 | Massachusetts. Attorney General's Office - 1905 - 216 pages
...Hours of Labor — Employees of the Commonwealth — ' ' Office Work." RL,c. 106, § 19, providing that "nine hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics who are employed by or in behalf of the commonwealth," does not include employees whose duties are... | |
 | Lynn (Mass.) Mayor - 1900 - 28 pages
...majority to accept the provisions of Chapter, 344, Sec. i, of the Acts of 1899, providing that "eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics now employed, or who may hereinafter be employed, or on behalf of any cities or towns of this Commonwealth."... | |
 | Horace Greeley, John Fitch Cleveland, F. J. Ottarson, Alexander Jacob Schem, Edward McPherson, Henry Eckford Rhoades - 1868 - 672 pages
...those having suits In the court of claims.] No. 46. — The Eight Hour law. Be it enacted, That eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics now employed, or who may be hereafter employed, by or on behalf of the government of the United States... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1892 - 1052 pages
...AND MECHANICS EMPLOYED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH OR ANY CITY OR TOWN THEREIN. SECTION 1. Nine hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics now employed or who may be employed by or on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any city... | |
 | United States - 1868 - 368 pages
...Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics now employed, or who may be hereafter employed, by or on behalf of the government of the United States... | |
 | Frederick Charles Brightly - 1869 - 680 pages
...36, which Is hereby supplied and repealed. 1. Eight boon to constitute a day'e work. 1. That eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics now employed or who may be hereafter employed, by or on behalf of the Eight houra to government of... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1871 - 670 pages
...1868, January 6 — The House passed this bill, without a division: Be it enacted, <Scc., That eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics now employed, or who may b« hereafter employed, by or on behalf of the government of the United States;... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1872 - 912 pages
...me to read the phrase of the law ? Mr. SUMNER. Certainly. Mr. MORTON. The law provides that " eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics now employed," &c., by the Government. Mr. SUMNER. "All laborers, workmen, and mechanics ;" and why... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1872
...1868, January 6 — The House passed this bill, without a division: Be it enacted, <frc., That eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics now employed, or who may be hereafter employed, by or on behalf of the Government of the United States... | |
 | United States. Department of Justice - 1873 - 668 pages
...date of the President's proclamation. The act of June 25, 1868, (15 Stat., 77,) delares that "eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics now employed, or who may be hereafter employed, by or on behalf of the Government of the United States."... | |
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That eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics now employed or who may hereafter be employed by or on behalf of the Government of the United States; and that all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act... 
