Commissioner of Labor & Industries v. Downey

This petition for a writ of mandamus is brought to enforce the provisions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 41, § 111, as amended by St. 1932, c. 109. The duty to enforce that statute is cast upon the petitioner. The provisions of that section, so far as here material, are- in these words: “In any city which accepted said chapter the city council may determine that a vacation of two weeks without loss *433of pay shall be granted to every person regularly employed by such city as a common laborer, skilled laborer, mechanic or craftsman. If such vacations are authorized, they shall be granted by the heads of…