SEC. 3. Violations.-[Penalty for violation is a fine, $100 to $500, or imprisonment not over six months, or both.]

Labor commissioner

(Page 3083. Acts 1915, ch. 203)

SECTION 1 (as amended 1919, ch. 56). Office created.-There is hereby created the office of labor commissioner of the State of Nevada, and one member of the Nevada Industrial Commission, other than the chairman, shall be designated by the governor to act as ex officio labor commissioner. Said commissioner shall receive as compensation for his services as labor commissioner a salary of fifteen hundred ($1,500) dollars per annum, payable in monthly installments out of the State treasury of Nevada as other salaries are paid. Said commissioner may employ stenographic or clerical help not to exceed fifteen hundred ($1,500) dollars per annum, and statistical assistance not to exceed three hundred ($300) dollars per annum. Said labor commissioner shall be entitled to receive from the State, when travel is necessary in the performance of his official duty, reimbursement for the actual cost of transportation to points within the State over the shortest usually traveled route, and such other expenses as are allowed to other State officers.

SEC. 2 (as amended 1923, ch. 53). Biennial report.—Said commissioner shall collect and systematize and present in biennial reports to the governor and legislature such statistical details relating to labor in the State as said commissioner may deem essential to further the objects of this act.

SEC. 4 (as amended 1921, ch. 138). Duties of commissioner.-Said commissioner shall inform himself of all laws of the State for the protection of life and limb in any of the industries of the State, all laws regulating the hours of labor, the employment of minors, the payment of wages, and all other laws enacted for the protection and benefit of employees, and shall have the power and authority, when in his judgment he deems it necessary, to take assignment of wage claims and prosecute actions for collection of wages and other demands of persons who are financially unable to employ a counsel in cases in which, in the judgment of the commissioner, the claims for wages are valid and enforceable in the courts; and it shall be the duty of said labor commissioner to enforce all labor laws of the State of Nevada, the enforcement of which is not specifically and exclusively vested in any other officer, board, or commission, and whenever after due inquiry he shall be satisfied that any such law has been violated, or that persons financially unable to employ a counsel have a valid and enforceable claim for wages or other demand, he shall present the facts to the district attorney of the county in which such violation occurred or wage claim accrued, and it shall be the duty of such district attorney to prosecute the same.

SEC. 5. Cooperation.-Said labor commissioner shall cooperate with such bureaus or departments of labor of the National Government and other States as may be established.

SEC. 6. Duty of officers.-It shall be the duty of all State, county, and precinct officers to furnish, upon written request of said labor commissioner, all information in their power necessary to assist in carrying out the objects of this act.

SEC. 7. Office hours.-The office of the bureau shall be open for business from 9 a. m. until 5 o'clock p. m. every day, except Sunday and the holidays observed by other State officers; and the officers shall give to all persons requesting it all needed information which they may possess: Provided, That no information that is of such a nature that it would be against public policy and against the best interest of the bureau will be given to anyone.

SEC. 8. Witnesses.-Said labor commissioner shall have the power to examine witnesses, administer oaths, and take testimony in all matters relating to the duties and requirements of this act, and such testimony shall be taken in some suitable place in the vicinity to which the testimony is applicable. Said labor commissioner may compel the attendance of witnesses, and may issue subpoenas: Provided, however, That no witness fees shall be paid to any witness unless he be required to testify at a place more than five miles from his place of residence, in which event the witness shall be paid the same fees as a witness before a district court, such payment to be made from the fund appropriated for such purposes in the county in which the

testimony is taken and witness examined in the same manner as provided for the payment of witness fees in the district court of such county. Any person duly subpoenaed under the provisions of this section, who shall willfully refuse or neglect to testify at the time and place named in the subpoena, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 9. Entering work places.-Said labor commissioner shall have the power to enter any store, foundry, mill, office, workshop, mine, or public or private works at any reasonable time for the purpose of gathering facts and statistics contemplated by this act, and to examine safeguards and methods of protection from danger to employees; the sanitary conditions of the buildings and surroundings, and make a record thereof; and any owner, corporation, occupant, or officer who shall refuse such entry to said labor commissioner, his officers or agents, shall be guilty of a misdeameanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 10. Bulletins.-The labor commissioner is hereby authorized, with the approval of the board of examiners, to compile and issue such bulletins pertaining to labor and industries of the State as he may deem necessary, and such bulletins, when approved for printing and distribution, shall be printed at the State printing office.

SEC. 11. Forms, etc.—Said labor commissioner shall prepare forms and blanks for the purpose of gathering the information and statistics required by this act, and may require any person, firm, or corporation to give the information and statistical detail designated in such forms, and any person, firm, or cor poration who shall refuse to furnish such detail and statistics in the form required shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof may be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. SEC. 12 (as amended 1919, ch. 56). Printing.-All forms, blanks, envelopes, letterheads, circulars, bulletins and reports required to be printed by said labor commissioner shall be printed at the State printing office in the same manner and under the same regulations which are specified in an act entitled "An act to designate and authorize the work to be done in the State printing office," approved March 5, 1909.

SEC. 13. Prosecutions.-It shall be the duty of the district attorneys of the several counties, upon the complaint of the labor commissioner, to prosecute all violations of law which may be reported to said district attorney by the labor commissioner.

SEC. 15. Offices.-The labor commissioner shall be provided with properly furnished offices at the capital in Carson City, Nev.

Employment of labor-False representations

(Page 3390. Acts 1913, ch. 276)

SECTION 1. False representations of employers.-Any person, persons, partnership, association, company, or corporation (his or its officers, directors or agents), who or which shall employ upon wages any person or persons in any occupation, and who or which at the time of employing such person or persons shall make any false representation or pretenses as to having sufficient funds to pay such wages, and who after labor has been done under such employment by said employee or employees shall fail upon the discharge or resignation of such employee or employees, for a period of five days after such wages are legally payable, to pay said employee or employees on demand the wages due said employee or employees for such labor, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction therefor, shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Protection of employees as voters, etc.

(Page 3391. Acts 1915, ch. 62)

SECTION 1. Interference forbidden.-It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation doing business or employing labor in the State of Nevada to

make any rule or regulation, prohibiting or preventing any employee from engaging in politics or becoming a candidate for any public office in this State. SEC. 2. Violations.-Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this act shall upon conviction thereof be fined in a sum of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. The foregoing pennity shall be recovered in a suit brought for that purpose by the attorney general in the name and for the benefit of the State of Nevada, but no such prosecution shall be commenced later than three months after the commission of the offense herein described. In all prosecutions hereunder the person, firm, or corporation violating this act shall be held responsible for the acts of his, her or its managers, officers, agents and employees.

SEC. 3. Damages.-Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the injured employee from recovering damages from his or her employer for injury suffered through violation of this act.

ACTS OF 1923

CHAPTER 47.-Highway-construction camps

SECTION 1. Scope; requirements.-[Bunk-houses, tents, or other suitable sleeping places must be provided at all highway-construction camps at which five or more persons are employed. These must be kept in good condition, cleanly and free from vermin and infectious matter, dirt and dampness.]

SEC. 2. Air space; beds.-[Adequate air space, suitable bunks of steel, canvas, or other sanitary material must be supplied, and, if requested and at his cost, each employee must be furnished a mattress or other bedding.]

SEC. 3. Preparation of food.-[Cleanliness of preparation, service, dishes, etc., is prescribed.]

SEC. 4. Toilet facilities.-[Privies or other toilet conveniences must be provided and kept in a sanitary condition.]

SEC. 5. Garbage, etc.-[Kitchen waste and other rubbish must be placed in suitable receptacles and be so disposed of as not to become offensive or insanitary.]

SEC. 6. Observance.-[It is the duty of employers in camps to which this law applies to observe its provisions, and to appoint some responsible person to keep the camp clean.]

SEC. 7. Enforcement.-[It is the duty of the State board of health to enforce the act, making such inspections as are necessary to see if the law is complied with.]

SEC. 8. Penalties.-[Failure to comply with the law is punishable as a misdemeanor, by a fine not exceeding $200, or imprisonment not over 60 days, or both.]

CHAPTER 121.-Free public employment offices

SECTION 1. State employment service.-The State free employment service of the State of Nevada is hereby established. The commissioner of labor shall also be the executive officer of the State free employment service, and the management of such service shall be under his supervision. He shall have authority to appoint agents who shall be under the direction of said commissioner of labor as may be required in carrying out the provisions of this act, such agents being located at convenient points in the State for the han dling of the movement of labor of all classes, with the view that labor will not be congested at any one point and to use their best endeavors to keep the supply of labor filled at the places where it is desired and in seasonable time. Such agents may be located at points in the State which will best serve to carry out the provisions and intent of this act, and the commissioner in charge has power to enter into agreements with the governing bodies of cities, towns, or counties which desire such service, to use a portion of the fund provided by the State to assist in the maintenance of any such service put into effect by such governing bodies, or he may establish offices at points where he deems it to be for the best interest of employment, and maintain the same.

The commissioner of labor, in the capacity of head of the State free employment service, is hereby empowered to employ such clerical assistants as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this law and fix their compensation: to secure and distribute the necessary books and forms for keeping a record of the movement of labor, registration and placements, and all reports required to be made to that end.

SEC. 2. Duties.-The agents in charge of any of the State free employment offices established under the provisions of this act, and under the direction of the commissioner of labor, shall receive applications from those seeking employment and from those seeking employees, and shall register every applicant on properly arranged cards or forms provided by the commissioner of labor. SEC. 3. Reports. Each such agent shall make the commissioner of labor such periodic reports of applications for labor or employment and all other details of the office work of each office and the expense of maintaining the same as the commissioner may require.

SEC. 4. Advertising.-The commissioner of labor shall have power to solicit business for the State free employment service, established under this act, by advertising in newspapers and any other way he may deem expedient: Provided, That the expenditure under the provisions of this act shall not exceed 10 per cent of the total expenditure.

SEC. 5. Fees.-No fees, direct or indirect, shall in any case be charged or received from those seeking the benefits of this act.

SEC. 6. Violations.—Any agent or clerk, subordinate or appointee appointed under the provisions of this act who shall accept, directly or indirectly, any fee, compensation, or gratuity from anyone seeking employment, or from anyone offering employment, under this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment in jail not to exceed three months, or both, and shall thereafter be disqualified from holding any office or position in such department.

SEC. 7. Strike notice to be posted.-An employer, or a representative of employers or employees, may file at a State free employment office a signed statement with regard to a strike or lockout affecting their trade. Such statement shall be posted in the employment office, but not until it has been communicated to the employers affected, if filed by employees, or to the employees affected, if filed by employers. In case a reply is received to such a statement, it shall also be posted in the employment office with the same publicity given to the first statement. If an employer affected by a statement notifies the State free employment service of a vacancy or vacancies, the agent in charge shall advise any applicant for such vacancy or vacancies of the statements posted.

SEC. 8. Cooperation with Federal bureaus.-The commissioner of labor is hereby authorized and empowered to cooperate with the Federal Government in the establishment and maintenance within the State of Nevada of one or more employment bureaus for the purpose of bringing together the man and the job. Such cooperative employment bureaus, when established, shall be under the joint management of the cooperative parties, and the cost and expense of establishing and of carrying on any such bureau shall be borne by the cooperative parties upon an equitable basis to be agreed upon between them.

SEC. 9. Appropriation. There is hereby appropriated for the purpose of this act, out of any moneys in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500), or as much thereof as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.

CHAPTER 151.-Strikes-Notice to be signed by citizens

SECTION 1. Strike notice.-It is hereby made unlawful for any person, firm or association to issue, cause to be issued, circulate or cause to be circulated any printed or written matter, notifying or advising the public or any organization by mail, or hand to hand, that a strike exists or is called in any place within the State of Nevada, unless the circular, letter or notice so issued shall contain the signatures of at least three persons who at the time of signing said circular were residents and citizens of the State for a period of six months, and copy of same shall be furnished the labor commissioner of the State of Nevada.

SEC. 2. Violations.-[Violations entail a fine, $100 to $300, or imprisonment, 30 days to 6 months, or both.]

NEW HAMPSHIRE

PUBLIC STATUTES-1891

CHAPTER 159.—Railroads-Structures over tracks

SECTION 26. Telltales to be erected.-The proprietors of every railroad shall erect and maintain bridge guards at each end of every bridge or other structure erected less than eighteen feet above the track of their railroad, the character and location of which shall be approved by the board of railroad commissioners.

SEC. 27. Penalty.-If the proprietors of any railroad shall fail to comply with the provisions of the preceding section, they shall forfeit fifty dollars for each month of continuance in such failure.

CHAPTER 180.-Hours of labor

SECTION 20. Ten hours a day's work.-In all contracts relating to labor, ten hours' actual labor shall be taken to be a day's work unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

CHAPTER 180.-Payment of wages-Weekly pay day

SECTION 21 (as amended 1921, ch. 68). Scope of law.—Every person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing, mining, quarrying, or stonecutting, or in a mercantile, railroad, telegraph, telephone, express, or aqueduct business, and every municipal corporation, having in his or its employment more than ten persons at one time, shall pay the wages earned each week by employees who work by the day or week, within eight days, including Sunday, after the expiration of the week. Every such person, firm, or corporation shall post a notice in a conspicuous place in his or its office that wages will be so paid, and shall keep the same so posted. This act shall not apply to employees engaged in the cutting, harvesting, and driving of pulpwood and timber.

SEC. 22 (as amended 1921, ch. 68). Penalty.-If any such person, firm, or corporation shall violate the provisions of the preceding section, he or it shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars for each offense, provided a prosecution therefor is begun within thirty days after the offense is committed, but not otherwise.

SEC. 23. Exemptions.-The provisions of the two preceding sections shall not apply to municipal officers whose services are paid for by the day, nor to teachers employed by school districts.

CHAPTER 201.-Wages as preferred claims-In assignments

SECTION 32. Amount.-[Wage debts in the sum of $50 earned within 6 months prior to the beginning of insolvency proceedings are to be paid next after debts due the United States, and taxes.]

CHAPTER 215.-Assignments of wages-Future earnings

SECTION 4. Assignments not valid unless filed.-No assignment of, or order for, wages to be earned in the future shall be valid against a creditor of the person making it, until it has been accepted in writing and a copy of it and of the acceptance has been filed with the clerk of the town or city where the party making it resides. The clerks of towns and cities shall keep for public inspection an alphabetical list of all such orders and assignments filed with them.

CHAPTER 245.-Exemption of wages from execution

SECTION 20. What exempt.-[Exempt from process are: Wages earned after the service of the writ; wages to the amount of $20 earned before the service of the writ, unless it is for necessaries; and earnings of the wife and minor children of the defendant.]