1205. In Oklahoma Labor Day is declared a holiday by Chapter 53, Article V, and in the District of Columbia (United States, Chap. 198, Sec. 6) all per diem employees and other day laborers may, under certain conditions, be granted legal absence with pay on Labor Day. In New Jersey, by Chapter 25, the State Board of Arbitration was abolished.

Miscellaneous Acts.

Of this group of acts the following are worthy of special mention:

Chapter 271 of Louisiana requires every contractor or other employer engaged in the construction of any State or public building or public works in cities whose population exceeds 10,000, to employ only mechanics who are citizens of the State, with certain necessary exceptions. Chapter 89, of New York, amends the labor laws by further providing that the earlier requirements with reference to the reporting of accidents occurring in the operation of tunnels shall be extended to include "the construction or repair of a tun

nel," and further amends the requirements as to the reporting of accidents in mine or tunnel construction so that it shall be uniform with those for factory accidents.

Senate Resolution No. 205 of the Sixtieth Congress, first session, directs the Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor "to institute an investigation into all the telegraph and telephone companies engaged in the conduct of an interstate business as to the methods used in handling the public's business, the wages paid telegraphers, telephone operators, and other employees of such companies, and the working conditions of the employees thereof," etc.

A somewhat novel provision in Louisiana (Act No. 31) provides that all corporations, firms, and individuals requiring of their employees a cash deposit as a guarantee for the faithful performance of the duties imposed upon such employees, shall pay to such employees, in cash, interest at the rate of not less than 4 per cent per annum on the cash sum so deposited.

[NOTE.

Employment of Women and Children.
General Acts: Ky., c. 66; La., Act
301; Mass., c. 645'; Miss., c. 99; Ohio,
H. B. 714'; Vt., Act 44'; Va., c.
282' and c. 301; U. S., c. 209.

School Attendance Affecting Employ-
ment: Ky., c. 68; N. J., c. 231'; Okla.,
c. 34, Art. I; Vt., Act 43'; Va., c. 364;
W. Va. (Ex. Sess.), c. 27, §§ 72 and 74.

Indenture: Md., c. 42; W. Va. (Ex.
Sess.), c. 27, §§ 246, 262–265.

Other Provisions (Child Labor): N.
J., c. 185; Ohio, H. B. 1172'; U. S..
c. 186* (p. 239).

Preferred Claims: La., Act 65 and
Act 2081; Md., c. 495,1 par. 281; Miss.,
c. 131; N. Y., c. 3951; Okla., c. 50,
Art. I.

Attachment and Garnishment: Md.,
c. 665'; Mass., c. 605; N. Y., c. 148';
R. I., c. 1551.

Method of Payment: La., Act 228;
N. Y., c. 4421 and c. 443'; P. R.,
Act 65.

Public Employees: Mass., c. 210, c.
587, and c. 650'; N. J., c. 201; Ohio,
H. B. 9531; Va., c. 297.

Teachers' Salaries: Md., c. 635,' §
1221⁄2 E; Vt., Act 45; W. Va. (Ex.
Sess.), c. 261 and c. 27,' §§ 271⁄2 and 99.

Regulation of Factories, Workshops, Mercan-
tile Establishments, etc.

Relative to Inspectors: Mass., c. 375,
c. 389 and c. 4871; N. J., c. 2732; Ohio,
H. B. 1225.

Factories and Workshops: N. Y., c.
174' and c. 4261; Ohio, S. B. 3643; Va.,
c. 228.

Mercantile Establishments: N. Y., c.

520.1

Building Construction: Okla., c. 53,
Art. VI.

Protection against Fire and Explo-
sion: La., Act 73; Md., c. 495,' pars.
25 and 27; Mass., c. 566; N. J., c. 52';
Ohio, H. B. 9911 and H. B. 1160; Okla.,
c. 38, Art. I; R. I., c. 1536.

Steam Boilers: Mass., c. 5631; Ohio,
H. B. 1179'; Okla., c. 72, Art. III.
(See also under "Employment of
Women and Children General
Acts.")

Regulation of Railways Affecting Employees.
Safety Appliances: N. Y., c. 448';
U. S., c. 225.

Electric Headlights on Locomotives:
Ga., Act 537; Miss., c. 95; Okla., c. 72,
Art. I.

Train Crews and Engineers: Ga.,
Act 321; Md., c. 724, §§ 300 K-P.
Repair Shops: La., Act 297; Okla.,
c. 72, Art. V.

Other Regulations: La., Act 240; Ohio, H. B. 1078; P. R., Act 31'; U. S., c. 1431 and c. 200* (p. 325).

See also under "Hours of Labor," "Wages" and "Employers' Liability."

Regulation of Mines Affecting Employees.

Ky., c. 59; Ohio, S. B. 301, S. B. 369, H. B. 727, H. B. 869 and H. B. 875; Okla., c. 54, Art. I and c. 54, Art. II; W. Va. (Ex. Sess.), S. J. R. 16; U. S., c. 186 (p. 226).

Employers' Liability and Actions for
Damages.

General Provisions: Mass., c. 380, c. 420' and c. 553'; N. J., c. 232; Ohio, H. B. 673 and H. B. 787'; S. C., Act 451'; U. S., c. 149 and c. 236.

Actions for Damages: La., Act 120'; Mass., c. 457'; Miss., c. 1671 and c. 194'; N. J., c. 3221; U. S., J. R. 22. Liability Insurance: Mass., c. 81,' c. 489 and c. 543.

Industrial Pensions and Insurance.

Teachers: Md., c. 78,' and c. 605,1 Mass., c. 589; N. Y., c. 116, c. 140, and c. 332; Va., c. 313.

Police: Md., c. 218'; N. J., c. 74; N. Y., c. 225 and c. 3161; P. R., Act 55, 30; R. I., c. 1614'; U. S., c. 71.1

Firemen: N. J., c. 822 and c. 1471; N. Y., c. 354' and c. 355'; Okla., c. 63, Art. I; Va., c. 181.

Other Employees: Mass., c. 601; N. J., c. 286 and c. 313.

Industrial Insurance: La., Act 246 and Act 97; Mass., c. 222.1

Convict Labor.

Ga., Res. 34; (Ex. Sess.), Act 4,' and Res. 1; La., Act 204 and Act 2051; Md., c. 332; Miss., c. 109,1 c. 126, c. 168,* and c. 1691; N. J., c. 180'; N. Y., c. 232,1 c. 251' and c. 467, §§ 4 and 10; Okla., c. 22, Art. I; S. C., Act 549; Va., e. 28,1 c. 65,1 c. 76, c. 84,1 c. 270,' c. 354, c. 371,' and c. 374.1

Bureaus of Labor and Free Employment Offices.

Bureaus of Labor: La., Act 155; Mass., c. 481'; Okla., c. 53, Art. I.

Free Employment Offices: Mass., c. 217, c. 306, and c. 485'; R. I., c. 1528.

Industrial Education.

Relative to Commissions: Ky., c. 65; Md., c. 367; Mass., c. 572; N. J., J. R. 11; N. Y., c. 2631; Va., c. 272.

Instruction of Blind, Deaf and Dumb: Md., c. 566; N. J., J. R. 8; Ohio, S. B. 509; Okla., c. 70, Art. II; R. I., c. 1526; Vt., Act 49; W. Va. (Ex. Sess.), c. 27, §§ 233 and 234; U. S., c. 198 (p. 295).

Instruction in Agriculture: Miss., c. 102; N. J., c. 55; Okla., c. 3, Art. III. Instruction in Mining: Okla., c. 70, Art. III; Va., c. 247.

Other Provisions: Mass., c. 569 and c. 619; Okla., c. 70, Art. I; Va., c. 284 (pp. 427-429); W. Va. (Ex. Sess.), c. 1982, 204, and 205.

27,

Industrial Licenses.

Hawkers and Pedlers: La., Act 295'; Mass., c. 208; Miss., c. 73, § 3849; N. J., c. 27.*

Other Licenses: La., Act 2091; Miss., c. 73,1 § 3793.

Laws Affecting Labor Organizations.

Blacklisting Prohibited: Miss., c. 93; Okla., c. 53, Art. III.

Union Labels and Insignia: Ohio, H. B. 12051; Va., c. 54.

Labor Day: Okla., c. 53, Art. V; U. S., c. 198, § 6 (p. 311).

Arbitration and Conciliation: N. J., c. 25'; U. S., c. 200 (p. 324).

Miscellaneous Acts Affecting Workingmen. Civil Service: Mass., c. 228'; N. J., c. 156; N. Y., c. 142'; W. Va. (Ex. Sess.), c. 2.1

Immigration: La., Act 143'; N. Y.,

c. 210.

Public Employment Restricted to Citizens: La., Act 271.

Sunday Labor: Mass., c. 2731 and c. 385'; Va., c. 180.1

Corrupt Influencing of Employees: N. J., c. 284'; Okla., c. 53, Art. II.

Reporting Tunnel Accidents: N. Y., c. 89.1

Investigation of Conditions of Em

ployment Telegraph and Telephone Companies: U. S., S. R. 205.

Interest on Deposits by Employees: La., Act 31.

Relative to Expenditures for Medical Inspection in the Public Schools: Mass., c. 412.

Co-operative Societies of Workingmen: N. J., c. 255.1

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