The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-02-13

perintenuent, mana ger or 0verSeer OF
any factory, mine or textile manu-.
featuring establishment, or any other
person in chalee thereof, or connect,
ed therewith, who shall knowingly
employ any child contrary to the
provisions of this Act, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and for every such
offence shall upon conviction thereof,
be fined not less than ten dollars,
nor more than fifty dollars, or be i'm.
prisoned not longer than thirty days
at the discretion of the court.
Section S. That any parent,
guardian or other person having un-
der his or her control any child who
consents, suffers or permits the em-
ployment of his or her child or ward,
under the ages as above provided, or
who knowingly or wilfully misrepre-
sents the age of such child or ward,
to any of the persons named in sec.
tion 4 Of this Act. in order to obtain
employment for such chill or ward,
shall be deemed guilty of misie-
meauor, and for every such offence
shall. upon conviction thereof, be
fined not lees than ten dollars, nor
more than fifty dollars, or be i'm
prisoned not longer than thirty days,
in the discretion of the court.
Section 6. That any parent, guar
dian or person standing in loco par
entis, who shall furnish to the per-
sons named in Section 4 of this Act
certificate that their child or ward
has attended school for not less than
four months during the current school
year, and that said child or children
can road and write, may be permitted
to obtain employment for such child
or children in any OF the textile cs.
tablishments ofthis State during the
months of June, July and August.
and the employment. Of such child or
children during saids months, upon
the proper certificate. that such child
or children have attended 1school as
aforesaid, shall not be ID d1nHict /
with the provisions Of this AL.
Section. 7. That in the emplosr
ment of any child under the age Of
twelve years in any factory. mine or
textile manufacturing, establishment.
the owner or superintendent of such
factory, mine or textile manufacturs
ing estsplishmen 81 all fsAuire of the
parent, guardian of pes3on standing
in loco parents of such bhild, an af-
fidavit giving the age of such child
which affidavit shall be placed on
file in the Office of the employer, and
any person knowingly furnishing a
false statement of the age of such
child shall be guilty of misdemean-
or. and for every such offsnse,. shall,
upon conviction, be fined not less
than ten dollars nor more than fifty
dollars, or be imprisoned not longer
than thirty days, in the discretion of
the court.
Section 8. That all Acts and parts
of Ac's in conflict with the provisions
of this Act be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
Following is the bill as passed:
Section l. That is shall be un-
lawful for any parent or guardian
livingin this State to neglect or re-
fuse to cause or compel any person
or persons who are or may be under
their control. as their children or
wards. to attend and comply with
the rules of some one or more public
or private school or schools, for q
term of eight weeks or more during
each successive year from the time
said children or wards are eight years
old until they are fourteen years old,
inclusive, unless they may be pre-
vented by illness or reside more than
two miles from school house, or by
reason of already being proficient
from attending such public or private
schools, and provided that in sich
case they shall be excused by the
board of trustees of the school dis
trict in which said children or wards
may live at the time of such failure
to attend such public or private
school or schools.
Section 2. That any person or
persons violating this Act shall be
subject to a fine not les than five
dollars, nor more than twenty dollars
for each and eyery offence. Said fine