The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-02-01
THE CHILD LABOR BILL. /
A Majority Of the Senate Committee
Against It.

Against It.
In tho sonato Friady thrce reports
were submitted from the committee on
commerce and manufacturers on the
oh'ld labor BILL Tho majority Of tho
oum nittcc, consisting Of Senators Sui
Ivan, Barnwell, Brown, Sarratt, Stan
land, Dean and Gainos, simply mado
an unfavorablo report. Senator'S May
scld, Glenn end Canghman submitted
o substitute bill, which is as follows ,
A bill 10 prevent children under IL
years of ago from working in the fac.
tories, mines and textile manufacture.
ing Embellishments of this State under
conditions thereln stated, and to pro-
vds punishment for violations of this
act, and for other purposes.
BE it enacted by the general assem-
bly, Of tho State of South Carolina:
Section l That +. N and after tho
first day Of May, 190.. no child undor
the ag Of IL years shall be omp Dyed
in any factory, mino or textile manu-
faotuiing establishment of this State;
and that from and aftcr tho first day
Of May, 1902 no child under tho ago
of ! ! shall be employed IN any factory,
tory, mino or textilo esta ollshment Of
this State; that from ard after the first
day of May 1903, no ohild under the axc
Of IL years shall be employed in any
fasOry, mine or textile es sablishnent
OF this State; and that after May 1,
1901 !. no onild shall be allowed to work
later than%8 O'Clock OF night or before
6 a. m. q
SEQ. 2. That from and after tho frat
day Of Janury, 1902, no child undor
tho ago Of 10 years shall be employed
IN any factory, mlno or tex5ilo essab.
lishmcnt of this State unlesH said dIohild
or Its .raraDt sha!l make sstisfao torgj
proof that tho said child bas.# during
the past IL months, attended sonlo pub
lilo school a. least for months; and than
Tor this purposses tho ocr.ifioato oftho
teacher or the record Of tho sonool
whcro said child attended shall by
prime faoio proof chat said child hss SO
COMPLIED With the provisions Of this
act. IS
SEQ. 8. That evory owner, suporin.
te dent, manager Or over.e.r Of any
tao!ory, mino or textile ,manufaotur
ing establishment, and any othor por!
son in charge thereof or oonnoot. d
herewith, VINO shall employ aoy suoh
child contrary to tho provisions OF
TINS act, shall be guilty of misde.
mtanor, and for every suoh offenso
shall, upon conviction thoroIf be faed
not less than $iOnor moro than $50, or
DO imprisoned not longer than 80 days.
| at the discretion of the court.
SQ0 d rpat opu roro,k ,...>.J: 80.
or any other porson having under his
or her control any child, who consents,
suffers or permits the employment Of
his or her child or word under tho aRos
as above provided, or who knowingly
or Wlifdlly miscepresents the age Of
buoh ohlld or ward 10 any Of tho psr
sons named in sootion Of this cot, in
order to obtain employment for such
child or ward, shall bo doomed guilty
OF mlsdomeanor, and for every sush
otfenbo shall, upon conviction thereof,
DO fned not loss than So, not moro than
500, or be imprisoned not lonaor than
~ days at the discretion Of tho court,
Se,. 5 That all acts and parts OF
acts in oonhlst with the provisions OF
this act be, and the same arc hereby,
repealed. &l'1
Sc. MayAeld, n
II. J. u. Glenn,
B. l.. Caughman. .s
Senator Henderson, for himself, sub.
mitted eroport that tho bill do pass,
with the following amondment:
Strike out section four and in lieu
thereof insort tho following: s9
| "Seo. 4. That any widow who shall
furnish to any Of tho persons nsmod ia
section q Of this act an affidavit. duly
sworn to buy her before somo officer
competent to take the Same, to the