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Wright, Secretary of the Order of Knights of Labor, Phila- 'delphia (formerly of Toronto), says: " VVhile there is still a good deal of legislation which we labor cranks think should be enacted, I am free to say that Ontario has not Uint'h to learn from any State in the Union in this resj)ect, and is. iinmea- snrably in advance of most of them. The following is a brief synopsis of some of the moat important labor measures passed by the Mowat Government in recent years. Its careful perusal by any work- ingman will prove Mr. Wright's statement, as above given, to be true. All Act to facilitate the a4) — The provisions of this law apply to any person, or body of persons employing not less than ten persons. Provision is made for the creation of local Conciliation Boai'da as well as a permanent Aibitration Board for the whole Province ; and it is provided that either party concerned in a trade dispute may invoke the services of the Arbitration Board, the expenses and payment of the members of the Arbitration Board are pr jvided from public funds. An Act respecting Liens of mechanics and others provides for a priority of claim for wag'is for work done or labor pertornied by mechanics and laborers on buildings, etc., good for thirty days after the last days' labor v- - performed. By an Act of 1890 the provisions of this Act as to legal procedui_ eve simplified, costs limited, and summary enforcement of Hctis provided for. Again in 1893, " An Act to further facilitsvte the enforcement of the just rights of Wage-earners and Sub- contractors" was enacted. The Act further provides that any device by any owner or contractor which shall be adopted in order to defeat the priority of wage-earners for their wages under the several Acts relating to mechanic's liens shall, as respects such wage-earners, be null and void. An Act to simplify the Procedure for Enforcing Mechanics' Liens, pro- vides that besides the legal machinery already in existence, without issuing a writ of summons or taking any other preliminary proceedings, the plaintiflF may file a statement of claim in the office of a master or official ref«'ree having jurisdiction in the county wherein the lands in question are situate. One certificate of the master shall have the same effect as a judgment of court, and the fees payable, shall be as n 2 follows : In the High Court $1 60, in the County Court 80 cents, in the Division Court 50 cents. An Act to amend the Meeliaiiies' Lien Act, substitutes the following for section 7 of the law as it stood, viz.: The owjier shall in the absence of a stipulation to the contrary, be entitled to retain, f(jr a period of thirty days after the completion of the contract, («) fifteen per cent, of the i)rice to be paid to the contractor where such price does not exceed $1,000 ; (/*) twelve and a half per cent of the price to be paid to the contractor, where such price is mtjro than $1,000, but does not exceed $5,000 ; and (c) in all other cases ten per cent, of the price to bo paid to the con- tractor. The Woodman's Lien for Wajtes Aet, apv-licss to the districts of Algoma, Thunder Bay, Rainy liiver, Nii.issing and Parry Sound, and provides that any per- son performing any laboi', in connection with any logs or timber in the districts named shall have a lien theieon for tlie amount due for such labor, and the same shall be deemed a fast lien or charge on such logs or timber, and shall have preced- ence of all other claims or liens thereon, except any lien or claim which the Crown may have upon such logs or timber for dues or charges, or which any timber slide company or owner of slides and booms m;iy have thereon for or in respect of tolls. All Aet for the Froteetitm of l*ersoiis eniployed in Faetori<'s becaine law in 1884, and its provisions are attended to by three inspectors, whose duties are assigned in eastern, central and western Ontario. This law is amended so that its prt)visions do not apply whore nioie than kivk persons (instead of 20 ;is heretofore) are employed. All Aet for the proteetion of |»ersr business iS whether for which women >n with or for l»or tlicreiii i are included and labor, and eated. »loyees and and others in 3 in respect of of clauses for t is one of the I are also made ention thereof : 3 to the whole ^visions of the } of the miners. ' salary due or loyee, shall be 5 $25, and then he priority and distribution of 3t8 of execution * other things, liness. I Cases (1886.) and employees, : is done, as well lensation cannot ven if the work- ijury, he is not 592 these several " workman" hi ,t, oi servant in An Act for the Enforcement of Orders nnder the A<>t respecting Master and Servant simplifies the procedum to 1)0 taken before a magistrate. An Act to amend tlie Act respectin;; Alaster and !!<^ervant, provides that where a laborer has secured a judgment for wages and the same remains unsatistied for eight days, the Justice or Justices giving judgment shall issue his or their warrant of distress for the levying of the wages, together with the costs of conviction and of the distress. An Act to Amend tlie Workmen's €ompeiisation for Injnries Act.— After an interpretation of the terms "superintendent," " employe! " and work- man, explains that "railway servant " shall mean and include a railway servant, tramway servant, and street railway servant. It also provides that "in an action against an onjiloyer under the principal Act or this ict, a workman shall not, l)y reason only of his continuin'4 in the emphjymont of the employer with knowledge of the defect, negligence, act or omission, which caused his injury, bo deemed to have voluntarily incui-red the risk of the injury." An Act respecting tlie law of Landlord and Tenamt provides for the exemp- tion of certain goods and chattels from execution and seizure by distress by a land- lord, nor shall tliey be liable to seizure by a cijllector of taxes, unless they are the property of the person actually assessed for the premises and whose name appears (m collector's roll for the year as liable therefor. In 1892 the Act was amended by adding after the words "liable therefor" in Hic; iirst above sentence, the words " provided that in the case of a monthly tenancy such exemption shall 0 ; (5) the annual income of any person to the amount of #400, provided the same does not exceed $1,000. Any person entered on the roll as a wage-eainer shall be entitled to the exemption i»rovided in this case in respect of earnings or income. The Act of 1892 exempted further, "all horses, cattle, sheep and swine, which are owned and held by any owner, or tenant of any farm, and when such owner or tenant is carrying on the general business of farming or grazing," and " household eft'ects of whatever kind, books and wearing api)arel." All Act to secnrt; to Wives and Children the benefits of Life Insnrance. Under the i)rovi8ion8 of this Act any person may insure his life for the whole term thereof, or for any detinite period, for the benefit of his wife, or of his wife and children, and, where the instu'ance is effected for the benefit of more than one, he may appi>rtion the amount of the insurance money as he nuiy deem pro])er. All Act respecting the Insurance Law, determines that the expression " trade or labor union or organization " means such an organization of wage-earners of a par- ticular trade or industrial calling as is primarily constituted and is actually operated hciia fide, for the regulation of the wages and hours of labor as between employers and the empli>yed ; but shall not be deemed to include co-operative associations or societies ; and the expression " insurance fund " or " insurance fimds" shall not be deemed to include any fund or funds of a trade or labor union or organization appropriated to or api)licable for the voluntary assistance of wage-earners unemployed or upon strike. An Act respecting Benefit Societies (1804), (a) Where any trade or labor union or organization proposes to undertake contracts with its own members exclus- ively for any of the insurance benefits enumerated in " The Insurance Act, 1892," or contracts to furnish tools or to pay unemployed or superannuation benefits to the said members, {b) Where any organization of wage-earners consisting of not less than twenty-five members and managed and operated as a friendly society under rules conforming to "The Insurance Act, 1892," proposes to contract with its own members exclusively for sick benefits not exceeding five dollars per week and a fun- eral benefit of not more than one hundred dollars, or either of such benefits. The body so incorporated may, upon due application, be admitted to registry as a friendly society ; but unless and until so registered, the corporation shall not under- take nor agree, or offer to undertake any contract insuring the said or other insur- ance benefits. An 4ct for the Eneoiirnsrciiicnt of 4|s:riciiltiir«, Horticulture, Art§ and Manufactures providoa, ainoi.g other things, " The Bureau of Tudustries," for collecting, tabulating and publishing industrial information for public purposes. An Act respecting Industrial Schools, provides that a school in which indus- trial training is prr being a girl under the age of sixteen years, wilfully ill-treats, neglects, abandons, or ex])ose8 such child, or causes or procures such child to be ill-treated, •neglected, abandoned, f)r exposed in a manner likely to cause such child unneces- sary suffering, or serious injury to its health, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act, and, on conviction thereof by a court of summary jurisdiction, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to a fine not exceeding $100, or alternately, or in default of payment of such fine, or in additi(m thereto to imprisonment, with or without hard lab(iur, for any time not exceeding three months. An Act respe<>tinvr Free Grants and llomest'i^ads to Actual Settlers on Public Lauds. — Under this law every locatoe must be of the age of eighteen years or over, a patent does not issue until five years after the date of location, nor until certain settlement duties are performed. Neither shall any person be located for a greater cpiantity than two hundred acres. An Act respecting Elections of Members of the Legislature, provides that no (jualitication in real astate shall be re()uired of a candidate for a seat in the Legis- lative Assembly. An Act to establish Manhood Suffrage for the Legislative Assembly, abolishes property and incom: ([ualification for voters at electi(ms of members to serve in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It also provides that every male per- son of the full age of twenty-one years and not otherwise by law prohibited, and resid- ing for twelve months in the Province before application to have his name entered on the voter's list, as well as living in the munici})ality in the list of which he is entered, shall be entitled to vote at elections to serve in the Legislative Assembly of this Province. An Act respecting the Registration of Manhood Suffrage and other Voters in Citit^S (1S04), provides that every male person of the full age of 21 years, a subject of Her Majesty and not otherwise discjualified by law, shall be entitled to be entered on the list of manhood voters for the jjolling sub-division in which he resides, 2)rovided he has been a resident within the Province for one year and domiciled for three calendar months in the city prior to the first day on which the registrars sat to prepare the lists under this Act. An Act to amend the Free Li1>raries Act, in addition to the powers already enjoyed by the Board, provides that, " there may also be established evening classes for artisans, mechanics and workingmen in such subjects as may promote a know- ledge of the mechanical and manufacturing arts. " An Act respecting Stationary Engineers, incorporates certain persons named therein, and all persons who shall hereafter cause their names to be registered, as an association for the purpose of holding examinations and granting certificates of quali- fication and efficiency as stationary engineers. Copies of this Pamphlet may be had from ALEXANDER SMITH, 34 Victoria St., Toronto, at $1 per 1,00 and for iduB- well r the sii.— cting I and thor- ns. vides r the year, tioii g the rteen lects, ated, lecea- V this iable, or in th or s on years until for a 3 that Legis- iibly, srs to e per- resid- •ed on he is blyof »tlier of 21 all be ion in e year which Iready classes know- named , as an quali- 7,00