tionist, rider, or acrobat, or for or in any obscene, indecent, or immoral purpose, exhibition, or practice, or for or in any business, exhibition, or vocation injurious to the health or dangerous to the life or limbs of such child, or causes, or procures, or encourages, any such child to engage therein, or causes or permits any such child to suffer, or inflicts upon it, unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering, or willfully causes or permits the life of any such child to be endangered, or its health to be injured, or such child to be placed in such situation that its life may be endangered, or its health injured, or has in custody any such child for any of the purposes aforesaid, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Dangerous em SEC. 6986-1. No child under the age of sixteen years, shall be employed by any person, firm or corporation in this State, at employment ployments. whereby its life or limb is endangered, or its health is likely to be injured, or its morals may be depraved by such employment. SEC. 6986-2. Any person, firm or corporation in this State who will- Penalty. fully causes or permits the life or limb of any child under the age of sixteen years to be endangered, or its health to be injured, or its morals to become depraved, from and while actually in their employ, or who willfully permits such child to be placed in such a position or to engage in such employment that its life or limb is in danger, or its health likely to be injured, or its morals likely to be impaired by such position or employment, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than ten ($10) dollars nor more than fifty ($50) dollars, or imprisonment not less than thirty nor more than ninety days for each and every offense. SEC. 6986-3. It shall be the duty of the State inspector of workshops Enforcement. and factories to enforce the provisions of this act. Employment of children. Certificates. SECTION 6986-7 (as amended by act, page 598, Acts of 1902, and act, Age limit. page 321, Acts of 1904). No child under the age of fourteen years shall be employed in any factory, workshop, mercantile or other establishment, directly or indirectly at any time, nor be employed as messenger or driver therefor; and no child under [said] the age shall be employed in any other manner, whether it be for compensation or otherwise, when the public schools in which district such child resides are in session. Every person, company or corporation, or agent having charge of or the management of such factory, workshop, mercantile or other estabment employing any child over fourteen years and under sixteen years of age, shall exact the age and schooling certificate prescribed in section 4022-2 as a condition of employment, and shall keep the same on file, and shall upon the request of the chief or district inspector of workshops and factories produce said certificates for inspection; but no person authorized as aforesaid shall approve such certificates for any child under sixteen years of age then in or about to enter his own employment or the employment of a firm, company or corporation of which he is a member, officer, or employee. An age and schooling certificate shall not be approved unless satisfactory evidence is furnished by the last school census, the certificate of birth or baptism, or in some such manner, that said child is of the age required as aforesaid; failure to produce to an inspector of workshops and factories an age and schooling certificate, as aforesaid required, shall be prima facie evidence of the illegal employment of any person whose age and schooling certificate is not produced. In case of doubt of the physical fitness of such minor, the inspector shall require a certificate signed by a medical officer of the board of health, certifying that such child is in sound health and physically able to perform the work he is required to do. SEC. 6986-8 (as amended by act, page 598, Acts of 1902, and act, Register. page 321, Acts of 1904). It shall be the duty of every person employ-. ing minors under the age of eighteen years to keep a register in which shall be recorded the name, birthplace, age and place of residence of every minor employed by him under the age of eighteen years. No Night work. boy under sixteen years of age and no girl under eighteen years of age, shall be employed at any work at night time later than seven o'clock in the evening nor earlier than six o'clock in the morning, and no minor under eighteen years of age shall be employed in any of the places named in section 6986-7 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio for a Hours of labor. fonger period than ten hours in one day, nor more than fifty-five hours in one week; and every such minor under eighteen years of age shall be entitled to no less than thirty minutes for mealtime at noon, but such mealtime shall not be included as part of the work hours of the day; and every employer shall post in a conspicuous place in every room where such minors are employed a printed notice stating the maximum number of work hours required in one week, and in each day of the week from such minors; such printed notice to be furnished by the chief inspector of workshops and factories, and approved by the attorney-general. Penalty. Dangerous, SEC. 6986-9 (as amended by act, page 321, Acts of 1904). Any person, firm or corporation who shall employ any minor contrary to the provisions of this act, or who shall violate any of the provisions thereof, shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, and upon failure or refusal of any such person, firm or corporation to pay said fine or costs according to the order of the court, then such person, firm or corporation shall be imprisoned in the county jail until such fine is paid. OKLAHOMA. CONSTITUTION OF 1907. ARTICLE 23.-Employment of children. SECTION 3. The employment of children, under the age of fifteen etc., occupations. years, in any occupation, injurious to health or morals or especially hazardous to life or limb, is hereby prohibited. Earnings sep SEC. 4. Boys under the age of sixteen years, and women and girls, shall not be employed, underground, in the operation of mines; * * * STATUTES OF 1893. Hours of labor of women and children. PARAGRAPH 2550. Every owner, stockholder, overseer, employer, clerk or foreman, of any manufactory, workshop, or other place used for mechanical or manufacturing purposes, who, having control, shall compel any woman or any child under eighteen years of age, or permit any child under fourteen years of age, to labor in any day exceeding ten hours, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred and not less than ten dollars. Second. The earnings of the wife are not liable for the debts of arate property. the husband, Payment to minors when. * * CHAPTER 59.-Earnings of minors. PARAGRAPH 3562. The wages of a minor employed in service may valid, be paid to him or her until the parent or guardian entitled thereto gives the employer notice that he claims such wages. OREGON. ANNOTATED CODES AND STATUTES-1902. Earnings of married women. arate property. SECTION 31. A wife may receive the wages of her personal labor, Earnings sepand maintain an action therefor in her own name, and hold the same in her own right, * * * as if unmarried. ACTS OF 1903. Employment of children. . (Act, page 79, as amended by chapter 208, Acts of 1905.) SECTION 2. No child under fourteen years of age shall be employed Age limit. in any factory, store, workshop, in or about any mine, or in the telegraph, telephone, or public messenger service. school School attend SEC. 3. No child under the age of fourteen years shall be employed Employment in any work, or labor of any form, for wages or other compensation to during whomsoever payable, during the hours when the public schools of the hours. town, district, or city in which he or she resides are in session. SEC. 4. Attendance at school shall be compulsory upon all children between the ages of eight and fourteen years in all cities, towns and ance required. villages of the State of Oregon during the whole of the school term in the city, town or village in which the child resides, and upon all children in such city, towns, and villages between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years who are not employed in some lawful work. Hours of labor. SEC. 5. No child under sixteen years of age shall be employed at any work before the hour of seven in the morning, or after the hour of six at night, nor employed for longer than ten hours for any one day, Night work. nor more than six days in any one week; and every such child, under sixteen years of age, shall be entitled to not less than thirty minutes for mealtime at noon, but such mealtime shall not be included as part of the work hours of the day; and every employer shall post in a conspicuous place where such miners are employed, a printed notice stating the maximum work hours required in one week, and in every day of the week, from such minors. The limitation of the hours of labor is a valid exercise of the legislative power. 86 Pac. Rep. 881. SEC. 6. No child under sixteen years of age shall be employed, per- Certificates. mitted or suffered to work in any employment enumerated in section 2 unless the person or corporation employing him procures and keeps on file and accessible to the school authorities of the district where such child resides, and to the police and board of inspectors of child labor an age and schooling certificate as hereinafter prescribed, and keep a complete list of all such children employed therein. sue. SEC. 7. An age and schooling certificate shall be executed, issued Who may isand approved only by the superintendent of schools, or by a person authorized by him in writing or, where there is no superintendent of schools, by a person authorized by the board of school directors: Provided, That no member of a board of school directors or other person authorized as aforesaid shall have authority to approve such certificate for any child then in or about to enter his own employment, or the employment of a firm or corporation of which he is a member, officer or employee. The person approving the certificate shall have authority to administer the oath provided for therein, but no fees shall be charged therefor. SEC. 8. An age and schooling certificate shall not be approved Proof of age. unless satisfactory evidence is furnished by the last school census, the duly attested transcript of the certificate of birth or baptism of such child or other religious record, or the register of birth of such child with a town or city clerk, that such child is of the age stated in the certificate. 27295-No. 73-08-9 Forms. SEC. 9. The age and schooling certificate of a child under sixteen years of age shall not be executed, approved and signed until he presents to the person authorized to execute, approve and sign the same an employment ticket issued by the board of child labor inspectors duly filled out and signed as hereinafter prescribed. A duplicate of each age and schooling certificate shall be filled out and kept on file by the board of school directors. Any explanatory matter may be printed with such certificate, in the discretion of the board of school directors or superintendent of schools. The employment ticket and the age and schooling certificate shall be separately printed, and shall be filled out, signed, and held or surrendered, as indicated in the following form: EMPLOYMENT TICKET. When (name of child) height, (feet and inches) complexion, (fair or dark,) hair, schooling certificate duly signed, (nature of occupation.) (Signature of intending employer or agent.) (Town or city and date.) Evidence. AGE AND SCHOOLING CERTIFICATE. This certifies that I am the (father, mother, guardian, or custodian) of (name of child) and that (he or she) was born at (name of town or city) in the county of (name of county, if known) and State (or country) of on the (day and year of birth) and is now (number of years and months) -old. (Signature of father, mother, guardian, or custodian.) (Town or city and date.) Then personally appeared before me the above-named (name of person signing) and made oath that the foregoing certificate by (him or her) signed is true to the best of (his or her) knowledge and belief. I hereby approve the foregoing certificate of (name of child) height, (feet and inches) eyes, (color) complexion, (clear or dark,) hair (color,) having no sufficient reason to doubt that (he or she) is of the age therein certified. I hereby certify that (he or she) can read at sight and (can or can not) write legibly simple sentences in the English language, and that (he or she) has reached the normal development of a child of (his or her) age, and is in sound health and is physically able to perform the work which (he or she) intends to do, and that (he or she) has regularly attended the public schools or a school equivalent thereto, for not less than 160 days during the school year previous to arriving at the age of fourteen years, or during the year previous to applying for such school record, and has received during such period instruction in reading, spelling, writing, English grammar, and geography, and is familiar with the fundamental operations of arithmetic to and including fractions. This certificate belongs to (name of child in whose behalf it is drawn) and is to be surrendered (to him or her) whenever (he or she) leaves the service of the corporation or employer holding the same; but if not claimed by said child within thirty days from such time it shall be returned to the superintendent of schools, or, where there is no superintendent of schools, to the school committee. (Signature of person authorized to approve and sign, with official character or authority.) (Town or city and date.) SEC. 10. A failure to produce to the school authorities of the district where such child resides and to the police and to the board of inspectors of child labor any age and schooling certificate or list required by this act shall be prima facie evidence of the illegal employment of any person whose age and schooling certificate is not produced or whose name is not so listed. Any corporation or employer retaining any age and schooling certificate in violation of section 5 of this act shall be fined ten dollars. Every person authorized to sign the certificate prescribed by section 5 of this act who knowingly certifies to any materially false statement therein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than five dollars and not more than fifty dollars. The board of inspectors of child labor or any one or more of them or anyone authorized by such board in writing may visit the factories, workshops, and mercantile establishments in their several towns and cities and ascertain whether any minors are employed therein contrary to the provisions of this act, and they shall report any cases of such illegal employment to the proper school authorities and to the district attorney of the county. The board of inspectors of child labor may require that the age and schooling certificates and lists provided for [by] this act, of minors employed in such factories, workshops, or mercantile establishments, shall be produced for their inspection. Complaints for offenses under this act shall be brought by the board of inspectors of child labor to the attention of the proper district attorney and offenses hereunder shall be prosecuted by such district attorney. SEC. 11. Any person or corporation who shall employ a minor con- Penalty. trary to the provisions of this act, or who shall violate any of the provisions thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not less [than] $10 nor more than $25 for the first offense, nor less than $25 nor more than $50 for the second offense, and be imprisoned for not less than ten nor more than thirty days for the third and each succeeding offense. SEC. 12. Any parent or guardian who shall violate any of the pro- Same subject. visions of this act or allow any child under their custody or control to be employed contrary to the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall [be] fined not less than five dollars and not more than twenty-five dollars. SEC. 13. The board of inspectors of child labor may in its discretion Employment allow children between the ages of twelve and fourteen to be employed during vacation. in any suitable work during any school vacation extending over a term of two weeks and may issue permits therefor. It shall be the duty of such board to exercise careful discretion as to the character of such employment and its effect on the physical and moral well-being of the child. SEC. 14. The board of inspectors of child labor of the State of Oregon, Inspectors. heretofore appointed such board under the provisions of the act of which this is amendatory, are hereby appointed a board of inspectors of child labor of the State of Oregon, and shall serve without compensation. The term for which such inspectors shall serve shall be one, two, three, four, and five years, respectively, from the time of their original appointment, the terms to remain as already determined by lot under said original act, and upon the expiration of the term of any one of said inspectors the governor shall appoint his or her successor to serve for a term of five years. Appointments shall be so made that three at least of said inspectors shall always be women. Hours of labor of women-Seats. (Act, page 148, as amended by chapter 200, Acts of 1907.) SECTION 1. No female shall be employed in any manufacturing, Ten hours mechanical or mercantile establishment, laundry, hotel or restaurant day's work. in this State more than ten hours during any one day. The hours of work may be so arranged as to permit the employment of females at any time so that they shall not work more than ten hours during the twenty-four hours of any one day: Provided, That females may be employed in retail stores to work not to exceed twelve hours in any one day for one week immediately preceding Christmas day. The provisions of this section are constitutional. 85 Pac. Rep. 855. Seats to be SEC. 2. Every employer in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment, laundry, hotel or restaurant, or other establish- provided. ment employing any female, shall provide suitable seats for all female employees, and shall permit them to use such seats when they are not engaged in the active duties of their employment. |