The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-10

RHODE ISLAND
Passed AT the January Session Of the
General Assembly. A. D. 1908.
CHAPTER 1915.
AN ACT in Amendment of Chapter sS Of
the General Laws. "of Factory Inspec-
ton"
PASSED March o. ia0s)
II Is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section l. Section | of Chapter es OF
the General Laws. "Of factory inspection
Is hereby amended so as TO read as fol-
lows:
Section / No chud under thirteen
years OF age shall. on or before the
thirty first day OF December, A. y, 1905.
and no child under fourteen years OF age
shall. after said thrty-frst day Of De
cember. A. II. 1906. he employed or per-
mitted or suffered to work In any factory.
manufacturing or business esta tablshment
within this state. and no child under six
teen years Of age shall be employed or per
mitted or suffered to work In any factory
or manufacturing or business establish
ment within this state between the
hours OF eight o'clock in the afternoon Of
any day and six o'clock in the forenoon
Of the following day. Provided however,
that this restriction as TO hours Of work
shall not apply 10 mercantile establish
four days Immediately preceding Christ
mas in each year. No child under six
teen years OF age shall be employed or
permitted or suffered 10 work In any
factory or manufa cturing or business es
adjustment unless said child shall pre-
sent 20 the person or corpora tion en-
ployings him or her a certificate. given
by or under the direction Of the school
committee OF the city or town In which
said child resides. certifying N said
certificate is presented on or before the
thirty-fr day of December a. u. 1906.
that such child has completed thirteen
years OF age. and II said certificate Is
presented after said thirty first day Of
December. A. II. 1906, that said child has
completed fourteen years Of age. and
stating the name. date and place OF birth
of such child which facts shall he sub
stantiated by n duly attested copy of
birth certificate. baptisma certificate or
passport stating also the name and plac"
Of residence and the person having con
troll OF such child. Provided however,
that all age certificates I'm force at the
time Of the passage OF the act shall be
valid until the first day Of January. A
n 1905. and no longer All certificates
required by this act relating - the quail
ication Of children employed in any fac
tory or manufacturing or business estah-
lshment coming under the provision ~
this statute shall be Kept hy the employer
at the place where such child is EN-
ploycd and shall he shown 10 the factory
inspectors provided for In this chapter.
or either or any ~ them. on demand by
said Inspector or inspectors: and the pro-
prietor or manager Of any such factory
or manufacturing or business establish
ment who shah refuse 10 show to any
factory inspector any such certificate
when demand is made therefor shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor and on
conviction he punished by n fine OF not
less than ten dollars nor more than hfty
dollars when any child employed under
the provisions 81 this section leaves hts
employment. the person or corporation
10y whom such child has been employed
shall. on d mand by said child. deliver 20
him COR herr the certificate on the au-
thority ~ which such child has been
emt loved. or " such certificate Is not
demanded by said child shall within two
weeks after said child has left the EN-
pIoyment of said person or corporation
send said certificate 10 the school com
mittee which issued II. or such person
as tho school committee may designate
The school committee 81 each town or
such person as the school committee
may designate 10 issue the certificates
provided FOR In this section. shatl keep
ON flo ID COPY Of each certificate granted.
together with the evidence of the date
oi birth ON tho basis ~ which such Ger
tifr1tc Isl granted. Tho certificates pro-
yided for I'm this section shall be uniform
throughout tho state ard in tnc following
form or such substantially similar form
az may be approved rs tho secretary of
the state board ~ education