The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-17
THE ITALIAN SLAVES.
Employment OF Children in vagrant
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from the Italian
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Employment OF Children In Vagrant
ProfessiOns-Notfco from the Italian
Consul General.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
You would confer great favor on me by insert
ing in your columns the ofncial notice hereby SUBJ
joined. Through the medium Of your valuable
paper take the liberty Of addressing the same re-
quest to all the press OF the United states. have
the honor to be your obedient servant
FERDINAND DE LUCIA,
Consul General of Italy in the United States
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY IN THE
UNITED STATES or AMERICA
NEW YORK, Jan. Is, 1874.
royal decree, under date Of 2lst December lasr,
has dehnitiveiy promulgated In Italy the law, pro.
spring by the Italian Chamber OF Deputies and
lately by the Senate, by which all employment Of
children and adOlescents OF both sexes, under the
and. above ali, az street Musicians, is absolutely
forbidden and severely punished. M 80
The undersigned, while intending to return more
fully TO this argument as soon as he has received
the necessary instructions from the Ministry OF
Foreign Affairs IN Rome, deems IL proper to inform
ferees, relatives, guardians, parents and holders
IN general OF Italian children and adoescents Of
both sexes employed In the above professions, who
may now reside In America, that according TO the
aforesaid law, they are from this day obliged to
submit TO tile following provisions =
FfTst--TO report immediately, either in person
Or by letter, TO this Consulate General, or TO the
nearest Consular Agency OF Italy In the United
States, the number, CHRISTIAN and family names,
ages native districts, together with the names OF
father and mother OF all Italian children and ado
lescents OF both sexes, now or until lately en-
pioyed as street musicians or in any otner vagrant
profession entrusted to them by the parents or In
any manner held by them, even II those children
are their own offspring, relatives or wards. They
must, moreover. inform the consular offlces Of
their own name and native districts
Second-To send back to Italy at their own
pense all the aforesaid children, none excepted,
In period Of time not longer than four months
from this day, viz, before the 18th May next.
The law does not admit Of any exception.
Those among the padrOni, parents, &C., who
vigorously comply with the foregoing provisions
VIII be exempt rom any penalty; those, on the
contrary, who do not comply, will be merciiessiy
subjected Ia Italy to the severe punishment decreed
by the law, and varying from six months to seven
years OF imprisonment according to tho case,
together with heavy pecuniary fines; and II their
extradfton Is granted they will be seized IN
America itself and sent to Italy under arrest.
All the contracts now existing between the pa
droni or their agents and the parents relatives or
guardians OF the Aforesaid children are from to-
day null and void, and will no longer have any
legal value in courts OF justice.
The undersigned most earnestly requests all the
FEDERAL, State and municipal authorities OF the
United States to lend him their assistance Tor the
purpose OF inducing and, II necessary. compelling
all the padroni, guardians and parents Of these
children to comply with the above mentioned pro-
visions OF the Italian law.
The Consul General of Italy in the United States
OF America, FERD. DE LuCA.