The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-01-19

principal Of some school in said Scoun
W appointed for this purpose by such
superintendent; and the said superfn-
tendent Of schools Tor his appointee.
as aforesaidl, shall have the authority
TO administer the oath necessary for.
said certificate, but no fee shall be
charged therefor.
Sec. 4. No age and schooling Ger
tlncate shall be approved unless sat
1sfactory evidence Is furnishedby the
last schoo census. the duly attested
transcript Of the certificate of birth or
baptism of the child, or other religious
record, or by such other specific facts
as the said county superintendent. or
his appointee as aforesaid in his dis
erection may require as proof that the
child named in the certificate is OF
the age statedSShy the certificate. And
upon the approval OF every such Ger.
uncate, the superintendent Cor his ap-
pointee) approving shall take a du-
pllcate thereof. and said duplicate
shall be fled in the ONCE of the said
superintendent Of schools.
Sec. 5 provides a form OF "age and
schooling certificate" which must be
sworn to.
Sec. s. That not exceeding sixty
six hours shall constitute a weeks
work in all factories and manufactur-
Ing establishments Of the State, and no
person under eighteen years of age
shall be required to work in such fac
tories or establishments a longer peri
cd than sixty-six hours in one week;
and no person. under fourteen years
OF age shall be allowed to work in
such factories or establishments be-
tween the hours OF z D. M. and 5 a..
m . Dr0uidAd fhok fhio onO%f0n cha1T
not apply to engineers, fremen, ma
chinists, superintendent, overseers,
section and yard hands, office. men,
watchmen or repairs of breako towns.
Sec. Z. Any parent or person
standing in the relation of parent to
any child or children that may be en-
ployed by any factory or manufacture
ing establishment who shall .willfully
mis-state the age of such child or
children in the age and schooling GER
tifcate above provided for. shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be punished at the
discretion of the court. Any mill own
er, superintendent or other person act
ing in behalf of a factory or manu-
featuring establishment who shall
knowingly or willfully violate the pro-
visions of this act shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be punished at the discretion OF
the court; and the employing in the
factory or manufacturing establish
ment of any male child under the age
Of twelve, or any female child under
the age of fourteen, or the employing
in mines Of any child under the age
Of sixteen, shall be prima facie evil
dence of guilt under this act.
Gao o. Tho Hnnn nicciOnor IF La
Dor and Printing shall have the power,
and it shall be his duty, to make peri
odical inspection. either personally or
by his duly authorized agent, of the
factories and manufacturing establish
,ments within this State. with1a view
to a~scertaining the age of the en-
ployes to be found therein. and shall
make a biennial report of the factories
inspected, and, if in any case he should
reasonably believe that there has been
a violation Of this act. it shall be his
duty to bring such case to the atten-
ton of the solicitor of the judicial dis
trict in which the case arises.
Sec. 10. That this act shall be in
force from and after September 1,
1905.
In the House Friday a bill was in
troduced to restrict the sale of all
poisonous drugs, requiring the pres
cription of a physician before they can
be sold. -
In the Senate Saturday a number of
bills Of local Importance were introduce
ed. In the House the famous Anti-jug
law had an airing. But few bills passed
their final reading. The question OF
clerks to the committees was consid-
cred and settled.