The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-01-11

home. and Hortal cirrlo IA witch no
moved, May tho love, grace ana ,om,
i'rt W th" H"ntlr Jesus, who railcd him
I" htms"if, rr*t upon the fathcr, moth.
"r, hro'hHrs, sisters and loved Nnca az
SNr"N $mtt'cu and reornrtlr them to
IN" viii nt tho heavenly Father unitl
they ate Ta(l"d to ~ 'rt him in tho home
aNNN". And lno, may we all hnd ro,
*"latlNn IN these words;
"N"y"nd IN" grave are thc gates of aaN,
Ear from >tu, and sorrow aud strife;
Opened Ivy Jesus, who IL the Way,
AMI himself the Eivrr rt Lite:
"And, walked from the sleep OF DEATH
dark night,
Crown'd, and white clad with Him i'm
beauty.
His children walk through the land Of
light,
Who waIkod, on earth, the path of
duty.
mo more dying, SHINING, nor signing,
Where Jesus his saved ones shall
bring;
NO pam or sickness, nor any crying,
But all JOY in the Home Of the King >"
ltULA.
January s, 1901.
fIkSf Bill. OF rHE TWEEN NrIErH CEN.
TUKY.
senator Marshnll's Muasurs to Abolisn
I,a1t
The first bill introduced in the gen
eral assembly is what is generally re-
gardcd as the most important measure
that will come before that body this
| session.
Senator }. q. Marshall of Richiand
has the honor Of introducing the bill,
which Is intended TO put Il stop to the
| employ mcnt Of children in the cotton
mills Oi this State. AT the last session
Senator Marshall made most gallant
hEht tor this reform and deserved the
victory when he came SO near achiev-
ing. This year he will try it again aud
has lately received assurance of ad
dltional support from Influential quar-
ters.
The full text Of the first bill of the
| century is as follows:
y BILL.
10 prevent children under II wears
OF age from working in the factories,
mines and other manufacturing estab-
llshmcnts OF this State, under coudi-
lions therein stated: and 10 provide
punishment for violations of this act
and for other purposes.
BE it enacted by the general assembly
OF the State Of South Carolina:
Section |. That from anu after the
lSt day OF May, \. D., 1901, no child
under the age OF - Years. shall be en-
pioyed III Any factory, mine or other
manufacturing establishment of this
State.
Sec. II. Every owner, >uptrintenG-
ent, manager or oversecr Of any fac.
tory, mine or other manufacturing
estah!lshment and any other person in
charge thereof, or connected Herewith
VINO shall employ any such child con-
trary to the provisions Of this act, shall
be guilty Of misdemeanor; and for
every such offence shall, upon convic-
ton thereof, be fined not less than ten
dollars or more than fifty dollars, or be
Imprisoned not longer than thirty days,
or both, at the discretion Of the court
Sec Ill. That any person, guardian
or other person having under his or her
control any child, who consents, suffers
or permits the employment of his or
her child, or ward under the age of IL
years, or who knowingly or wilfully
miSreprescnts the age of such child or
ward to any Of the persons named in
Section l Of this act, in order to obtain
employment for such child or ward,
| shall be deemed guilty of misd emea-
| nor, and for every such offense
snail, upon conviction thereof, be fined
not less than ten dollars, nor more than
nifty dollars, or be imprisoned not longs
or then thirty days, or both at the
discretion of the court
Sec ~. That any widow, without
any other sufficient means of SUPPORT
VINO may furnish 30 any of the persons
named in Section III Of this act, a cer-
tihcate from any reputable citizen of
the county in which she lives, that she
Is physically unable to work, or that
she rs actually dependent upon the
earnings of her child or children for
living, shall be exempt from the pro
visions of this act.
Sec. Y. BE it further enacted th at
all acts and parts of acts, in conflict
with the provisions of this act, be and
the same Is hereby repealed.