Sec. 1. Every contract for or on behalf of the state of Indiana or any of the municipal corporations thereof, for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work in the state of Indiana shall contain provisions by which the contractor agrees:
(a) That in the hiring of employees for the performance of work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, or subcontractor, nor any person acting on behalf of such contractor or subcontractor, shall, by reason of race, religion, color, sex, national origin or ancestry, discriminate against any citizen of the state of Indiana who is qualified and available to perform the work to which the employment relates;
(b) That no contractor, subcontractor, nor any person on his behalf shall, in any manner, discriminate against or intimidate any employee hired for the performance of work under this contract on account of race, religion, color, sex, national origin or ancestry;
(c) That there may be deducted from the amount payable to the contractor by the state of Indiana or by any municipal corporation thereof, under this contract, a penalty of five dollars ($5.00) for each person for each calendar day during which such person was discriminated against or intimidated in violation of the provisions of the contract; and
(d) That this contract may be cancelled or terminated by the state of Indiana or by any municipal corporation thereof, and all money due or to become due hereunder may be forfeited, for a second or any subsequent violation of the terms or conditions of this section of the contract.
Formerly: Acts 1933, c.270, s.1; Acts 1975, P.L.27, SEC.2.