SEC. 3. Any employer, overseer, superintendent, or other agent of Penalty. any such employer who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall, upon conviction thereof be fined for each offense in a sum not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars.

ACTS OF 1903.

CHAPTER 135.-Night work of children in bakeries.

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Penalty.

SECTION 9. No employer shall require, permit or suffer any person Night work under sixteen years of age to work in his bake shop between the hours forbidden. of eight o'clock in the evening and five o'clock in the morning. SEC. 10. Any person who violates the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined not less than twentyfive nor more than fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than ten days for the first offense; and shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars and imprisoned not less than ten nor more than thirty days for each offense after the first.

ACTS OF 1905.

CHAPTER 162.-Employment of children.

School attend

SECTION 1. All parents, guardians and other persons in this State having or who may hereafter have immediate custody of any child ance required. from eight to fifteen years of age shall cause such child to attend the public schools of the district in which the child resides for the full time in which such school may be in session, or private school for the same time, unless the child is physically or mentally unable to attend, has already attained a reasonable proficiency in the branches required by law to be taught in the first eight grades of public schools in this State or provided by the course of study of the said school, is otherwise being furnished with the same education, or has been excused from such attendance for some other sufficient reason by the superintendent of the schools of the district in which the child resides, if there be such a superintendent, or, in all other cases, by the county superintendent of common schools.

time.

Certificates.

SEC. 2. No child under the age of fifteen years shall be employed in Employ ment any manufacturing, mechanical or other mercantile establishment, or during school by any telegraph or telephone company, or by any other corporation in this State during the time in which the public schools of the district in which such child resides are in session, unless the said child shall present a certificate from a school superintendent, as provided for in section one of this act, excusing the said child from attendance in the public schools and setting forth the reason for such excuse, the residence and age of the child, and the time for which such excuse is given. Every owner, superintendent, or overseer of any establishment, corporation or company employing any such child shall keep such certificate on file so long as such child is employed by him or her. The form of said certificate shall be furnished by the superintendent of public instruction.

SEC. 3. Any person violating the provisions of the two preceding sections shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars. Attendance officers shall make complaint for violations of the provisions of this act to a justice of the peace or to the judge of the superior court. SEC. 4. *

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Penalty.

*The attendance officer shall be vested with police Enforcement. powers, the authority to make arrests and serve all legal processes contemplated by this act, and shall have authority to enter all stores, mills, shops or other places in which children may be employed, for the purpose of making such investigations as may be necessary to the enforcement of this act. * * *

Messenger serv

ice.

labor.

ACTS OF 1907.

CHAPTER 128.-Employment of children-Age limit.

SECTION 1. No person under the age of nineteen years shall be employed as a public messenger by any person, telegraph company, telephone company, or messenger company in any city of the first class in this State, nor shall any child of either sex under the age of Factory, etc., fourteen years be hired out to labor in any factory, mill, workshop, or store at any time: Provided, That any superior court judge may issue a permit for the employment of any child between the ages of twelve and fourteen years at any occupation, not in his judgment, dangerous or injurious to the health or morals of such child, upon evidence satisfactory to him, that the labor of such child is necessary for its support or for the assistance of any parent: And, provided, further, That the judge of the juvenile court may issue permits for the employment of any male child over fourteen years of age, as messenger by telegraph, telephone and messenger companies subject to such limitations and conditions as may be imposed by said court. All permits herein provided for shall be issued for a definite time and shall be revocable at the discretion of the judge by whom issued.

Violations.

School attendance required.

Employment.

Certificates.

Violations.

SEC. 2. Any employer, or any overseer, superintendent, or agent of such person, telegraph company, telephone company or messenger company who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined for each offense not less than ten dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

CHAPTER 231.-Employment of children-School attendance.

SECTION 1. All parents, guardians and other persons in this State having or who may hereafter have immediate custody of any child between eight and fifteen years of age shall cause such child to attend the public schools of the district in which the child resides for the full time which such school may be in session, or shall attend a private school for the same time, unless the child is physically or mentally unable to attend school, has already attained a reasonable proficiency in the branches required by law to be taught in the first eight grades of public schools of this State as provided by the course of study of the said school, is otherwise being furnished with the same education, or has been excused from such attendance for some other sufficient reason, by the superintendent of the schools of the district in which the child resides, if there be such a superintendent, and, in all other cases, by the county superintendent of common schools. Proof of absence from public school or approved private school shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.

SEC. 2. No child under the age of fifteen years shall be employed for any person by any corporation, person or association of persons in this State during the hours which the public schools of the district in which such child resides are in session, unless the said child shall present a certificate from a school superintendent, as provided for in section one of this act, excusing the said child from attendance in the public schools and setting forth the reason for such excuse, the residence and age of the child, and the time for which such excuse is given. Every owner, superintendent, or overseer of any establishment, corporation, company or person employing any such child shall keep such certificate on file so long as such child is employed by him, her or it. The form of said certificate shall be furnished by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Proof that any child under fifteen years of age is employed during any part of the period in which public schools of the district are in session, shall be deemed prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.

SEC. 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of either of the two preceding sections shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars. Attendance officers shall make complaint for violation of the provisions of this act, to a justice of the peace or to a judge of the superior court.

WEST VIRGINIA.

CODE-EDITION OF 1899.

CHAPTER 66.-Earnings of married women.

Earnings sepa

SECTION 12. The earnings of a married woman, or any and all property, real and personal, purchased by her with the proceeds of such rate property. earnings, shall in all cases be her sole and separate property, and shall not be subject to the control or disposal of her husband nor liable for his debts. And the separate personal property of every married woman shall be liable to the payment of her debts contracted during the coverture, as well after the coverture is terminated as during its continuance.

APPENDIX.

Employment of women and children in mines.

(Page 1053.)

SECTION 13. No boy under twelve years of age, nor female person of Employment any age, shall be permitted to work in any coal mine, and in all cases of prohibited. doubt, the parents or guardians of such boys shall furnish affidavits of

their ages.

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SEC. 17. The operator or agent of any coal mine, who shall willfully Penalty. neglect or refuse to perform the duties required of him by any section of this act, or who shall violate any of the provisions hereof, and any person who shall neglect or refuse to perform the duties required of him * * * thirteen * * by sections * or who shall violate any of the provisions thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars; in default of payment of such fine and costs for the space of ten days, the defendant may in the discretion of the court, be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding three months.

SEC. 18. The provisions of this act shall apply only to coal mines in Application of which ten or more persons are employed in a period of twenty-four law. hours.

Employment of children.

(Act, page 1055, as amended by chapter 75, Acts of 1905.)

SECTION 1. No minor, male or female, under the age of twelve years Age limit. shall be employed for wages or otherwise in any mine, factory, workshop, mercantile or manufacturing establishment where goods or wares are made or sold, and no such minor under the age of fourteen years shall be employed during the free school term of the district in which such child resides: Provided, however, That this section shall not be construed to

time.

school

apply if such employment will not interfere with the regular attendance, Employment at the school of such minor. And in all cases of minors applying for tig work it shall be the duty of the manager, superintendent, foreman or operator, to see that the provisions of this section are complied with. SEC. 2. Any manager, superintendent, foreman or operator in any Penalty. mine, factory, workshop, mercantile or manufacturing establishment, and parents and guardians, allowing any child to work in violation of section one of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty dollars for each and every offense.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney to enforce the provisions of this act, and to prosecute the violations of the same before any magistrate or court of competent jurisdiction in this State, and it shall be the duty of the commissioner of labor to report all violations of this act to the prosecuting atttorney.

Enforcement.

Acrobatic, im

pations.

ACTS OF 1901.

CHAPTER 14.-Certain employments of children forbidden.

SECTION 2. Any person having the care, custody, or control of any moral, etc., occu- minor child under the age of fifteen years, who shall in any manner sell, apprentice, give away, or otherwise dispose of such child, or any person who shall take, receive or employ such child for the vocation or occupation of rope or wire walking or as an acrobat, gymnast, contortionist or rider, and any person who, having the care, custody, or control of any minor child whatsoever, shall sell, apprentice, give away or otherwise dispose of such child, or who shall take, receive or employ such child for any obscene, indecent or illegal exhibition or vocation, or any vocation injurious to the health, or dangerous to the life or limb, of such child engaged therein, or for the purpose of prostitution, and any person who shall retain, harbor, or employ any minor child in or about any assignation house or brothel, or any place where any obscene, indecent or illegal, exhibition takes place, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, for each offense.

cupations.

Mendicant oc- SEC. 3. Any person having the care, custody, or control, lawful or unlawful, of any minor child under the age of eighteen years, who shall use such minor, or apprentice, give away, let out, hire or otherwise dispose of, such minor child to any person, for the purpose of singing, playing on musical instruments, begging or for any mendicant business whatsoever in the streets, roads, or other highways of this State, and whosoever shall take, receive, hire, employ, use or have in custody, any minor for the vocation, occupation, calling, service or purpose of singing, playing upon musical instruments or begging upon the streets, roads or other highways of this State, or for any mendicant business whatever shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

Employ ment n saloons, etc.

Safety

ances.

appli

SEC. 4. Any person having the care, custody, or control of any minor child under the age of fifteen years, who shall in any manner sell, apprentice, give away or permit such child to sing, dance, act, or in any manner exhibit it in any dance house, concert saloon, theater or place of entertainment where wines or spirituous or malt liquors are sold or given away, or with which any place for the sale of wines or spirituous or malt liquors is directly or indirectly connected by any passageway or entrance, and any proprietor of any dance house whatever, or any such concert saloon, theater, or place of entertainment, so employing any such child, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.

CHAPTER 19.-Employment of women in factories.

SECTION 1. In all manufacturing, mechanical and other establishments, in this State, where the machinery, belting, shafting, gearing, drums and elevators, are so arranged and placed as to be dangerous to persons employed therein, while engaged in their ordinary duties, shall be safely and securely guarded when possible, and if not possible, the notices of the danger shall be conspicuously posted in such establishCleaning mov-ments, and no minor or female of any age shall be permitted to clean any ing machinery. of the mill gearing or machinery in such establishments while the same is in motion.

Toilet rooms.

Seats.

SEC. 3. In every factory, workshop or establishment, in this State, where females are employed, where unclean work of any kind has to be performed, suitable places shall be provided for such females to wash and to change clothing, and stairs in use by females shall, in all such establishments, be properly screened, and separate water-closets shall be provided for the use of employees of either sex, in all manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile and other establishments in this State where persons of both sexes are employed.

SEC. 4. In every manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile and other establishments, in this State, wherein females are employed, there shall be provided, and conveniently located, seats sufficient to com

fortably seat such females; and during such times as such females are not necessarily required by their duties to be upon their feet, they shall be allowed to occupy the seats provided.

SEC. 5. And all establishments, to which this act applies, must be Sanitation. kept in a clean condition; the sanitary and hygienic regulations shall be such as will not endanger or be injurious to the lives or health of the employees employed therein.

SEC. 6. Any person or persons, firm or corporation of any manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile or other establishments, business or calling, in this State, to which this act applies, who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and in default of payment of such fine shall be imprisoned until such fine and costs are fully paid.

Penalty.

SEC. 7. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of labor or his Enforcement. assistant to enforce the provisions of this act, and to prosecute all violations of the same before any magistrate or court of competent jurisdiction in this State.

WISCONSIN.

ANNOTATED STATUTES OF 1898.

Unlawful employment of children.

SECTION 439ca. Any truant officer within this State shall have power Enforcement of to visit factories, workshops, mercantile establishments and other laws. places of employment in their respective localities and ascertain whether any minors are employed therein contrary to law. They may require that the age and school certificates and lists of minors who are employed in such factories, workshops, mercantile establishments and other places of employment, shall be produced for their inspection, and they shall report all cases of such illegal employment to the school authorities of their respective cities, towns, villages or districts and to the commissioner of labor, State factory inspector or any assistant factory inspector. Such truant officer shall receive no compensation from the State for performing such services.

Employment of women-Inspection of factories, etc.

SECTION 1636-31. Every factory, mill, or workshop, mercantile or mechanical establishment or other building where eight or more persons are employed, shall be provided within reasonable access, with a sufficient number of water-closets, earth closets, or privies for the reasonable use of the persons employed therein, and whenever male and female persons are employed as aforesaid together, water-closets, earth closets or privies separate and apart, shall be provided for the use of each sex, and plainly so designated, and no person shall be allowed to use such closet or privy assigned to the other sex. Such closet shall be properly inclosed and ventilated and at all times kept in a clean and good sanitary condition. When the number employed is more than twenty of either sex, there shall be provided an additional closet for such sex up to the number of forty, and above that number in the same ratio. The commissioner of labor or any factory inspector may require such changes in the placing of such closets as he may deem necessary and may require other changes which may serve the best interest of morals and sanitation.

Water-closets,

etc.

SEC. 1636-32. In factories, mills or workshops, mercantile or mechan- Dressing ical establishments or other places where the labor performed by the rooms. operator is of such a character that it becomes desirable or necessary to change the clothing, wholly or in part, before leaving the building at the close of the day's work, separate dressing rooms shall be provided for females whenever so required by the commissioner of labor or any factory inspector. It shall be the duty of every occupant, whether owner or lessee of any such premises used as specified by this act, to 27295-No. 73-08-11