text_original: legis  lation directed against such associations had been practically con  tinuous and conspicuously inoperative. In 1823 the Statute book contained from thirty to forty enactments designed to prevent associations either of employei*s or employed.
text_transcription: LEGISLATION DIRECTED AGAINST SUCH ASSOCIATIONS HAD BEEN PRACTICALLY CONTINUOUS AND CONSPICUOUSLY INOPERATIVE IN EIGHTEEN TWENTY THREE THE STATUTE BOOK CONTAINED FROM THIRTY TO FORTY ENACTMENTS DESIGNED TO PREVENT ASSOCIATIONS EITHER OF EMPLOYERS OR EMPLOYED
phonemes: lˈɛɡɪz lˈeɪʃən dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ɐɡˈɛnst sˈʌtʃ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz hɐdbɪn pɹˈæktɪkli kˈɑːn tˈɪnjuːəs ænd kənspˈɪkjuːəsli ɪnˈɑːpɚɹətˌɪv. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ðə stˈætʃuːt bˈʊk kəntˈeɪnd fɹʌm θˈɜːɾi tə fˈɔːɹɾi ɛnˈæktmənts dɪzˈaɪnd tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz ˈiːðɚɹ ʌv ɛmplˈɔɪeɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈɛs ɔːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪd.