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California Proposition 45, Work Schedule Initiative (1914)
| California Proposition 45 | |
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| Election date November 3. 1914 | |
| Topic Business regulation | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 45 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported prohibiting employees from working more than six days or 48 hours per week, except in cases of emergency, and establishing rules regarding working on Sundays. |
A “no” vote opposed prohibiting employees from working more than six days or 48 hours per week, except in cases of emergency, and establishing rules regarding working on Sundays. |
Election results
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California Proposition 45 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 290,679 | 38.83% | ||
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457,890 | 61.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 45 was as follows:
| “ | One Day of Rest in Seven | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative act prohibiting, except in cases of urgent emergency, the working for wages, or requiring or employing any person to work, more than six days or forty-eight hours a week, the keeping open or operating certain places of business or selling property on Sunday: declares Sunday provisions of act inapplicable to works of necessity, or to member of religious society which observes another day as day of worship and who on such day keeps his place of business closed and does not work for gain; declares violation of act misdemeanor and prescribes penalties. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 8 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1914, at least 30,858 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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