rules; and making an appropriation t
carry out the provisions of this act.
Approved June 4, 1919. laws of Mis-
souri,, 1919, pages 83 and 81, and sucl
other laws as may hereafter be enacted
by the general assembly of the state o
Missouri, pertaining to boiler rules, will
reference to which act the commissions
Of the department of labor shall have an
exercise all the powers, and perform al
the duties and functions heretofore con
ferred by law upon the board of boile
rules.
Section Z. The authority, duties, func
lions, jurisdiction, powers, and privilege
Of the commissioner Of the department 0
labor with reference to the administra
ton and enforcement OF the provision
Of chapter 81. r. s. OF Mo-, 1919, shal
extend to and include all the provisions Q
said chapter, except the provisions Q
article 8 thereof,
Section s. That the duty of admins
tering and enforcing the provisions G
the general laws Of this state p~ertainin
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