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20-9-11 |
Ch. 20 — GAME, FISH AND FORESTRY |
Forests |
Duty of Owner of Timber Land to Furnish Fire Patrol |
Every owner of timber land in this State shall furnish or provide a sufficient fire patrol during the season of the year when there is danger of forest fires, w… |
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20-9-12 |
Ch. 20 — GAME, FISH AND FORESTRY |
Forests |
Maintenance of Fire Patrol by Commission when Owner Fails to Provide Same; Expense |
If the owner of any forest land fails properly to patrol his lands, the commission may cause the same to be patrolled and charge the cost thereof against such o… |
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20-9-13 |
Ch. 20 — GAME, FISH AND FORESTRY |
Forests |
Residence of Owner Sufficient Protection in Certain Cases |
Actual bona fide residence, by the owner or lessor of three hundred and sixty acres or less, on or within one and one-half miles of such tract, shall be deemed … |
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20-9-14 |
Ch. 20 — GAME, FISH AND FORESTRY |
Forests |
Degree of Protection; Total Cost of Protection |
The degree of protection required on a given tract of land shall not exceed that required on adjoining tracts in the same protective unit, and in no case shall … |
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20-9-15 |
Ch. 20 — GAME, FISH AND FORESTRY |
Forests |
Timber Land Defined |
For the purpose of this chapter, any land shall be considered timber land which has enough timber standing or down to constitute, in the judgment of the commiss… |
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20-9-16 |
Ch. 20 — GAME, FISH AND FORESTRY |
Forests |
Owner Not Relieved From Civil Liability for Damage from Fire |
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve the owner, lessee or user of any land from civil liability for damage resulting from any fire for which th… |
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20-9-17 |
Ch. 20 — GAME, FISH AND FORESTRY |
Forests |
Prima Facie Evidence of Negligence |
In all criminal and civil actions for any injury occasioned by fire communicated by burning or clearing land, the fact that such fire was so communicated shall … |
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20-10-1 |
Ch. 20 — GAME, FISH AND FORESTRY |
General Criminal Provisions |
Prosecutions; Costs |
The commission may cause complaints to be made and proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted against any violators under this chapter, without the sanction of… |
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20-10-2 |
Ch. 20 — GAME, FISH AND FORESTRY |
General Criminal Provisions |
Rewards |
The commission shall have the right to offer and pay, in its discretion, rewards for information respecting the violation, or for the apprehension and convictio… |
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20-10-3 |
Ch. 20 — GAME, FISH AND FORESTRY |
General Criminal Provisions |
Jurisdiction of Justices |
Justices of the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit or other criminal courts of all misdemeanors arising under this chapter. |
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20-10-4 |
Ch. 20 — GAME, FISH AND FORESTRY |
General Criminal Provisions |
Obstructing Commission, Game Protectors or Other Officers; Penalty |
Any person who hinders, obstructs or interferes with, or attempts to hinder, obstruct or interfere with, the game protector, or any other officer named herein, … |
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20-10-5 |
Ch. 20 — GAME, FISH AND FORESTRY |
General Criminal Provisions |
Offenses Under Chapter Generally; Penalty |
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, the punishment for which is not prescribed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction t… |
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21-1-1 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
State Department of Labor |
State Department of Labor |
There shall be a state department of labor, which shall be under the control and management of a state commissioner of labor. |
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21-1-2 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
State Department of Labor |
Commissioner of Labor; Qualifications; Appointment; Term of Office; Salary; Assistants |
The state commissioner of labor shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. He shall be a competent person, who is ide… |
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21-1-3 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
State Department of Labor |
Inspections by Commissioner; Failure to Answer Questions or Interrogatories; Penalty |
The commissioner of labor shall have power, in the discharge of his duties, to enter and inspect any public institution of the State and any factory, workshop o… |
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21-1-4 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
State Department of Labor |
Annual Report to Governor; Collection of Statistical Information |
It shall be the duty of the commissioner of labor to collect, compile and present to the governor, on or before the first day of December of each year, an annua… |
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21-2-1 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
Purpose of Agency; No Fees Charged |
The commissioner of labor shall maintain in connection with his department a public agency to be known as the “State Public Employment Agency,” for the purpose … |
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21-2-2 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
Cooperation From Federal Government |
The commissioner of labor may accept cooperation from the federal government in the establishment and maintenance within the State of such emplovment agency. |
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21-2-3 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
Duty and Authority of Commissioner |
It shall be the duty of the commissioner of labor to communicate with employers of labor, and said commissioner is authorized to advertise or use such other met… |
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21-2-4 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
“Employment Agent” Defined |
The term “employment agent” shall mean and include all persons, firms, corporations or associations, excepting municipal corporations, church and charitable ass… |
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21-2-5 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
Rules and Regulations Prescribed by Commissioner of Labor |
The commissioner of labor shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the supervision of employment agents. |
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21-2-6 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
False Statements or Withholding of Information Prohibited |
No employment agent or any employee or agent thereof, shall make any false statement to any person seeking employment knowing the same to be false, in regard to… |
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21-2-7 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
License; Annual Tax |
No employment agent shall engage in the business for profit or receive any fee, charge commission or other compensation, directly or indirectly, for services as… |
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21-2-8 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
Licenses Issuable Only to Citizens of the United States |
License to operate as an employment agent shall be issued only to citizens of the United States. |
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21-2-9 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
Refusal to Issue License |
The state tax commissioner shall refuse to issue a license if, upon investigation, he finds that the applicant is unfit to engage in the business or has had a l… |
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21-2-10 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
Revocation of License |
The state tax commissioner may revoke any license issued under the provisions of this article, with or without hearing, and may order such license to be returne… |
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21-2-11 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
Records to be Kept; Reports to Commissioner of Labor |
A record of all persons directed to employment shall be kept by every employment agent; such records shall set forth the name, age, nationality and material sta… |
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21-2-12 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
Commissioner of Labor May Enter Office and Examine Records |
For the purpose of enforcing this article and the rules and regulations issued thereunder, the commissioner of labor, or his duly authorized agent, may at any t… |
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21-2-13 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
No Employment in Violation of Child Labor or Compulsory School Attendance Laws |
No employment agent shall furnish employment to any child in violation of the law regulating the labor of children or their compulsory attendance at school. |
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21-2-14 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
Offenses; Penalties |
Any employment agent, as defined in this article, carrying on the business of an employment agency, without first fully complying with the provisions thereof, s… |
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21-2-15 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Employment Agencies |
Exemptions from Provisions of Article |
Nothing contained in this article shall apply to, nor prevent or interfere with, any person, firm, corporation or association employing labor for his, their or … |
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21-3-1 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Construction, Equipment and Operation of Factories, Etc.; Report of Accidents; Factory Inspectors; Inspection Districts |
All rooms, buildings and places in this State where labor is now or shall hereafter be employed, in any factories, mercantile establishments, mills or workshops… |
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21-3-2 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Machinery and Dangerous Places |
All power driven machinery, including all saws, planers, wood shapers, jointers, sandpaper machines, iron mangles, emery wheels, ovens, furnaces, forges and rol… |
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21-3-3 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Shafts, Hatchways, Wheel Holes, Elevators, Electrical Apparatus |
All hoistways, hatchways, elevator wells and wheel holes in factories, mercantile establishments, mills or workshops, shall be securely fenced, inclosed or othe… |
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21-3-4 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Removal of Safeguards |
No person shall remove or make ineffective any safeguard required by this article, during the active use or operation of the guarded machine or device, except f… |
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21-3-5 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Control of Machinery |
In every factory, mercantile establishment, mill or workshop, effective means shall be provided for immediately disconnecting the power, so that in case of need… |
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21-3-6 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Stairways, Passageways, Lights; Overloading Floors or Walls |
In all factories, mercantile establishments, mills or workshops, proper and substantial handrails shall be provided on all stairways, and the treads thereon sha… |
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21-3-7 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Steam Boilers |
The commissioner of labor or factory inspector shall have authority to inspect steam boilers in this State. Any person owning or operating steam boilers shall p… |
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21-3-8 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Smoking Where Prohibited by Signs; Penalty |
Every person who shall light a pipe, cigar or cigarette in, or who shall enter with a lighted pipe, cigar or cigarette, any factory, mercantile establishment, m… |
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21-3-9 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Fire Escapes |
In all factories, mercantile establishments, mills or workshops, sufficient and reasonable means of escape in case of fire shall be provided, and such means of … |
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21-3-10 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Food or Meals in Factories |
No employee shall take or be allowed to take food into any room or apartment in any factory, mercantile establishment, mill or workshop, where white lead, arsen… |
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21-3-11 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Seats for Female Employees |
Every person, firm or corporation employing females in any factory, mercantile establishment, mill or workshop in this State shall provide a reasonable number o… |
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21-3-12 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Water Closets |
Every factory, mercantile establishment, mill or workshop shall be provided with a sufficient number of water closets, and whenever both male and female persons… |
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21-3-13 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Washing and Dressing Rooms |
In all factories, mercantile establishments, mills or workshops, adequate washing facilities shall be provided for the employees, where necessary. When the labo… |
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21-3-14 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Offenses Under Article; Penalties; Jurisdiction of Justice; Limitation of Article |
Any person, firm or corporation, or any agent, manager or superintendent of any person, firm or corporation, who, for himself or for such person, firm or corpor… |
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21-3-15 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Records and Reports |
The commissioner of labor, inspectors and chief clerk shall make and keep full and proper record of all their expenses, and of inspections and statistics as to … |
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21-3-16 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Safety and Welfare of Employees |
Inclosure of Street Car Platforms; Penalty |
It shall be unawful for any person, firm or corporation owning or operating a street railway in this State, or for any officer or agent thereof having charge or… |
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21-4-1 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Hours of Labor |
Hours of Labor for Telephone and Telegraph Operators on Railroads; Penalty |
It shall be unlawful for any person, association or corporation operating a railroad within this State to permit any person employed by it on such railroad, in … |
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21-4-2 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Hours of Labor |
Hours of Labor on State Public Works; Penalty |
The service and employment of all laborers and mechanics who now are or hereafter may be employed by or on behalf of this State, or by any contractor or subcont… |
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21-5-1 |
Ch. 21 — LABOR |
Wages |
Semimonthly Payment of Wages by Railroads; Penalty |
Every railroad company, authorized to do business by the laws of the State of West Virginia, shall, on or before the first day of each month, pay the employees … |
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