Fifth. The ratio of apprentices to be one for every three journeymen or major fraction thereof.

New York City Local No. 23 (Feeders) - Agreement:

No. 2.-One apprentice to every six feeders or a majority fraction thereof. Such apprentices to be registered by both the Printers' League of America and Franklin Association No. 23; and no apprentice shall be given a full card by Franklin Association No. 23 until after the fourth year of his apprenticeship unless by mutual consent of both contracting parties herein mentioned. The minimum wages for apprentices shall be as follows: First and second years $10.00, third year $11.00, fourth year $13.00, end of the fourth year the prevailing scale.

New York City Local No. 25 (Web Pressmen) — Rules:

SECTION 1. In order to provide for proper succession, without unduly infringing on the rights of journeymen, this Association claims the right to regulate the number of apprentices that may be employed.

Sec. 2. To become a regularly recognized apprentice the candidate must be indorsed by the Chapel in which he is employed to the Executive Committee, and must agree to abide by such rules and regulations as this Association may make in its Constitution or By-Laws governing apprentices. Provided, however, that no person shall be registered from a newspaper pressroom unless such person has worked at least two years in a pressroom and is employed in said pressroom on the fly or as a carrier.

Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the Financial Secretary, after a candidate for apprenticeship has been approved by the Executive Committee and has complied with the foregoing rules, to register his name as an apprentice member, and on the payment of $2 to issue him a special card certifying to his standing as an apprentice. Said card shall only be issued subject to the By-Laws, Art. VI., Secs. 2 to 7, inclusive, which all apprentices are required to read, and any registered apprentice violating the laws governing apprentices shall, upon conviction, be deprived of his card.

Sec. 4. No person shall be permitted to work on presses as an apprentice without an apprentice card showing that he has been duly registered as an apprentice.

Sec. 5. No apprentice or any person except a journeyman pressman shall be allowed to work at the cutting, making or manufacturing of primary overlays for illustrations.

Sec. 6. No apprentice shall be allowed to run one press until he shall have been registered two years, nor shall he be allowed to run two presses until he shall have been registered for three years.

Sec. 7. No apprentice shall be allowed to fill any position on a newspaper press until two years after the date of his being registered as an apprentice unless a regular substitute cannot be obtained; but the full term of said apprenticeship must be served directly in connection with the press.

Sec. 9. Each newspaper office shall be allowed one apprentice to every ten pressmen; but in no case shall the number of apprentices in any newspaper Chapel exceed four. Provided, however, that in newspaper offices where

there are not ten pressmen employed such office shall be entitled to one apprentice.

Sec. 10. Any foreman of pressroom who shall have more than the number of apprentices allowed by the above laws at any one time shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not to exceed $100 for each offense.

Sec. 11. Any chairman of pressroom who shall fail to report any violation of the above laws shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not to exceed $25.

New York City Local No. 51 (Book and Job Pressmen)

Rules:

Article V.-- Sec. 1. In order to provide for proper succession, without unduly infringing on the rights of journeymen, this Union claims the right to regulate the number of apprentices that may be employed.

Sec. 2. To become regularly recognized apprentice the candidate must be indorsed by the Chapel in which he is employed to the Executive Committee, and must agree to abide by such rules and regulations as this Union may make in its Constitution or By-Laws governing apprentices.

Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer after a candidate for apprenticeship has been approved by the Executive Committee and has complied with the foregoing rules, to register his name as an apprentice member, and on the payment of $2 to issue him a special card certifying to his standing as an apprentice. Said card shall only be issued subject to Secs. 2 to 7 of this Article, inclusive, which all apprentices are required to read, and any registered apprentice violating the laws governing apprentices shall, upon conviction, be deprived of his card.

Sec. 4. No person shall be permitted to work on presses as an apprentice without an apprentice card showing that he has been duly registered as an apprentice.

Sec. 5. No apprentice or any person except a journeyman pressman shall be allowed to work at the cutting, making or manufacturing of primary overlays for illustrations.

Sec. 6. The term of an apprentice shall be five years, dating from the time he is first put on the floor. All apprentices shall be registered by the Typothetæ and in the Union by the Executive Committee and card records kept. No apprentice shall be given a card as a journeyman by either the Typothetæ or the Union until the expiration of his fifth year.

Sec. 7. Each office shall be allowed one apprentice to every four pressmen or major fraction thereof; provided, however, that in offices where there are four presses, two journeymen shall be employed; three presses, one journeyman and one apprentice. No one office shall have more than five apprentices. An apprentice may be assigned to do any work which his employer may deem proper, except that he shall not be allowed to cut primary overlays until after the expiration of the fourth year of his apprenticeship. The minimum wages for apprentices shall be as follows: First six months, $14; end of first six months, $15; end of one year, $16; end of two years, $17; end of three years, $18; end of four years, $20; end of five years, $22.

Sec. 8. Any foreman of pressroom who shall have more than the number of apprentices allowed by the above laws at any one time shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not to exceed $100 for each offense.

Sec. 9. Any chairman of pressroom who shall fail to report any violation of the above laws shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not to exceed $25.

STEREOTYPERS AND ELECTROTYPERS' UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, INTERNATIONAL, Constitution:

Sec. 19. It is enjoined upon each subordinate Union to make regulations limiting the number of apprentices to be employed in each office to one for such number of journeymen as to the Union may seem just.

No subordinate Union shall admit to membership any person who has not served an apprenticeship of at least five years.

An apprentice at stereotyping or electrotyping must make application for membership to the Union having jurisdiction over the office in which he serves his apprenticeship.

Where an apprentice has intermittent employment, local Unions shall require affidavit from applicant regarding time of service, such affidavits to be on file and authenticated before favorable action shall be taken on said apprentice's application for membership.

It shall be mandatory upon every chairman of chapel to register apprentices with the secretary of his local union and with the Secretary-Treasurer of the I. S. & E. U., within thirty days after employment.

In the event of such registered apprentice losing his position through no fault of his own (which fact is to be determined by the local within whose jurisdiction he has been employed) he shall be eligible to the first apprentice vacancy occurring to complete his unexpired term of apprenticeship.

Apprentices in any office under the jurisdiction of the International Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Union shall not be permitted to work more than six day or night shifts within one week.

Provided, That the Executive Board shall be authorized to permit an apprentice to work more than six days or nights when in their judgment conditions would warrant the same.

New York City Agreement:

Sec. 5. Any column or job stereotype office employing two or three stereotypers shall be allowed one apprentice; four or six stereotypers, two apprentices; nine or more stereotypers, three apprentices.

Apprentices shall serve five years prior to their majority, three years of which they shall serve on the floor at general work and the two remaining years at practical stereotyping.

VI. WOOD WORKING AND FURNITURE.

BOX MAKERS AND SAWYERS OF AMERICA, UNITED ORDER OF.

New York City Local No. 4- Agreement:

Art. 5. The party of the first part shall be allowed one apprentice for each shop, said apprentice shall serve the term of one year and shall receive $1.50 per day. No one shall be accepted as an apprentice who is under the age of 16, or over 19 years. Apprentice shall be obliged to carry the current working card of the Union.

By-Laws:

BRUSH MAKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION.

Art. II. Sec. 12. That an apprentice must serve four (4) years at the trade, or one (1) year at a branch. He must be at least sixteen (16) years of age when beginning and must carry the Apprenticeship Card of the B. I. U.

COOPERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA.

Constitution:

Sec. 111. No member of any local shall take an apprentice without the consent of his local, and in no case shall he be allowed to take an apprentice under 16 years of age; and no more than one apprentice for every ten hand coopers shall be allowed, said apprentice to serve his time of three years at the bench, the local to decide what wages he shall receive while serving his apprenticeship.

Sec. 112. Proofs of all apprentices learning the coopers' trade must be attested to by the proper officers of the local union under whose jurisdiction they may have served the whole or part of their time.

Sec. 113. The Recording Secretary of each local shall keep a complete list of all apprentices serving in his jurisdiction, and in case an apprentice quits or is discharged from the shop, the local union shall give him a card or certificate with its seal attached, showing the time he has served under its jurisdiction.

PIANO, ORGAN AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF

Constitution:

AMERICA.

Art. XXI.-Sec. 1. All persons desiring to become members of this organization must be not less than 18 years of age and have served at least three years at the piano, organ or musical instrument industry. The secretary

of the shop shall keep a complete list of all apprentices serving under his jurisdiction. But this shall not be construed so as to prohibit the acceptance of any competent mechanics formerly employed in an allied industry, the members employed in the department where the candidate secures work to be the judges of his competency.

Sec. 2. In case an apprentice quits or is discharged from a shop, the union shall give him a card or certificate, with the seal of the union attached, showing the time said apprentice has served under their jurisdiction.

Sec. 3. Local unions shall have power to stipulate the number of apprentices under their respective jurisdictions. Local unions shall submit their apprentice laws, for approval, by the International Executive Board.

Sec. 4. Manufacturers who do not employ at least one journeyman for his full time shall not be allowed an apprentice.

Sec. 5. All local unions adopting apprentice laws shall be required to file a copy of such law with the International President, signed by three officers of the local union.

$10.00 per

UPHOLSTERERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA. New York City Local No. 70 (Carpet Upholsterers) — Agreement: Second. The wages of the apprentices shall be as follows: week for the first year; $12.00 per week for the second year; $15.00 per week for the third year, and $18.00 per week for the fourth year - - to be paid weekly. After which they shall receive the minimum rate, $24.00 per week, as per first clause of this agreement.

Sixth.- One (1) apprentice shall be allowed to every ten (10) Journeymen

Carpet Upholsterers in ratio to number employed during the period of this agreement. All apprentices shall be required to serve four (4) years at the trade before graduating as a journeyman of the craft.

WOOD CARVERS' ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA, INTERNATIONAL

Constitution:

Art. XI.-Sec. 1. Firms employing on an average during the year five (5) men, shall be entitled to one (1) apprentice; those employing on an average ten (10) men, to two (2) apprentices; those employing on an average fifteen (15) men, to three (3) apprentices, and for each additional twenty-five (25) men there shall be allowed one (1) more apprentice. They must be registered in the book of the local association kept for that purpose, the apprenticeship to cease four (4) years from date of entering the trade.

Sec. 2. Should any registered apprentice, after having served two (2) years at the trade, be out of employment through trade failure or retirement of his employer, the local association shall endeavor to place him in such shop as they deem most advisable.

Sec. 3. Any person working at the trade as an apprentice or otherwise, for a time which in a total shall make four (4) years, provided he shall have reached the age of eighteen (18), shall not be allowed to work in any union shop as an improver, but shall take his chance of improving as a journeyman.

Sec. 4. No registered apprentice is allowed to leave a firm after the first year of apprenticeship and continue at the trade without the consent of the employer and the local association, unless it be proven that the firm is not giving him the proper instruction and opportunities to become a competent workman, or is not paying the required wages. When found necessary by a local branch, they may be called out on a strike.

Sec. 5. Registered apprentices shall be allowed the use of the library and any helps to advancement in possession of the local branch and the kind assistance and supervision of its members.

Sec. 6. Upon payment of the quarterly per capita tax and one-half of each death assessment when levied, registered apprentices will be entitled to the following benefits: One-half of the amount of insurance paid for loss of tools by fire or unavoidable accident, one-half of the amount paid to single members when on strike, and fifty dollars to beneficiaries in case of death. New York City Local·

Agreement:

Seventh. One apprentice shall be allowed to every firm employing from one (1) to five (5) carvers; two (2) apprentices to every firm employing from five (5) to ten (10) carvers; three (3) apprentices to every firm employing from ten (10) to fifteen (15) carvers or more; three (3) apprentices being the limit in any shop. All apprentices shall serve four (4) years and shall receive work and proper instructions during their term in all the branches of wood carving.

WOOD WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF AMERICA, AMALGAMATED. Constitution:

Sec. 70. Apprentices over sixteen years of age and under nineteen years of age may become honorary members. They shall pay the same dues and be