1221. Non-citizens not to be placed on civil service lists. - The civil service commission shall not place upon its lists, any person not a citizen of the United States. [Acts, 1914, c. 600, § 2.]

1222. Provisional appointment of non-citizens to terminate, etc. If an appointing officer, because of the non-existence of a list of eligible appointees, appoints under provisional authority from the civil service commission a person not a citizen of the United States, he shall discharge the person so appointed and appoint from the eligible list whenever the civil service commission establishes a list of the proper class. [Acts, 1914, c. 600, § 3.]

1223. Enforcement of dismissal, etc.

Whenever the attention of the civil. service commission shall be called by complaint on the part of any citizen of the commonwealth to the employment of a non-citizen when there is a list of eligibles existing, the commission shall take steps to enforce the dismissal of such non-citizen and the appointment in his place from the suitable eligible list. [Acts, 1914, c. 600, § 4.1

1224. Penalty for unlawful employment of non-citizen.

Whenever it shall appear that any appointing officer has had due notice of unlawful employment of a non-citizen and that the said appointing officer has continued such employment for ten days after such notice, he shall be subject to a fine of not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars for each offence. [Acts, 1914, c. 600, § 5.] 1225. Preference to citizens in construction of public works. - In the employment of mechanics and laborers in the construction of public works by the commonwealth, or by a county, city or town, or by persons contracting therewith, preference shall be given to citizens of the commonwealth, and, if they cannot be obtained in sufficient numbers, then to citizens of the United States; and every contract for such works shall contain a provision to this effect. . . . Any contractor who knowingly and wilfully violates the provisions of this [paragraph] shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for each offence. [Acts, 1909, c. 514, § 21, as am. by Acts, 1914, c. 474, § 1.

1226. Board of labor and industries to enforce provisions. The board of labor and industries shall enforce the provisions of [the preceding section]. . . . [Acts, 1914, c. 474, § 2.]

CORRUPT PRACTICES.

1227. Public officers not to solicit contributions for political purposes. No councillor, member of the general court, alderman or councilman, or any officer or employee of any of said bodies, and no executive or judicial officer of the commonwealth, no clerk or employee of any department or branch of the government of the commonwealth and no executive officer, clerk or employee of any department of a city shall personally solicit or receive, directly or indirectly, or be concerned in soliciting or receiving, any assessment, subscription or contribution for any political purpose whatever; but this shall not forbid such persons to be members of political organizations or committees. [R. L., c. 19, § 26.]

1228. Solicitations forbidden in official buildings.

No person shall solicit

in any manner whatever or receive any contribution of money or other thing of value for any political purpose whatever in a room or building occupied for the performance of official duties by an officer or employee of the commonwealth or of any city herein. [R. L., c. 19, § 27.]

1229. Public officers, etc., not to be affected by refusal to contribute. No officer or employee of the commonwealth or of any city or town wherein this chapter is in force, shall discharge, promote, or degrade an officer or employee, or change his official rank or compensation, or promise or threaten so to do, for giving, withholding or neglecting to make a contribution of money or other valuable thing for a political purpose. [R. L., c. 19, § 28.]

1230. Gifts for political object forbidden.

No officer, clerk or other person

in the service of the commonwealth or of any city or town wherein [R. L., c. 19, the civil service] is in force shall, directly or indirectly, give or deliver to an officer, clerk or person in said service, or to any councillor, member of the general court, alderman, councilman or commissioner, any money or other valuable thing on account of, or to be applied to, the promotion of any political object whatever. [R. L., c. 19, § 29.] 1231. Coercion of political action forbidden. No person in the service of

the commonwealth or of any city or town wherein [R. L., c. 19] is in force shall use his official authority or influence to coerce the political action of any person or body, or to interfere with any election. [R. L., c. 19, § 30.]

1232. Persons in the public service not required to contribute to political fund. No person in the public service shall, for that reason, be under obligation to contribute to any political fund, or to render any political service, and shall not be removed or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to do so. [R. L., c. 19, § 31.]

1233. Corrupt methods of procuring nominations, etc., prohibited. No person holding a public office or in nomination for, or seeking a nomination for, or appointment to, an office, shall corruptly use or promise to use, directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence to confer upon any person, or to aid a person to obtain, an office or public employment, or a nomination, confirmation, promotion or increase of salary, upon the consideration or condition that the vote, political influence or action of any person shall be given or used in behalf of a candidate, officer or party, or upon any other corrupt condition or consideration. [R. L., c. 19, § 32.] 1234. Refreshments at public expense regulated. No city shall pay a bill incurred by any official thereof for wines, liquors or cigars; nor shali a city pay a bill for refreshments furnished to an official of said city if the amount for any one day exceeds one dollar for each member of the government of said city who certifies over his own signature to the correctness of the bill. [R. L., c. 19, § 33.]

MISCELLANEOUS.

1235. Right of employee in public work to select lodging, etc. Every employee in public work shall lodge, board and trade where and with whom he elects, and no person or his agents or employees under contract with the commonwealth, a municipal corporation or a county, or with a board, commission or officer acting therefor, for the doing of public work shall, directly or indirectly, require, as a condition of employment therein, that the employee shall lodge, board or trade at a particular place or with a particular person. The provisions of this section shall be made a part of the contract for such employment, and whoever violates the provisions thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for each offence. [Acts, 1909, c. 514, § 20.]

1236. Height and weight of members of fire departments. No regulations concerning the height or weight of persons who shall be eligible to become members

of the fire department in any city or town shall be made or enforced except by the city council of the city or by the selectmen of the town. [Acts, 1904, c. 194, as am. by Acts, 1911, c. 352.]

1237. Qualifications of inspectors of masonry construction. Persons employed by the commonwealth, or by any metropolitan board or commission, or by any county, city or town, as inspectors of masonry construction, shall have had at least three years practical experience in masonry construction, but shall not be required to have technical knowledge as engineers, architects or draftsmen, unless they have other duties for which such knowledge is necessary. The provisions of this section shall apply only to persons whose principal duty is the inspection of masonry construction, consisting of stone, brick or substitutes therefor. [Acts, 1914, c. 540, § 1.]

1238. Hours of labor on steam railroads. (NOTE: The hours of labor for steam railroad employees actually engaged in or connected with the movement of any train used in the transportation of passengers or property from one state to another, are provided for in the Acts of the 59th Congress, 2d session, chapter 2939, 1906-7.)

1239. Hours of labor of motormen, conductors, etc. A day's work for all conductors, guards, drivers, motormen, brakemen and gatemen who are employed by or on behalf of a street railway or elevated railway company shall not exceed 9 hours, and shall be so arranged by the employer that it shall be performed within 11 consecutive hours. No officer or agent of any such company shall require from said employees more than 9 hours' work for a day's labor. Threat of loss of employment or threat to obstruct or prevent the obtaining of employment by the employees, or threat to refrain from employing any employee in the future shall be considered coercion and "requiring", within the meaning of this section. But nothing herein shall prevent an employee of the character mentioned in this act, if he so desires, from working more hours than those prescribed in the act for extra compensation. [Acts, 1906, c. 463, Pt. III, § 95, as last am. by Acts, 1913, c. 833, § 1.]

1240. Penalty.

This act shall not affect any written [Acts, 1913, c. 833, § 4.]

A company which violates any provision of this act shall forfeit for each offence not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. [Acts, 1912, c. 533, § 3, as am. by Acts, 1913, c. 833, § 2.] 1241. Not to affect existing contracts. contract existing at the date of its passage. 1242. Hours of labor of certain steam railroad employees. Employees in and about steam railroad stations in this commonwealth designated as baggagemen, laborers, crossing-tenders and the like, shall not be employed for more than 9 working hours in 10 hours' time; the additional hour to be allowed as a lay-off. [Acts, 1914, c. 746, § 1.]

1243. Penalty. - Any employer, agent, officer or other person who violates any provision of [the preceding section] shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offence. [Acts, 1914, c. 746, § 2.]

1244. Days of rest for towermen, etc. Every person employed as signalman, towerman, leverman, agent, train dispatcher, telegrapher or telephone operator in a railroad signal tower or railroad station, and every other person employed by a railroad in the operating of trains by the use of the telegraph, telephone or signal and interlocking switching machines shall be allowed 2 days of 24 hours each in every calendar month for rest with regular compensation; except in a case of extraordinary emergency caused by accident, fire, flood, or danger to life or property, in which case

the said period of rest shall be allowed after the emergency is past. [Acts, 1914, c. 723, § 1.]

1245. Penalty. - Any violation of the provisions of [the preceding section] shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars for each offence. [Acts, 1914, c. 723, § 2.]

SAFETY MEASURES.

1246. Investigations of railroad accidents. The [public service commission, see Acts, 1913, c. 784, § 1] shall investigate the causes of any accident on a railroad or railway which results in loss of life; and of other accidents which, in its judgment, require investigation. [Acts, 1906, c. 463, Pt. I, § 11.]

1247. Complaints by an employee of defects in equipment. An employee may make complaint in writing to the [public service commission] of a defect in the ways, works, machinery or appliances of a railroad or railway, and the name of the complainant shall not be divulged. [Acts, 1906, c. 463, Pt. I, § 12.]

1248. Inspection of property, etc. The [public service] commission may, either through its members or responsible agents, engineers, inspectors or examiners duly authorized by it, enter upon any premises occupied by any common carrier for any purpose consistent with the provisions of this act. It may inspect the property, equipment, buildings, plants, factories, power-houses, ducts, conduits and offices of any common carrier. It shall have the right in connection with such inspection by its members, inspectors or experts to have such service, of the sort proffered by the common carrier, performed for it as it may reasonably require, including the right to ride upon any locomotive, car or steamship while in service, and to have, upon reasonable notice, the use of an inspection locomotive or car whenever that is necessary in the opinion of the commission, for a physical inspection of all or any of the lines and stations of any railroad or railway under its supervision. [Acts, 1913, c. 784, § 13.]

1249. Inspectors to examine equipments, etc. - Railroad and street railway inspectors... shall, under the direction of the [public service commission], examine the roadbed, tracks, crossings, stations, rolling stock, machinery, equipments, appliances and grounds used in or in connection with the operation of railroads or street railways; and if they are considered by an inspector not to be in compliance with the requirements of law, or to be in such condition as to endanger the safety of the public or of employees, he shall so report in writing to said [commission], which, if it considers it necessary, shall give notice to the corporation or company, or to the persons who own or operate the railroad or street railway, of such failure to comply with the requirements of the law or of such defects, with such recommendation as it may consider necessary or proper. [Acts, 1906, c. 463, Pt. I, § 56.]

1250. Investigation of accidents. An inspector shall, under the direction of the [public service commission], investigate as promptly as may be any accident upon a railroad or street railway, or resulting from the operation thereof, which causes the death or imperils the life of a passenger, employee or other person, and shall report thereon to said [commission]. He shall attend the inquest held in the case of any such death by accident, and may cause any person who has knowledge of the facts or circumstances connected with such death to be summoned as a witness to testify at the inquest. [Acts, 1906, c. 463, Pt. I, § 57.]

1251. Locomotive engineers, employment of. No person shall act as a