SEC. 18. A copy of this act shall be posted in each workroom of every manufacturing establishment in this state, where persons are employed who are affected by the provisions of this

act.

SEC. 19. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 20. This act shall take effect immediately.

OHIO.

SECTION 2. The governor shall appoint one chief inspector, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, who, with the approval of the governor, shall appoint three district inspectors. The chief inspector and district inspectors shall be competent and practical mechanics. The chief inspector shall hold his office for a term of four years, and shall have his office in the state house, where shall be kept the records of his office, and the district inspectors shall hold their office for the term of three years from the first day of May after their respective appointments, and until their successors are appointed and qualified; the first appointment hereunder shall be made within thirty days from the passage of this act; in case of the resignation, removal, or death of the chief inspector, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner above provided for the original appointments for the unexpired term only of the position so made vacant.

SEC. 3. The chief inspector and district inspectors shall give their whole time and attention to the duties of their offices respectively; it shall be their duty to visit all shops and factories in their respective districts as often as possible, to see that all the provisions and requirements of this act are strictly observed and carried out; they shall carefully inspect the sanitary condition of the same, [and it shall be their duty] to examine the system of sewerage in connection with said shops and factories, the situations and conditions of water-closets or urinals in and about such shops and factories, and also the system of heating, lighting, and ventilating all rooms in such shops and factories where persons are employed at daily labor; also as to the means of exit from all such places in case of fire or other disaster, and also all belting, shafting, gearing,

elevators, drums, and machinery of every kind and description in and about such shops and factories, and see that the same are not located so as to be dangerous to employees when engaged in their ordinary duties, and that the same, so far as practicable, are securely guarded, and that every vat, pan, or structure filled with molten metal or hot liquid shall be surrounded with proper safeguards for preventing accident or injury to those employed at or near them; and that all such are in a proper sanitary condition, and are adequately provided with means of escape in case of fire or other disaster.

[Supplementary section 25736, as amended March 19, 1889.]

SEC. 25736. That said inspectors shall have entry into all such shops and factories, including all public institutions of the state which have shops and factories, or either, at any reasonable time, and it shall be unlawful for the proprietors, agents, or servants in such factories or shops to prevent, at reasonable hours, his entry into such shops and factories for the purpose of such inspection.

SEC. 2573c. That said inspectors, if they find upon such inspection that the heating, lighting, ventilation, or sanitary arrangement of any such shop or factory is such as to be injurious to the health of persons employed or residing therein, or that the means of egress in case of fire or other disaster is not sufficient, or that the belting, shafting, gearing, elevators, drums, and machinery in such shops and factories are located so as to be dangerous to employees, and not sufficiently guarded, or that the vats, pans, or structures filled with molten metal or hot liquid are not surrounded with proper safeguards for preventing accident or injury to those employed at or near them, shall notify the owners, proprietors, or agents of such shops or factories to make the alterations or additions necessary within thirty (30) days; and if such alterations or additions are not made within thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, or within such time as said alterations can be made with proper diligence upon the part of such proprietors or owners, said proprietors, owner, or agent so notified shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than two hundred (200) and not less than ten (10) dollars, which fine shall be paid into the treasury of the county in which conviction is had.

SEC. 4. The district inspectors shall make a record of all ex

aminations of shops and factories in their respective districts, showing the date when made, the conditions in which such shops and factories are found, and what changes were ordered, the number of shops and factories in their respective districts, the number of men, women, and children employed in each shop or factory, together with all such other facts and information of public interest concerning the condition of such shops and factories as they may think useful and proper, which record shall be filed in the office of the chief inspector every week, to be by him recorded, and so much thereof as may be of public interest to be included in his annual report.

SEC. 5. The chief inspector shall issue such instructions, make such rules and regulations for the government of the district inspectors, not inconsistent with the powers and duties vested in them by law, as shall secure uniformity of action and proceedings throughout the different districts.

Relating to the employment of minors in workshops and factories.

SEC. 6986. That no minor under the age of twelve years shall be employed in any factory, workshop, or establishment wherein the manufacture of any goods of any kind is carried on.

[Section 6986aa, as amended March 21, 1887.]

SEC. 6986aa. No minor under the age of eighteen years shall be employed in any of the places named for a longer period than ten hours a day, and in no case shall the hours of labor exceed sixty in one week; and every employer shall post in a conspicuous place in every room where such persons are employed, a printed notice, stating the number of hours required of them in each day of the week; the form of such printed notice shall be furnished by the chief inspector of workshops and factories, and shall be approved by the attorney-general; and it shall also be the duty of every employer of minors to keep a record, which shall be open to the inspection of the chief inspector of workshops and factories and his assistants, giving the name of each minor employed, his or her name, date and place of birth, and also present residence of parents or guardians.

SEC. 69866b. Any person or corporation who shall employ any person contrary to the provisions of this act, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than thirty nor more than ninety days.

SEC. 6986c. It shall be the duty of the inspector of shops and factories to prosecute all violations of this act, when the same shall come to his knowledge, in any court of competent jurisdiction.

To prevent the engagement of children at such employment whereby their lives and limbs may be endangered, or their health injured, or their morals likely to be impaired.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That no child under the age of sixteen years shall be employed by any person, firm, or corporation in this state, at employ. ment whereby its life or limb is endangered, or its health is likely to be injured, or its morals may be depraved by such employment. SEC. 2. Any person, firm, or corporation in this state who willfully causes or permits the life or limb of any child under the age of sixteen years to be endangered, or its health to be injured, or its morals to become depraved from and while actually in their employ, or who willfully permits such child to be placed in such a position or to engage in such employment that its life or limb is. in danger, or its health likely to be injurod, or its morals likely to be impaired by such position or employment, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than ten (10) dollars nor more than fifty (50) dollars, or imprisonment not less than thirty nor more than ninety days for each and every offense.

SEC 3. It shall be the duty of the state inspector of workshops and factories to enforce the provisions of this act.

SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

For the preservation of the health of female employees. [Section 1, as amended March 1, 1889.]

SEC. 1. That every person or corporation employing female employees in any manufacturing, mechanical, or mercantile estab

lishment in this state, shall provide suitable seats for the use of the female employees so employed, and shall permit the use of such by them when they are not necessarily engaged in the active duties for which they are employed, and shall permit the use of such seats at all times when such use would not actually and necessarily interfere with the proper discharge of the duties of such employees.

SEC. 2. Any person or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than seventy-five dollars for each offense.

To provide for the collection of information relative to accidents occurring in the workshops and factories, etc., of the state.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of • Ohio, That it shall be the duty of all manufacturers of the state to forward by mail to the chief inspector of workshops and factories, at Columbus, a report of each and every serious accident resulting in bodily injury to any person which may occur in their establishment, giving particulars of the same as fully as can be ascertained, upon blanks which shall be furnished by the chief inspector of workshops and factories. If death shall result to any employee from any such accident, said report shall contain the age, name, sex, and employment of the deceased, whether married, the number of persons, if any, deprived of support in consequence thereof, and the cause of accident, if known. If the accident has caused bodily injury of such a nature as to prevent the person injured from returning to his or her employment within six or more days after the occurrence of the accident, then the report shall contain the age, name, sex, and employment of the disabled, the nature and extent of the injury received, how caused, if known, how long continually disabled, loss of time and wages therefrom, and, if possible, the expense thereby incurred in full.

PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT.

SEC. 2. That any manufacturer who shall fail to comply with the requirements of this act in each case of death by accident within seven days thereafter, and in each case of injury by accident within thirty days thereafter, shall be fined in any sum not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars.