Arkansas State press., 1941-10-17
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Root Company put it IN practice, by employing new
and stated that, "Snee the walkout, his employment
had reached an call time high while picketing continued"
Leave it to Texas to look out for her work folks.
VIE it comes to labor-TeXas new law nroves she
still believes in the AMERICAN way. What the Supreme
Court will rule, when the new law comes before tire
mains yet to be seen, Because the law supports the Con-
stitution it may be ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
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THE following is a copy of a piece of legislatures re-
Gently passed in Texas, READ IT!
FOR II, B, TAG
AN ACT making unlawful the use of force or violence or
threats thereof to prevent o attempt to prevent any person
from engaging in any lawful vocation and providing penalties
for the violation thereof; making it unlawful for any person
acting n concert with other pFrsons TO assemble and prevent or
attempt to prevent fy force 0 7 violence any person from en-
gaging in a lawful vocation and making it unlawful to encour-
age and aid such unlawful assembage and providing penalties
for the violation thereof; defining the term "labor dispute":
making the provisions of this Act cumulative of existing laws;
and providing a severance or saving clause; and declaring an
emergency.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE TATE
OF TEXAS:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any person by the use
OF force or violence, o threat of the use of force or violence.
to prevent or to attempt to prevent any person from engaging
in any lawful vocation within this State. Any person guilty of
violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a felony, ano
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by confinement in
he State pententiary for not less than one % year, nor more
than two (2) years.
section q 1t shall be unlawful for any person acting in
concert with one or more cher persons, to assemble Il o.,
~ NNbASt bhl Nv IOIIt
o violence prevent or attempt to prevent any person from en-
gaelng IN any lawful vocation, or for cry person acting either
by hmselt, or as a member of any ~ en or organization or
ac'hg IN concert with one or more e 7 rG sons. to promote.
encourage or aid any such unlawful a scmblage. ANY person
guilty OF violating this section shall be d EN- d guilty of a felony
and upon conviction thereof shall be ruashed by confinement in
the State Penitentiary Tor not less than one % year. nor
more than two (2) years.
section 8. The term labor dispute as used in this Act
hah include any controversy between an employer and two ()
u more of his employees concerning the term r conditions of
employment or concerning the association or representation of
persons IN negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing q seek.
III u arrange terms OR conditions of employment.
section a, The provisions Of this Act shall be cumulative
o VI other existing articles of the Penal Code upon the same
subject ana IN the INT of a conflict between existing ar
ueles and the provisions of this Act, then and in that event
IN provisions, offenses and %punshments set forth herein shall
prevail over such existing ar icles.
section .. If any section, paragrah, clause or provision
Oh TINS Act is declared unconstitutional, imperative n invalid
by any court of competent jurisdiction. the same shall no.
aftect or mvalidate the remainder of this Act.
Section g. The fact that it is essential that industries
WlS state be protected from the use of violence in labor dis. |
pu'es' creates an emergency and an imperative public neces-
SHY that the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on
three several days be suspended and it is hereby suspended and
TINS ball shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, and it is so enacted.