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week required of minors under eighteen and women under twenty- one years must be kept posted in places where they work. (Law above, sec. I.)
Sanitary regulations . Provision is made for separate closets and dressing rooms for women in establishments where they are employed. (Law as above, sec. 9.)
Seats provided. Employers in mercantile or manufacturing houses shall provide suitable seats for the use of female employes, and permit their reasonable use. (Laws of 1881, chap. 298, sec. i.)
NEW JERSEY.
Inspection. This was provided in 1882.
Hours of labor. I. Fifty-five hours shall constitute a week's work in any factory, workshop, or establishment where the man- ufacture of any kind of goods is carried on. (Acts of 1892, chap. 92, sec. I.)
2. The periods of employment shall be from 7 A. M. to 12 M., from i p. M. to 6 P. M., except on Saturday when the period shall be from 7 A. M. to 12 M. (As above, sec. 2.)
The above applies to all persons under eighteen years and to women, but shall not apply to persons engaged in preserving perishable fruit ; nor to persons engaged in the manufacture of glass.
Sanitary regulations. i. No minor under eighteen years or woman shall be required to clean machinery while in motion, or work between the fixed or traversing parts of any machine while in motion by action of steam, water, or other mechanical power.
2. Suitable wash and dressing rooms shall be provided in all factories in which girls or women are employed where unclean work has to be performed.
3. Separate closets must be provided for each sex (as above).
4. Factories and workshops in which women and children are employed and where dusty work is carried on, shall be lime- washed or painted at least once a year. (Laws of April 7, 1885, Gen. Fact. Act.)
