New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-30

They call Rhode Island besighted ars,ocrl'ic,
capitslridden State yet her last years Legislature en-
acted the law given below which timid as it is, is ahead
of any thing have yet been able to secure in our own
State Our laborers will want to know ,rhy we can't
have Ten Hour Law before they choose another Lee
gislature This act takes efecs&morrow;
Az ACT limit the ahor sud % regulate the employment
ofchidreuia factories
Hts cnccte4 ~ ne GescrQi issearbiy rs t0l0rs'
Section l. From and after the first day July next Ia
Dor performed any manufacturing establish nen' ent all
mechanical labor during The period at ten hours IN any
day shall be con.lderrd legal ys work ures' on
ersi,e agreed by the p'rt.s and No MINOR under the
age # twelve years ,ha be employees IN sr about any
manufacturing establishment provided, that the pr'Vis
ions o this section ming the hours of ahOr shall not
ap.lV To ler,oa. employed solely psckog goods IN any
warehouse part ola factory not used t any meuufc-
featuring process for any aDor incident to m'nliAc
turirg process
Sec If any owner Of or employer in any msnufac.
turing estsbl shmeu biz or her agent shall kno gngy
or vii fully employ any minor under the OF twelve years
e. aforesaid the person 0noing shall pay p-ndy OF
twenty dollars tor every such onse, half tprr-of
shall ure to the complainant and tho other half thereof
90 and fr the Of the D-rct school IN The District IN
which such II anufAciurlng establ -hment Is -'ua'ed
SEE g. H,resfer, minor WHO has at nef the aye Of
twelve YEAR, ann under the age Of fifteen years shal bs
employee in any nuisclung establishment more man
eleven hours one day Any Owner ot or employer
H. any manufacturing establishment said, on az ng
~ mt the provisions of this section shall b. liable 10
PENALTY Of twenty dula for every such oen'e and one
II
thereof H. The u.s. h- d for the education ~ he chi
creu IL school in the District which such mtnut4o
turing establishment j. ,iu'ted
Sec From a. al. the first day Of July next if any
uarert or guard shall permit consent to ihe employ
nent e hi. or child I'd under the age Of twelve
wear Ia any u manufacturing establishment or OF ms
1r Ir cld or ward the tge of twelve years and
~ d. p he age Of fifteen for lo ger tune than el-vfn
hours any Gay the person so 'trhd ng shA t'r'e
and py The ~ go for every 81 IA u+us- 20 O4 ap
r. p leo 4. proyd IL thu second ec1op of this ict
Sc . Ii parent guardian shall prrmi or on-t ~
'o the cnp ynett Ia any tuui tcting sa1'-hm-nt OF
Ii. or her child or ward under tho of hen y~ars
before o. clock the morning or Of his or her cnld or
uart uu.er he ago 81 teen years after O'Clock IN the
.viny such par M quad an end the o"nrr o. or EN-
oytr in such bshmrt or III, or hcrrgn t eho 81 81
lr6u n, sud ei'illy furnish empoy n t. suohmnor'
.rs be bl- th- ~ Atty Of go for every such '-nse
to be oprsed pro, ed ia the third section OF TINS
st
Sec The penalties imposed by this act shall be recov
cred on con plant and warrant before any Justice of the
p.ae. n the town where the child employ cd p vol tOn
a. s provisions shtl reside where the establishment
u , ~ ymcn' j. furnished shall ~ located and
.v,ry .uch oup,t shall be commenced eithIn 80 days
ai,rte ofenss complained of shall have been com nit
ted
Sc In the rial Of all actions and complaints arising
under the provisions Of this act the def ndtnt 81 "a have
a. ae nj HI OF appeal 10 the Court Of Common Pleas As
. provided by law ia other criminal eases.