Inspectors. Reports. Qualifications. Deputies. Board to make rules. Inspection only forty-eight hours shall be allowed. In case of application to the court to restrain, the time aforesaid shall not begin to run until the decision thereon. Inspection of steam boilers. SECTION 2168. In the month of January in every odd-numbered year the governor shall appoint a board of inspectors, consisting of one resident of each senatorial district, except that where there is more than one senatorial district in any county there shall be but one inspector in such county. Such inspector shall inspect all steam boilers in use in the State, not subject to inspection under the laws of the United States and not hereinafter excepted, and examine and grant certificates of license to steam engineers intrusted with the management of steam boilers, except those in They shall examine and heating plants in private residences. license all masters and pilots on inland waters of the State, as nearly as may be according to the regulations provided by the laws of the United States. Each shall hold office for the term of two years, commencing February 1, unless sooner removed by the governor. Annually on or before January 31 each shall render a report to the secretary of state, containing a detailed statement of the number of inspections made and licenses issued, the amount of fees received therefor, and the amount of disbursements of their offices. The secretary of state shall include in his biennial report a summary of such report. of SEC. 2169. Every boiler inspector shall be a man of good moral character, and qualified by experience in the construction of steam boilers, and shall have had at least ten years' actual experience in operating steam engines and boilers. He shall not be directly or indirectly interested in the manufacture or sale of boilers or steam machinery, or in any patented article required or generally used in the construction of engines or boilers. or more SEC. 2170. Each boiler inspector may appoint one deputies, who shall possess the same qualifications and have the same authority as are prescribed for inspectors in section 2169. Each such deputy, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe the oath required by law, and file the same with the secretary of state. SEC. 2171. In February of each year said inspectors shall meet as a board, at the capitol in St. Paul, and establish regulations for the inspection of vessels and boilers, and for the performance of their other duties. * * SEC. 2175. Such inspectors shall inspect all steam boilers and steam boilers, etc. steam generators before the same shall be used, and all such boilers at least once each year thereafter. They shall subject all boilers to hydrostatic pressure or hammer test, and ascertain by a thorough internal and external examination that they are well made and of good and suitable material; that the openings for the passage of water and steam respectively, and all pipes and tubes exposed to heat, are of proper dimensions and free from obstructions; that the flues are circular in form; that the arrangements for delivering the feed water are such that the boilers can not be injured thereby; and that such boilers and their steam connections may be safely used without danger to life or property. They shall also ascertain that the safety valves are of suitable dimensions, sufficient in number, and properly arranged, and that the safety valve weights are so adjusted as to allow no greater pressure in the boilers than the amount prescribed by the inspector's certificate; that there is a sufficient number of gauge cocks, properly inserted, to indicate the amount of water, and suitable gauges that will correctly record the pressure of steam; and that the fusible metals are properly inserted so as to fuse by the heat of the furnace whenever the water in the boiler falls below its prescribed limit; and that provisions are made for an ample supply of water to feed the boilers at all times, so that in high-pressure boilers the water shall not be less than three inches above the top of the fire surface; and that means for blowing out are Testa. SEC. 2176. In subjecting high-pressure boilers to the hydrostatic test, the inspector shall assume one hundred and twenty-five pounds to the square inch as the maximum working pressure allowable for new boilers forty-two inches in diameter, double riveted, and made in the best manner, of plates one-fourth of an inch thick and of good material; but he shall rate the working power of all high-pressure boilers according to their strength compared with this standard, and in all cases the test applied shall exceed the working power allowed in the ratio of one hundred and sixty-five to one hundred and ten. In subjecting low-pressure boilers to hydrostatic tests, he shall allow as a working power for each new boiler a pressure of only three-fourths the number of pounds to which it has been so subjected. If any inspector is of opinion that any boiler will not safely allow so high a working pressure, he may, for reasons specially stated in his certificate, fix the pressure at less than the test pressure. No boiler or steam pipe, nor any of the connections therewith, which are made wholly or partly of bad material, or of cast iron, or which are unsafe from any cause, shall be approved. But this shall not be construed to prevent the use of any boiler or steam generator not constructed of riveted iron or steel plates, when the inspector is satisfied by evidence that such boiler or generator is equal in strength to, and as safe from explosion as, boilers of the best quality, constructed of riveted steel or iron plates. SEC. 2177. Every person who shall construct a boiler or steam Faulty conpipe or iron or steel plates known to be faulty or imperfect, or struction. shall drift any rivet hole to make it come fair, or who shall deliver any such boiler for use, knowing it to be imperfect in its flues, flanging, riveting, bracing, or in any other of its parts, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor, and punished by a fine of two hundred dollars, one-half of which shall be paid to the informer. SEC. 2178. In addition to the annual inspection, the inspectors Special inspecat any time, when in their opinion such examinaton shall be necestions. sary, shall examine all boilers which have become unsafe, and notify the owners or operators of any defect, and what repairs are necessary; and such a boiler shall not thereafter be used until so repaired. Every person operating any such boiler who fails to comply with the inspector's requirements shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and also liable for damages to persons or property resulting therefrom. SEC. 2179. Every steam boiler shall be provided with a fusible Fusible plugs. plug, of good banca tin, inserted in the flues, crown sheet, or other parts of the boiler most exposed to the heat of the furnace when the water falls below the prescribed limits. Access to boil SEC. 2180. Every owner or manager of a steam boiler shall allow inspectors full access to the same, and every engineer oper- ers. ating the same shall assist the inspector in his examination and point out any known defect in the boilers or machinery in his charge. No person shall be intrusted with the operation of any steam boiler or steam machinery who has not received a license so to act, which license shall be renewed biennially. Every person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars. SEC. 2183. In making the inspection of boilers, machinery, or False steam vessels, the inspectors may act jointly or separately, but cates. shall in all cases verify the certificate of inspection. * certin Certificate to be SEC. 2184. After examination and tests, if the inspector shall find any steam boller or generator safe and suitable for use, he posted. shall deliver to the secretary of state a verified certificate, in such form as the board of inspectors shall prescribe, containing a specification of the tests applied and the working power allowed, a copy of which the inspector shall furnish to the owner of the boiler or generator, who shall post and keep the same in a con Basements, etc., when. spicuous place on or near such boiler or generator. The inspector shall be entitled to a fee of three dollars for the inspection of each single boiler and its steam connections, and two dollars for each additional boiler when connected and inspected at the same time, payable on delivery of the certificate. The fee for an engineer's license, and for each biennial renewal, shall be one dollar, which shall accompany the application. ACTS OF 1909. CHAPTER 289.--Inspection of factories and workshops-Use of basements, etc. SECTION 1. No basement, cellar, underground apartments, or not to be used, other place which the commissioner of labor shall condemn as unhealthy and unsuitable shall be used as a workship [workshop], factory or place of business in which any person or persons shall be employed. Violations. SEC. 2. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred ($100) dollars, nor less, nor less [sic] than twenty-five ($25) dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, nor less than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for each offense. CHAPTER 497.-Bureau of labor-Women's and children's depart ment. Department SECTION 1. There shall be created in the bureau of labor a woman's and children's department. created. Female assist ant sioner. SEC. 2. There shall be appointed by the commissioner of labor a commis-competent woman to act as assistant commissioner of labor and such woman factory inspectors as may be necessary to inspect the sanitary and general conditions under which women and children are at work in all factories, workshops, hotels, restaurants, stores and any other places where women and children are employed. Said assistant commissioner of labor shall collect statistics and render to the next legislature through the commissioner of labor such findings and recommendations as will promote the health and general welfare of the women and children so employed in this State. CHAPTER 499.-Ventilation and sanitation of factories. [See Appendix A, p. 747.] MISSISSIPPI. Doors to open outwardly. Penalty. CODE OF 1906. Factories and workshops-Doors to swing outwardly. SECTION 2272. All the doors for ingress and egress to * factories with more than twenty employees * ** * shall be so swung as to open outwardly from the workshops; but such doors may be hung on double-jointed hinges, so as to open with equal ease outwardly or inwardly. SEC. 2277. Any architect, carpenter, or builder, or the owner or other person, who may hereafter erect or cause to be erected, or aid in erecting, any hotel or other house or structure for the construction of which provisions are made in this chapter, who shall refuse or fail to comply, in the erection or construction thereof, with such provisions, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars. SEC. 2278. Every day's omission or failure by any person to do, Separate whatever under the provisions of this chapter is required to be fenses. done or provided, shall be considered and treated as a separate offense. of MISSOURI. SECTION 7823. REVISED STATUTES-1909. Inspector of factories. the governor of the State, with the Inspector to be advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a competent person appointed. to serve as factory inspector, who shall hold office for four years from the date of his appointment, or until his successor is appointed and qualified. The factory inspector may appoint, from time to time, two assistant factory inspectors and seven deputy Assistants, etc. factory inspectors, two of whom may be women, who may be removed by him at any time for just cause. Before entering upon his official duties, the inspector shall make oath to support the constitution and faithfully demean himself in office; he shall also execute a bond to the State of Missouri, in such sum as the governor may prescribe, with two or more solvent sureties, to be approved by the governor, conditioned upon his faithful performance of the duties imposed upon him by this article. SEC. 7824. The State factory inspector may divide the State into Districts. districts, assign one or more deputy inspectors to each district, and may, at his discretion, change or transfer them from one district to another. It shall be the duty of the factory inspector, his assistants or deputy inspectors, to make not less than two inspections during each year of all factories, warehouses, freight depots, machine shops, laundries, tenement, workshops, bake shops, hotels, restaurants, bowling alleys, theaters, concert halls or places of public amusement, and other manufacturing, mechanical and mercantile establishments and workshops, in all cities having a population of ten thousand inhabitants or more. The last inspection shall be completed on or before the first day of October of each year, and the factory inspector shall enforce all laws relating to the inspection of the establishments enumerated heretofore in this section, and prosecute all persons for violating the same. Any municipal ordinance relating to said establishments or their inspection, shall be enforced by the factory inspector. The factory inspector, his assistants and deputy inspectors, may administer oaths and take affidavits in matters concerning the enforcement of the various inspection laws relating to these establishments. Fees. SEC. 7825. The inspector provided for in this article shall be entitled to demand and receive from the owner, superintendent, manager or other person in charge of every establishment inspected, as provided for by law, the following fee for each inspection made in accordance with the provisions of this article: For the inspection of every building or shop in which three or less persons are employed or found at work, the sum of fifty cents; for the inspection of every building or shop in which more than three or not exceeding twenty-five persons are employed, the sum of one dollar; for the inspection of every building or shop in which more than twenty-five and less than sixty persons are employed, the sum of two dollars, and in every building or shop in which more than sixty persons are employed, an additional fee of one dollar shall be charged and collected for every fifty additional persons employed, or any additional fraction thereof, and the fee herein provided for shall be due immediately upon completion of the inspection. The owner, superintendent, manager or other person in charge of any establishment at the time of inspection shall be re- ers, etc. quired to furnish the inspector making the inspection a true statement of the number of persons employed in such establishment at the time of inspection, and any owner, superintendent, manager or other person in charge who shall fail or refuse to furnish such Duties of own Belting, etc., to be guarded. statement, or understate the number of persons employed in such establishment at the time of inspection, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.. Any person, firm or corporation, agent or manager, superintendent or foreman of any firm or corporation, whether acting for himself or for such firm or corporation, or by himself or through subagents or foreman, superintendent or manager, who shall refuse or attempt to prevent the admission of any inspector authorized by this article, upon or within the premises or buildings of any such establishments or place included in this article, at any reasonable business hour, or during working hours of the persons employed therein or thereat, or shall in any manner interfere with the performance of the official duties of such inspector, or shall neglect or refuse to pay the inspection fee upon the completion of such inspection, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense: Provided, That the owner or manager of any establishment inspected shall not be required to pay for more than two such inspections between the first day of October of one year and thirtieth day of September of the next year, unless, through noncompliance with the written orders of the inspector, additional inspections are made necessary. SEC. 7826. All fees received by the factory inspector under the provisions of this article, shall be paid into the State treasury on or before the last day of each month to be placed to the credit of the "factory inspection fund." The factory inspector shall receive an annual salary of two thousand dollars; the two assistant factory inspectors shall receive an annual salary of one thousand four hundred dollars each, and the deputy factory inspectors shall each receive a salary of one hundred dollars per month for the time actually employed; and the factory inspector, assistant factory inspectors and deputy factory inspectors shall further receive actual necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties, to be paid monthly upon a warrant of the State auditor, issued upon vouchers therefor. The factory inspector shall establish and maintain an office in the city of St. Louis, and also an office in the city of Kansas City. The offices herein provided for in St. Louis and Kansas City shall each be in charge of one of said assistant factory inspectors. Each of said assistant factory inspectors shall devote his entire time to the discharge of the duties of the office in the city for which he is appointed. The persons appointed assistant factory inspectors under this article shall possess all the qualifications now required of city officers by the charters of the respective cities in which their said offices are located: Provided, That no salary or expense shall be paid for the factory inspector or assistant or deputy factory inspectors or clerks in excess of the receipts from the fees paid into the factory inspection fund; And, provided further, That the salary of the factory inspector and his assistants, and all expenses for traveling, office rent, printing, stationery, postage and other items of expenditure, shall be limited for the biennial term of two years to an amount not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars, and all money remaining in said factory inspection fund at the close of each biennial term, after the payment of the salaries and expenses herein provided for, shall be transferred to the general revenue fund. Regulation and inspection of factories. SECTION 7828. The belting, shafting, machines, machinery, gearing and drums, in all manufacturing, mechanical and other establishments in this State, when so placed as to be dangerous to persons employed therein or thereabout while engaged in their ordinary duties, shall be safely and securely guarded when possible; if not possible, then notice of its danger shall be conspicuously posted in such establishments. |