booths used for moving picture machines shall be made of galvanized sheet iron of not less than 20 B. W. gage, or 1/4-inch hard asbestos board, securely riveted or bolted to angle iron frame, (of not less than 1x1x inch angle iron, properly braced) or equivalent fire resisting material. A not less than 6 inch diameter ventilating pipe shall be used as an exhaust for the hot air generated in operating the machine. All electric wiring shall be in accordance with the national electrical code. [G. S. 1915, § 4863.] "Section 4 of this act," mentioned herein, is § 208, supra. § 210. Fire chief, fire marshal, city marshal, etc., to inspect such theaters, picture shows, etc., and require compliance with provisions of act. It shall be the duty of the fire chief or fire marshal, city or town marshal in each city where such theater, picture show or place of amusement is operated, to inspect such places and to require such alterations or changes as he may deem necessary in securing a compliance with the provisions of this act. [G. S. 1915, § 4864.] § 211. Proprietor, lessee or manager of building to keep chemical fireextinguisher or extinguishers on each floor of building; substitution of stand-pipe and hose; both may be required. The proprietor, lessee or manager of any of the buildings mentioned in this act shall at all times keep on each floor of said building one or more chemical fire-extinguishers, properly charged and in good working order, as the fire marshal or chief of the fire department may direct, the same to be hung in a conspicuous place and easy of access to the occupants thereof: Provided, That with the approval of the fire marshal or chief of the fire department, a stand-pipe and hose of proper size may be accepted in lieu of such extinguishers, or if in his judgment both are necessary, he may require the same. [G. S. 1915, § 4865.] § 212. Duty of chief of fire department or other officers named to make inspections of buildings and report violations to county attorney; duty to prosecute. It shall be the duty of the chief of the fire department or other officers named in section 1 of this act to visit all of the buildings contemplated in this act at least once every six months and carefully inspect such building, and report at once to the county attorney any failure to comply with or violation of any of the provisions of this act. It shall be the duty of the county attorney to at once proceed to prosecute all violators of any of the provisions of this act. [G. S. 1915, § 4866.] "Section 1 of this act," mentioned herein, is, as amended, $ 205, supra. § 213. Duty of chief of fire department to make semiannual report to state factory inspector, who shall be ex officio state superintendent of inspection; time of making reports; matters to be reported. It shall be the duty of the chief of the fire department, or any other officer named in this act, or any person or persons deputized to enforce the provisions of this act, to make a report semiannually, in writing, to the state factory inspector, who shall be ex officio state superintendent of inspection; such reports to be made in April and October of each year and to contain a full and correct statement of the conditions of all the buildings built or under course of construction in his jurisdiction that come within the meaning of this act. [G. S. 1915, § 4867.] § 214. State factory inspector or deputies empowered to inspect buildings mentioned and require changes to conform to act. The state factory inspector is hereby empowered to enter upon and inspect, or cause to be entered upon and inspected by his deputy, any building mentioned in this act, and require such changes or alterations as he may deem necessary to conform to the provisions of this act. [G. S. 1915, § 4868.] § 215. Complaint to factory inspector of failure of officer to comply with act; investigation; complaint to be filed with county attorney. Should complaint be made to the said state factory inspector by any citizen of the state of the failure of any of the above-named officers to comply with any of the provisions of this act, the state factory inspector shall at once proceed to investigate such complaint, and if sufficient evidence can be obtained he shall at once file a complaint against such officer with the county attorney, who shall prosecute the same under the provisions of this act. [G. S. 1915, § 4869.] § 216. Penalty for failure to comply with act; liability of owner, lessee, etc., failing to comply with act; liability of municipality for failure to enforce police inspection herein provided. Any person, company or corporation who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this act within sixty days after it becomes a law shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to a fine of ten dollars per day for every day any such person, company or corporation shall continue in such failure, neglect or refusal. The owner, lessee or proprietor of any building herein mentioned who shall fail, neglect or refuse to provide the fire-escapes herein provided for shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person by reason of the failure to provide such fireescapes; and any municipality which shall fail, refuse or neglect to enforce the police inspection of such fire-escapes, as herein provided, shall be liable for all damages so sustained by any person by reason thereof. [G. S. 1915, § 4870.] § 217. Penalty for violation of act or failure to perform duty by chief of fire department, marshal or other officer. Any chief of a fire department, marshal, or other officer, as contemplated by section 1 of this act, who fails or refuses to perform his duty as defined by the provisions of this act, or who shall fail or refuse to comply with any of the requirements thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. [G. S. 1915, § 4871.] § 218. Repeal of Laws of 1909, ch. 149, and acts in conflict herewith. Chapter 149, Session Laws of 1909, and all acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. [G. S. 1915, § 4872.] CHAPTER 19.-FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU AND FREE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.* ap $219. Free employment bureau created; 221. Establishment of agencies by mayor $223. Reports of such agencies made to 226. Director to prepare list of number 227. Compensation of director of free employment; allowance for postage and express. LAWS OF 1901, CH. 185. AN ACT for the establishment, maintenance and conduct of a free employment bureau and free employment agencies, and relating thereto. § 219. Free employment bureau created; free agencies in cities of first and second class; city of second class may dispense with agency; appointment and compensation of "director of free employment." There is hereby created the free employment bureau of the state of Kansas, for the purpose of providing free employment agencies in all cities of the first and second class within the state: Provided, That any city of the second class may, by resolution of the mayor and council, dispense with such free employment agency, and shall notify the director to that effect. Said bureau shall be under the supervision and direction of an officer designated as "director of free employment," who shall be appointed by the governor within ten days from the taking effect of this act, and shall hold such office for the term of two years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Before entering upon the duties of the office, he shall take and subscribe an oath as provided for other state officers. [G. S. 1915, § 5849.] The commissioner of labor and industry was, by Laws of 1913, ch. 217, made ex officio director of the free employment bureau (§ 165, ante). The commissioner is authorized to appoint a free employment bureau clerk (§ 166, ante). § 220. Director to prepare rules and regulations, forms, blanks, blank books, etc., and forward same to clerks of cities of first and second classes; printing of such blanks, etc. As soon as such director of free employment shall have been appointed and qualified, it shall be his duty to prepare, prescribe, print, and transmit to the city clerks of all cities of the first and second classes, directions, rules and regulations for the opening, conduct and reports of free employment agencies in said cities, which directions, rules and regulations said director may amend, add to or revise from time to time. Said director shall also prepare all needful or proper forms to be used by such agencies, and shall cause blanks and all blank books to be prepared by the state printer, and shall forward supplies * See, also, ch. 16, Employment Offices and Agencies. thereof to all such city clerks for use of such agencies; all work authorized by this act to be done by the state printer, upon the requisition of said director, subject to the approval of the state printing committee. [G. S. 1915, § 5850.] See note to § 219, supra. § 221. Establishment of agencies by mayor and council of such cities; duties devolve upon city clerk where no other agency established. Within thirty days after such directions, rules and regulations shall have been received by any city clerk, the mayor and council shall comply with the directions of said director as to the opening and preparing to maintain a free employment agency and for the expense thereof; and if no such provision be made, the duties of free employment agent shall devolve upon the city clerk, who shall perform the same, and his office shall be the free employment agency of said city. [G. S. 1915, § 5851.] § 222. Duties of free employment agent; registration of person desiring to employ any person and of person desiring employment; reports; notification to persons registered of employment open. It shall be the duty of the free employment agent of every city to register, as directed by the directions of the director of free employment, every person desiring to employ any person and every person desiring employment; and it shall be the strict legal right of every such person to so register and to enjoy all of the advantages of such employment agency free from any charge or expense whatever. Reports to the director of free employment shall be made by such agencies as often and as to such matters as he may require. Every person shall be notified of employment open in the order of his or her registration for that employment by such agent where registered. All other details shall be fixed by the director of free employment. [G. S. 1915, § 5852.] See note to § 219, supra. § 223. Reports of such agencies made to director of free employment; persons not having received employment to be notified by director where employment may be had; annual report of such director. The reports of such agencies shall be made to the director of free employment as he may require, and shall be tabulated and classified, and such persons as have not secured employment or notice of employment where registered shall be notified by the director where such employment may be had, as shown by the reports made. The director shall embody in his annual report such tabulations of the work performed by such agencies in the state, with such recommendations as he may deem proper for the information of the legislature. [G. S. 1915, § 5853.] See note to § 219, supra. § 224. Removal of city clerk from office of free employment officer for failure or refusal to perform duties, etc.; removal of agent appointed by city to conduct free employment agency; mayor fill vacancy. If any city clerk shall fail or refuse to carry out in good faith, in a reasonably fair and efficient manner, the duties devolved upon him by this act or by the direction, rules and regulations of the director of free employment, he shall forfeit his office as such free employment officer, and be removed therefrom: Provided, Such removal shall not affect the tenure of his office as to its other duties. Any agent provided for and appointed by any city to conduct a free employment agency under this act shall be removed by the mayor at any when requested in writing by ten or more electors of said city, upon a showing being made that such agent refused or failed to perform the duties as required by this act. In case of the removal or resignation for any cause of the free employment agent in any city, the mayor of such city shall immediately appoint a qualified person to fill such vacancy. [G. S. 1915, § 5854.] See note to § 219, supra. § 225. Director of free employment to keep and maintain an office; executive council to provide room, etc. The director of free employment shall keep and maintain an office, and the executive council is hereby directed to provide for said director a suitable room, properly furnished for the use of said director. [G. S. 1915, § 5855.] See note to § 219, supra. § 226. Director to prepare list of number of extra harvest hands needed in any community; purposes. It shall be the further duty of the said director to secure and list, as far as practicable, from the rural districts of the state, the number of extra laborers required for the harvest season in each community, for the purpose of providing labor for the harvest season to meet such demand, and to provide employment for any idle labor seeking employment. [G. S. 1915, § 5856.] See note to § 219, supra. § 227. Compensation of director of free employment; allowance for postage and express. The director of free employment shall be paid a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum, to be paid as other state officers. The further sum of five hundred dollars annually for postage and express is hereby allowed for the use of said director in carrying out the provisions of this act. [G. S. 1915, § 5857.] For salary of free employment bureau clerk, see § 168, ante. § 228. Memorial day a legal holiday. That the thirtieth day of May of each year shall be and the same is hereby declared to be a legal holiday. [G. S. 1915, § 5076.] LAWS OF 1891, CH. 145. § 229. Labor day a legal holiday. That the first Monday of September of each year shall be known as labor day, and the same is hereby declared to be a legal holiday. [G. S. 1915, § 5077.] *The days named in this chapter are the only holidays specially declared to be legal holidays by separate enactments for that purpose. However, the negotiable-instruments law names certain days, in addition to those named in this chapter, which are declared to be legal holidays for the purpose of that act and which are by custom more or less generally observed as holidays; the days named (in addition to those named in this chapter) are, "(1) the first day of January, known as New Year's day; (4) the 4th day of July, known as Independence day; (6) the 25th day of December, known as Christmas day; (7) any day appointed and recommended by the governor of this state, or the President of the United States, as a day of fast or thanksgiving. If any of said days be the first day of the week, known as Sunday, the next succeeding secular or business day shall be a holiday." [G. S. 1915, § 6719.] |