The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-01-30
THE CBILD LABOR BILL,
A Majority Of tho Senate Committee
Against It.

In the senate Friady three reports
were submitted from the committee on
commerce and msnufac,ures on the
child labor bill. The majority Of The
ovm nittee, consisting of Senators Sui
livsu, Birnwell, Brown, Sarratt, Stan
laud, Dean and Gaines, simply made
an unfavorable report. Senators May.
6eli, Glenn and Caughmsn submitted
. substitute bill, which is as follows:
A bill 10 prevent children under IL
years Of age from working in the fac.
tories. mines and textile manufaotur.
ing establishments Of this State. uader
conditions therein stated, and to pro.
vide punishment for violations of this
act. and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the general assem-
bly, Of the State Of South Carolina:
Section That from and after the
first day Of May, 1901. no child under
the sg of IL years shall be emp,o cd
in any factory, mine or textile manu-
featuring establishment of this State;
and that from and after the first day
of May, 1902 no child under the age
of III shall be employed in any factory,
tory, mine or textile tsta olishment OF
this State; that from and after the first
day of May 1903, no child under the age
Of IL years shall DC employed in. any
faa DRY, mine or textile establishment
OF this State; and that after May /,
1901, no cniId shall be allo wed TO wor
later than 8 o'clock at night or betore
6 o. n.
SEQ. 2. That from aud after the first
day Of January, 1902, no child unaer
the age Of 10 years shall be employed
ia any factory, mine or texlile essa6.
lishment of this State unless said child
or Its parent shall make satisfactory
-'of that the said child bas, during
the ! 81 IL months, attended lome pub
lio schooi at least for months; and thai
for this pur posses the certificate Of the
teacher or the record of the school
where said child attended shall BY
prime faoie proof that said child has 80
complied with the provisions of this
| aot.
SEQ. 8. That every owner, superin.
| teLdent, manager or over.esr of any
factory, mIne or textile manufacture
Ing establishment, and any other per
son In charge thereof or connect, d
Herewith, who shall employ any such
child contrary to the provisions OF
TINS act, shall be guilty of q misde
msauor, and for every such offenst
shall, upon conviction therelf. be dued
not lees than $40 nor more than $50, ol
be imprisoned net longer than 81 days
| st the discretion Of the court.
SEQ. 4 TnAt any parent, guarliar
or aoy other person having under hit
or her control any child, who consents
suffers or permits the empl Jyment o
his or her child or word uuuer the age
rs above provided, or who knowingl.
or wifdlly mls;epresents the age oi
su,h chlld or ward 10 any Of the per
sons named In section 8 of this act, II
crier to obtain employ ment for sucl
child or ward, shall be deemed quit.
of q misdemeanOr, and for every suJl
otfenoe shall, upon conviction thereof
be fned not less thsn$3, not more ,hal
$5O, or be imprisoned not longer thsl
~ days at the discretion Of the court.
Se,. B That ali acts and parts o
aols in conalct with the provisions o
this act be, and the same arc hereby
repealed.