Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-27
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AN ACT TOR tho protection of children within
the State of Minnesota
Be it enacted by tho Legislature of the State OF

AN ACT tor tho protection of children within
the State of Minnesota
Be it enacted by tho Legislature of the State OF
Minnesota:
Section /. Any person having the care cue:
tody or control Of any child under the ago OF
fourteen years, who shall exhibit, use OF en-
ploy for the purposes hereinafter named, or
who shall ia any manner or under any pretense
sell, apprentice, give away or let out or other
wise dispose of any such child to any person In
or for. the vocation, OccupAtlOn. service
or purpose of begging. or AZ gymnass'
con, ortionist, rider or acrobat, in any
place whatsoever; Or Tor or IN any
obscene, indecent or immoral purpose. exhibi-
ton or practice whatever; or for Or IN any ousl-
ness, exhibition or vacation injurious 70 the
child, Or who shall cause, procure or encourage
any such child to engage therein shall be guilty
of 4 misaemesnor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a tine of not less than
fifty (5u) nor more than two hundred and fifty
dollars (S25O), or by imprisonment in the State
prison or county jai! Tor term not exceeding
two years. or by both such fine and imprison-
ment. Nothing in this section contained shall
apply to or affect the employmentOr use of any
such child as q singer or musician in any
church, school or academy, or the teaching or
lea' ming the science or practice Of music; nor
The employment of any child as musician ~
any concert or entertainments.
Sec. J. Every person who shall take receive.
hire. employ, use, exhibit or have in custody
any child unler tho age and for any OF the p,lr-
poses mentioned IN the preceding section shall
be guilty Of like nttenSe. and be punished hy
4 like punishment IA therein provided.
! Sec. 3. When, upon examination before ANY,
court or magistrate it shall appear that any
child within the age previously mentioned Il:
this act was engaged or used for, or in any hus'
ness or exhibition or vocation or purpose Ges::;-
mated and "a mentioned IN this act; and whe.'
custody OF child of criminal assault upon
it, the court or magls+l Ate before whom SurIl
couvictinn ia had shall deem it desirable ca:
the welfare Of such child that the person 81
convicted should be deprived OF it's custo'tY
thereafter, such cnurt or magistrate may com
NIT such child to an orphan asy lunl, charitable
or other institution. or make such other olsp''-
sition thereof now is or hereinafter may he
provided by Law in cases of vagrGsnt, truaNt.
uisorderly. pauper o: deatitn1e children.
Sec. 4. Whoev' shall wiltully cause or per-
NIT any child to suffer, who shall irt:..
thereon nnjustihable physical pain OF ment~!
suffering; and whoever, having the care or GU
tody Of any child shall wilfully cause or per
nit the life of such child to be endangered, a..
the health of such child TO be in tired; or VIII
shall wiliully Cause "r permit suca child to t."
placed in such situation tlat its life may h'
endangered, or iss health shall be likely to be
injured shall be guilty of a misdemeaMo7, and
on conviction thereof shall be punished by =
fine of not less than TEN (lO) Dor more than
one hundred dollars (Sl0O}. and shall be CON-
mis:ed to the county jail until such fue is
paid. not exceeding ninety COY days.
Sec. S. All fines, penalties and iorfeitnres
;mnosed aud collected il any county in this
State under the provisions of this act, Of
every act passed relating to or affecting chill
dren, III every case where the prosecution was
instituted or conducted by the Minnesota ST.
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
or any of it's branches, shall enure to such So
ciesy, il aid of the purposes for which it was
incorporated.
See. 6. This act shall take effect imnaedi-
AtelY.
Approved February Is, 1879.