FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

articles so as lastly aforesaid manufactured, made up or worked
upon.

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SEC. 149 B. If any individual or the officer of any corpora-
tion shall so as aforesaid cause or permit any garment or other
articles in the next preceding section mentioned to be manu-
factured, made up or worked upon in a place or under circum-
stances involving danger to the public health, with the
knowledge that it will or may be thus dealt with, he shall, upon
conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction, be impris-
oned not less than sixty days nor more than one year, and may
be further fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, in the
discretion of the court.

Ibid.

SEC. 149 C. Any room or apartment which shall not contain
at least 400 cubic feet of clear space for each person habitually
laboring in or occupying the same, or wherein the thermometer
shall habitually stand, during the hours of labor, at or above
80 degrees Fahrenheit, before the first day of May or after the
first day of October of any year, or wherein any person suffer
ing from a contagious, infectious or otherwise dangerous disease
or malady, shall sleep, labor or remain, or wherein, if of less
superficial area than 500 square feet, any artificial light shall
be habitually used between the hours of .8 A. M. and 4 p. M., or
from which the debris of manufacture and all other dirt or
rubbish shall not be removed at least once in every twenty four
hours, or which shall be pronounced ill-ventilated or otherwise
unhealthy by any officer or board having legal authority so to
do, shall be deemed a place involving danger to the public
health, as mentioned in the next two preceding sections of
this article.

Definition of

"sweat"
shop.

SEC. 149 D. If any association or society, whether incor-
porated or unincorporated, shall furnish, through its officers or
agents, evidence sufficient to secure the conviction of any
person criminally prosecuted under the three next preceding
sections of this article, the said association or society shall
receive one-half of any fine which may be imposed upon such
person so convicted with its assistance, such fines to be paid to
the treasurer or other officer, with corresponding powers of the
said society or association.

One-half of
line to go to
society
securing
conviction.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 6th, 1894.

Effective.