The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-07-09 00:00:00

AG RICULTU RAI. MIPLOYMENT.

An important Bill on this subject has been intro-
duoed by Lord Portman. The main provisions are
In this ot the term " agriculture" includes the
tending of cattle°, sheep en • farm, the oaring, driving,
or Leading of hams en a form, the keeping os. of birds
from crops, and every other occupationlsndental to the
cultivation or mausgement of • farm. The term
" parent" includes guardian or puma having the
custody of or control over any porno.
Prom and after the 314 Deeember, 1657, no boy under
the age of net yeses, or girl tuner the age of 13 years,
shall be employed In sericulture for hire.
In saeh minty the justices of the pesos in Quarter
Sessions assenibled, shall from thin to time make bye
laws with respect to boys of the ay of eight years, and
under the alp if 13 years, employed in agriculture for
hire requiring their attendance at • proper school as •
condition of such employment, and shall thereby pre.
scribe the mode of proof of such attendance, and provide
for the allowance and proof of such aloes« (if any) for
nonattendaece, as to the justices seem fit, subject to
the fellowieg provinces :-
1. The neeimum amount of school attendance to be
required in each ease shall be for the ball year ending
the 31st larch 400 home, and for the other hell year
300 hours.
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2. All such hours shall be between 8 of the clock in
the morning and 8 of the clock in the evening.
3. Attendance of leas than two hours and a half on
one day shall not be reckoned.
5. Attendance of more than five hours on one day
shall not be reckoned for mom than Ave hours.
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A ct, it shall
By. laws shall be submitted to the Secretary of State
for approval and published in the Landon Gastric and
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not be lawful for justices to make bye laws that
oolwmitrundingneempaprytiumin.the county.
Notwithstanding
would have the effect of preventing the employment of
soy boy in agriculture before the Ist January, 1868, or
before the expiration of six months from the publica-
tion of such bye laws in the Lamina Gazette.
If any person is employed in contravention of this '
Act, the employer of such person shall be deemed guilty
of an offence against this Act, and shall be liable, on
summary conviction thereof, to a penalty not ex.
oeeding no.
The parent or person haring any benefit from the
wages of the person unlawfully employed shall also be
deemed guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall
be liable, on sumniary conviction thereof, to. penalty not
exceeding ClO, unless it is shown that such employ.
meat was without the consent, connivance, or wilful
default of such parent or person.
Employment in contravention of a bye law under
this Act shall be deemed employment in contravention
of this Act.
Any justice of the peace, guardian, overseer, con-
stable, or peace offieer, may at any time, in order to
awry into effect the provisions of this Act, enter any
field, farm, or place, where he haa reasonable groundh
for supposing that any person is to be found employed in coatraventioe of this Act, and any person obstructing
or impeding liable to a penalty not exceeding 110.
Every such justice, ke., shall, if required, state in writings the grounds on which he haa entered such
field, i
Where any boy apparently under the age of 13 years,
or any girl apparently under the age of 18 years, is
found emploTed in agriculture, any Pasties of the
penes, guardian, overseer, constable, or peace officer,
may require the employer, or person suporintend:c
such employment, to state the age of such boy or girl,
and the name and residence of such boy or girls
of his or her parents. and of the employer or puma
superintending snob ensoynsent, sac aslY Pawn on
Wing 604211 ired (without reasonable exams. Proof
whereof he on Ms mowed) fails to make
such statement, or casks. a. incorrect stateensat in
relation Aare* awe person shell be liable to e
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