Deseret Evening News | 1905-04-18 | Page 6 | Eight Hour Law

m HOUR LAW LAWIn IA W WIn In Nonda Sepa Miner lInon Art r Sot Permitted in to Work Overtime The Tho Nevada supreme court has ImN up upheld upheld held the tho net act of n 1903 making It tt n it 1 mis ml misdemeanor misdemeanor demeanor for tor employee to te work for n a longer period than eight hours In one oneda day da In underground and andIn In nil hi Institutions In tonu for the reduction induction or refining of at ores ore or or metals says Hays nr tim IhA Tin Ih opinion wu 1111 ItS handed down don In the cane fa of or the state of or it Nevada m against Peter Kair coming up from rom the county of oC Lyon on n a 1 petItIon pc titian for or a n arlt writ of ot habeas corpus was WM em cm employed nt at Dayton In a wet vet crushing mill and was wa lined 1100 In th Ih the township court for tor working ft I 0 longer lanKer period than eight hours hour In one onA day clay Upon failure to pay the tine fine Impound Im he was WAil committed to 10 tho the custod ll toil of t the thc sheriff of or Lyon county nd by a n writ of habeas corpus demands of or thin lila court Isis hili release that statute mentioned Is IB Unconstitutional and cannot bo ho enforced to limit his hlA liberty to contract or to work vork more than limn hours bourn n II day clay wilier under section 1 of or article 1 of at tho organic net art of or this isis state which guarantees the right to and Ind possess pO lIe A property scud and that It II Is Iii also In Iii with the tho eighth amend amendment ment of or the Iho federal constitution which directs that excessive lve lines fines and cruel and unusual punishment shall shah not be Imposed 1