The age-herald., 1901-01-16
4 MOVEMENT IN THE INTEREST
 OF THE CHILDREN OF ALABAMA


 ment in this State between the hours of D. m. and a. m, or for more than sixty (60) hours in any week, or more than elev en Q1) hours in any one day
 Sec. - Be it further enacted that no child shall be employed at abor in or about any factory or manufacturing estab lishment unless he she can read and write his or her own name and simple sen- tences in the English language.
 Sec. 5 - Be it further enacted that no child shall be employed at labor in or about any factory or manufacturing estab- liShment between the ages of twelve 12) and fourteen QD years, unless he or she attends school for at least twelve weeks of each year, the year to be counted from the twelfth birthday of the child, six of said schooling to be consecutive; and at the end of every such year certificate to that effect signed by the teacher of said school must be produced by the parent or person standing in parental relation to said child and filed by the manufacturer in whose employ they may be engaged. All such certificates shall be subject to public in spection
 Sec. 6-Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall, immediately after the pass age of this act, appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a factory in- spector, at salary of $1500 per year, whose term of office shall be two years, at the expiration of which the Governor shall ap- point his successor. The said inspector shall be empowered to visit and inspect, at all reasonable hours, and often as prac- ticable, the factories, workshops and other establishments in the State employing wo- men and children. It shall also be the duties of said inspector to enforce the provisions Of this act and to prosecute all violations of the same before any magistrate or any other court of competent jurisdiction In the State. It shall be the duty of the factory fraC nnfn ff,1 to fhA m nA before the first day of November of each year the names of factories inspected, the number of children employed in each, the maximum number of hours work performed each week. Of these reports five hundred shall be published.
 Sec. 7-Be 1t further enacted, That all necessary expenses incurred by said in- spector in the discharge of his duty shall be paid from the funds of the State upon presentation of proper vouchers for the same. Provided, that not more than 5000 shall be expended by him therefor in any one year.
 Sec. S-Be 1t further enacted That an office shall be furnished in the capitol as soon as practicable, which shall be set apart for the use of the factory Inspector. The factory inspector shall have the same power to administer oaths of affirmation as Is now given notaries public in cases where persons desire to verify documents connect ed with the proper enforcement of this act.
 Sec. 9-Be 1t further enacted, That any person who violates in of the provisions of this act, or. who suffers or permits any child to be employed in violation of its pro- visions, shall be deemed guilty of a misde- demeanor and on conviction shall be pun ished by a fine of not more than $5OO.
 This bill is to take effect one year after the date of it's adoption.
 Compulsory Education Bill.
 The compulsory education bill Is as fol- lows:
 A bill to be entitled an act to require and enforce the attendance at school of all children between certain ages.
 Section 1-Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama that for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act every child between the ages of seven and sixteen years of age shall be entitled to at least sixty days of free instruction at any school being maintained wholly or in part from funds appropriated from the State educational fund. such instruction to be entirely free from any charges whatso- ever, such instruction to be given or per- mitted at any time during the regular ses- sion of the school within the district in which such child resides.
 Sec. 2-Be it further enacted that every child between the ages of seven and twelve years, in proper physical and mental con- dition to attend school, shall regularly at tend upon instruction at public school in which at least the common school branches of reading spelling, writing and arithme- tic are taught, for a period of not less than eighty secular days of actual attendance( which shall be consecutive, except for holidays, vacations and detentons for sickness, which holidays, vacations and detentions for sickness shall not be count ed as a part of the said eighty days. In addition to the said eighty days, every such child shall attend school for as many days dc 10 frn1a instruction in the district or city in which such child resides. If any such child shall so attend upon instruction elsewhere than at public school, such instruction shall be at least substantially equivalent to the instruction given to children of like age at the public schools as hereinbefore pro- vided.
 Sec 3-Be it further enacted that the provisions contained in sections 1 and of this act shall also apply to every child between twelve and sixteen years of age, in proper physical and mental condition to attend school, not regularly and lawfully engaged in useful employment or service.
 Sec. 4-Be it further enacted that every child between the ages of twelve and four teen years regularly and legally employed in any service whatever, shall attend in- struction at public school in the district in which the child resides for a period of not less than twelve weeks six of which
  holidays vacations and detentons for sick ness which holidays, vacations and de- tentionssfor sickness shall not be counted as a part Of such twelve weeks.
 Sec 5-BBe it further enacted that every person in parental relation to child be- tween seven and sixteen years of age, in proper physical and mental condition to attend school shall cause such child to so attend upon instruction or shall present to the school authorities of his city or district proof by certificate fro reliable physician stating that such child Is by reason of its mental or physical condition uncapacitated to attend school. A violation of this section shall be misdemeanor, punishable for the first offense by a fine not exceeding five dollars, and for such subsequent offence by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars. or by i'm prisonment not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and Imprisonment
 Sec. 6.-Be it further enacted that an &C., curate record of the attendance of all chill dren between seven and sixteen years of age shall be kept by the tachr of every school showing ach day by the year