The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-02-11
alLB LABOR BILL
WILL BECOME LAW.
viii Come up Today in the House
10 be Acted Upon Finally.

Columbia, Feb. THE Marshall
bill TO prohibit little children from
working in cotton mills passed its Sec
ond reading in the house of represen-
tstives last night, the decisive vote
being SO to IS. This bill has already
passed the senate, the house last night
declined to permit any amendments
which would put it in the hands OF a
conference committee, and the bill
VIII in all probability be given its
Seisd reading in the house today.
Following are the provisions Of che
Marshall bill:
Sec. /. That from and after the first
day Of May, 1903, no child under the
age of 10 years shall be employed II
any factory, mine Or textile manufac-
suring establishment of this State
and that from and after the first day
Of May, 1904, no child under the age
f IL shall be employed in any factory,
mine or textile manufacturing estab-
sSshment of this State and that from
and after the first day Of May, 1905,
no child under the age Of y years
shall be employed in any factory,
mine or textile manufacturing estab-
Eshment of this State, except as here
matter provided.
SEC. 2. That from and after May
lst. 1903, no child under the age II
,Fears shall be permitted to work be-
tween the hours of Z o'clock p. m.
and Z O'Clock in the morning in any
factory, mine or textile mandatory
OF this State.
Sec. 8. That children Of widow
sd mother and the children Of total
IL disabled father who are dependent
Epon their own labor for their sup
port, and orphaned children who are
dausendent upon their own labor for
their support, may be permitted to
Eo-k In textile establishments Of this
State for the purpose of earning their
support: Provided, That in case OF
child or children of widowed moth
er. or of a totally disabled father,
She said mothers,of the said father, and
IN case Of orphan children, the guar
dian OF said children, or person stand
ing In loco PARENTS Of said child or
children shall finnish to any OF the
said persons named in Section 4 Of this
act, an affidavit duly sworn 20 by him
or her, before some magistrate or
clerk OF court of the county in which
he or she resides, stating that ne or
she is unable TO support the said chill
dren, 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 the said
widowed mother and the said disabled
father and said orphan children shall
mot be affected by the prohibitions in
Section 1 of this act, and filing Of
said affidavit shall be full justification
for their employment. Provided,
further, that the officer before whom
She said afidait shall loe 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 perjury and shall be indict-
able, as provided by law: Provided
further, That the employment of said
child or children shall be subject to
the hours of labor herein limited.
Sec. 4. That any owner, superin-
tendent, manager or oVerseer Of any
factory, 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 misdmeanor, and for every such
ofense shall, upon conviction thereof,
be fined not less than $40, nor more
than $50, or to be imprisoned not
longer than 80 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,
suffers or permits the employment Of
his or her child or ward under the
ages as above provided, or who misre-
presents the age of such child or ward
TO any Of the persons named in Sec
5ion 4 of this act, in order to obtain
employment for such child or ward,
shall be deemed guilty Of q misdemea-
nor, and for every such ofense shall,
upon conviction thereof, be fined not
less than $40 nor more than $50, or be
imprisoned not longer than 30 days,
in the discretion of the court.
See. 6. That any parent, guardian
or person standing in loco PARENTS,
WnO Snal1 IuTn1Sn 10 Gle pSfSoNs
named in Section Of this act certi-
fcase OF a school teacher or school
trustee 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 estab-
lishments of this State during the
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. I. That in the employment Of
any child under the age of u years in
any factory, mine or textile manufac-
turing establishment, the owner or
superintendent of such factory, minc
or textile manufacturing establish
nent shall require the parent, guar
dian or person standing in loco pa
rents of such child, an affidavit, giy-
ing the age of such child, which affi-