OF 1915 [Printed by authority of the State of Illinois.] r* E 6uTLnffi OF Laws of Illinois FOR THE PROTECTION OF LABOR 1915 First Edition Revised to July 1, 1915 Compiled and Issued by Illinois State Board of Commissioners of Labor LUKE D. McCOY, Secretary Springfield [Printed by authority of the State of Illinois.] * < j TRADES COUNCIL » Schnepp & Barnes, State Printers Springfield, III. 1915. IbdTlVI > d^nJLc^ XlD^jTt 3 3 8.9 1J6* / 9 /£~ NOTICE. The following is intended to assist employ¬ ers and employees to a ready understanding of the laws of Illinois for the protection of labor and is intended as a ready refer¬ ence. For the complete law consult the Session laws of Illinois and Hurd’s Revised Statutes by the references herein given. Copies of this pamphlet can be obtained by applying to the Bureau of Labor Statis¬ tics, Springfield, Illinois. ATTENTION EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES. ILLINOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES. GENERAL ADVISORY BOARD. John Williams, Chairman. A. H. R. Atwood, Secretary. Oscar Mayer. Mrs. Raymond Robins. John H. Walker. EMPLOYMENT OFFICES. Chicago 1 —524-526-528 S. Dearborn Street. Peoria —512-514 S. Adams Street. East St. Louis —Corner Main Street and Division Avenue. Springfield —208-210 N. Fourth Street. Rock Island-Moline —1921 Second Avenue, Rock Island. Rockford —107 Kishwaukee Street. These offices are supported by the tax¬ payers, and services are free to employers and employees. Courteous treatment and prompt attention will be extended to all patrons of the offices. We make a special effort to furnish effi¬ cient and reliable employees, for any class of work desired either skilled or unskilled. Employers should make use of these of¬ fices the same as any other public institution. We also request that all persons out of employment register with the Free Employ¬ ment offices. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF LABOR. James T. Patterson, President, Chicago. Charles Vallo, Murphysboro. James P. Kellett, Gillespie. Frank B. Mott, Galesburg. J. D. Peters, Herrin. Luke D. McCoy, Secretary, Springfield. STATE BOARD OF ARBITRATION. Lewis McGovern, Freeport. Leo J. Winicke, Chicago. H. M. Powell, Peoria. Charles E. Preble, Secretary, 3619 Maple Square Ave., Chicago. BARBERS’ BOARD OF EXAMINERS. James Ahern, President, Chicago. Thomas Casey, Treasurer, Rock Island. Thomas J. Notter, Secretary, Chicago. HORSESHOERS’ EXAMINING BOARD. James Little, Chicago. J. T. Kane, Chicago. J. A. Allen, Pittsfield. ILLINOIS FACTORY INSPECTION DEPARTMENT. Oscar F. Nelson, Chief Factory Inspector, Transportation Building, Chicago. INDUSTRIAL BOARD. (Workmen’s Compensation Law.) J. B. Vaughn, Carlinville. Robert Eadie, Springfield. Peter Angsten, Chicago. W. V. Conley, Secretary, City Hall Square Bldg., Chicago. vi STATE MINING BOARD. John Bohlander, President, Pekin. James Forester, Member, Duquoin. Thomas L. Jones, Member, Ladd. James Shaw, Secretary, Virden. J. B. McKiernan, H. E., Peoria. J. L. Morris, Chief Clerk, Springfield. STATE MINE INSPECTORS. Name. District. Residence. Ben D. Roberts. .. .First.-.. .Streator. Thomas H. Devlin.S econd.Assumption George L. Morgan. Third.Pekin. David Z. Thrush. .Fourth.Farmington. J. W. Starks .Fifth.-.Georgetown. John Garrity .Sixth....Riverton. Archibald Frew. . .Seventh.Gillespie. John Kaney ...Eighth.Centralia. William Hartman .Ninth.Belleville. John McClintock . Tenth.Murphysboro. John E. Jones .Eleventh.Benton. James S. Reid .Twelfth.Carterville. * MINERS’ EXAMINING BOARD. Edward Maher, President, Lincoln. John Knies, Secretary, Breese. C. C. Humphreys, Herrin. Offices in Capitol Building, Springfield. MINING INVESTIGATION COMMISSION. B. L. Russell, Princeton. Jacob G. Grossberg, Chicago. Dr. H. H. Stoek, Urbana. Thomas Jeremiah, Willisville. W. D. Obcamp, Lincoln. Rice Miller, Hillsboro. Willtam Hall, Springfield. R. J. Wilson, Marissa. John Tuttle, Harrisburg. vii MINE RESCUE STATION COMMISSION. Fernand Bearnard, Westville. John Slattery, Toluca. Thomas Jeremiah, Willisville. George H. Deemy, Peoria. Thomas H. Devlin, Chairman, Assumption. Harry E. Stoek, Secretary, Urbana. Oscar Cartlidge, Manager, Springfield. Alexander Jones, Station Superintendent, LaSalle. Thomas English, Station Superintendent, Springfield. CHIEF INSPECTOR OF PRIVATE EM¬ PLOYMENT AGENCIES. Richard J. Knight, 335-608 S. Dearborn st., Chicago. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. William L. O’Connell, Chairman, Chicago. Richard Yates, Springfield. Frank H. Funk, Bloomington. Walter Shaw, Chicago. Owen P. Thompson, Jacksonville. Everett Jennings, Counsel, Chicago. Robert Prather, Secretary, Springfield. Joseph H. Prior, Chief Engineer, Springfield. STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS. John W. Musham, Chicago. E. N. Layfield, Chicago'. James T. Hanley, Chicago. C. C. Stowell, Rockford. Frederick H. Newell, Urbana. • • • Vlll TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE. Accidents to be reported to Bureau of Labor Statistics . 1 Aliens prohibited from acting as peace officers. 1 Apprentices . 2 Arbitration, State Board of. 2 Barbers—qualifications . 3 Basements, prohibits certain employments therein... 4 Blowers, use of upon metal polishing machinery.... 4 Buildings, bridges, viaducts and other structures, construction of. 5 Bureau of Labor Statistics. 5 Butterine and ice cream—manufacture of. 5 Chauffeurs—protection from dust, wind, etc. 6 Child Labor. 6 Cities and Villages—employment on public works. . . 6 Conspiracy—to do an illegal act—boycott—blacklist 6 Convict Labor—regulating the employment of convicts 7 Convict Labor—road building material and machinery 7 Convict Labor on public roads. 7 Eight Hour Law. 7 Employments creating poisonous fumes or dust in harmful quantities. 7 Employment of women. 8 Engineers, stationary. 9 Engineering Department of. Mining in University of Illinois . 9 Explosives in coal mines. 9 Factory Inspection Department. 9 Factories, mercantile establishments, mills and work¬ shops, health, safety and comfort of employees.... 10 Factories and workshops—inspection. 11 Females in factories—hours of emplojonent. 12 Fire department—hours of employees. 12 Fire escapes—supervision of county and municipal authorities . 13 Fire fighting equipment in coal mines. 13 Fire fighting and rescue stations in coal fields. 14 Free Employment offices and agencies.14 Garnishment .,14 Garnishment oppressive—transferring claims—exemp¬ tions . 15 Garnishment transcript to other counties. 15 Garnishment of wages earned outside of State. 15 ix TABLE OF CONTENTS—Concluded. PAGH. Headlights on locomotive engines. 16 Horseshoers . 16 Horseshoers, Board of Examiners. 16 Industrial Board, Compensation for accidental injuries or death (Workmen’s Compensation Law). 16 Injuries . 19 Legal Holidays. 19 Masonry, public buildings and works, State Inspector of . 19 Mason Contractors and employing masons in cities of 150,000 or over—building regulations. 20 Mechanics’ Lien—remedial act. 20 Miners’ Examining Board. 21 Mining Investigating Commission. 21 Mines and Mining. 21 Miners to be paid for all coal mined. 22 Occupational diseases. 22 Plumbers—licensing of. 23 Powder used in coal mines. 23 Private Employment Agencies. 23 Railroads—inspection of safety appliances. 24 Railroads to provide first medical aid. 24 Railroads—safety appliances. 24 Shot firers in coal mines. 24 Structural Engineers, State Board of Examiners of. . . 25 Trade marks, labels and forms of advertising. 25 Wages—assignment for benefit of creditors. 25 Wages—attorney’s fees in suits. 26 Wages—employees protected in claims. 26 Wages—enforcement of payment. 26 Wages—judgments for, to include services of horse or team . 27 Wages of miners and laborers at coal mines—lien on all property . 27 Wages, payments to be made in bankable currency. . 27 Wages—personal property not exempt for wages of servants . 27 Wage loan corporations—incorporated. 28 Wages and salaries to be paid semimonthly by cor¬ porations for pecuniary profit. 28 Washrooms in certain employments. 28 X LAWS OF ILLINOIS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LABOR. ACCIDENTS, to be reported to the bureau of labor statistics: Every person, firm or corporation which employs help, shall make a report' to the State Bureau of Labor Statistics of every injury entailing a loss of thirty or more days’ time, or death of every employee caused by accident while in the perform¬ ance of duty. Such report to give name of employer, character of business of such em¬ ployer, where located, date of injury, or death, name of person killed or injured, character of employment or service, and cause of such injury or death; and when injury alone, then the character and extent of such injury, residence, nativity and age of the person injured or killed, whether married or single, and, if known, how many persons are dependent upon such employee. It Is the duty of the State Bureau of Labor Statistics to enforce the provisions of this act, and to publish an annual report concerning accident reports. Penalty of $25.00 to $200.00. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 73. ALIENS, prohibited from acting as peace officers: It is unlawful for sheriff, or authorities of any city, town or village, to authorize, empower, employ, or permit any person to act as deputy sheriff, special constable or special policeman for the purpose of pre¬ serving the peace, who is not a citizen of the United States and has not been an actual resident of the county one year. Penaly $100.00 to $500.00. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 126, sec. 27. APPRENTICES: Children under the age of sixteen years may be bound as apprentices, clerks or ser¬ vants, until they arrive at the age of six¬ teen, with or without their consent. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 9, sec. 1. ARBITRATION, STATE BOARD OF: When a controversy or difference not in¬ volving questions which may be subject of an action at law or bill in equity, exists between an employer, whether an individ¬ ual, copartnership or corporation, employ¬ ing not less than twenty-five persons, and his employees in this State, the board shall, upon application as provided, and as soon as practicable thereafter, visit the locality of the dispute and make a careful inquiry into the cause thereof, hear all persons interested therein who. may come before them; advise the respective parties what, if anything, ought to be done or submitted tio by both to adjust said dispute, and make a written decision thereof. Application shall be signed by employer or a majority of his employees in the depart¬ ment of business in which the controversy or difference exists, or by both parties, and shall contain a concise statement of the grievances complained of, and a promise to continue on in business or at work without any lockout or strike until the decision of said board, if it shall be made within 2 three weeks of the date of filing said appli¬ cation. Decision shall be binding upon parties who join in application for six months, or until either party has given the other notice in writing of their intention not to be bound by the same after the expira¬ tion of sixty days. When two or more employers engaged in the same general line of business, employ¬ ing in the aggregate not less than twenty- five persons, and having a common differ¬ ence with their employees, the employers or employees may cooperate together, and make application for arbitration. When strike or lockout is threatened, it is duty of State Board to communicate with employer or employees, and endeavor to effect an amicable settlement. It is the duty of the mayor of every city, and president of every incorporated town or village, when a strike or lockout is threatened or has actually occurred within or near such city, town or village, to com¬ municate the fact to the State Board. When there is a strike or lockout the State Board, may proceed on its own motion to investigate the facts and make public its findings. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 10, sec. 19. BARBERS, qualifications: Creates a Board of Barbers examiners and requires that every person following the occupation of barber, must obtain a certifi¬ cate of registration as provided in the Act. Examination fee is $3.00 and annual renewal thereafter $1.00. 3 Penalty $10.00 to $100.00 or imprisonment of 10 days to 90 days. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 16b, sec. 1. BASEMENTS, prohibits certain employ¬ ments therein: Basements of rooms lying wholly or partly beneath the surface of the ground are not to be used for certain employments. Penalty $25.00 to $200.00. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 169. BLOWERS, Use of upon metal polishing machinery: All persons, companies or corporations operating any factory or workshop where emery wheels or emery belts of any des¬ cription are used, either solid emery leather, leather covered, felt, canvas, linen, paper, cotton or wheels or belts rolled or coated with emery or corundum, or cotton wheels, used as buffs, shall provide the same with blowers or similar apparatus, which shall be placed over, beside or under such wheels or belts in such a manner as to protect the person or persons using the same from the particles of the dust pro¬ duced and caused thereby, and to carry away the dust arising from or thrown off by such wheels or belts, while in operation, directly to the outside of the building or to some receptacle placed so as to receive and confine such dust. Grinding machines upon which water is used are exempt. Shops in which not more than one man is em¬ ployed are exempt. Every wheel shall be fitted with sheet or cast iron hood or hopper. All wheels to be supplied with suction pipes. 4 Fans or blowers to be connected with pipes. Penalty $25.00 to $100.00. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 43. BUILDINGS, bridges, viaducts and other structures, construction of: Scaffolds, cranes, ladders, etc., used in construction of buildings, bridges, viaducts and all other structures must be placed in such a manner as to afford proper protec¬ tion to persons employed thereon. Duty of owner to post placard, same to be approved by State Factory Inspector or building in¬ spector, who shall have free access for ex¬ amining same. Elevator shafts to be en¬ closed. Provides that local building com¬ missioner or State Factory Inspector en¬ force law. Penalty $25.00 to $500.00 or three months to two years imprisonment or both. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 79. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS: Provides for a Board of Commissioners of Labor, who shall cause to be published a biennial report relating to all departments of labor. Employers to afford commission¬ ers every facility for procuring statistics. Penalty of $100.00 for refusal to furnish required information. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 17b, sec. 1. BUTTERINE and Ice Cream, manufacture of: Buildings to be kept in sanitary condition. State Factory Inspector shall inspect and issue certificate when conducted in proper manner, it is also his duty to enforce law. Penalty $50.00 to $500.00. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 68. 5 CHAUFFEURS, protection from dust, wind, etc. All automobiles used for delivery pur¬ poses, to be provided with a shield and hood. Penalty $10.00 to $50.00 per day. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 175. CHILD LABOR: No child under 14 years to be employed except during vacation period. Register to be kept by employer of every child between 14 and 16 years of age, also a school certifi¬ cate must be kept on file. List of children employed to be posted in workrooms. Chil¬ dren under 16 years not to be permitted to work more than 48 hours per week or at certain hazardous occupations. State Fac¬ tory Inspector to enforce law. Provides penalties of fines of various amounts for violations. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 20. CITIES AND VILLAGES, employment on public works: The commissioner of public work or proper officers, shall superintend the con¬ struction on certain public work, and em¬ ploy for the performance of all manual labor exclusively, laborers and artesians whom the city or village shall pay by the day or hour, to be certified by the Civil Service Commission of such city or village. Hurd’s Rev. St. chap. 24, sec. 116a. CONSPIRACY, to do an allegal act, boycott, blacklist: It is illegal for two or more persons or officers or executive committee of any so¬ ciety or organization or corporation to con- 6 spire together for the purpose of establish¬ ing of boycott or black list. Penalty not to exceed five years of im¬ prisonment or fine of $2,000.00 or both. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 38, sec. 46. CONVICT LABOR, regulating the employ¬ ment of convicts: Creates “The Board of Prison Industries of Illinois” which administers the provis¬ ions of the act. The board to dispose of all products of convicts; same shall not be sold upon the open market, or in com¬ petition with the products of free labor, except in certain cases. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 108, sec. 75. CONVICT LABOR, road building material and machinery: Provides that convicts be employed in the manufacture of road material and machin¬ ery. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 109, sec. 103. CONVICT LABOR on Public Roads: Provides that convicts serving not more than five years or who have not more than five years to serve to complete their sentences may be employed on the public roads or in preparing road materials. 1915 Session Laws, p. 555. EIGHT HOUR LAW. Provides that eight hours constitute a legal day’s work, where there is no agree¬ ment to the contrary. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 1. EMPLOYMENTS, creating poisonous fumes or dust in harmful quantities: Every employer of labor, engaged in any work or process which may produce or gen- 7 erate poisonous or noxious fumes or dusts in harmful quantities, such as metal polish¬ ing, grinding, plating and dipping of metals in acid solutions or dips, which processes and employments are hereby declared to be especially dangerous to the health of the employees engaged in said process, or any like employments creating poisonous or nox¬ ious fumes or dust, shall, for the protection of the employees, conduct such operations or employments in rooms lying wholly above the surface of the ground. It is the duty of the Chief State Factory Inspector, the Assistant State Factory Inspector, and the deputy factory inspectors to enforce the law. Penalty $25.00 to $200.00 first offense —$100.00 to $500.00 for second or subse¬ quent offenses and in each case shall stand committed until such fine and costs are paid. For any injury to the health of any em¬ ployee caused by any wilful violation of this act a right of action shall accrue to the party whose health has been so injured for any direct damages sustained thereby. In case of the loss of life by reason of such wilful violation a right of action shall accrue to the widow, his lineal heirs or adopted children, or to any other person or persons dependent for support upon such deceased person for recovery of damages for the injury sustained by reason of such loss of life, not to exceed $25,000.00. Such action shall be commenced within two years. 1915 Session laws, page 431. EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN: Provides that no person be debarred from any employment except military, on account of sex. Hurd’s Rev St., chap. 48, sec. 3. 8 ENGINEERS, Stationary: Provides for the licensing of stationary engineers by the authorities of cities, towns or villages and for the examination of all such engineers as to their compentency and qualifications. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 24, sec. 439. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IN MIN¬ ING IN UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: Authorizes and directs the trustees of the University of Illinois to establish in the College of Engineering, a department of mining engineering. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 144, sec. 53. EXPLOSIVES IN COAL MINES: Provides that all explosives used in blast¬ ing coal shall conform to certain specifica¬ tions adopted by the U. S. Bureau of Mines. State and county mine inspectors and repre¬ sentatives of coal operators and coal min¬ ers are given authority to sample explo¬ sives, and may have same tested by send¬ ing the same to the United States Bureau of Mines. Each shipping case of explosives shall be marked. Penalty of $100.00 or im¬ prisonment in county jail for 90 days or both. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 93, sec. 84. FACTORY INSPECTION DEPARTMENT: Creates the Illinois Department of Fac¬ tory Inspection and provides for the appoint¬ ment of a Chief State Factory Inspector, whose duty it is to secure the enforcement of all laws relating to the inspection of factories and other establishments. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 76. 9 FACTORIES, MERCANTILE ESTABLISH¬ MENTS, MILLS AND Vv ORKSHOPS, HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMFORT OF EMPLOYEES: Provides for the location and guarding of power-driven machinery, electrical appli¬ ances, receptacles containing molten metal etc. Safeguards not to be removed except for repairs, and effective means shall be provided to immediately disconnect power, in case of accident. Elevator shafts and other holes to be enclosed and elevator cabs to be provided with safety devices. Owner to repair machinery if same is in an unsafe condition, on notice from Chief Factory Inspector. Food must not be taken in room where white lead, arsenic or other poisonous substances are present, and no¬ tices to that effect must be posted. Seats shall be provided for females, and the use of same permitted. Specifies the cubic feet of air space to be provided for each person under certain conditions, and that noxious fumes and gases shall be removed, Refuse and waste to be removed at least once a day. Fire escapes to be provided, and there shall be more than one means of egress which shall be plainly marked as such; doors to entrances and exits to open out¬ ward, and handrails to be provided on stair¬ ways. At least one toilet shall be provided for every 30 males and one for every 25 females, toilets for males and females to be separate, same to be properly lighted and disinfected. Adequate washing facilities to be provided for employees. It is the duty of employers under this law to send to the Chief State Factory Inspector in writing, an immediate report of all fatal accidents, 10 and to report between the 15th and 25th of every month, all accidents occurring during the previous month, which entailed a loss to injured persons of 15 consecutive days’ time or more. No statement contained in any such report shall be admissible in evidence in any action arising out of the death or accident reported. It is the duty of the Chief State Factory Inspector and his as¬ sistants to enforce the provisions of this act, and to prosecute all violations. Penalty of $10.00 to $200.00. Copies of this act shall be supplied by the Chief State Factory Inspector on applica¬ tion. It is the duty of the Chief State Factory Inspector to have printed notices prepared for the purpose of disseminating a general knowledge of the provisions of the act among employees, copies to be supplied to employers on application and the same must be posted in a conspicuous place in every office or workroom. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 89. FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS, inspec¬ tion: Prohibits the manufacture of clothing and other articles in any room in any dwelling used for eating or sleeping purposes, except by the immediate members of the family living therein. Such workshops to be kept in a clean condition and each article made or altered shall be subject to inspection. Person occupying or having control of such workshop required to notify the board of health of its location, nature of work and number of persons employed. Board of health or State Factory Inspector to ex¬ amine workshops and goods, and if evidence 11 of unhealthful conditions are found, either may give such orders as the public health may require. Imported articles reported to have been manufactured under unhealthful conditions to be examined and same may be condemned and destroyed by board of health. Every person or firm is required to keep a list of workshops in his or its em¬ ploy subject to inspection and produce same on demand by board of health or State in¬ spector. Penalty $3.00 to $100.00 Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 21. FEMALES, in factories, hours of employ¬ ment: Provides that no female shall be employed in any mechanical or mercantile establish¬ ment, factory, hotel, laundry or other estab¬ lishment mention in the act more than ten hours during any one day. Employers shall keep time record showing number of hours each female in his employ, to whom this act applies, is employed. State Department of Factory Inspection is charged with the enforcement of this Act. Penalty ‘of $25.00 to $100.00. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 121. FIRE DEPARTMENT, hours of employees: Provides that in cities and villages which shall adopt this act no employee of the fire department shall be compelled to be on duty more than ten consecutive hours during the day time, nor more than fourteen consecu¬ tive hours during the night time. This act may be adopted by 5 per cent of the legal voters petitioning the city or village clerks, who shall submit the propo- 12 sition to voters at the next succeeding regu¬ lar election. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 24, sec. 434U. FIRE ESCAPES, SUPERVISION OF COUN¬ TY AND MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES: Provides for fire escapes on all buildings four or more stories in height, excepting such as are used for private residences exclusively. Provides, also for fire escapes on all build¬ ings, more than two stories in height, used for manufacturing purposes, or for hotels, dormitories, schools, seminaries, hospitals or asylums. Penalty of $25.00 to $200.00 and a further fine of $50.00 for each additional week of neglect to comply with notice. Complaints may be made in writing to county board or corporate authorities, who upon failure to comply with law, upon such complaint being made, shall be liable to fine of $100.00. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 55a, sec. 1. FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT IN COAL MINES: All persons, firms, corporations or associa¬ tions maintaining and operating coal mines in the State, shall equip their mines with pipe and hose connections, automatic sprink¬ lers, barrels, pails and other fire extinguish¬ ers. Shafts and fire escapes must be fireproof construction. Telephones must be installed and kept in working order. Penalty $50.00 to $200.00. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 93, sec. 61. 13 FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE STATIONS, in coal fields: There are maintained at public expense three mine rescue stations to serve the northern, central and southern coal fields of the State, for the purpose of providing prompt and efficient means of fighting mine fires and saving lives and property in the coal mines of Illinois. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 93, sec. 69. FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES AND AGENCIES: Free * Employment offices are created as follows: One in each city of not less than 50,000 population; one in two or more con¬ tiguous cities or towns having an aggre¬ gate or combined population of not less than 50,000 and one central office with not to ex¬ ceed three branch offices in each city con¬ taining a population of 1,000,000 or over, for the purpose of receiving applications of persons seeking employment and applica¬ tions of persons seeking to employ labor. Provides for advisory boards to advise and cooperate with the secretary of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and to devise ways and means to secure work for the un¬ employed. No fee to be charged. Reports to be made to the Secretary of the Bureau of Labor Statistics who shall make an annual report on the work of the various offices. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 53. GARNISHMENT: The wages for services of a wage earner who is the head of a family and residing with the same, to the amount of $15.00 per week shall be exempt from garnishment. 14 All above the sum of $15.00 per week shall be liable to garnishment. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 62, sec. 1. GARNISHMENT, oppressive, transferring claims, exemptions: Prohibits the transferrng of any claim or debt to be collected by proceedings in at¬ tachment or garnishment, out of the State of Illinois, when the persons owing for the earnings intended to be reached by such proceedings, are all within the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Illinois, with intent thereby to deprive any bona fide resi¬ dent of the State of Illinois of his rights under the statutes of Illinois on the sub¬ ject of the exemption of property from levy and sale on execution or in attachment or garnishment. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 62, sec. 32. GARNISHMENT, transcript to other coun¬ ties: Whenever a judgment shall be rendered by any justice of the peace in any county of this State and not appealed from, a transcript may be filed with any other justice of the peace in the State. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 62, sec. 29. GARNISHMENT of wages earned outside of State: Wages earned out of the State, are exempt from attachment or garnishment where the cause of action arose out of this State, unless the defendant in the attachment or garnishment is personally served with pro¬ cess. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 62, sec. 34a. 15 HEADLIGHTS ON LOCOMOTIVE EN¬ GINES: All common carriers by railroad operat¬ ing or doing business in this State, are required to equip and maintain in use on all locomotive engines used by them, ,a headlight lof sufficient candlepower, to throw a light powerful enough to enable the operator of a passenger engine to dis¬ cern an object upon the track at a distance of 800 feet from the headlight; 450 feet on freight engines and 250 feet on switch en¬ gines. Penalty $100.00 to $500.00 for each of¬ fense. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 114, sec. 307. HORSESHOERS: Provides for the protection of horseshoers by giving them a lien on every animal shod by them until the charge for such service shall have been paid. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 66, sec. 1. HORSESHOERS, BOARD OF EXAMINERS: Any person who follows the occupation of horseshoer must have a certificate. A board of examiners is created to enforce the law and hold examinations for appli¬ cants. Board must make report to Gover¬ nor the first of July each year. Penalty $25.00 to $200.00 or imprisonment in county jail 10 to 30 days or both for any person doing business without a license. Session laws of 1915, page 428. INDUSTRIAL BOARD, compensation for ac¬ cidental injuries or death: Creates Industrial Board, the duty of which is to see that the law is properly enforced. 16 Any employer may elect to provide and pay compensation for accidental injuries or death of employees. Every employer whose business comes under act is bound by its provisions unless notice to the contrary is filed with Industrial Board and notices posted in plant. Employers rejecting act liable in action for damages; certain defenses abrogated. Compensation to be paid as follows: For death $1,650.00 to $3,500.00; for injury one- half wages beginning the eighth day after accident, but not less than $6.00 nor more than $12.00 per week. For specific loss in addition to the compensation employees shall receive as follows: For the loss of a thumb 50 per centum of the average weekly wage during 60 weeks; for the loss of a first finger, fifty per centum of the average weekly wage during thirty-five weeks; for the loss of a second finger, fifty per centum of the average weekly wage during thirty weeks; for the loss of a third finger, fifty per centum of the average weekly wage during twenty weeks; for the loss of a fourth finger, fifty per centum of the aver¬ age weekly wage during fifteen weeks; the loss of the first phalange of the thumb, or of any finger, shall be considered to be equal to the loss of one-half of such thumb, or finger, and compensation shall be one-half the amounts above specified; the loss of more than one phalange shall be considered as the loss of the entire finger or thumb. Provided, however, that in no case shall the amount received for more than one finger exceed the amount provided in this sche¬ dule for the loss of a hand. For the loss of a great toe, fifty per centum of the average weekly wage during thirty weeks; for the 17 loss of one toe other than the great toe fifty per centum of the average weekly wage during ten weeks and for the additional loss of one or more toes other than the great toe fifty per centum of the average weekly wage during an additional ten weeks; the loss of the first phalange of any toe shall be considered to be equal to the loss of one-half of such toe, and compensa¬ tion shall be one-half of the amount above specified; the loss of more than one phalange shall be considered as the loss of the entire toe; for the loss of a hand, fifty per centum of the average weekly wage during one hundred and fifty weeks; for the loss of an arm, fifty per centum of the average weekly wage during two hundred weeks; for the loss of a foot, fifty per centum of the average weekly wage during one hundred and twenty-five weeks; for the loss of a leg, fifty per centum of the aver¬ age weekly wage during one hundred and seventy-five weeks; for the loss of the sight of an eye, fifty per centum of the average weekly wage during one hundred weeks; for total and permanent disability com¬ pensation of 50 per cent of wages for a period of eight years, at the expiration q| which eight per cent of the amount which would be payable as a death benefit payable in monthly installments the minimum to be $10.00 per month. The employer shall provide necessary first aid, medical, surgical and hospital ser¬ vices, also medical, surgical and hospital services for a period not longer than eight weeks not to exceed the amount of $200.00. The employee may elect to secure his own physician, surgeon or hospital ser¬ vices at his own expense. 18 Employers must report all fatal accidents and nonfatal accidents when the time lost is over seven days, to the Industrial Board. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 126. Act of 1913. 1915 Session laws, p. 400. Amendments to 1913 act. INJURIES: Compensation for causing death by wrong¬ ful act, neglect or default is limited to ten thousand ($10,000) dollars. Action must be brought within one year after the death of the person. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 70, sec. 1. LEGAL HOLIDAYS: The following days are declared to be legal holidays. The first day of January commonly called New Year’s Day, the twenty-second day of February, the thir¬ tieth day of May, the fourth day of July, the twelfth day of October, commonly called Columbus day, the twenty-fifth day of December, commonly called Christmas day, the first Monday in September, to be known as Labor day, the twelfth day of February, and any day appointed or recommended by the Governor of this State or by the Presi¬ dent of the United States as a day of fast or thanksgiving, and in cities of 200,000 in¬ habitants or more from 12 o’clock noon to 12 o’clock midnight of the last day of the week, commonly called Saturday. * Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 98, sec. 17. MASONRY PUBLIC BUILDINGS & WORKS, State Inspector of: Creates office of State Inspector of Masonry, Public Buildings and Works, whose duty it is to examine and inspect the 19 material and workmanship of all buildings structures and additions thereto, con¬ structed for the State, out of brick or stone or substitutes therefor. He must also inspect all plans and specifications for public buildings, structures and additions thereto that are to be constructed for the State. He is allowed two assistants. He and his assistants must be skilled mechan¬ ics who have had at least ten years’ prac¬ tical experience next prior to their appoint¬ ment. 1915 Session Laws, p. 715. MASON CONTRACTORS AND EMPLOY- ING MASONS IN CITIES OF, 150,000 or over, building regulations: All cities of the State having a popula¬ tion of 150,000 or over shall have a Board of Examiners of mason contractors or employ¬ ing masons, consisting of three members appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council, who shall examine all ap¬ plicants as to their qualifications, and if satisfied of the competency of such appli¬ cant, shall issue a certificate to him. Each city shall by ordinance or by law, prescribe rules and regulations for the materials, construction, alteration and in¬ spection of all mason work upon any build¬ ing in said city. Penalty $5.00 to $50.00, revocation of li¬ cense. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 177. 1915 Session laws, p. 430, amendments. MECHANICS’ LIEN, remedial act: Any person who shall by contract with owner, or with one whom such owner has authorized to contract for the improvement 20 of, shall furnish any service, labor or mater¬ ials shall have a lien upon the premises. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 82, sec. 15. MINERS’ EXAMINING BOARD: Miners to obtain cerificates of compe¬ tency and qualification must take examina¬ tion before said board; fee of $2.00; notices of time and place of meeting to be sent out each month by board. The board is ap¬ pointed by the governor. Penalty for violation $100.00 to $500.00 or imprisonment of 30 days to six months. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 93, sec. 53. 1915 Session laws, p. 525, amendments. MINING INVESTIGATING COMMISSION: Commission has power to subpoena wit¬ nesses and compel them to testify. Must re¬ port to the governor and to the General As¬ sembly at its next regular session, submitted a proposed provision of coal mining laws to¬ gether with such other recommendations as it thinks necessary relating to coal mining. 1915 Session laws, page 80. MINES AND MINING: The State Mining Board which is com- . posed of five members have authority to inquire into and pass upon the fitness of men seeking appointment as State Inspec¬ tors of mines, as hoisting engineers and mine examiners. The board shall also have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by this act or any other act relating to coal mining. It is unlawful for the operators of any mine to employ other than certificated mine managers, mine examiners or hoisting engi¬ neers. There are twelve State mine inspec¬ tors or one for each of the twelve districts whose duty it is to devote their whole time 21 to the examination of mines and make re¬ ports to the State Mining Board, which reports must be published annually. The act provides how mines shall be con¬ structed and maintained for the safety and health of 'the men employed therein. Also specifies how blasting shall be done and fixes a standard for oils an'd powder used. Certain penalties are provided for viola¬ tions of various sections of the act. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 93, sec. 1. MINERS TO BE PAID FOR ALL COAL 'MINED: Provides for the payment of coal miners for all coal mined and loaded by them and requires mine inspectors to see that the act is enforced. It is made the duty of the States’ attorneys to prosecute violations. Penalty $25.00 to $200.00. OCCUPATIONAL iDISEASES: Every employer of labor, engaged in carrying on any work or process which may produce any illness or disease peculiar to the work or process carried on, or which subjects the employees to the danger of ill¬ ness or disease incident to such work or process to which employees are not ordi¬ narily exposed in other lines of employment, shall for the protection of all employees engaged in such work or process, adopt and provide reasonable and approved devices, means or methods for the preven¬ tion of such industrial or occupational dis¬ eases. It is the duty of the State Department of Factory Inspection to enforce the law. Penalty $10.00 • to $100.00 for the first violation; for the second and subsequent violations $50.00 to $200.00. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 153. 22 PLUMBERS, license of: Provides for the licensing of plumbers in cities of over five thousand (5,000) inhabi¬ tants for the supervision and inspection of plumbing placed in, or in connection with any building in said city, town or village. Penalty $5.00 to $50.00. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 24, sec. 498. POWDER USED IN COAL MINES: Black powder used for blasting in coal mines shall conform to certain specifica¬ tions. Penalty not to exceed $100.00 or 90 days imprisonment or both. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 93, sec. 79. PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: Every person that operates or maintains an employment agency in this State must procure a license from the State Board of Commissioners of Labor. The annual fee is fifty ($50.00) dollars for cities having a population of fifty thousand or over and twenty-five ($25.00) dollars for cities con¬ taining less than fifty thousand population. Any person or persons opening or con¬ ducting private employment agency must furnish a bond of five hundred ($500.00) dollars. ■ A fee of not more than two ($2.00) dollars may be charged each applicant. En¬ forcement of the law is entrusted to the State Board of Commissioners of Labor and the Chief Inspector of Private Employment agencies. Penalty not to exceed $200.00 or imprison¬ ment or both. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 67a. 23 RAILROADS, inspection of safety appli¬ ances: Provides for the inspection of equipment and operation of safety appliances on rail¬ roads engaged in the transportation of pas¬ sengers and freight between points in the State. This inspection shall be made by three persons appointed by the Public Utili¬ ties Commission who shall serve for two years unless sooner removed. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 114, sec. 219. RAILROADS, to provide first medical aid: All railroads operating trains in Illinois shall provide first medical aid to any person who may be injured in the course of the operation of such train or trains. The act specifies what first aid medical-equipment trains shall carry. Penalty for violation $5.00 to $25.00 and each day’s violation shall constitute a sepa¬ rate offense. 1915 Session laws, p. 559. RAILROADS, safety appliances: To promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads. Common carriers engaged in moving traffic by railroads be¬ tween points in the State are compelled to equip their cars with automatic couplers and continuous brakes and their locomo¬ tives with driving-wheel brakes. Penalty $100.00 for every violation. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 114, sec. 223. SHOT FIRERS, in coal mines: Providing that operators of mines shall furnish at their expense, shot firers in mines where coal is blasted and where more than two pounds of powder is used for one blast; 24 also, in all coal mines where gas is gener¬ ated in dangerous quantities. Penalty $100.00 to $200.00 or imprison¬ ment, or both. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap* 93, sec. 44. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF: Creates State Board of Examiners of Structural Engineers composed of five mem¬ bers, one to be a professor in the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Illinois, the others shall be structural engineers who have had not less than ten years’ practical experience and who are prac¬ ticing as structural engineers in the State, to hold examinations of applicants for license to practice structural engineering in the State. Each applicant shall pay to the secretary of the board a fee of $20.00 and must be twenty-one years of age or over. No corporation shall be licensed to practice structural engineering. 1915 Session laws, p. 432. TRADE-MARKS, labels and forms of adver¬ tising: It is unlawful to counterfeit or initiate any trade-mark, design, label, devise or form of advertising. Penalty $100.00 to $200.00 or imprison¬ ment from three months to one year or either or both. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 140, sec. 1. WAGES, assignment for benefit of creditors: Wages of laborers or servants are pre¬ ferred claims and must be first paid to the exclusion of all other creditors. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 10b, sec. 6. 25 WAGES, attorney’s fees in suits: In all suits to recover wages courts shall include attorney’s fees in all judgments against defendants. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 14, sec. 13. WAGES, employees protected in claims: Any business going into the hands of a receiver or trustee owing laborers or ser¬ vants for their labor or employment, shall pay the said laborers or employees in full, and if there be not sufficient to pay them in full the same shall be paid from the proceeds of the sale of the property seized. Claims for wages may be contested when reduced to judgment. Claims for wages shall he filed with the officer, person or court charged with such property within 10 days after the seizure thereof, or within 30 days after the same may have been placed in the hands of any receiver or trustee. If the funds realized on the property seized be insufficient to pay the total claims presented, then such funds shall be prorated on such claims. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 38a, sec. 1. WAGES, enforcement of payment: Corporations must pay its laborers, ser¬ vants or employees in full on pay day, ex¬ cept where contracts are made concerning the payment of wages to employees. Any corporation doing business in this State which violates this law is liable to a fine of $200.00 for each offense. It is the duty of the State’s attorney to prosecute all violations. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 16. 26 WAGES, judgments for, to include services of horse or team: In all sections brought to recover wages due any laborer or servant, when it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or jury that it was necessary in the perform¬ ance of said labor that the laborer or ser¬ vant use his horse or team, then said ser¬ vices shall be included in said wages and become a part of the judgment for said wages, and from such judgment nothing shall be exempt. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 52, sec. 19. WAGES, of miners and laborers at coal mines, lien on all property: Every laborer or coal miner shall have a lien on all mine property for labor per¬ formed, for the value of such labor, upon the same terms as mechanic’s liens are se¬ cured and enforced. Hurd’s Rev. St. chap. 94, sec. 83. WAGES, payments to be made in bankable currency: Any time check or store order, issued or given as compensation for labor performed, shall be redeemable, at the option of the person to whom the same was issued or given or upon his written order, in bankable currency. Any person violating this act shall be fined $100.00 or 30 days imprison¬ ment or both. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 98, sec. 18. WAGES, personal property not exempt for wages of servant: No personal property shall be exempted from levy, attachment or execution when 27 the debt or judgment is for wages of any laborer or servant. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 52, sec. 16. WAGE LOAN CORPORATIONS, incorpor¬ ated : Corporations may be organized for the purpose of loaning money on assignment of wages, the amount loaned to any one per¬ son not to exceed $250.00. Such corporation may loan money and take and hold as security for the payment of the same an assignment of the wages of the borrower, and may charge and collect not to exceed three per cent per month as interest or compensation for the use of such money. Penalty not to exceed $100.00 or imprison¬ ment or both. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 33, sec. 218. WAGES AND SALARIES to be paid semi¬ monthly by corporations for pecuniary profit: Every corporation for pecuniary profit en¬ gaged in any enterprise or business, shall as often as semimonthly pay to every em¬ ployee engaged in its business all wages or salaries earned by such employee to a day not more than eighteen (18) days prior to the date of such payment. No corporation shall by special clontract with employees or by any other means secure exemption. Penalty $25.00 to $100.00. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 15a. WASH ROOMS in certain employments: All coal mines, steel mills, foundries, machine shops and other like businesses in which employees become covered with 28 grease, smoke, dust, grime or perspiration shall provide and maintain suitable and sanitary wash rooms for the use of such employees. It is the duty of county mine inspectors and factory inspectors to see that this law is complied with. Penalty not to exceed $100.00 per day. Hurd’s Rev. St., chap. 48, sec. 184. 29 f&e : i v‘V»vO /• >y ■' f/.r'v f -V'y'V /•^/■ 'fJv^v a' ,v v^t\ . ? ,. >v s • '. v ,' 5 : v. f : ' ff V;iK ‘ /> £ £ A" *v l " x. ,« V - V K’ . A s . y; ' y \ • . y v v * . ..'iV: 1 .-;ip;U ^ ! :\:*.?>K% ■ ■ ■ •: ".' • ’55 - ■, . ' . v- -V- .V;^'V- ■ ;V- ir% AVI . A A ' • ". . .;,' ( tv v.4 .a>:# fcwgfe; K 1 • -?< v 4< >JK 4: • ' “ 'A'?. -Vi ' . •'-•■•- "V. .IVY "' "A.'' '<•<"• i' .;*•>• ■ \,. •1 •,; . ■ . . v i A.Vi#r l . : v-V ; ..' .>.-*#■.••*$ : •:»..< II . M •• ' fi ! * -\«y «•■ VuA. . * V/i -t - m.A '• < » -. v.v v \ • - i:> ■ \ ■ l : W^ if - r> * 'i' v ': . . .. '|Vva ,u ' <'•*, , • > ° •. ■3’-, • .v**v-r. ( Jk/| >•' * - A ,.'4 ' • ' '- ' S t > "<■'■$. ;^ u t y. 1 ',■• - - •' 1 ( - A! ■>■■', ^,'y .&k'■:■*• WK SS“ . >Aj£, t»KX i! r 'Y' 'f+i&tl*S' ’v si- $' ■' '■ ; ' ' . I ■. p ■ '' ' ■ f- M. y i-.\ ' > ,v \y : ,f--b ■uAY »V. - .. , ‘ '■ ■-,/ ' . • ■ 4 , '.' Y.V Vi- ■. , ■ 'sv‘A- Vs -A- • : :wdvr V : ‘ W -" ; r' •' Ai. '■ V V .:A -.. v V.-■ A.: ■ ■% ^ • :.» : ffew%^IfMr< -to:v5Vt x.- - t jv;'v v, ■ ■> % (V.r' <‘vw\. a-!.• v. ; v -v'-ft % -&/r V y I ^ . ; '.A 1 ■ :■ . " , . ■»(. - ;V- j .Vtev-'C4v^v. • "a • v- :v: v P v- >' \ A- ■■>■, ■ ■ r '> -.-Xrr -v'- \ ,■. - -.’ „ • v V"iVv v 'M'v •* i- -v-h-fi- - . 4 , < f- vv«v a;- ( vv • . '■/.>< . \ 1- n- r,v A i? < „ •:; r |i’,t i^V> * •“ A*' ■’ ■■Y'l ■>• f . • v. ••;v, v ; ■■ <1i < . , '• A-ifcVi V v V.v if i' ix,. f 3-V. '■ '■‘X: iV -X. v yj a i>; 'vi' 'r-X MM? A AA- t*kX VVPJ , 1 '‘ V i - J ' f---' ■ ■ * , 4* I < ■' :, A' UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-URBANA 3 0112 061975246 Ujj * : : 5 .V ~ n :*V'V O -*v 1 1 f <; . ■ - i >'-‘7'',