The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-05-31
PUBLIC GENERAL Law OF 1902.

more than twelve years of age, and a
like certificate of the parent or guar
dian, or other person having control
of such child; but the first named GER
tifcate need not be procured If such
child has not attended school in this
State. He shall require such certificate,
shall keep them in his place of business
during the time the child is in his en-
ployment, and shall show the same
during his business hours to any at
tendance officer who may demand to
see them or either of them, and for
each failure to comply with any of the
provisions of this Section he shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
fined not exceeding one hundred dol
lars. Whoever continues to employ
any such child under sixteen years of
age, in violation of this Section, after
being notified of such violation by an
attendance officer, shall for every day
thereafter that such unlawful employ
ment continues, be fined not less than
five nor more than twenty dollars In
addition to other penalties prescribed
by this Section for such offences.
failure to produce on demand to an at
tendance officer any certificate requir-
ed by this Section, shall be prima facie
evidence that the child. who is or
should have been mentioned in the said
certificate, is thus unlawfully employ
ed.
133-It shall be the duty of every
parent, guardian or other person hav-
ing control of child under sixteen
years of age, and of every principal or
head teacher of said school where such
child last attended. to furnish every
employer of such child the certificates
required by the preceding Section.
Such certificate If in substantial con-
formity with the requirements of that
Section, shall be prima facie evidence
of the facts required to be certified to
as therein provided.
134-Any parent or guardian other
person having control of a ck I'D or
principal or head teacher who shall
make any wilfully false statement re-
specting any of the facts required to
be certified to as provided in Section
1872 and 1873 of this subtitle, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall be fined not more than fifty dol
lars, or to be imprisoned not more than
thirty days, or suffer both fine and i'm
prisonment in the discretion of the
Court.
135-No person shall employ any mi
nor over twelve and less than sixteen
years of age, and no parent, guardian
or other person having control OF
child, shall permit to be employed or
retained in employment any such min
or under his control If the said minor
cannot read at sight and write legibly
simple sentences in the English Ian
guage while a public evening school Is
maintained in the city or election dis
trict or precinct In which such minor
resides, unless such minor is regu-
lar attendant at an evening or other
school; provided that upon presenta-
ton by such minor of certificate sign
ed by a regular practicing physician,
and satisfactory to such officer or Of
fcers as the School Commissioner for
the county or city may designate show
ing that the physical condition OF such
minor would render such attendance,
in addition to daily labor, prejudicial
to health, said officer or officers so des-
ignated may issue a permit authoriZ-
ing the employment of such minor for
such period and upon such condition
as said officer or officers so designated
as aforesaid may determine; any per-
son who employs or retains in employ
ment a minor in violation of the pro-
visions of this Section shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined
for each offence not more than one
hundred dollars, which fines shall be
paid to the School Commissioners for
use in supporting evening schools in
such city or county. Any parent
guardian or other person having con-
troll of child who permits to be en-
ployed any minor under his control in
violation of the provisions of this Sec
ton, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and be fined not more than
twenty dollars, which fines shall be
also paid to the School Commissioners
for use in supporting evening schools
in such city and county.
136-In any city or county where at
tendance offices may have been ap-
pointed, it shall be the duty of the
School Commissioners to designate an
attendance officer, who shall once or
more frequently in every year exam
inc into the situation of the children
and employed in such mills and fac
tories in said city or county and to as
certain whether all the provisions OF
this subtitle are duly observed and re
port all violations thereof to the
grand jury of the said city or county.
137-Attendance officers may visit
ALL establishments where minors are
employed in their several cities and
cOunLl6S anu dSCSI Idlu "hCIhOi my
minors are employed therein contrary
to the provisions Of this subtitle; at
tendance officers may require that the
certificate provided for in this sub
title of minors employed In such estab-
lishments shall be produced for their
inspection.
13S-Any person violating any pro
vision of this subtitle. where no spe-
cial provision as to the penalty for
such violation is made, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined
not exceeding fifty dollars for each Of
tense. Provided, however, that the
provisions of this Act shall be restrict
ed to the City Of Baltimore and Ale
gany County.
Section 2-And be it further enact
ed. That this Act shall take effect on
September LIST. 1902.
Approved April 8, 1902.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER,
President of Senate.