Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-27
AN ACT Tor the protection of children within
the State Of Alinnesota.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State OF

AN ACT Tor the protection OF children within
the State Of Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the Leg islaturc of the State OF
minnesota:
Section |. ANY person having the care, GUS
tuiy or control Of any chilu under the age OF
fourteen years, who shall exhibit, use or en-
plov for the purposes hereinafter named, or
wAn shall ia any manner or nnder any pretense
sell, apprentices, give away or let out or otuee-
Wis DIS pose Of any SucA child to any person IN
or for tke vocation, occupation. service
or purpose Of begging, ar az svmnast'
c,n' urtiouiSt, rider or acrobat, III any
pi<ce w.,a'soevtr nr tor or IN any
obscene, indecent uc immoral Pnrl'o'e, c1albl-
ton ar practice wi4.r:,r; ur Tor or IN any bush.
ness, exhibition az vocation injurious to the
health ur dangerous IT, the life Or limb Of such
child rr " llu shall cause, procure or encourage
ANY Surl ch;li engage therein shall I've guilty
Of /. luiS,lemtaur. and upon conviction thereof
shall he punished ty u hne Of not less than
tfty l3N Nor morc than tw" bundled and fifty
dollars S2ou), Or by :!upri>oument Ill the State
p';>oa "r conrty jai! ior term not exceeding:
<~o years. rr by both such tine and iupc!s"n-
meCr. Nothing in this section contained shall
apply "a az >,tfe"t che employ ment at use Of any
such child Singer "r musician IN any
church, s"tu'! u- academy, or the teathlns or
lenninc tn" sc;tnce Or practice OF music; nor
Ge emnlnym,-ut Of any child as \ musician Vt
any cnu.,cit ~ eEttrtaiu:,rnt
Sec. = Every ptr>rn II" shall! take. receive.
hire. e!nrl'r, use. eNtiat or have IN Gust" ~
ANY child ,>,: ,.:r a.r %r>l trr any OF thu, pnr-
poses mentioned III ;Hr preceding sec,i'n sha!!
bc guilty a.! Il ;,t.t :'tten>r. and be punished II:
Ike ;,t::;:-!,v'.,!: a. thersin ;r,vitc,'.
Sec. ). Nh.'1:. upon examination before ~.
v,urr o- ,nH.s~:r:Ate il shall appear !t:: an:
child witH.u tie age previously mentioned i;
this ACT engaged used cor, or in auy ''u>'
Ness exhibition, or VOCATION or purpose Ge>: :
mated an.! ~ mentioned in this act; and whc'
up;>a ia" conviction ot ANY p:'cS"n har'u, &
custody 1T y ct!ll ut Il crtui.t;.t asssu!t ape
it, the cv;lrt MAJ. s. At" before whom SUI!
cuuvctinn is :.Sd shall deem it desirable g.
the welfare OF .:,r,, chili Thar the person
convicted shr:i he deprived ot it's cust,H:r
thereafsec. suc:l court "r :n%-ist!a.c rlty I,!!l
nit such c.lld tr an orphan asylum, rha:iiah.
or other i1,s,itntiu make such "ther ais:
hltiun thereof now Is hereinafter MAY -,
provided by Ia" III cases OF vay:Ant. t'uait,
ii;s"rGtriy. raaper oc destitute children.
Sec. 4. Wruzv' shall wiituiy caase or p =
miS any rt.isl 10 suffer. who shall ii:ti: =
,hc-eun nu us- G.,le physical p;,in or nlent .
suffering; ;tuG "uoever. h2"i,, the care "r cr y
1uuy cf any r:Nil,. shai "iii',I.y v;:Use or
init the lie OF surl child tn ;,> e'.tlAlge.eu.
tie heal; II nt such cAiu 10 b. in erred: "r VII
Shal wliuliv use VT perWi, SAGA child t" |"
placed in urh Il situation t:.nc its ltc may l."
eI danctrei or IL health shall be Likely t. In
in,rct;. Snal b, guilt" of Il Iu,i:eni ea'S, a;:,a
gu conviction; thereof shall be punished by ,
tiue OF not less :l,an rem (l0) uure tha,:
nre hun red collars SIND. and shall be COIN
mi::ed 20 the county ja:! natil such fue Is
psii1, tot exercising ninety (o3) days.
Sec s. Nj! lines. penalties aad lorseitr-':'
i'm .'.'scd and collected l., any county i'll tl'1
SIZE uHder the provisions of Thu. at. ~
evtly act passed relating 20 or affecting chill
drsn, IN every case where the prosecution was
instituted or conducted by the Minnesota ST.
ci-ty for III. Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals.
or auy Of It's branches, shall enure to such So
ciety IL aid of the purposes for which it was
Incorporates
Sc g. This act shall take effect imned;-
et.iY.
Approved February Is, 1879.