The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-09
A DIGEST OF THE
CHILD LABOR LAW
Of INTEREST TO EMPLOYERS or
CHILDREN UNDER 10 YEAas
or AGE - MUST GET SCHOOL
CERTIFICATE.

A dAgest OF the law relating to the
employment of children under lG
years OF age in all mercantile instltu-
lions store.. offices, laundrles, bowl
ng alleys passenger or freight eleya-
/ tors. theatres. concert halls on places
of amusement, hotels, manufacturing
/ establishments. factories or work
shop or as ne sengsrs or drivers
therefor within this state in force
since July /. 1893. is given herewith
for the benefit of Cairo employers.
That no child between IA and 1G
Years OF age shall be employed or
permitted TO work unless there is first
placed on file by the employer an age
and school certificate. issued by the
proper school anthoritie.. said GER
tificate TO be obtained by the child on
bath made by the parent.
Abolshes the present system of is.
suing age affidayiIs for children by
notaries public. and invests the sole
RESI- onsibility in tho school authori-
| ,e..
That employers shall keep a regis
er OF all the children under l6 years
1f age in his or her employ The reg.
SER to contain the name, place OF
residence and age of every child EN-
ployed
That no child under lG years shall
be employed for more than 8 hours
on any one day or more than AS hours
N any one week.
NIGHT WORK-That no child I'M
Ter 10 years Of age shall be permitted
0 work or be employed a. any time
in any theatre, concert hall or place
)f anu ement where liquor Is sold.
That every child under lG years o.
age that works for wages must be
able to read and write. or must be
attending night school
The presence Of any child in an e..
tablishmen. shall constitute prima ia.
cie evidence of bis or her employ
ment therein,
That every employer shall have
posted on the wall OF each room in
which minors are employed time
table containing the names of chill
dren under Is years of age employed
in chat room. their ages and places
IF residence and the hours employed,
.ogetler with time allowed for meals.
That no child under lG years of age
shall work at dangerous occupations.
)r where its health is likely 10 be
njurel or morals depraved.
All children employed on or before
the a0th day OF June who have on
lie in their places OF employment af,
iidavits made ont by a notary public
tif said affidavits were on file prior
0 tae LIT day of july will not have
10 secure new age and school certih.
Gates, unless they change their places
Of employment. Provided hat in cas-.
es where the child is apparently an.
er fourteen ana may be working I'm.
der a false affidavit, said child will /
rave to secure a new certificate when !
ordered by the inspector,
Employers must nave an age and4
school certificate on file for all chill |
1ren hired on or after July /. 1903.
The employer is only required to
AdNN OAN Itl tlINaAC, Which, IL lile dNA /
and school certificate.
Age and School certfieates-How APP.
proved.
An age ami sehool certificate shall
De approved only by the superintend.
snt OF schools or by a person author.
lied by him in writing or where
there is no superintendent of schools,
ly person authorized by the school
board: Provided, That the superin.
tendent or principal of a parochial
chool shall have the right to approve
IN age and school certificate and
shall have the same rights and pow.
ers as the superintendent of public
icnools to administer the oaths here
in provided for children attending pa.
rochial schools: Provided further.
That no member of a school board or
other person an horized as aforesaid.
shall have the authority TO approve
such certificates for any child then in
or about to enter his own establish