The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-13
CHILD LABOR BILL
And Another That Touches
the Same Question

bill introduced yesterday by Mr.. Parker,
OF Wayne, regulating the employment of
children in factories:
An Act to Regulate Child Labor.
Section l. That no child under the age
OF twelve C12) years shall be employed
in or about any factory or manufacturing
establishment within this State, unless
widowed mother or totally disabled
father is dependent upon the labor of
such child or in case a child is an or
phan and has no other means of sup
port. No child under the age of ten
10) years shall be so employed under any
circumstances.
Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for
any factory or manufacturing establish
ment to hire or employ any child unless
there is first provided and placed on file
in the office of such employer an affidavit
signed by the parent or guardian or per-
sons standing in loco PARENTS thereto,
certifying The age and date of birth of
said child any person knowingly furn-
ishing a false certificate of the age of
such child shall be deemed guilty of a
II sdemeanor and upon conviction shall
be punished by a fine of not less than
$50 nor more than $780, or be imprisoned
in the discretion of the court.
Sec. 8. That no child under the age
of sixteen (16) years shall be employed
at labor or detained in any factory or
manufacturing establishment in this
State between the hours of p. m. and 5
a. m, or for more than sixty-siX (66)
hours in any one week, or more than
eleven hours in any one day.
"Sec. 4. That no child under the age
Of fourteen 14) shall be employed at Ia
Dor in or about any factory or manufac-
turing establishment unless he or she
can read and write his or her name, and
simple sentences in the English language;
Provided, that the provisions set forth in
said Section of this Act shall not go
into force and effect until January 1st,
1905.
"Scc. 5. That no child under the age of
fourteen 14) years shall be employed at
labor in or about any factory or manu-
featuring establishment after January
LIST, 1904. unless such child attend school
for at least nine 90 weeks of each year,
six weeks of such schooling to be con-
secutive. The year to be counted from
the last birthday of the child preceding
such employment, and at the end of
every year a certificate to the effect that
this law has been complied with, signed
by the teacher of the school or schools
attended by the child during said year
must be produced by the parent or per-
son standing in parental relation to said
child. All such certificates shall be open
to public inspection during all business
hours of the dav.
Sec. 6. That any person, persons, cor
poration or representative of such cor
poration who knowingly violates any of
the provisions of this act, or who suffers
or permits any child to be employed in
of this provision shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and on convic
ton shall be punished by a fine of not
less than fifty ($5O) dollars, and not
more than five hundred ($500) dollars, or
imprisoned in the discretion of the court.
Sec 7. That all laws and clauses of
laws in conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.
Sec. S. That this act shall be in full
force and effect after July 4th, 1902
MR.. DOCKERY's BILL.
The following is the complete text of
Mr.. Settle Dockerys bill regulating labor
in factories:
"a Bill to be entitled: An Act to Regu-
late the Employment of Men, Women and
Children in Factories ard Manufacturing
Establishments.
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact
% That no person employed in any
mill, factory or manufacturing establish
ment shall be employed at labor or de-
tanned in said mill, factory or manufac-
turing establishment for a longe Period
than twelve hours in any one day, nor
for a longer period than sixty hours in
an, one week.
"(2) That no child under twelve years
of age shall work or DC employed in
any MILL factory or manufacturing cs-
tabliShment.
"(3) That no person. firm or corpora
ton shall hire or employ any child la
Dor under the age of fourteen years to
work in any mill, factory-or manufacture
ing establishment unless there is first
provided and placed on file with said en-
ployer an affidavit made by The parent
or guardian of said child that said child
is over twelve years of Gge. If said
child has neither parent or guardian,
then such affidavit shall be made by the
child and filed, as aforesaid and shall re
returned to the child when said en-
ployment ceases.
80 That no child under sixteen years
of age shall be employed or hired at any
work in any factory or manufacturing