LAWS OF VARIOUS STATES RELATING TO LABOR

SINCE JANUARY 1, 1896.

ENACTED

[The Second Special Report of the Department contains all laws of the various States and Tem tories and of the United States relating to labor in force January 1, 1896. Later enactments are reproduced in successive issues of the Bulletin from time to time as published.]

OREGON.

ACTS OF 1901.

Sunday labor-Barbering.

(Page 17.)

SECTION 1. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person or persons to carry on the business of barbering on Sunday in Oregon.

SEC. 2. Any person or persons found guilty of violating this act shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for five days for the first offense; and by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten days nor more than twenty-five days, for the second offense, and for each subsequent offense.

SEC. 3. The term "person" or "persons" used in this act shall be deemed to include partnerships and corporations.

SEC. 4. Inasmuch as there is urgent need for the relief of overworked persons engaged in the barbering business, an emergency is hereby declared, and this act shall be in force and effect from and after its approval by the governor. Filed in the office of secretary of state February 11, 1901.

Exemption from execution, etc.—Wages.

(Page 18.)

SECTION 1. Section 313, Title II, Chapter III, of the General Laws of Oregon is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

Section 313. The earnings of any debtor for personal services, performed by such debtor at any time within thirty days next preceding the service of an attachment. execution or garnishment, shall be exempt from the effect of any such process when it shall be made to appear by the affidavit of such debtor, or otherwise, that such earnings are necessary for the use of the family supported wholly or partly by the labor of said debtor.

SEC. 2. Inasmuch as there is some uncertainty as to the effect of the law upon the subject of exempting the earnings of a judgment debtor, and a great necessity exists for the amendment of the act upon that subject in the manner herein provided for. this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its approval by the governor. Approved February 13, 1901.

Protection of street railway employees—Inclosed platforms.

(Page 122.)

SECTION 1. Each corporation, company, and individual owning, managing, or operat ing any street railway or line in the State of Oregon shall provide, during the maths of November, December, January, February, and March of each year, all cars rur. used on its or their respective roads with good, substantial, and sufficient vestibules or weather guards for the reasonable protection of the employees operating passenger cars of such corporation, company, or individual.

SEC. 2. The vestibules or weather guards provided for in section 1 hereof shall be so constructed and so maintained and adjusted upon each car during each of the said months as to reasonably protect the employees of such corporation, company, or individual operating said passenger car from the wind, rain, or snow.

SEC. 3. Any violation of the provisions of this act shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall subject the owner or manager of such street railway or line to a penalty of $100 fine for the first offense, and $100 for each and every subsequent violation thereof, and each car run one day when not so equipped shall constitute a separate violation hereof.

SEC. 4. Provided however, That none of the provisions of this act shall be in force or ffect until January 1, 1902.

SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorneys of the various districts in this State to see that the provisions of this act are strictly enforced.

Approved February 25, 1901.

Mine regulations.

(Page 151.)

SECTION 1. From and after the passage of this act the following bell signals shall be used in all mines in the State of Oregon operating a steam, electrical, gasoline or other hoisting plant to wit:

1 bell, hoist (see Rule 2); 1 bell, stop (see Rule 2); 2 bells, lower (see Rule 2); 2-2 bells, calls top man to collar of shaft; 3 bells, man to be moved, run slow (see Rule 2); 3-1 bells, man to be hoisted, run slow (see Rule 2); 3-2 bells, man to be lowered, run slow (see Rule 2); 4 bells, move bucket or cage very slow; 4-1 bells, tart pump; 4-2 bells, stop pump; 1-3 bells, start air compressor; 2-3 bells, stop air compressor; 5 bells, send down tools (see Rule 4); 6 bells, send down timbers (see Rule 4); 7 bells, accident; 1-4 bells, foreman wanted; 2-2-2 bells, change bucket from ore to water or vice versa; 3-2-1 bells, ready to shoot in shaft (see Rule 3).

Engineer's signal that he is ready to hoist, raise bucket or cage two feet and lower it again (see Rule 3). The bucket or cage must be raised from station six feet when not in use, notice being given to engineer to that effect, as follows: Ring one bell, hoist; and when bucket or cage up six feet, one bell, stop. Levels shall be designated and inserted in notice hereinafter mentioned (see Rule 1).

Levels.

SECTION 2. For the purpose of enforcing and properly understanding the above code of signals, the following rules are hereby established:

Rule 1. In giving signals make strokes on bell at regular intervals. The bar (-) must take the same time as for one stroke on the bell, and no more. If timber, tools, the foreman, bucket or cage are wanted to stop at any level in the mine, signal, by number of strokes on the bell, the number of the level first before giving the signal for timber, tools, etc. The time between the signals to be double bars (--). Examples: 6-5, would mean, stop at the sixth level with tools; 2-3-1, would mean, stop at the second level, man on bucket or cage, hoist; 4-3-1, would mean, stop at the fourth level, man on bucket or cage, hoist; 2-3-2, would mean, stop at the second level, man on bucket or cage, lower.

Rule 2. No person must get on or off the bucket or cage while in motion. When men are to be hoisted or lowered, give the signal for men-men must then get on bucket or cage-then give the signal to hoist or lower. Bell cord must be at all times within reach of man on bucket or cage.

Rule 3. After the signal, “ready to shoot in shaft," engineer must give his signal, when he is ready to hoist, i. e., raise the bucket or cage two feet, then lower it again. Miners must then give signal, "men to be hoisted," then "spit fuse," get on bucket or cage, and give the signal to hoist.

Rule 4. All timbers, tools, etc., "longer than the depth of the bucket or cage" to be hoisted or lowered, must be securely lashed at the upper end to the cable. Miners must know that they will ride up or down the shaft without catching on rocks or timbers and be thrown out.

Rule 5. The foreman will see that one printed sheet of these signals and rules for each level, one for the collar of the shaft and one for the engine room are attached to a board not less than twelve inches wide by thirty-six inches long, and securely fasten the board up where the signals can be easily read at the places above stated. SEC. 3. The above signals must be obeyed. Any violation of the same will be grounds for discharge of the party or parties so doing. No person, company, corporation or indviduals operating a mine within the State of Oregon, shall be responsible for accidents that may happen to men disobeying the above rules and signals.

Said

rules and signals, on notice as above set out, shall be signed by the superintendent or person having charge of the mine, who shall designate the corporation or owner of the said mine.

SEC. 4. Any person, company, corporation or individuals operating any mine within the State of Oregon having in operation a steam, electrical, gasoline or other hoisting plant as above described, who shall fail to comply with the terms of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $250.

SEC. 5. Inasmuch as there is no law upon this subject, and it is of importance for the safety and protection of miners and mine owners, an emergency exists, and this act shall take effect from and after its approval by the governor.

Approved February 26, 1901.

Trade-marks, etc., of trade unions.

(Page 168.)

SECTION 1. Whenever any person or any association or union of workingmen has heretofore adopted or used, or shall hereafter adopt or use, any label, trade-mark. term, design, device or form of advertisement for the purpose of designating, making known or distinguishing any goods, wares, merchandise or other product of labor as having been made, manufactured, produced, prepared, packed or put on sale by such person or association or union of workingmen, or by a member or members of such association or union, it shall be unlawful to counterfeit or imitate such label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement, or to use, sell, offer for sale, or in any way utter or circulate any counterfeit or imitation of any such label, trade mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement.

SEC. 2. Whoever counterfeits or imitates any such label, trade-mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement; or sells, offers for sale or in any way utters or cr culates any counterfeit or imitation of any such label, trade-mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement; or keeps or has in his possession, with intent that the same shall be sold or disposed of, any goods, wares, merchandise or other prodat of labor to which or on which any such counterfeit or imitation is printed, painted. stamped or impressed; or knowingly sells or disposes of any goods, wares, merchan dise or other product of labor contained in any box, case, can, or package to which or on which any such counterfeit or imitation is attached, affixed, printed, painted, stamped or impressed; or keeps or has in his possession, with intent that the same shall be sold or disposed of, any goods, wares, merchandise or other product of labor, in any box, case, can or package to which or on which any such counterfeit or imitation is attached, affixed, printed, painted, stamped or impressed, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than three months. or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 3. Every such person, association or union that has heretofore adopted or used or shall hereafter adopt or use a label, trade-mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement as provided in section 1 of this act, may file the same for record in the office of the secretary of state, by leaving two copies, counterparts or facsimiles thereof with said secretary, and by filing therewith a sworn application specifying the name or names of the person, association or union on whose behalf such label, trade-mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement shall be filed, the class of merchandise and a description of the goods to which it has been or is intended to be appropriated, stating that the party so filing or on whose behalf such label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement shall be filed, has the right to the use of the same, that no other person, firm, association, union or corporation has the right to such use, either in the identical form or in any such near resemblance thereto as may be calculated to deceive, and that the facsimile or counterparts filed therewith are true and correct. There shall be paid for such filing and recording a fee of $1. Said secretary shall deliver to such person, association or union so filing or causing to be filed any such label, trade-mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement so many duly attested certificates of the recording of the same as such person, association or union may apply for, for each of which certificates said secre tary shall receive a fee of $1. Any such certificate of record shall in all suits and prosecutions under this act be sufficient proof of the adoption of such label, trade mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement. Said secretary of state shali not record for any person, union or association any label, trade-mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement that would probably be mistaken for any label trade-mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement theretofore filed by or on behalf of any other person, union or association. But the said secretary shall te and record under this act any label, trade-mark, term, design, device or form of

advertisement, which may have been previously filed by any person or any association or union of workingmen, provided the person, association or union seeking to file and record under this act is the same person, association or union that previously filed or recorded the same label, trade-mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement.

SEC. 4. Any person who shall for himself or on behalf of any other person, association or union, procure the filing of any label, trade-mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement in the office of the secretary of state under the provisions of this act, by making any false or fraudulent representations or declaration, verbally or in writing, or by any fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay any damages sustained in consequence of any such filing, to be recorded [recovered] by or on behalf of the party injured thereby in any court having jurisdiction; and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment not exceeding three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 5. Every such person, association or union adopting or using a label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement as aforesaid may proceed by suit for damages to enjoin the manufacture, use, display or sale of any counterfeits thereof; and all courts of competent jurisdiction shall grant injunctions to restrain such manufacture, use, display or sale, and award the complainant in any such suit damages resulting from such manufacture, use, sale or display, as may be by the said court deemed just and reasonable, and shall require the defendants to pay to such person, association or union all profits derived from such wrongful manufacture, use, display or sale; and such court shall also order that all such counterfeits or imitations in the possession or under the control of any defendant in such cause be delivered to an officer of the court, or to the complainant, to be destroyed.

SEC. 6. Any person who shall use or display the genuine label, trade-mark, term, design, device or form of advertisement of any such person, association or union in any manner, not being authorized so to do by such person, union or association, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). In all cases where such association or union is not incorporated, suits under this act may be commenced and prosecuted by an officer or member of such association or union, on behalf of and for the use of such association or union.

SEC. 7. Any person or persons who shall in any way use the name or seal of any such person, association or union, or officer thereof, in and about the sale of goods or otherwise, not being authorized so to use the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than three months, or by a fine of not more than $500.

SEC. 8. In case the plaintiff is successful in maintaining his action either for damages or for permanent relief by injunction, or for nominal damages only, he shall be entitled to recover a reasonable attorney's fee, to be taxed by the court as a part of the costs and merged in the judgment. Approved February 27, 1901.

PENNSYLVANIA.

ACTS OF 1901.

ACT No. 37.-Regulation, inspection, etc., of bakeshops.

SECTION 1. No minor male or female, or adult woman, shall be employed at labor or detained in any biscuit, bread, pie or cake bakery, pretzel or macaroni establishment, for a longer period than twelve hours in any one day, nor for a longer period than sixty hours in any one week.

SEC. 2. All buildings or rooms occupied as a biscuit, bread, pretzel, pie or cake bakery, or macaroni establishment, shall be drained and plumbed in the manner directed by the rules and regulations governing the house drainage and plumbing, as prescribed by law, and all rooms used for the purpose aforesaid shall be ventilated by means of air shafts, windows or ventilating pipes, so as to insure a free circulation of fresh air. No cellar, or basement, not now used for a bakery, shall hereafter be occupied and used as a bakery, unless the proprietor shall have previously complied with the sanitary provisions of this act.

SEC. 3. Every room used for the manufacture of flour or meal food products shall have a tight floor, constructed of cement, wood, or tiles, laid in cement. The inside walls shall be plastered, or painted with oil paint, three (3) coats, or be lime-washed. When painted, shall be renewed at least once in every five years, and shall be washed

with hot water and soap at least once in every three (3) months; when lime-washel, the lime-washing shall be renewed at least once in every three (3) months. The furniture and utensils in such room shall be so arranged that the furniture and floor may at all times be kept in a thoroughly sanitary and clean condition. No domestic or pet animal shall be allowed in a room used as a biscuit, bread, pie, or cake bakery, or in any room in such bakery where flour or meal food products are stored.

SEC. 4. The manufactured flour and meal food products shall be kept in perfectly dry and airy rooms, so arranged that the flour, shelves, and all other places for storing the same, can be easily and perfectly cleaned.

SEC. 5. Every such bakery shall be provided with a wash-room and water-closet, or closets, apart from the bake-room or rooms, where the manufacture of such food products is conducted, and no water-closet, earth closet, privy, or ash pit, shall be within or communicate directly with the bake-room of any bakery.

SEC. 6. The sleeping room or rooms, for persons employed in bakeries, shall be kept separate and apart from the room or rooms where flour or meal food products are manufactured or stored. And such sleeping places, when they are on the same floor as the bakery, shall be inspected in order to maintain them in a condition of cleanliness.

SEC. 7. No employer shall, knowingly, require, permit or suffer, any person to work in his bakeshop who is affected with consumption of the lungs, or with scrofulous diseases, or with any venereal diseases, or with any communicable skin affection; and every employer is hereby required to maintain himself and his employees in a clean condition while engaged in the manufacture, handling or sale of such food products, and it is hereby made the duty of the board of health to enforce the pro visions of this section.

SEC. 8. The factory inspector is authorized to issue a certificate of satisfactory inspection to a person conducting a bakery, where such bakery is conducted in compliance with all the provisions of this act.

SEC. 9. The owner, agent or lessee of any property affected by the provisions of sections three and five of this act, shall make the alterations or additions necessary, within such time as said alterations can be made with proper diligence upon the part of such proprietors, and notice to the last known address of such owner, agent or lessee, shall be deemed sufficient for the purpose of this act.

SEC. 10. A copy of this act shall be conspicuously posted and kept posted in each work room of every bread, cake, or pie bakery, or confectionery establishment, in this State.

SEC. 11. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act, or refuses to comply with any requirements, as provided herein, of the factory inspector or his deputy, who are hereby charged with the enforcement of this act, excepting section seven, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction before any justice of the peace, magistrate, alderman, mayor or burgess, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than fifty ($50) dollars, for a first offense; and not less than fifty ($50) dollars nor more than one hundred ($100) dollars, for a second offense, or imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days; and for a third offense, by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty (250) dollars and more than thirty (30) days imprisonment.

SEC. 12. All the acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

Approved the 4th day of April, A. D. 1901.

ACT No. 84.-Trade-marks of trade unions.

SECTION 1. An act, entitled "An act to provide for the adoption of trade-marks, labels, symbols or private stamps by any incorporated or unincorporated association or union of workingmen, and to regulate the same," approved May twenty-one, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, is hereby amended to read as follows, to wit:

Section 1. Hereafter it shall be lawful for associations and unions of workingmen, incorporated or unincorporated to adopt a label, symbol, trade-mark or private stamp for their protection and for the purpose of designating the product of their particular labor or workmanship, and to register the same in the manner hereinafter provided. Every such association or union of workingmen, having adopted and registered under the provisions of this act any trade-mark, label, symbol or private stamp, shall have, possess and enjoy full, complete and unquestioned power and authority to name, make, dictate and specify the conditions and limitations under which the same may be used by any person or persons employing the member or members of said associations or unions, or manufacturing any article or articles upon which any such trade-mark, label, symbol or private stamp may be affixed, or using