The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-15
THE CHILD LABOR LAW
Is Operative During Summer School
Vacation and Employers Subject
TO Prosecution.

Hc QUESTION VI tHiiu AhuUl,
seems, is not fully understood among
employers in Cairo and, in order tC
make the law clear. Prof I. G. Glen
denen wrote to Edgar T. Davies, CHIEF
of state factory inspectors at Chicago
asking his opinion regarding the law
Mr.. Davies reply, in part, was as
follows: In regard 10 your question
as TO the law in force during summer
vacation, desire 10 say. that the law
Is operative the entire year through
there being no exception made for the
vacation period and it Will therefore
be unlawful to permit child under II
years of age to be employed at any
occupation specified in section /.
The children between the ages of Il
and 10 years who desire to seek en-
ployment although said employment
may be for the vacation period only,
will have to procure age and school
certificate, otherwise the employer of
the child will be subject TO prosecu.
ton.
Fer the benefit of those interested,
a digest of the law is published II
applies to stores offices, mercantile
institutions. hotels, laundries, bowling
alleys, theaters. concert halls or
places of amusement, manufacturing
establishments, factories and work
shops. and to minors who may be EN-
ployed as messengers or drivers there
for, and provides:
That no child under IA years of age
shall work for wages.
That no child between IA and 16
years of age shall be employed or per.
mitted to work unless there is first
placed ON file by the employer an age
and school certificate, issued by the
proper school authorities, said certifl-
cate TO be obtained by the child on.
oath made. by the parent.
&bolishes the present system. of is.
suing age affldavits for children BY
notaries public, and invests the. sole.
responsibilities. in the school. .;adthori;
ties: =. ::
)! ;The;employersv shall skeep, d, register
Of all:.the. children. :'unGer 16 years of
ige ,insliis Of .her'.employ. The regis.
.er.'to.contalin' the name, place Of resi-
len'c6. and age of every child employ
,,d>.."
+. That no child under Is years shall
be- employed for more than hours
IN any one day or more than IS hours
n any one week.
Night Work--That no child under
I6 years OF age shall be employed or
permitted to work at any gainful oc-
cupation between the hours OF Z p. m.
md I a. m.
That no child under 10 years of age
shall be permitted to work or be en-.
Dloyed at any time In any theater
concert hall or place of amusement
where liquor il sold.
That every child under 16 years OF
age that works for wages must be |
able TO read and write, or must be at
ending night school
The presence Of any child in an es.
ablishment shall constitute prima
'acie evidence of his or her employ
nent therein.
That every employer shall have
Dosted on the wall OF each room I'm
which minors are employed time
able containing the names OF chill |
lren under 10 years of age employed |
n that room their ages and places Of
esidence and the hours employed to. |
ether with time allowed for meals.
That no child under 1G years OF age |
hall work at dangerous occupation,
'r"where its health is likely TO be in |
1fed or morals depraved.
! ElF'children employed on or before |
R.eq%30th day OF June who have on file /
9:theirn places Of employment affida. /
lissmade out by n notary public az /
aids'affidaviis were ON file prior TO
fd: 1st'day Of july. will not have to
ecure new age and school certificates
Mess they change their places of EN-.
loymant. provided that in cases
there the child IS apparently under
1urteen and may be working under a
alse affidavit, said child will have to
rocure a new certificate when order.
d by the inspector.
Employers must have an age and
chool certificate on file for all chill.
rem hired on or after July LIST, 1903