Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, etc., That the Board of Examiners shall have the power and are hereby authorized to charge moderate fees to defray the necessary expenses of the carrying out of the purposes of this law; provided, the said fees and all fees herein mentioned shall be approved by the city councils of said cities, and to hire and fix the salaries of their employees, which they shall pay out of the fees above provided for.

Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc., That any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be subject to a fine of not more than twentyfive dollars or imprisoned for a period not exceeding thirty days.

Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, etc., That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

ACT NO. 60 OF 1904.
AN ACT

To authorize cities of over two thousand population to regulate, restrict and prohibit stock of all kinds from running at large in the corporate limits, and to establish impounding pens and employ pound keepers, to fix impounding fees, and to provide for the sale and disposition of impounded animals.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, That all cities in this State with a population of over two thousand (2,000) are here vested with police power and authority to regulate, restrict and prohibit by proper ordinance the running at large within the corporate limits of all kinds of stock (cattle, horses, mules, goats, sheep, swine, geese, etc.); to establish impounding pens and yards, and employ pound keepers; to fix impounding fees and charges, and to provide for the sale or disposition of impounded animals or stock.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That this act shall go into effect from and after its passage and promulgation.

Approved June 29th, 1904.

ACT NO. 85 OF 1904.

AN ACT

To establish a standard of measures for weighing shrimp.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, That shrimp shall be measured by the basket, and that each basket shall contain seventy pounds avoirdupois of shrimp.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the General Assembly, etc., That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved July 4, A. D. 1904.

ACT NO. 195 OF 1904.

AN ACT

To compel proprietors, firms or corporations doing business in this State, in cities of more than fifty thousand inhabitants, engaged in the retail business, or conducting retail department stores or retail establishments, to allow their clerks at least one hour of the day for their midday meal, lunch or recreation.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any proprietor or proprietors, firm or corporation doing business in this State, in cities of more than fifty thousand inhabitants, engaged in the retail business, or conducting retail department stores or retail establishments, not to allow their clerks at least one hour of the day, between the hours of 10:00 a. m. and 3:00 p. m. for their midday meal, lunch or recreation.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That any proprietor or proprietors, firm or corporation found guilty of violating, or evading the provisions of tuis act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00); and in default of payment thereof be imprisoned not less than fifteen days (15) nor more than six months (6).

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved July 7, A. D. 1904.

ACT NO. 13 OF 1906.

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to Article 210 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, so as to provide for male or female factory inspectors throughout the State.

Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the members elected to each House concurring. That the following amendment to the Constitution of the State be submitted to the electors of the State at the next general election for representatives in Congress, to be holden on the 4th day of November, 1906, to-wit: That Article 210 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana bearing upon the subject matter, be and the same is hereby amended so as to allow the appointment or election to office of factory inspectors, of ether male or female persons, as provided for by an act entitled "An Act to regulate the employment of children, young persons and women in certain cases, and to provide penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act," adopted by the General Assembly at its session of the year 1906.

Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That on the official ballots to be used at said election shall be placed the words "For the factory inspectors amendment" and the words "Against the factory inspectors amendment," and each elector shall indicate, as provided in the general election laws of the State, which of the propositions he votes for, for or against.

Approved June 22, 1906.

ACT NO. 34 OF 1906.

AN ACT

To regulate the employment of children, young persons, and women, in certain cases, in cities and towns in this State having a population of ten thousand or more persons, and to provide penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, That no boy under the age of twelve years, and no girl under the age of fourteen years, shall be employed in any factory, mill, warehouse, workshop, or manufacturing establishment where the manufacture of any goods whatever is carried on, or where any goods are prepared for manufacturing.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That no child or person under the age of eighteen years, and no woman, shall be employed in any factory, mill, warehouse, workshop, clothing, dress-making or millinery establishment, or any place where the manufacture of any kind of goods is carried on, or where any goods are prepared for manufacturing, for a period longer than an average of ten hours in a day, or sixty hours in any week, and at least one hour shall be allowed in the labor period of each day for dinner.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That every person who shall employ any female in any factory, mill, warehouse, manufacturing establishment, workshop, or store, shall provide suitable seats, chairs, or benches, for the use of the females so employed, which shall be so placed as to be accessible to said employees, and shall permit the use of such seats, chairs or benches by them when they are not necessarily engaged in the active duties for which they are employed.

Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That every factory, mill, manufacturing establishment, workshop, warehouse or store in which five or more persons are employed, and every such institution in which two or more children, young persons, or women, are employed, shall be supplied with proper wash and dressing rooms, and kept in a cleanly state and free from effluvia arising from any drain, privy, or other nuisance, and shall be provided with reasonable access, with a sufficient number of water closets, earth closets or privies, for the reasonable use of the persons employed therein, at least one of such closets for each twenty-five persons employed, and wherever two or more persons, and one or more female persons, are employed as aforesaid, a sufficient number of separate and distinct water closets, earth closets or privies shall be provided for the use of each sex, and plainly so designated, and no person shall be allowed to use any such closet or privy assigned to persons of the other sex.

Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc., That stairways with substantial handrails shall be provided in factories, mills and manufacturing establishments, for the better safety of persons employed in said establishments. Wherever practicable, the doors of such estab lishments shall swing outwardly, or slide, as ordered by the factory inspector, and it shall be neither locked, bolted, or fastened during working hours.

Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc., That in incorporated cities and towns the mayor, with the consent of the council, and in parishes the police jury, shall appoint a factory inspector, who may be either male or female, to see that the regulations of this Act are observed, and also to prosecute all persons who shall violate the same. Such inspector shall be paid a salary of not more than seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) per annum. Said factory inspectors are hereby empowered to visit and inspect, at all reasonable hours, the factories, mills, manufacturing establishments, workshops and other establishments in this State, where the manufacture of goods is carried on, and all stores employing ten or more persons. It shall also be the duty of the factory inspectors to enforce all the provisions of this Act, and to prosecute for all violations of the same before any magistrate, in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State, in the city or town in which the said inspector is appointed and in which he exercises his powers.

Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, etc., That any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of an offense for each violation thereof, and upon conviction for the same, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten or more than twentyfive dollars, or by imprisoment in the parish jail (Parish Prison in New Orleans) not more than thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc., That all fines collected through this act shall be paid over to the school fund in the parish where the fines are collected.

Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, etc., That the word "person" wherever used in this act shall be deemed to mean firms and corporations, as well as individuals.

Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc., That all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act be and the same are repealed, and particularly Act No. 43 of the General Assembly of 1886.

Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, etc., That this act shall apply only to cities and towns in this State having a population of ten thousand or more persons and shall take effect from and after January 1st, 1907. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to apply to domestic or agricultural laborers or industries.

Approved June 29th, 1906.

ACT NO. 93 OF 1906.

AN ACT

To prohibit keepers of bar-rooms, drinking saloons, groggeries and coffee houses or any place where intoxicating or spirituous liquors are sold by the glass, bottle, gallon or in less quantities, from selling or giving intoxicating or spirituous liquors to minors; to prohibit all persons from receiving by gift or otherwise any intoxicating or spirituous liquors for the special use of a minor; and to prohibit keepers of bar-rooms, drinking saloons, groggeries, coffee houses or any other place where intoxicating or spirituous liquors are sold by the glass, bottle, gallon or in less quantities, from allowing minors in such place of business; and to prescribe penalties for violating the provisions of this act.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, That no keeper of a bar-room, drinking saloon, groggery, coffee house or any other place where intoxicating or spirituous liquors are sold by the glass, bottle, gallon or in less quantities, shall knowingly sell or give to any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years any intoxicating or spirituous liquors.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That no person shall knowingly sell, buy or purchase or receive by gift or otherwise any intoxicating or spirituous liquors for the special use of any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years, unless he be fully emancipated under the laws of the State of Louisiana by the emancipation of eighteen years, or unless such minor present an order signed by his father, mother or tutor, directing the sale or gift to be made.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That no person keeping a bar-room, drinking saloon, groggery, coffee house, or any other place where intoxicating or spirituous liquors are sold by the glass, bottle, gallon or in less quantities, shall knowingly allow any minor to remain in such place of business.

Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That whosoever shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon trial and conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five ($25) dollars, nor more than fifty ($50) dollars for each separate offense.

Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc., That all laws or parts of laws contrary to or in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved July 7th, 1906.

ACT NO. 98 OF 1906.
AN ACT

To further carry into effect Art. 297 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, and to preserve the public health.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana: That the State Board of Health for the State of Louisiana, be, and is hereby authorized and empowered in order to further carry into effect Art. 297 of the Constitution of 1898, to revise the sanitary code provided for by Section 3 of Act 192 of 1898, and to incorporate therein rules and regulations governing the manufacture, sale and inspection of foods, liquors, waters and drugs within the State in so far as the same may affect the public health; to fix standards of purity; to provide for the collection of samples and the entering of premises for this purpose, to provide for the establishment of a laboratory for the analysis of foods, liquors, drugs and water; to employ an analyst and assistants; and fix and pay their compensation; and to do all other acts as may be requisite and proper to carry this act into effect.

Provided, that as a standard of purity and strength for drugs, chemicals and medicines, the said Board shall adopt the United States Pharmacopoeia and the National Formulary as to all drugs, chemicals and medicines therein contained and treated of; and the Board shall renew said adoption as often as new or revised edition of the said Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary are issued.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That the power to further revise and amend said sanitary code, is hereby conferred on said State Board of Health for the State of Louisiana, provided that any revisions or amendments adopted by said Board, shall before going into effect, be promulgated in the same manner as is required by existing law for the sanitary code.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That any person violating any of the provisions of said sanitary code, shall on conviction by any court of competent jurisdiction, be fined not less than ten nor more than two hundred dollars for the first offense; not less than twentyfive nor more than four hundred dollars for the second offense; not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both in the discretion of the court, for each subsequent offense.

Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That all fines imposed under the provisions of this act shall be paid into the treasury of the State, to the credit of the general fund.

Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc., That it shall be the duty of the president of said Board to make an annual report to the Governor of the operations of said Board of Health under this act.