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3—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Dec. 22, 1966
IT’SYOURLAW
Respect for Law Makes Democracy Live
a dangerous gun. This liabil
HAVE GUN — MAY SHOOT ity is based primarily upon
Suppose your neighbor per the failure to exercise the re
mits his child to have a gun, quired degree of care in re
or leaves a gun accessible to gard to a dangerous instru
the child, who then shoots mentality.
a hole in your auto or kills
Much would depend upon
your prize bull, or worse yet,
shoots some person. Is the the age of the child and his
neighbor liable for the acts training, if any, in the hand
ling of firearms.
of such child?
What this boils down to is
The general rule is that a that
parents must assume the
parent is not legally liable responsibility
of not permit
for damage from his child’s ting children to
have or use
actions.
firearms or dangerous wea
Nevertheless, the court pons until they are of such
might .hold a parent liable in age and competency that they
a case involving firearms or can handle them safely. More
other similar dangerous in over, it is a duty of a parent
struments. The facts of each to keep firearms and ammuni
case will, of course, have a tion secured and inaccessible
great deal to do with possible to children. If they do not do
liability.
so, they may be held liable
For example, the parent for the consequences.
would be more apt to be held
(Oregon lawyers offer this
negligent for placing a power column as a public service.
ful rifle or pistol in the hands No person should apply or in
of a child than he would be terpret any law without the
for giving him an air rifle. aid of an attorney who is
But even an air gun can be completely advised of the
a very dangerous weapon in facts involved. Even a slight
the wrong hands. The negli variance in fact may change
gence of a parent in leaving the application of the law.)
a loaded gun available to a
child, or leaving a gun and
Attach a paper towel holder
shells accessible, would be to the underside of the dining
still different.
table in the kitchen. It’s
Ordinarily a case of negli handy for spills at mealtime.
gence is established by show Buy the pretty bordered tow
ing that a parent permitted els for this holder and the
an inexperienced or irrespon family can use them for nap
sible child to have of get at kins.
Edna, Lee, Bess and Faye
MILL CITY, OREGON
wage earners
rights
in Oregon
(Subject: Protections
for Women)
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The Mill City Enterprise in
cooperation with the Bureau
of Labor presents a series of
information columns on ques
tions of general interest to
wage earners and their em
ployers. This service is off
ered also for the purpose clar
ifying various rights of citi
zens on which many are often
uninformed or misinformed.
The Enterprise Prints Wedding Announcements
Q. You say Oregon sets wag
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es on employing women and
minors. What are the wages?
A. They range from 75c to
$1.25 an hour depending up
on the industry in which the
workers are employed A
wage floor has been set for 12
industries. Some exceptions
to an industry’s minimum
wage are made for inexper
ienced workers.
Q. Are the hours a woman
can work limited?
A. Yes, also those of min
ors under the age of 18. In
most industries the maxi
mums are an 8-hour day and
a 44-hour week. In beauty
services and in offices, where
the office carries on the full
business operation, the max
imum is a 40-hour week. Ex
tra hours with overtime pay
are lawful in emergencies un
der special permit.
Q. Who has the regulations
«
on rest periods and meal
times?
A.The State Bureau of Lab
or. While Oregon does not
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set standards on the empdoy-
ment of men, it does on all
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conditions affecting women—
such as relief periods, sani
tary facilities, as well as min
ft
imum wages and maximum
hours of work.
May the true spirit of
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If you have a special ques
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tion, write Commissioner
Christmas be> with
Norman O. Nilsen, State
Bureau of Labor, Salem, Ore.
#1966
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