3 shall cease unless there shall exist at the time other 4 similar grievances or disputes between the same classes 5 of persons. In such case such persons may submit 6 their differences to the board which shall have power to 7 act, arbitrate and decide upon the same as fully as if it 8 was originally created for the settlement of such other 9 controversy.

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R. S., 2625, L. 1887, ch. 63, § 4. (Post, p. 3908.)

§ 59. Appeals.-The state board of mediation and 2 arbitration shall hear, consider and investigate every 3 appeal to it from any such local board and its decision 4 shall be in writing and a copy thereof filed in the clerk's 5 office of the county where the controversy arose and 6 duplicate copies served upon each party to the contro7 versy, and shall be final and conclusive upon all parties 8 to the arbitration.

R. S., 2625, L. 1887, ch. 63, § 6. (Post, p. 3909.)

Amendments to Penal Code.

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Failure to furnish statistics.- Any person who shall, 2 when requested by the commissioner of labor statistics, 3 1. Refuse to admit him or any person authorized or 4 deputed by him to inspect a mine, factory, workshop, 5 warehouse, elevator, foundry, machine shop or other 6 manufacturing establishment; or,

7 2. Refuse to furnish him with any statistical or other 8 information relative to his duties which may be in such 9 person's possession or under his control; or, 10 3. For a period of thirty days refuse to answer ques11 tions put by such commissioner in a circular or upon 12 personal application, or shall knowingly answer such 13 questions untruthfully; or,

14 4. Refuse to obey any subpoena or give testimony 15 when lawfully requested to do so,

16 Is guilty of a misdemeanor.

1 More than eight hours work prohibited.

2 person,

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- Any

1. Who, contracting with the state or any municipal 4 corporation, shall exact or require more than eight 5 hours work for a day's labor; or,

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2. Who shall exact or require more than ten hours 7 labor, including one-half hour for dinner, to be performed 8 within twelve consecutive hours by the employes of a 9 street surface and elevated railway owned or operated 10 by corporations in this state whose main line of travel 11 or route lies principally within the corporate limits of 12 cities of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants; 13 Is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Violations of provisions of labor law. Any person 2 who shall violate any provision of article three of the 3 labor law is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Boys not to be sent to certain places.-Any corpora2 tion or person employing messenger boys who shall : 3 1. Knowingly place or permit to remain in any dis4 orderly house or in any unlicensed saloon, inn, tavern 5 or other unlicensed place where malt or spirituous 6 liquors or wines are sold, any instrument or device by 7 which any communication may be had between such 8 disorderly house, saloon, inn, tavern or other unlicensed 9 place and the office or place of business of such corpora10 tion or person; or,

11 2. Knowingly send or permit any person to send any 12 messenger boy to any such place on any errand or busi13 ness whatever, unless for the purpose of delivering 14 telegrams at the door of such place, is guilty of a 15 misdemeanor.

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Employers punished for negligently furnishing inse2 cure scaffolding, etc.-Any person employing or direct3 ing another to do or perform any labor in the erection, 4 repairing, altering or painting of any house, building or 5 other structure within this state, who shall knowingly 6 or negligently furnish and erect, or cause to be furnished 7 for erection, for and in the performance of such labor, 8 such unsuitable or improper scaffolding, hoists, stays, 9 ladders, or other mechanical contrivances as will not 10 give proper protection to the life and limb of any per11 son so employed or engaged, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 1 Failure to furnish seats for female employes.- Any 2 person employing females in any mercantile or manu3 facturing business or occupation who shall refuse or neg4 lect to provide and maintain suitable seats for the use of 5 such female employes and permit the use thereof by 6 such employes to such an extent as may be reasonable 7 for the preservation of their health, shall be guilty of a 8 misdemeanor.

R. S., 1198, L. 1881, ch. 298.

APPENDIX

Laws to be Repealed by the Labor Law.

[EXPLANATION.- Page reference is to eighth edition Revised Statutes. Section reference immediately following is to the text of the revision which will take the place of the laws repealed.]

(LAWS 1883, CHAPTER 356, PAGE 546.)

Section 20 of Revision.

SECTION 1. The

Commissioner of statistics of labor to be appointed. governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint, within ten days after the passage of this act, and thereafter triennially on the first Wednesday in April, some suitable person who shall be designated "commissioner of statistics of labor," with headquarters in the new capitol at Albany.

Id. page 546, section 21 of Revision.

Duties of. § 2. The duties of such commissioner shall be to collect assort, systematize and present in annual reports to the legislature, within ten days after the convening thereof in each year, statistical details relating to all departments of labor in the state, especially in relation to the commercial, industrial, social and sanitary condition of workingmen, and to the productive industries of the state.

Id. page 546, sections 21-22 of Revision and Penal Code.

Power to send for persons and papers, etc.; to inspect mines, manufactories, etc.; wilful refusal to furnish statistics, etc., how punished.— § 3 Said commissioners shall also have power to send for persons and papers, to examine witnesses under oath, to take depositions, to cause them to taken by others by law authorized to take depositions; and said commissioner may depute any uninterested person to serve subpoenas upon witnesses who shall be summoned in the same manner and paid the same fees as witnesses before a county court; and any person or owner, operator, manager or lessee of any mine, work