The English Cyclopaedia: A New Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 4Bradbury and Evans, 1860 |
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Page 7
... persons , whose hours of work are regulated , shall be entitled to two holidays and eight half - holidays in the year . 7. Children , whose hours of work are restricted to 9 hours a day , are not to be employed without obtaining a ...
... persons , whose hours of work are regulated , shall be entitled to two holidays and eight half - holidays in the year . 7. Children , whose hours of work are restricted to 9 hours a day , are not to be employed without obtaining a ...
Page 9
... persons " ( that is , persons from thirteen to eighteen years of age ) , as to the limitation of the hours of work . The recovery of lost time by the stoppage of machinery , the regulation of the meal - times in the factories , the ...
... persons " ( that is , persons from thirteen to eighteen years of age ) , as to the limitation of the hours of work . The recovery of lost time by the stoppage of machinery , the regulation of the meal - times in the factories , the ...
Page 11
... persons and adults , as the same laws now apply to both classes . Of 100 persons working in factories , 58 are females and 42 males . About 6 per cent . of the workers are under 13 years old . The next classification we shall notice is ...
... persons and adults , as the same laws now apply to both classes . Of 100 persons working in factories , 58 are females and 42 males . About 6 per cent . of the workers are under 13 years old . The next classification we shall notice is ...
Page 15
... person of rank scarcely stirred out without a hawk upon his hand , which , in old illu- minations and upon ancient ... person's own ground , was punish- able with imprisonment for a year and a day , besides a fine at the king's pleasure ...
... person of rank scarcely stirred out without a hawk upon his hand , which , in old illu- minations and upon ancient ... person's own ground , was punish- able with imprisonment for a year and a day , besides a fine at the king's pleasure ...
Page 19
... persons concerned in a wrongful imprisonment are liable in an action of false imprisonment , and the party aggrieved may sue any one of them . Thus , if the plaintiff in a suit brings an unlawful warrant to the sheriff , or if he bring ...
... persons concerned in a wrongful imprisonment are liable in an action of false imprisonment , and the party aggrieved may sue any one of them . Thus , if the plaintiff in a suit brings an unlawful warrant to the sheriff , or if he bring ...
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