Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-02-18

CHILDREN in THE HILLS.
Text OF the New Measure That Has lust
Passed the House and Senate.

Following is the full text of tn,
Marshall child labor bill, which ha
passed both the Senate and Hous,
and has been approved by the Gov
ernor:
Section 1. That from and afte
the first day of May, 1908, no chilt
under the age of 10 years shall b,
employed in any factory, mine o.
textile manufacturing establishment
of this State; and that from ant
after the first day of May, 1904, ne
child under the age of IL shall b,
employed in any factory, mine o.
textile manufacturing establishment
of this State; and that from ant
after the first day Of May, 1905, n,
child under the age of II years shall
be employed in any factory, mine OF
textile manufacturing establishment,
of this State, except as hereinafter
provided.
Section Q. That from and after
May L, 1908, no child under the age
of IL years shall be permitted tc
work between the hours of O'Clock
p. m. and 7 o'clock in the morning
in any factory, mine or textile manu-.
factory of this State.
Section 3. That children of a
widowed mother and that children
of q totally disabled father who are
dependent upon their own labor for
their support, and orphaned children
who are dependent upon their own
lobor for their support, may be per.
mitted TO work in textile establish
ments of this State for the purpose
of earning their support: Provided;
That in case of child or children of
widowed mother, or Of a totally
disabled father, the said mother OF
the said father, and in case of orphan
children, the guardian of said chill
dren, or person standing in loco
PARENTS of said child or children,
shall furnish to any of the said per-
sons named in Section 4 of this act,
an affidavit duly sworn to by him or
her, before some Magistrate or Clerk
of Court of the county in which he
or she resides, stating that he or she
is unable to support the said children,
and that said children are dependent
upon their own labor for their sup
port; then, and in that case, the said
child or children of the said widowed
mother and the said disabled father
and said orphan children shall not
be affected by the prohibitions in
Section | of this act, and filing OF
said affidavit shall be full justifica-
tion for their employment. Pro-
vided, further, that the officer before
whom the said affidavit shall be sub.
scribed shall endorse upon the back
thereof his approval and his consent
TO the employment of said child OF
children. Amy person who shall
swear falsely to the facts set forth in
said act shall be guilty of perjury
and shall be indictable, as provided
by law: Provided further, That
the employment of said child OF
children shall be subject to tho hours
of labor herein limited.
Section 4. That any owner, super.
intendent, manager or overseer OF
any factory, or textile manufacturing
establishment or any other person in
charge thereof, or connected there.
with, who shall employ any child
contrary to the provisions of this
act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and for every such offense shall
upon conviction thereof, be fined not
less than $40, nor more that $50, OF
to be imprisoned not longer than sc
days, at the discretion of the Court
Section 5. That any parent, guar.
dian, or other person having under
his or her control any child, who con-
sents, suffers or permits the employ
ment of his or her child or ward
under the ages as above provided,
or who misrepresents the age OF
such child or ward to any of the per-
sons named in Section of this act,
in order to obtain employment fo1
such child or ward, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and for
every such offense shall, upon con.
viction thereof, be fined not less than
$40 nor more than $50 or be i'm.
prisoned not longer than 80 days, in
the discretion of the Court.
Section 6. That any parent, guar.
dian or person standing in loco, pa
RENTS, who shall furnish to the per.
sons named in Section 4 of this act 8
certificate of school teacher ol
school trustee that their children OF
ward has attended school for not less
than four months during the curren,
school year, and that said child OF
children can read and write, may be
permitted to obtain employmet fo,
such child or children in any of tho
textile establishments of this State
during the months of June, July and
August, and the employment of such
child or children during said montht
upon the proper certificate that such
child or children have attended
school as aforesaid, shall not be in
conflict with the provisions of this
act
Section 7. That in the employ,
ment of any child under the age OF
IL years in any factory, mine or tex.
tile manufacturing establishment, tile
owner or superintendent Of such fac
tory, mine or textile manufacturing
establishment shall require of the
parent, guardian or person standing
in loco-parentis of such child, ar
affidavit, giving the age of such
child, which affidavit shall be placed
on file in the Office of the employer