Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20

AN ACT For the protection of children within
tae Stare of Minnesota.
Ba il enactoi by the Legislature of the State OF
minnesota:
Section l. ANY person having the care. Gus
Sodv or control of any child under the age of
fourteen years, who shall exhibit, use or en-
ploy for the purposes hereinafter named, or
vino shall il any manner or under any pTetense
sell, apprentice, give sway OF let out or other
wise disposesOf any such child to any person in
or for the vocation, occupation, service
or purpose of begging, or as gymnast,
contortionist, rider or acrobat, IN any
place whatsoever Or for or in any
obscene, indecent or immoral purpose exhibit
ton or practice whatever; or for or in any busi-
ness, exhibition or vocation injurious to the
health dangerous to the life or limb of such
child, who shall cause procure or encourage
any such child to engage therein shall be guilty
of misdemeauor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine of not less than
fifty (50) nor more than two hundred and nifty
dollars ($250), or by imprisonment in the State
prison county jail for term not exceeding
two years, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment. Nothing in this section contained shall
apply to affect the employment or use of any
such child as a singer musician in any
church, school or academy, or the teaching or
learning the science or practice of music; nor
the employment of any child as musician at
any concert or entertainments.
Sec. 2. Every person who shall take, receive,
hire, employ, use, exhibit or have in custody
any child under the age and for any of the pur-
poses mentioned in the preceding section shall
be guilty of like offense, and be punished by
q like punishment therein provided.
Sec. 8. When, upon examination before any
court or magistrate it shall appear that any
child within the age previously mentioned in
this act was engaged or used for, or In any bust
ness or exhibition or vocation or purpose deslg-
mated and as mentioned in this act; and when,
upon the conviction of any person having the
custody of child of a criminal assault upon
It, the court or magistrate before whom such
conviction is had shall deem it desirable for
the welfare of such child that the person SO
convicted should be deprived of its custody
thereafter, such court or magistrate may COM
NIT such child to an orphan asylum, charitable
or other institution, or make such other dlspo-
sition thereof now is or hereinafter may be
provided by law in cases of vagrant, tr1ant,
hisozderiy, pauper OF destitute children.
Sec. 4. Whoever shall wiliully cause or per-
nit any child to suffer, or who shall inflict
thereon unjustifable physical pain or mental
suffering; and whoever, having the care or Gus
kody of any child, shall wilfullY cause or per-
NIT the life of such child to be endangered, or
the health of such child to be injured; or who
shall wilfully cause permit such child to be
placed in such a situation that its life may be
endangered, or it's health shall be likely to be
injured, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be punished by
6ne of not less than ten 1o) nor more than
one hundred dollars (9lG0). and shall be COM
mitted to the county Jail until such fine is
paid, not exceeding ninety 1897 days.
Sec. 5. All fines, penalties and forfeitures
imposed, and collected il any county in this
State under =" provisions of this act, OF
every act passed relating to or affecting chill
dren, in every case where the prosecution was
Instituted conducted by the Minnesota So
or forf Of ~ IN AM
or any of its branches, shall enure to such So
eiety, in aid of the purposes for which it was
incorporated
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect immedi-
Ately.
ArprSved February Is, 1879.