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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1942
Page
3
A bill to amend the Shops Act of 1940 has been read first and second time and published with Objects and Reasons. Individuals may comment in writing to the Secretary for Home Affairs by September 2, 1942, H. A. Winter, Commissioner for Home Affairs and Education.
Statement outlines changes to the Shops Act of 1940 including powers for the Governor in Commission to vary area hours and closing times, new overtime rules, area proclamations, and enhanced penalties. It sets eight hour daily limits for female and young male assistants, ends weekly maximums, and tightens sale restrictions after hours with fines rising to 25 dollars for first offences.
The bill repeals and substitutes sections of The Shops Act 1940, detailing notice requirements for declaring shop closing areas, publication rules, exemptions for certain trades, and maximum weekly hours for assistants. It adds new provisions on Christmas period hours, variations by Governor in Commission, and penalties for violations with clarified exemptions.
The act sets summary penalties for first and subsequent offences by shop occupiers and agents. It outlines fines from twenty five to one hundred dollars, with imprisonment up to three months for nonpayment, and details liability for managers and the occupier’s responsibility in prosecutions.
A collection of quotes on beauty and truth from various authors. The lines explore beauty as a divine, moral, and inward quality guiding character and perception. Notable voices include Tuckerman Quarles Bancroft Eddy Socrates Fosdick and Fosdick again.
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