Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-03
CHILD LABOR LAW
SOON IN EFFECT
MEASURE APPROVED; IN FORCE
APRIL 20
Rigid System Of Inspection Of Shops
Where Children Are Em-
ployed lie Provided
For


the senate and assembly of the state
Of California and approved February
20, will take effect on April 20. Copies
of the bill have been forwarded to Los
Angeles by Commissioner w. V. STAFF
ford of the state bureau of labor sta
tistics.
The bill is an act regulating the em-
ployment and hours of labor of chill
dren, prohibiting the employment of
minors under certain ages, prohibiting
the employment of certain illiterate
minors, providing for the enforcement
of the law by the state commissioner
and providing for the infliction of pen
alties for violation of any of the pro-
visions OF the law.
The principal features of the new law
follow:
No child under the age of IS shall
be employed in any manufacturing,
mechanical or mercantile establish
ment, or other place of labor, more
than nine hours in one day, except
when making necessary repairs to ma
chinery and in no case shall the hours
exceed fifty-four hours in a week; no
minor under 16 shall be employed or
permitted to work in any mercantile
institution, Office, laundry. or other
working place. between the hours of
10 o'clock in the evening and six in the
morning.
Must Have Permit
No child under IA shall be employed
in any mercantile institution, office
laundry or restaurant, hotel. apartment
house, or other working place, unless
permit shall be granted by duly
authorized city or county judge, after
the filing of statement by the parents
that the child is over IL years of age,
permit only to be granted then In case
the parents are unable to work; and
providing further that such permit
shall not interfere with the education
of the child, the principal of the school
and the truant officer of the district to
have full knowledge of all conditions.
No minor under 16 shall be permitted
to work at any gainful occupation
while school is in session, unless the
child can read English at sight and
can write legibly simple English sem
tences, or unless the child is a regular
attendant for the then current term
of school at a regularly conducted
night school.
minors is required to keep posted a
notice stating the number of hours per
day for each day of the week required
of such persons; and the same regula-
tiion applies to the employment of chill
6ren of younger age, coupled with the
possession of schooling certificate, a
copy of which is given in the printed
bill.
Penalty for Violations
Any person, firm, corporation, agent,
or officer of firm or corporation that
violates or omits to comply with any
of the foregoing provisions of this act,
or that employs, or suffers, or permits
any minor to be employed in violation
thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall, on conviction thereof, be
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or more than 5000, or by Imprisonment
for not less than sixty days, or by
both such fine and imprisonment for
each and every offense. A failure to
produce any age and schooling certifi-
cate or permit, or to post any notice
required by this act, shall be prima
facie evidence of the illegal employ
ment of any person whose age and
schooling certificate or permit is not
produced, or whose name is not so
posted. Any fine collected under the
provisions of this act shall be paid
into the school funds of the county, or
city and county, in which the offense
occurred
Nothing in this act shall be construed
to prohibit the employment of minors
at agricultural, horticultural viticul-
tural or domestic labor during the time
the public schools are not in session, or
during other than school hours.
Copies of the bill may be secured by
addressing Commissioner Stafford
Bureau of Public Statistics, San
Francisco.
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