Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-25
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diction. The district of such city or
borough superintendent or principal
I teacher shall be the sarie as that in
| which the child seeking an employ
| ment certificate resides
The employment certificate shall
state the name, age, date, place of
| birth and description Gncluding color
of eyes, hair and compleXion) of said
child, it's residence and the residence
of it's parent, guardian or custodian,
and the ability of said child to read
and write simple sentences in the Eng
lish language, that it has complied with
the education laws of the Common
wealth and is physically able to per
form the work to he required of it.
Provided, That before any such GER
tif1cate of employment is issued, the
person authorized to issue the same
shall demand and obtain of the parent,
guardian or custodian of said child IN
affidavit, sworn to before any officer
authorized to administer oaths, made
by him or her, stating the age, date
and place of birth of said child; and
shall further demand and obtain GER
tificate of said child's birth, as kept
by any public authority, or transcript
Of the record of its birth, baptism or
circumcision, as kept by any religious
denomination, or. in the case of for
eign child tif such evidence of age be
lacking) a true copy of the passenger
manifest. passport or official record,
fled at the Office of the Commissioner
of immigration at the port of arrival,
as corroborative evidence of the truth
of the facts set forth in the affidavit.
and shall note in his statement as
aforesaid, the character of such re-
cord and by what public or religious
authority the same is issued;
Provided, however. That where no
such transcript of public or religious
record or manifest, passport of official
record, as aforesaid, of said child's
age is obtainable, the same may be
substituted by a statement, signed by
the principal teacher of the last school
which said child attended, certifying
that said child has received instruc-
tion in reading, spelling, writing, Eng
lish grammar and geography, and is
familiar with the fundamental oper-
ations of arithmetic and has completed
the course of study in the common
schools prescribed for the first five
years or a course of study in other
schools equivalent thereto. At the
time of the issue of the employment
certificate, the person so issuing the
same shall make one copy thereof,
which copy shall be filed, within ten
days from the date of its issue, in the
Office of the common school superin-
tendent of the district in which the
child holding the certificate resides,
and in districts not having such SUI
perintendent, the said copy shall be
aled in the office of the Chief Factory
| Inspector and shall be subject to the
inspection of the public. The certifi-
cate of the registration of birth, bap-
tism or circumcision, or, in the case
Of a foreign born child, the copy of
passenger manifest, passport or official
record as hereinbefore prescribed, or,
in the absence of such transcripts,
the statement of the principal teacher,
certifying that such child has re-
ceived instructions as prescribed, as
well as the affidavit of the parent,
guardian or custodian. shall be filed
with copy of said employment GER
tificate. The certificate when issued
shall be the property of the said child,
who shall be entitled to a surrender
of the certificate to him or her by the
employer whenever said child shall
leave the service of any employer
holding the certificate.
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