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OHIO.

Inspection. This was provided in 1892.

Hours of labor. I. No persons under the age of eighteen years shall be employed in any manufacturing establishment more than ten hours in any one day, or sixty hours per week.

Notices to this effect must be posted where such persons arc at work. (Laws of 1891, Title I, sec. 6986.)

Sanitary regulations. I. The inspector shall have full charge of heating, lighting, and other sanitary requirements in factories, and may destroy property to meet the desired ends.

2. He can also demand suitable closet arrangements for the sexes, with toilet and dressing rooms for females on the floors on which they work.

Seats provided. The inspector may order seats for the use of females when not actively engaged in work. (Laws of 1891, chap. 20, sec. 8767.)

.MAINE.

Inspection. This was provided in 1893. Official name of deputy of commissioner of labor changed to factory inspector. ( Laws of 1893, chap. 220, sec. I.)

Hours of labor. I. No male under eighteen years and no woman shall work more than ten hours per day, or sixty hours per week. (Acts of 1887, chap. 139, sec. I.)

2. The same rule applies to women over eighteen years, with the proviso that the limit of overtime in their case shall not exceed six hours in any one week, or sixty hours per year.

3. Employers must post the time required of minors and women in rooms where they work.

Sanitary regulations. Inspectors must report bad cases to local boards of health, which said boards must investigate.

MISSOURI.

Inspection. This was provided in 1891. " The duty of public authorities of Missouri's cities containing 5000 or more inhabitants to appoint factory inspectors who shall inspect all