Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-01
APPLICATION OF
CHILD LABOR LAW
Supt. Ii. B. Hayden Further Elk.
plains Manner of Its
enforcement.

Enforcement.
III. y. Hayden, superintendent of the
city schools, has issued a statement
explaining in greater detail the ar
engagements that have been made To-
cally for the enforcement of the child
labor law, which went into effect in
| Illinois today, and under which chill
dren under If years old are practical
| lN excluded from every form of occu-
| patton for gain, while those between
| II to 10 are kept under close scrutiny.
The state factory inspector, Edgar
T. Davis, of Chicago, after consulting
| Attorney General Hamlin. has decided
that children now employed in the
state ON affidavits of their parents
made previous to July 1 will not be
molested as long as they remain with
| their present employer. But should
any child change from his present en-
ployer to some other, he must pro-
vide himself with a certificate at pre-
scribed by the new law. Supt. Hay
den has decided to follow in general
the plan adopted in Chicago, modify
ing it to meet the conditions of the
smaller city. He has just received
full set of sample blanks such as are
used in Chicago.
The first requirement of the new
law is that child who desires to en-
ter the service of a new employer on
or after July l, must procure from
the teacher or principal of the school
he last attended a certificate of age,
as shown by the records of the school.
Ks he records of all our schools have
been fled in Supt. Hayden's office. the
sehoolscertificates WIZ be issued and
certified there for the present When
school begins in September the prin-
'cipals of all the schools in the city
will be supplied with the necessary
blanks
S4dteT3obtafning this certificate the
child must appear before the superin-
tendcnt of schools accompanied by
his parent or guardian and file the
school certificate just mentioned.
4 hcns a school and age certificate will
be issued, giving description of the
child, together with the sworn state
ment Of the parent as to the child's
age and birthplace, and copy of this |
certificate will he sent to the state
ia Glory Inspector. If A school record
cannot be furnished showing the
childs ability to write and to read |
simple sentences, then the law pro-
NdeS that the superintendent NAV is |
sue the necessary certificate upon |
seeing a certified copy of the record |
of the child's birth or baptism; if |
nc
child and parent must appear before |
the county judge, or the Judge of the
juvenile court, and make oath as to |
the age
As children now employed under le- |
gal aflidavits of parents do not need |
to secure certificates So long as they |
continue at their present work, it is |
not expected that there will be many |
for new certificates in |
this city at present. Supt. Hayden
has delegated his clerk to look after
such calls as may be made at pres
emit Blank forms have been prepared |
Tor immediate use for such as need to
be taken care of at present. A more
complete equipment will be procured |
before the beginning of the fall term
Certificates may be secured today. |
tomorrow and Friday at the rooms of
the board of education in the high |
school building. The office will be |
open from to II in the forenoon and |
from to in the afternoon of each
DAY. Upon Supt. Hayden's return |
from the east about the first of Aug
lst, more complete arrangements will |
be made. Pprtificafoe oro ,.,,,,,;,.,I /
IN the meantime, inquiry should be
made of the president of the board |
of education.