together with such other bureaus as the Commissioner of Labor and Industry may deem necessary, and shall, with the consent of the Governor, from time to time, established.

[See also Act of June 4, 1915, hereafter, creating Bureau of Employment].

Section 5. The Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall establish and maintain branch offices in the cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and in such other cities of the Commonwealth as he may deem advisable. Such branch offices shall, subject to the supervision and direction of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, be in immediate charge of such officers or employes as the said Commissioner may designate; and the reasonable and necessary expenses of such offices shall be paid as are the other expenses of the Department of Labor and Industry.

Sections 6 and 7-omitted.

Section 8. The Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall, from time to time, divide the State into districts; and shall assign to such districts such inspectors and supervising inspectors as may, in his judgment, appear expedient; and shall, from time to time, assign and transfer such inspectors from one district to any other district, or to special duty in any bureau of the said department; and may assign an inspector to inspect any special class of factories or establishments, and may assign one or more of them to act as clerks in any office of the department.

The Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall visit and inspect, or cause to be visited and inspected, during reasonable hours and as often as practicable, every room, building, or place, where and when any labor is being performed which is affected by the provisions of any law of this Commonwealth or of this act, and shall cause to be enforced therein the provisions of all such existing laws and of this act, and the rules and regulations of the Industrial Board herein-. after provided for.

The Commissioner of Labor and Industry and all inspectors may, in the discharge of their duties, enter any such place, building, or room, whenever they have reasonable cause to believe that any such labor is being or will be performed therein.

Section 9. The inspectors of the third grade shall, together with the Chief Medical Inspector, hereinabove provided for, inspect all rooms, buildings, and other places subject to the provisions of this act, throughout the State, with respect to the conditions of work affecting the health of persons employed therein, and shall perform such other duties and render such other service as the Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall direct.

Section 10. The inspectors of the fourth grade shall constitute a division of industrial hygiene, which shall be under the immediate charge of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. The members of the division of industrial hygiene shall make special inspections of factories and mercantile establishments, and all rooms, buildings or other places subject to the provisions of this act; and shall con duct special investigations, throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to industrial processes and conditions. The members of such division shall prepare material for leaflets and bulletins, calling attention to dangers in particular industries and the precautions to be observed to avoid them, and shall perform such other duties and render such other services as may be required by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. Each member of said division shall make an annual report to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, which shall be transmitted to the Legislature as part of the annual report of said Commissioner.

Bureau of Statistics and Information.

Section 11. It shall be the duty of said bureau to keep in touch with labor in the Commonwealth, especially in relation to commercial, industrial, physical, educational, social, moral, and sanitary conditions of wage-earners of the Commonwealth, and to the productive industries thereof; also, to collect, assort, publish, and systematize the details and general information regarding industrial accidents and occupational diseases, their causes and effects, and the methods of preventing and remedying the same, and of providing compensation therefor; also, to make inquiry and investigation into the condition, welfare, and industrial opportunities of all aliens arriving and being within the State, and to gather information with respect to the supply of labor afforded by such aliens, and ascertain the ocсираtions for which such aliens may be best adapted, and to bring about communication between the aliens and the several industries requiring labor; and to collect, assort, and publish statistical details and general information relative thereto.

The chief, or duly authorized deputy, shall have power to issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and take testimony in all matters relating to the duties herein required of said bureau. Any corporation, firm, or individual doing business within the Commonwealth, who shall neglect or refuse for thirty days to answer questions by circular or upon personal application, or who shall refuse to obey the subpoena and give testimony according to the provisions of this act, shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars, to be collected by order of the Commissioner of Statistics in an action of debt, in which the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall be plaintiff. This bureau shall also be required to collect, compile, and publish annually, the productive statistics of manufacturing, commercial, and other business interests of the state.*

[See also Act of June 1, 1915, hereafter, creating Division of Municipal Statistics].

Industrial Board.

Section 12. There is hereby created and established in the Department of Labor and Industry an Industrial Board, to consist of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, and four additional members, to be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, one of whom shall be an employer of labor, one a wage-earner, and one a woman. The said additional members shall be designated by the Governor to serve until the first day of Janu ary in the years one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, respectively. Upon the expiration of each of the said terms, the term of office of each associate member thereafter appointed shall be four years, from the first of January. The Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall be the chairman of the said board. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment, for an unexpired term, in the same manner as provided for the appointments of the previous holders of the office in which said vacancy occurs.

The Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall receive no additional compensation for services as member of the said board.... The board shall appoint, and may remove, a secretary, who shall receive a salary to be fixed by the board. The Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall detail, from time to time, to the assistance of said board, such employes of the Department of Labor and Industry as the board may require. In aid of its work, the said board is empowered to employ experts for special and occasional services. The counsel to the Department of Labor and Industry shall act as counsel to the board, without additional compensation.

The board shall hold stated meetings, which shall be open to the public, at least once a month during the year, and shall hold other meetings at such times and places as may be necessary. Such meetings shall be called by the chairman or majority of the board. The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon every question, and records of its examination and other official action.

Section 13. The Industrial Board shall have the power to make investigations concerning, and report upon, all matters touching the enforcement and effect of the provisions of all laws of the Commonwealth, the enforcement of which shall now and hereafter be imposed upon the Department of Labor and Industry, and the rules and regulations made by the Industrial Board in connection therewith; and to subpoena and require the attendance in this Commonwealth of all witnesses, and the production of books and papers pertinent to the said investigation, and to examine them and such public records as it may require in relation to any matter which it has power to investigate. Any witness who refuses to obey a subpoena of the said board, as hereinabove provided for, or who, refuses to be sworn or to testify, or who fails or refuses to produce any books, papers, or documents touching any matter under investigation or examination by the said board, or who is guilty of any contempt after being summoned to appear before the said board as above provided, may be punished as for contempt of court; and, for this purpose, application may be made to any court within whose territorial jurisdiction the said contempt took place, and for which purpose the courts of the common pleas of this Commonwealth are hereby given jurisdiction. In the course of such investigation each member of said board shall have power to administer oaths. Each member shall have the further power to make personal investigations of all establishments in this Commonwealth where labor is employed.

Section 14. All rooms, buildings, and places in this Commonwealth where labor is employed, or shall hereafter be employed, shall be so constructed, equipped, and arranged, operated and conducted, in all respects, as to provide reasonable and adequate protection for the life, health, safety, and morals of all persons employed therein. For the carrying into effect of this provision, and the provisions of all the laws of this Commonwealth, the enforcement of which is now or shall hereafter be entrusted to or imposed upon the Commissioner or Department of Labor and Industry, the Industrial Board shall have power to make, alter, amend, and repeal general rules and regulations necessary for applying such provisions to specific conditions, and to prescribe means, methods, and practices to carry into effect and enforce such provisions.

Section 15. The rules and regulations of the Industrial Board, and the amendments and alterations thereof, may embrace all matters and subjects to which power and authority of the Department of Labor and Industry extends, and shall be distributed to all applicants. Every rule or regulation adopted by the board shall be promptly published in bulletins of the Department of Labor and Industry, and in such daily newspapers as the board may prescribe, and no such rule or regulation shall take effect until thirty days after such publication. Any employer, employe, or other person interested, either because of ownership in or occupation of any property affected by any such order or regulation, or otherwise, may petition for a hearing on the reasonableness of a rule or regulation. Such petition for hearing shall be by verified petition, filed with the said Industrial Board, setting out specifically and in full detail the rule or regulation upon which a hearing is desired, and the reasons why such rule or regulation is deemed to be unreasonable. All hearings of the board shall be open to the public. Upon receipt of such petition, if the issues raised in such petition have theretofore been adequately considered, the Industrial Board shall determine the same by confirming, without hearing, its previous determination; or, if such hearing is necessary to determine the issue raised, the Industrial Board shall order a hearing thereon, and consider and determine the matter or matters in question at such time as shall be prescribed. Notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be given to the petitioner, and to such other persons as the Industrial Board may find directly interested in such decision.

Section 16. Every person who violates any of the provisions of this act, or any of the rules or regulations of the Industrial Board, or who resists or interferes with any officer or agent of the Department of Labor and Industry in the performance of his duties in accordance with the said rules and regulations, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding one month, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Section 17. There shall be created in the Department of Labor and Industry a Bureau of Mediation and Arbitration, the head of which shall be a chief of bureau,

Section 18. Whenever a difference arises between an employer and his employes, which cannot be readily adjusted, the chief of the bureau shall proceed promptly to the locality thereof, and endeavor by mediation to effect an amicable settlement of the controversy. If such settlement cannot be effected, the dispute may be arbitrated by a board composed of one person selected by employer, and one person selected by employes, and a third who shall be selected by the representatives of the employer and the employes; and such third member of the board shall be selected and appointed within a period of five days after the matter has been submitted for arbitration, and, in the event of any such appointment or selection not being made within a period of five days, then the Chief of the Bureau of Mediation and Arbitration shall constitute the third member of the board, and be the chairman of the board; and if such third representative is chosen, by the two representatives of the employer and employe, within five days, then a chairman of the board shall be established by the board itself. A submission to the board shall be made in writing, and the parties thereto shall agree to abide by the determination of the board. Said board shall render a written decision within ten days after the completion of the investigation, one copy thereof to be filed in the bureau, and a copy to be furnished each party to the controversy. The chief of the bureau shall make an annual report of his work, containing such information as the Commissioner of Labor and Industry may request.

Section 19. The Commissioner of Labor and Industry may assign to this bureau, from his department, such clerical assistance as, from time time, he may think necessary.

Section 20. In addition to their respective salaries, as hereinabove provided, the commissioners, inspectors, and other officers of the Department of Labor and Industry, shall receive the expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of their official duties; which expenses, together with all other necessary expenses under the provisions of this act, shall, after the approval in writing by the Governor and the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, be paid by the State Treasurer, upon warrant of the Auditor General, in the manner now provided by law.

Section 21. Upon requisition of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings shall furnish suitable accommodations in the State Capitol building for the use of this department.

Section 22. Upon requisition of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, and order of the Superintendent of Public Printing and Binding, the State Printer shall do the printing and binding necessary for the proper performance of the duties of this department.

Section 23. All of the powers and duties now by law vested in and imposed upon the Department of Factory Inspection, which is hereby abolished, are now hereby vested in the Department of Labor and Industry.

Section 24. This act shall take effect on and after the first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

Section 25. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.