in office, after the
expiration of his term of office, until his successor shall be appointed
and qualified. The Factory Inspector is hereby authorized to appoint
from time to time not exceeding sixteen persons to be Deputy Factory
Inspectors, not more than eight of whom shall be women; and he shall
have power to remove the same at any time. The term of office of the
Factory Inspector and of the Assistant Factory Inspector shall be three
years each. Annual salaries shall be paid in equal monthly instalments,
as follows: To the Factory Inspector, three thousand dollars; to the
Assistant Factory Inspector, two thousand five hundred dollars; to each
Deputy Factory Inspector, one thousand two hundred dollars. All
necessary travelling and other expenses incurred by the Factory
Inspector, Assistant Factory Inspector, and the Deputy Factory
Inspectors in the discharge of their duties shall be paid monthly by the
Treasurer upon the warrant of the Comptroller, issued upon proper
vouchers therefor. A sub-office may be opened in the city of New York at
an expense of not more than one thousand five hundred dollars a year.
The reasonable necessary travelling and other expenses of the Deputy
Factory Inspectors while engaged in the performance of their duties
shall be paid upon vouchers approved by the Factory Inspector and
audited by the Comptroller.

Sec. 16. It shall be the duty of the Factory Inspector, and the Assistant
Factory Inspector, and of each of the Deputy Factory Inspectors under
the supervision and direction of the Factory Inspector, to cause this
act to be enforced, and to cause all violators of this act to be
prosecuted; and for that purpose they and each of them are hereby
empowered to visit and inspect at all reasonable hours, and as often as
shall be practicable and necessary, all manufacturing establishments in
this State. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with,
obstruct, or hinder, by force or otherwise, any officer appointed to
enforce the provisions of this act, while in the performance of his or
her duties, or to refuse to properly answer questions asked by such
officer with reference to any of the provisions hereof. The Factory
Inspector may divide the State into districts, and assign one or more
Deputy Factory Inspectors to each district, and transfer them from one
district to another as the best interests of the State may, in his
judgment, require. Any Deputy Factory Inspector may be appointe