Appropriations and Expenditures-The industrial com mission may pay traveling and other expenses incurred by the advisory wage board appointed by it. HONORABLE E. E. WITTE, Secretary, January 6, 1919. Industrial Commission. Your letter of December 11, 1918, reads as follows: "Sections 1728s-1 to 1728s-12, inclusive, of the Statutes of Wisconsin, charge the Industrial Commission with the administration of the Minimum Wage Law. Section 1729s-6 provides that this Commission shall appoint an Advisory Wage Board to assist it in making a determination of the 'living wage.' "A petition was filed with this Commission on May 21, 1918, by the Wisconsin Federation of Labor, The Farmers League of Wisconsin, and the Central Council of Social Agencies, of Milwaukee, asking for a determination of the 'living wage in accordance with the provisions of the Minimum Wage Law. On September 9, 1918, this Commission adopted a resolution to the effect that there is reasonable cause to believe that the wages paid to the majority of the females and minors whose names were set forth in the petition of May 21, 1918, are not a 'living wage' within the meaning of this term as used in the Minimum Wage Law. "Pursuant to Section 1729s-6, the Commission has therefore now appointed an Advisory Wage Board, composed of representatives of the employers, employes, and the general public. "The question has arisen whether this Commission can pay the traveling and other expenses incurred by members of the Advisory Wage Board when attending meetings necessary to discharge its duties on the Minimum Wage Law. We request that you kindly give us an opinion upon this matter. Sec. 1729s-6 reads as follows: "If, upon investigation, the commission finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the wages paid to any female or minor employe are not a living-wage, it shall appoint an advisory wage board, selected so as fairly to represent employers, employes and the public, to assist in its investigations and determinations. The living-wage so determined upon shall be the living-wage for all female or minor employes, within the same class as established by the classification of the commission." Sec. 20.73, subds., (1) and (2) read in part as follows: "Except as expressly provided by law, the trial commission * * are each authorized to appoint, indus 43-A. G. subject to the civil service law in cases where the provisions thereof are intended to apply, and subject to the approval of such other officer or body as prescribed by law,--such deputies, assistants, experts, clerks, stenographers, or other employes as shall be necessary for the execution of their functions and to designate the titles, prescribe the duties, and fix the compensation of such subordinates. "(2) The chief officers enumerated in subsection (1) and their appointees and employes shall each be reimbursed for actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties." The sections quoted are, in my opinion, a sufficient answer to your inquiry. I am satisfied that the industrial commission may pay the traveling and other expenses incurred by members of the advisory wage board when attending meetings necessary to discharge its duties under the Minimum Wage Law. INDEX. ABANDONMENT There can be no extradition for bastardy; there can be for Page 143 Failure of husband to pay alimony to former wife as re- 198 Father of illegitimate child is liable for its support; may be 628 Live stock sanitary board may issue order to prevent spread 121 227 Crows are not protected by federal bird law ... Animal running at large-bull over 6 months old inclosed Department of agriculture expense of insuring property 277. 349 351 392 413 452 539 County agricultural agent-effect of reconsideration of res- Noxious weeds-certified copy of claim of town weed com- 664 Noxious weeds-duty of state treasurer to collect claim 664 Alderman. See Public Officers. 106 Amendment of articles-an association of 500 or more mem- Amendments to constitution. See Constitutional Law. APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES Medical treatment-department of state which provides, for State council of defense may purchase seed corn and sell .... State employe-expenses of persons called by regents of uni- State public school, Sparta-sec. 20.17 construed to include Dairy and food commissioner may buy automobile for use Federal aid-emergency appropriation cannot be made on Normal schools-emergency appropriation can be made University-appropriation of $50,000 may be used in part Toilets at state fair-may be constructed in and as part 216 221 228 228 245 252 288 343 452 469 Industrial commission may not furnish equipment for more than 4 employment offices 476 Page Normal schoo's-appropriations under sec. 20.74 may be Expenses outside state-only one officer or employe of nor- ...... State guard reserve-county board has no power to ap- Arrest of drafted men-custody of defendant under arrest in Assault and battery. See Criminal Law. AUTOMOBILES City must pay required registration fee for all motor ve- 529 539 563 599 640 666 673 344 45 189 71 Only owners whose motor vehicles operate exclusively in a Car in question held to be delivery wagon Trucks and automobiles owned by county used in road work 196 Dairy and food commissioner may buy automobile for use 221 County board may enact ordinance providing same penalty 223 as state law for highway speed violators for fixed charge, making no intermediate stops, not Baker Law. See Intoxicating Liquors. Bank commissioner, deputy. See Public Officers. 418 427 516 555 |