The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-05-18
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speaker Oh HOUSE Oh DeiSSdtC5.
ICHAPTER 1921
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact,. with
amendments, Section of Article 100
Of the Code of Public General Laws
of Maryland, title Work Hours of.
in factories" as amended by Chapter
566 of the Acts of the Geera1 Assem-
bly, of Maryland for 1902. and to add
to come in after said Section 4, and
to be known as Sections 5, 6, Z, 3, 3,
TO- Ii, 10 and IS.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Gen
ton 4 of Article 100 of the Code of
work Hours of III Factories" as
amended by Chapter SS6 OF M the Ac aS
for 1906. be and the sam els hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amend
ments. so as to read as follows:
A.. No proprietor. owner, superinten-
dent, manager or foreman. or other
subordinate or agent Of any mill, fac
tory workshop, Office, restaurant, hotel,
apartment house, store, telephone or
telegraph office. or other establishment
or business shall, after the first day OF
September, in the year 1906, employ Tor
wages or hire. or retain in employment
in any such mill, factory, workshop, Of
fee, restaurant, hotel, apartment house,
store, telephone or telegraph office, or
other establishment or business, any
person or persons under twelve years
OF age, except in the counties from June
LIST, to October 18th, in every year.
Section 2. And be 1t further entact-
ed, That certain new sections to come
in after said Section and to be known
as Section s. 81, 8. 9, 10, II. IL ana Is.
be and the same are hereby added to
said Article 100 of the said Code OF
Public General Laws of Maryland. the
same to read as follows:
g. That no child between the ages
of twelve CID and sixteen I6) shall
be employed, permitted or suffered TO
work in any offices, establishment or
business mentioned in the preceding
ton employing him or her produces
and keeps on file and accessible to the
inspectors authorized by this Act and
the attendance officer of the public
keep complete list of all such children
employed therein on file, and In the
case of children employed in factories
WORKSHOPS mills or m mes eng service wee
spicuously posted near the principal
entrance of the building IL which such
children are employed.
s. That the employment permit for
all employments in Baltimore City I'M
der the provision Of this Act shall be
issued by the Maryland Bureau OF Sta
tistics and Information, and for en-
ployment in other cities or in the coun-
ties of this State. by any member of
the Board OF Health or principal health
officer of the city or county in which
| the employment is sought. :.
Z. That the employment permit shall
not be issued unless satisfactory evil
dence is furnished by duly attested
| transcript of the certificate of birth or
baptism of such child. or other reli-
gious records, or the register of birth,
| or the affldavit of the parent or guar
dian or custodian of the child. which
latter affidavit shall be required. how
ever, only in case 1t is certified by the
| proper authorities, that the birth GER
tificate showing the place and date of
birth of such child Is not on record,
which affidavit must be taken before
| nit. who Is hereby authorized and re-
quired to administer such oath and
whb shall not demand or receive a
| fee therefor.
s. That the employment permit shall
80 EMPLOYMENT PERMIT.
! The birth certificate giving the name,
ana Of ebd Is hereto
| there be no birth certificate then a
| certificate to that effect. 1. e. that there
| is none from the proper authorities of
| the city or county where said child
was born. shall be attached. This GER
| titles that I am the Gather,
mother. guardian or custodian) of
................ (name of child and
that Che or she) was born at ........
| (name of town or city, in the county
| of. ..... (name of county, and
| state of.......... 49,, on the. day
OF. in the year..; year. :;
yea Years = and mo" months) old. Sig
nature of Gather. mother guardian or
custodian sigma
(Date).
| These personally appeared before
! me the above-named (name of father.
mother, guardian or custodian) of and
cate by (him or herr signed. IS true to
the best of CHS or herr knowledge and
| belief.
I hereby approve the foregoing GER
| tificate of (name of child. height eject
and inches). eyes. COLOR. complexion
| (fafr or dark, hair (coior); having no
sufficient reason to doubt that Che or
she) is of the age therein certified I
hereby certify that Che or she) can
read at sight and write legibly simple
sentences in the English language. and
| that Che or she) has reached the normal
| development of a child OF CHS or herr
| age, and is in sound health and Is
physically able to perform the work
which Che or she) intends to do.
| This certificate belongs to (name of
| child in whose behalf it is drawn and
| is to be surrendered to Chin or herr
| whenever Che or she) leaves the service
! of the corporation or employer hold
ing the same; but If not claimed by
said child within thirty days from such
time it shall be returned to the Mary
| land Bureau of Statistics and Informa-
| ton (if the employment be in Baltimore
l
cipai Health Oficer of (if the employ
ment be in any of the counties or
| other cities outside of Baltimore City,.
| ........ ............. Signature of
| (person authorized to prove and sign
with official character or authority
| A duplicate of each employment per-
init shall be filled out and kept on
| file by the Maryland Bureau of Statis-
/ ties and Information. or Board of
| Health or principal health officer of the
county or city outside of Baltimore
| City, as the case may be.
8. That whoever employees a child
! in violation of the provisions of this
Act. and whoever having under his
or her control a child permits such
child to be employed in violation of the
provisions of this Act, shall for such
offense be fined not less than five (5),
nor more than fifty $500 dollars, and
whoever continues to employ any child
in violation of the provisions of this Act
after being notified by an inspector
| authorized by this Act. or an attendance
officer of the public schools shall for
every day thereafter that such employ
ment continues be fined not less than
| five Co, nor more than twenty GOD
dollars. A failure to produce to an in
spector authorized by this Act, or an
attendance officer of the public schools.
any employment permit or list required
by this Act, shall be prima facfe evil
dence of illegal employment of any per-
son whose employment permit is not
produced, or whose name is not so
listed.
Any corporation or employer retain
ing any employment permit in violation
of the provisions of this Act. shall be
fined ten (s10) dollars Every person
authorized to sign the employment per-
nit prescribed in this Act, who know
ingly certifies to any materially false
statement therein. shall be fined not
more than fifty ($50) dollars. The
chief of the Maryland Bureau of Statis-
tics and Information or any member OF
the Board of Health or principal health
officer of any county or city outside OF
Baltimore City. is hereby authorized
to sign the employment permit men
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