The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-24
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HAS A BUSY SESSION
Continued nom page Six.

bill for an act In amendment OF section ?
Of chapter. 2s OF the general laws. en-
titled ''Of Ciyu Practice in District
Courts" II provides that In case the
writ and declara tion shall not be entered
- Aforesaid. the same may be entered In
said court at any time during the return
day thereof. by permission Of the justice
or officer duly acting as such, by serving
. notice thereof upon the defendant In
the same manner as provided for service
OF wrts OF summons: and thereupon said
case shall be continued to the day 70
which II would have been continued had
81 bean regularly entered and answered.
as provided In section of this chapter:
and II said defendant is duly served with
said notice. said defendant shall enter
his appearance at the time TO which said
case was continued and said time TO
which said case was continued shall be
deemed for the purpose Of pleading and
procedure 10 be the entry day OF the
writ
SCHOOL AGE OF CHILDREN.
The same member introduced a bill for
an act fixing the school age OF children
and relating 10 child labor. with accom-
panying resolutions passed by the Provi-
dence school committee.
Rcrolved. That in the opinion and judg-
rnent OF the school committee OF the city
cf Providence, the statutes OF the state OF
Rhode Island relative 20 child labor
should be amended. fixing the age at
which children be permitted 10 labor at
fourteen years, providing for schooling
certificates for children under sixteen
years OF age. and requiring knowledge OF
The elementary branches Of education In
rhe English language as a prerequisite TO
cmployment Of minors at any manual la
Dor. In practical conformity with the sub
stantial provisions OF the Standard Child
Labor Law. 80 called, as enacted In
many other states. "a copy and draft or
which said Standard Child Labor Law Is
hereto annexed and made part hereof
Resolved, That in the opinion and judg-
ment OF the school COMMITTEES OF tho city
cf Providence the mental moral and
physical welfare OF the children OF this
state Demands the passage OF such child
labor lam by the legislature OF this state,
sho we recommend it's enactment al
Resolved, That special committee. 10
be named by the president, he appointed.
10 urge and advocate the passage OF such
n child labor law by the general assembly
OF this state at the next January session
thereof.
II Is enacted by the general assembly as
follows:
Section l. No child under. IA years OF
age shall be employed. permitted or
suffered TO work In any factory, work
shop, mercantile establishment. store,
business office, telegraph office. restau-
rant. hotel. apartment house. or in the
dietrfbution or transmission OF mer-
chandise or messages. No such child
shall be employed in any work performed
for wages or other compensation. 10
whomsoever payable. during the hours
when the public schools OF the town or
city In which he resides are Is session.
nor be employed at any work before the
hour OF o'clock in the morning or after
the hour OF Z o'clock I'm the evening.
sec. Q No child under ls years OF age
shall be employed. permitted or suffered
20 work In any factory, Workshop or
mercantile establishment unless the per-
con or corporation employing him pro-
cures and keeps on file and accessihie
90 the trusnt officers OF the town or city,
and TO the inspectors OF factories, an age
and schooling certificate as hereinafter
prescribed. and keeps two complete lists
Of ali such children employed therein. one
on rle and one conspicuously posted near
ths principal entrance OF the building In
which such children are employed. and
.lno keeps on file a complete list ana
sends 10 the superintendent of schools,
or. where there is no superintendent, TO
the school committee. the names OF all
minors over the ago of IS years employed
therein who cannot read at sight and
write iegibiy simple sentences In the Eng
1ish language.
sec. q. An age and schooling certificate
shan be approved only by the superin-
TEND OF schools or by person authorised
BY him IN writing. or. where there is no
superintendent of schools. by a person
authorized by the school committee; Pro
~ided. that no member OF a school com
mittee or other person authorized as
Aforesaid shall have authority 20 approve
such certificate for any child then In or
about 10 enter his own employment, or
the employment Of a hrm or corporation
OF which he IL a member, officer or en-
ployee. The person approving the GER
ttncate shall have authority TO admins
ter the oath provided fos therein, but no
fee shall be charged therefor
Sec. T. An age and schooling certin-
cate shall not be approved unless salts
factory evidence IL furnished by the last
school census. the duly attested trans
oript Of the certificate Of birth or baptism
OF such child. or other religious record,
or the register OF birth % such child with
q town or city clerk that such child Is
OF the age stated In the certificate.
Sec. s. The age and schooling Ger.
age shall not be approved and signed
untii he presents 20 the person authorized
90 approve and sign the same an employ
ncnt ticket ss hereinafter prescribed.
duly FILED out and signed. A duplicate
OF each age and schooling certificate shall
be nled out and kept on hle by the
school committee. An explanatory mat
ter may be printed with such certificate.
sn the discretion Of the school committee
OF superintendent OF schools. The en-
pioyment ticket and the age and school
ing certificate shall be separately y. nted
and shail be filed out, signed and held
or surrendered, as indicated in the fol-
lowing forms:
EMPLOYMENT TICKET
when name of child height (feet
and inches) eyes (coior) . complex
Ion (fair or dark) hair (color) pre-
sents an age and schooling certificate duly
signed. ! intend 10 employ Chim or herr
at. mature of occupation) ...
tsisnature % intending employer OF
aSsnt)
CTown or city and dste)