Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-20
IN Act concerning the eiacsrou Of chilire
between eight aud fourteen years Of age.

Ar Act concerning the eiucsrou Of children
between eight aud fourteen years Of age
Hhtere5y eaaeis4, g..
SIC. ]. Every child Of good health and sound
mind. between eight and fourteen years Of age,
ID this State shall attend public school at least
three months il the year, unless such child hss
been otherwise furnished with the means OF ei-
ucstion fdr p Ike period Of time, II has already
acquired the branches Of lelruing taught IL tie
public schools.
SIC =. No child between the above srss, who
has resided II ,his state one year, shall be en-
pl1yei IL any mill OF factory, unless s1ch child
has already attended d public school three
n nths within the year next prec ding
SEC @. Every parent or guardian Who PER
mIts bis child OF ward 20 violate tlz above pro
visions. or every owner, employer, 90 oyerseer g
any uil- cr factory whc shall employ any child
10 violation Of 81 tiln $50 q tLis est shall forfeit
and pay 8 sun n less than ten dollars or more
than twenty dollar 70 he recovered ike other
penalties. by secuticn before q Justice Of
the Peace. one half SAID penalty TO 60 % the
complainant, and the ether half TO the treasure
OF the town u wlich the child resiies.
Approved Nov. 81, 1861
IN Act in relation 90 the hours q labor Of child
Zen employed in manufacturing AMI mechau-
ical establishments.
HisEcrCir r-ecfe9, g.
SIC I. N si-i aaier abe age q. ten yelIs
shall, De employed 20 aug manufacturing OF me-
chluicsl establishment within the State
SEC. = = a'i'i -lits iAe age u fifteen years
shsl be employed in auy u.auuiacturiug or me-
chanic1i cs.l' shmtnt more -Laa Gen hours in
one DAG
SIC O. Any owner, agent. sup .Tiateldsnt or
overseer g Any manufacturing I'd mechanical
establishment who shall klos.nZy employ or
permit 20 PC employed any child 10 violation II
the preceding sections. sad any parsl, n guar
dan Wh5 allows OF consents g. such employment
shall, for each Oh nee, forfeit the SUN % ftty
dollars
src. Z I, slan De Tie duty Of town grand
Jurors States attorneys, AMI c0nsrsbles, il any
city or town, g. see that the provisions u this
act are complied with. sul 10 prosecute ofenses
against the same IN accordance with the existing
laws Of this State.
SIC. .. This ae, shall take eaec; from i's
passage.
Approved Nov. =, 1867.
Al sc, 80 addition 90 chapter fity-six OIL: the
General Statutes. relating 90 the adoption Of
Ilin1rs ami The alteration Of names.
Hshuesy enacted, &c.
Sic. J. "a heuever any Derson shall wish 10
adopt q minor under the provisions o. section
eight Of chapter 6fty-siz % General Statutes,
aud the parent OF parents Of such minor shall
have abandoned the care and support Of snch
minor and SHAH ave removed OF sbsc0nied
from this State, OF if the parent or parents re
siding 10 this State are shown 70 be Incompetent
70 have the care AID custody Of such minor, the
probate court in the district where such minor
resides shall, upon application IL the msnuer
nov provided BY law, appoint some suitable
person 70 act as guardian o. such minor in the
matter Of ssil sloption
Sc, This act shall take efec; from lis PISS
sage.
An Act amending section four Of chapter fifty
SIX cf the General Stsiutes relating to the de-
scent Of property.
Il IS hsre5y enacted, &c.
SIC. l. Section fur of chapter six Of the Gen
eIal Statutes Of this Stste Is hereby amended 50
as to read SIS follows Illegitimate children shall
inherit the estate Of their mothers the same as
if they were born in lawful weilcck and the
mother Of so illegitimste child who shall die
leaving no issue or widow, shall inherit the es-
tate Of such child and the estate Of an illegiti-
mate person diving inestate, and leaving no issue
nor widow, nor mother, shall de:cend through
the line Of the mother, in the same manner as #
the person so dying were born in lawful we'd
lock.
Sec. ). This act shall take effect from tie pass
age
Approved Nov. 70. 1867.
An Act il amendment Of section eight Of chap
ter ffty-three Of the General Statutes relating
TO the settlement Of estates