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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)

eyes, (color)
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presents an age and
I intend to employ (him or her) at
(Signature of

(Town or city and date.)

height, (feet and inches) complexion, (fair or dark,) hair, schooling certificate duly signed, (nature of occupation.) intending employer or agent.)

AGE AND SCHOOLING CERTIFICATE.

This certifies that I am the (father, mother, guardian, or custodian) of (name of child)

(name of town or city)

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- and is now (number of years and months) (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 contrary 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.・

Penalty.

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-Scats.

(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.

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The provisions of this section are constitutional. 85 Pae. Rep. 855. 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.

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SEC. 3. Any employer who shall require any female to work in any of the places mentioned in section 1 more than the number of hours provided for in this act during any day of twenty-four hours, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to so arrange the work of females in his employ so that they shall not work more than the number of hours provided for in this act during any day of twenty-four hours, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to provide suitable seats, as provided in section 2 of this act, or who shall permit or suffer any overseer, superintendent, or other agent of any such employer to violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined for each offense not less than $25 nor more than $100.

PENNSYLVANIA.

BRIGHTLY'S PURDON'S DIGEST, TWELFTH EDITION-1895.

Employment of children.
(Page 1015.)

SECTION 9. Any person having the care, custody or control, lawcupations for-ful or unlawful, for [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, 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 Commonwealth, and whosoever shall take, receive, hire, employ, use or have in custody, any such minor, for the vocation, occupation, calling, service or purpose of singing, playing upon musical instruments or begging upon the street, roads, or other highways of the Commonwealth, or for any mendicant business whatever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof * * shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

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Employment SEC. 10. Any person having the care, custody or control of any minor in dance houses, 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, in any dance house whatever, or in any 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 upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.

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SEC. 11. Any person having the care, custody or control of any minor etc., employ-child under the age of fifteen years, who shall in any manner sell, apprentice, give away or otherwise dispose of such child, and 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 in any place where any obscene, indecent or illegal exhibition takes place, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace, magistrate or court of record, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.

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SEC. 12. No person, firm or corporation shall employ or permit any minor under the age of fourteen years to have the care, custody, management or operation of any elevator. Any person, firm or cor

poration, employing any minor under the age of fourteen years to operate, manage or otherwise have the care or custody of an elevator, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

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SEC. 14 (as amended by act No. 266, Acts of 1903). No boy under the age of sixteen years, and no woman or girl of any age, shall be employed children in mines. or permitted to be in any mine for the purpose of employment therein; nor shall a boy under the age of fourteen years or a woman or girl of any age, be employed or permitted to be in or about the outside structures or workings of a colliery for the purpose of employment; but it is provided, however, that this prohibition shall not affect the employment of a boy or female, of suitable age, in an office or in the performance of clerical work at a colliery.

SEC. 15. When an employer is in doubt as to the age of any boy or Certificates. youth applying for employment in or about a mine or colliery, he shall demand and receive proof of the said lawful employment age of such boy or youth, by certificate from the parent or guardian, before said boy or youth shall be employed.

SEC. 16. If any person or persons contravene or fail to comply with Violations. the provisions of this act [sections 14 to 16] in respect to the employment of boys, young male persons or females, or if he or they shall connive with or permit others to contravene or fail to comply with said provisions, or if a parent or guardian of a boy or young male person make or give a false certificate of the age of such boy or young male person, or knowingly do or perform any other act for the purpose of securing employment for a boy or young male person under the lawful employment age and in contravention of the provisions of this act, he or they shall be guilty of an offense against this act.

Earnings of married women.

(Page 1301.)

SECTION 39. The separate earnings of any married woman of the Earnings sepState of Pennsylvania, whether said earnings shall be as wages for arate property. labor, salary, property, business or otherwise, shall accrue to and inure to the separate benefit and use of said married woman, and be under the control of such married woman, independently of her husband, and so as not to be subject to any legal claim of such husband, or to the claims of any creditor or creditors of such husband, the same as if such married woman were a feme [femme] sole: * * *

Employment of children about mine machinery.

(Page 1349.)

SECTION 86. A sober and competent person, not under eighteen Breaker engi(18) years of age, shall be engaged to run the breaker engine, and he neers. shall attend to said engine while the machinery is in motion.

SEC. 88. No person under fifteen (15) years of age shall be appointed to oil the machinery, and no person shall oil dangerous parts of such machinery while it is in motion.

Oilers.

neers.

SEC. 155. An engineer placed in charge of an engine whereby persons Hoisting engiare hoisted or lowered in any mine shall be a sober and competent person of not less than twenty-one (21) years of age.

Night work.

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Penalty.

School attendance required.

BRIGHTLY'S DIGEST-1893-1903.

Employment of women and children in bakeries.

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(Page 62.)

SECTION 1. No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be employed in any bakehouse between the hours of nine (9) o'clock at night and five (5) in the morning. Excepted from this rule shall be the time on Sunday for setting the sponges for the night's work following.

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SEC. 13. No minor male or female, or adult woman, shall be employed at labor or detained in any biscuit, bread, pie or cake bakery, pretzel or macaroni establishment, for a longer period than twelve hours in any one day, nor for a longer period than sixty hours in any one week. SEC. 23. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction before any justice of the peace, magistrate, alderman, mayor or burgess, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than fifty ($50) dollars, for a first offense; and not less than fifty ($50) [dollars] nor more than one hundred ($100) dollars, for a second offense, or imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days; and for a third offense, by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars and [not] more than thirty (30) days imprisonment.

Employment of children-School attendance.

(Page 143.)

SECTION 128 (as amended by act No. 237, Acts of 1907). Every parent, guardian, or other person in this Commonwealth having control or charge of a child, or children, between the ages of eight and sixteen years, shall be required to send such child, or children, to a day school in which the common English branches are taught, and such child or children shall attend such school continuously during the entire time in which the public school in their respective districts shall be in session, unless such child or children shall be excused from such attendance by the board of the school district in which the parent, guardian or other person resides, upon the presentation to said board of satisfactory evidence showing such child or children are prevented from attendance upon school or application to study by mental, physical or other urgent reasons. But the term urgent reasons shall be strictly construed, and shall not permit of irregular attendance: Provided, That the school board in each district shall have power, at its June meeting, to reduce the period of compulsory attendance to not less than seventy per centum (70 per centum) of the school term in such district, in which case the board must, at that date, fix the time for compulsory attendance to begin. This act shall not apply to any child between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years, who can read and write the English language intelligently, and is regularly engaged in any useful employment or service. A certificate of age, and ability to read and write the English language intelligently, shall be issued by the superintendent of schools, notary public, justice of the peace, or any other person duly authorized to administer oaths, in cities and boroughs, and by the secretary of the school board in rural districts: Provided, That in case there be no public school in session within two miles, by the nearest traveled road, of any person within the school district, he or she shall not be liable to the provisions of this act: Provided, That this act shall not apply to any child that has been or is being otherwise instructed in English in the common branches of learning, for a like period of time, by any legally qualified governess or private teacher in a family: And provided further, That any teacher or principal of any Employers to private school or educational institution shall report nonattendance, as provided in section five (5) of this act [sec. 132.]: Provided further, That any person employing a child, or children, shall furnish, on or before the third Monday of the school term, and quarterly thereafter, to the superintendent of schools, to the secretary of the board of school directors or controllers of the district in which such child or children

Literates.

furnish lists.

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