Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-11
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CHILDREN IN THE MILLS.

Following is the full text Of the Mar
shall child labor bill, which has
passed both the senate and house and
which only awaits the signature Of the
governor to become law:
Section /. That from and after the
first day Of May, 1903, no child under
the age of 10 years shall be employed
in any factory, mine or textile manu-
featuring establishment Of this state;
and that from and after the first day
Of May, 1904, no child under the age
Of II shall be employed in any factory,
mine or textile manufacturing estab-
lishment Of this state; and that from
and after the first day Of May, 1905,
no child under the age Of IL years
shall be employed in any factory, mine
or textile manufacturing establishment
Of this state, except as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 2. That from and after May 1,
1903, no child under the age Of II years
shall be permitted to work between the
hours of o'clock p. m. and Z o'clock
in the morning in any factory, mine or
textile mandatory of this state.
Sec. 3. That children cf widowed
mother and that children Of totally
disabled father who are dependent up
on their own labor for their support,
and orphaned children who are de-
pendent upon their own labor for their
support, may be permitted to work In
textile establishments Of this state for
the purpose Of earning their support:
Provided, That in case Of q child or
children Of a widowed mother, or Of
a totally disabled father, the said
mother or the said father, and in case
Of orphan children, the guardian Of
said children, or person standing IN
loco-parentis Of said child or children,
shall furnish to any Of the said per-
sons named in section 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 unaA
BILE to support the said children, and
that said children are dependent upon
their own labor for their support; then,
and In that case, the said child or
children Of the said widowed mother
and the said disabled father and said
by the prohibitions in section 1 Of this
act, and filing of said affidavit shall
be full justification for their employ
ment. Provided, further, that the Of
flcer before whom the said affidavit
shall be subscribed shall endorse upon
the back thereof his approval and his
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 per-
jury and shall be indictable. as pro-
vided by law: Provided further, That
the employment Of said child or chill
dren shall be subject to the hours OF
labor herein limited.
Sec. 4. That any owner, superintend-
ent, manager or overseer Of any fac
tory, or textile manufacturing estab-
lishment or any other person in charge
thereof, or connected Herewith, who
shall employ any child contrary to the
provisions of this act, shall be guilty
Of q misdemeanor, and for every SUCH
offense shall, upon conviction thereon,
be fined not less than $40, nor more
than $50, or to be imprisoned not lon.
ger than 30 days, at the discretion OF
the court.
Sec. S. That any parent, guardian,
or other person having under his or
her control any child, who consents,
suffers or permits the employment OF
his or her child or ward under the
ages as above provided, or who misrep-
resents 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 child or ward,
shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and for every such onense
shall, upon conviction thereof, be nm
ed not less than SO nor more than $So
or be imprisoned not longer than 80
days. in the discretion Of the court.
Sec. 6. That any parent, guardian
or person standing in loco PARENTS,
who shall furnish to the persons
named in section 4 Of this act certifi:
cate of a school teacher or school
trustee that their children or ward has
attended school for not less than four
months during the current school
year, and that said child or children
can read and write, may be permitted
to obtain employment for such child
or children in any Of the textile estab-
months of June, July and August, and
the employment of such child or chill
dren during said months upon the
proper certificate that such child or
children have attended school as afore-
said. shall not be In conflict with the
provisions Of this act.
Sec. Z. That in the employment OF
any child under the age Of IL years IN
any factory, mine or textile manufac-
turing establishment, the owner or su-
perintendent Of such factory, mine or
textile manufacturing establishment
shall require Of the parent, guardian or
person standing in loco PARENTS OF
such child, an affidavit, giving the age
of such child, which affidavit shall be
placed on file in the office of the EN-
ployer; and any person knowingly
furnishing a false statement of the age
of such child shall be guilty OF mis-
demeanor, and for every such offense
shall, upon conviction, be fined not less
than s10 or be imprisoned not longer
than 80 days, in the discretion of the
Sec. 8. That all acts and parts of
acts in conflict with the provisions OF
this act be, and the same are hereby,
repealed.