Deseret Evening News | 1906-08-07 | Page 8 | Atty.-Gem. Moody Construes Eight-Hour Law

MOODY CONSTRUES LAW Aug Au attorney general In an opinion Hd lr U to the secretary of or the Ihl navy na and made public today holds II that Ihal the Ih eight ht hour law which pro Ide that thai the service mid and nd employment uC of nil all laborers and mechanic Aho ar are sow now or of may InAY hereafter be Lw employed by U L the tb govern government ment of ot r the lbs Ih foiled States t t of the Ihl Die DI of fir Columbia or sir by 17 ii any an contractor or Ir i raptor upon sOy ny of ot the pub He lie II works of tf the 1111 United States Sates or nr of fit the said Id 1 of nf Columbia I Is hereby hb limited soil and r rl restricted of or eight hours bourl of fit any An one on calendar day does do not apply to 1111 wider under for tor the tins theM navy navr M hy by contract with builders builder nt itt private pu sate ate The attorney CAn calls attention to tt the lime ease caa of ot va a Stevens il till lie State StItH Ml iI wherein the supreme court lucid held that the title of 01 the canal resel I under does doe not vest rat est In th the goy cor tO after at liar t tiP anti and covenants of or the tte contracts contract have hav b tn been fn fulfilled i 1 I T Ike was aa i ip M awl anil sighed IIII by hr Solicitor hen Oen II t awl and wa ap approved proved by b Ally Ut AIt Ii iet Moody Mondy A sImi lar opinion hits has her been given to In the th w If a hi ry nf f w WAr r to the effect that thal the law In do tines 1 not apply to con mn n tr tir rs the Ihl quartermasters department wilh Uh I