Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22
Wednesday, April 22, 1903.

however, tnat unQer no circumstances
shall a child below the age Of IL work
later than the hour Of p. m.
Sec. 8. That children Of widowed
mother. and children of totally dis
abled father who are dependent up
on their own labor for their support,
and orphan children, who are depend
ent upon their own labor for their sup
port, may be permitted to work In
textile establishments Of this state for
the purpose Of earning their support:
Provided, that in the case of a child
or children Of widowed mother or OF
a 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
in Sec. 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, stat
ing that he 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,
1, of this act, and filing Of said af-
fidavit shall be full justification for
their employment. Provided, further,
that the officer before whom the said
affidavit shall be subscribed, shall en-
dorse upon the back thereof his ap.
proval 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 indictable as pro-
vided by law: Provided, further, that
the employment of said child or child
rem shall be subject to the hours Of Ia
Dor herein limited.
Sec. 4. That any owner, superin-
tendent, manager or overseer or any
factory, mine or textile manufacturing
establishment or any person In charge
thereof, or connected Herewith, Who
shall knowingly employ the child con-
trary to the provisions Of this act,
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
for every such offense shall. upon con-
viction thereof, be fined not less than
ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars,
and be imprisoned not longer than
thirty days. at the discretion Of the
court.
Sec. 5. That any parent, guardian or
other person having under his or her
control any child who consents, suf-
fers or permits the employment Of his
or her child or ward under the ages as
above provided, or who knowingly or
wilfully misrepresents the age Of such
child or ward to any Of the persons
named in Sec. 4, Of this act, in order
to obtain employment for such child
or ward, shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and for every such Of
fence shall, upon conviction thereof, be
more than fifty dollars, or be impris-
oned not longer than thirty days in
the discretion Of the court.
Sec. g. That any parent, guardian
or person standing in loco parents
who shall furnish to the persons nam
ed in Sec. 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 read
and write, may be permitted to obtain
employment for such child or children
in any Of the textile establishments Of
this state during the months Of June,
July, and August, and the employment
Of such child or children during said
months, upon the proper certificate
that such child or children have at
tended school, as aforesaid, shall not
be in conflict with the provisions Of
this act.
Sec. 7. That in the employment Of
any child under the age Of IL years In
any factory, mine or textile manutac-
turing establishment, the owner or su-
perintendent of such factory, mine cr
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 fur
nishing a false statement Of the age
of such child shall be guilty Of mis-
demeanor, and for every such offence
shall, upon conviction, be fined not
less than ten dollars, nor more than
fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not long
er than thirty days, in the discretion
Of the court.
Sec. 8. That all acts and parts Of
acts In conflict with the provisions Of
this act be. and the same are hereby
repealed.