Bill 70 (Legislature 4, Session 2)

L4 S2 10212

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 70 of 1919.

An Act to provide for a U:niversal Half-Holiday m each week throughout the Pmvince. (Assented to ' 1919.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Universal Half-Holiday Act." 2.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the tPrm or expression- ( a) "Employer" shall mean and include every person having in his service under a cont1;act of hiring or apprenticeship, written or oral, express or implied, any person engaged in any work in or about any industry, business or occupation, except farming and threshing, and includes the Province of Alberta, all municipal and other corporations, boards, commissions, firms and partnerships; (b) "Employee" shall mean and include every person who has entered into, or works under, a contract of service or apprenticeship, written or oral, express or implied, whether by way of manual labour or otherwise, in or about any iudustry or occupation except farming and thresbing. :~.

Every employer sball albw and give his employee or employees one half-day's holiday, beginning at twelve o'elock noon, in each week. 4:. 'i'\There the nature c.f the employment renders it necess~ry that s:nne employee or employees should be on duty during the time Eet aside for such half-holiday, such employee or employees shall be given another half-day of the week in lieu of such half-holiday. 5. Any person found guilty of an infringement of this Act shall be liable on

summary conviction to a penalty of not more than $50 for each offence. No. 70. SECOND SESSION FOURTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BiLL

An Act to provi& for a Universal Half-Holiday in each week through out the Province. Received and read the First time ................. . Second time ............... . Third time ................ . MR. DAVIDSON. EDMONTON: J. W. JEFI'EBT, Kn<o'a Pau;·n:a A. D. 1919 Title: 1919 (4th, 2nd) Bill 70,

An Act to provide for a Universal Half-Holiday in each week throughout the Province

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L4 S2 10212
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L4 S2 10212
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
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