FOREWORD

Previous to this publication the Department of Labor and Industrial Statistics has never compiled or had printed State laws applicable to labor, and the compilation of same has consumed much time and labor. While it is possible there may be some slight omissions, as a whole, we feel it is the most complete and up-to-date digest now available, and know it contains all of the most important laws up to and including the last session of the Legislature, which was held during the year of 1922.

With the view of assisting in every way possible the location of any particular subject, we have sub-divided the laws and placed all laws of the same or similar nature under their respective sub-divisions, arranging the subject titles alphabetically.

Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, 626 Maison Blanche Annex, New Orleans, La. FRANK E. WOOD,

Commissioner.