The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-05-08
THE CHILD LABOR LAW
Passed BY the Recent Legislature, and
Which went into Effect OH
the First.

oouIh Carollna, 1hat from ana alter
the first day of May, 1908, no child
under the ago of 10 years shall be
employed in any factory, mine or
textile establishment Of this State;
and that from and after the first day
Of May, 1904, no child under II
years shall be employed in any fac.
tory, mine or textile establishment
Of this State; that from and after the
first da> of May, 1905, no child I'm.
der the age of II years shall be en-
pIoyed i'll any factory, mine or tex-
tile establishment of this State, OK.
cept m hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. That from and after May
l, 1903, no child under the ago Of
IL years shall be permitted to work
between the hours of 8 o'clock D. M,
and . o'clock in the morning, in any
factory, mine or textile mauufactory
Of this State: Provided, that children
under the age Of IL whose employ
ment is permissible undor the pro-
visions Of this act may be permitted
to work after the hour of 8 D. m., in
order to make up lost time, which
has occurred from some temporary
| shut down of the mill on account of
accident or break down in the ma.
chinery, which has caused loss of
time: Provided, however, that under
no circumstances shall Il child below
the age Of II years work later than
the hour of 0p. III.
Sec. 3. That children Of widowed
mother and children of q tot ally dis
"bled father who are dependent upon
their own labor for their support,
and orphan children, who are depen
| dent on their own labor for their
support, may be permitted to work
in textile establishments of this State
Fer the purpose Of earning their sup
port: Provided, that in the case of
Il child or children of Il widowed mo
thor or Of n totally disabled father,
| the said mother Or said father, and
in the case Of orphan children the
guardian Of said children or person
standing in loco PARENTS of said
child or children, shall furnish to
any of the persons named in Sec. 4,
OF this act, al affidavit, duly sworn
to by him or her before some magis
trate or clerk Of court Of the county
III which he or she resides, stating
that be or she is unable to support
the said children, and that the said
children are dependent upon their
own labor for their support; then,
and in that case, the said child or
children of said widowed mother and
the said disabled father and orphaned
children shall not be affected by the
prohibition in Sec. | Of this act, and
filing Of said affidavit shall be full
justification for their employment.
Provided, further, that the officer
before whom the said affidavit shall
be subscribed, shall be endorsed upon
the back thereof his approval and
consent to the employment of SAID
child or children. Any person who
shall swear falsely to the facts set
forth in said act shall be- guilty OF
perjury, and shall be inJictublo as
provided by law: Provided further
that the employment OF said child OF
children shall be subject to the hours
of labor herein limited
Sec. 4. That any owner, supprin
tendent, manager or overseer Of any
factory, mine or textile manufacturing
establishment or any person in charge
thereof, or connected therewith, wht
shall knowingly c,uploy the chil(
contrary to the provisions Of this act
shall be guilty Of Il misdemeunor, ant
for every such offonse shall, upon con
victiOn thereof, be fined not less thar
ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars
and bo imprisoned not longer thar
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