The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
ICHAPTER 1921

amendments, Section of Article 100
of the Code of Public General Laws
of Maryland title Work Hours of,
in factories" as amended by Chapter
500 of the Acts of the Geeral Assem-
bly, of Maryland for 1902. and to add
certain new sections to said Article.
to come in after said Section 4. and
to be known as Sections s. 9. Z, s, 9,
10. II, II and 49,
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That Sec
! ton of Article 100 of the Code of
| Public General Laws of Maryland title
Work Hours of. in Factories" as
! amended by Chapter 5G6 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland
Tor 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repealed and re-enacted.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 for
wages or hire. or retain in employment
in any such mill factory. workshop. Of
flee. 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.
OttllOI Anu ne II luFlneT tnldCl-
ed, That certain new sections to come
in after said Section and to be known
as Section 8, s, :, s, 9, 10. IL, IL and 10,
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:
8. That no child between the ages
of twelve (12) and sixteen 06) shall
| be employed. permitted or suffered to
work in any offices. establishment or
in 10 ivNgr
section. unless the person or corpora
| 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
schools, an employment permit, and
keep complete list of all such children
employed therein on file. and in the
case of children employed in factories.
workshops. mills or messenger service,
duplicate of said list shall be con-
spcuously posted near the principal
entrance of the building in which such
children are employed.
6. That the employment permit for
all employments in Baltimore City I'M
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 affidavit of the parent or guar
dian or custodian of the child. which
| latter affidavit shall be required. how
ever only in case it is certified by the
! proper authorities. that the birth GER
| tihcate showing the place and date of
| birth of such child is not on record.
which affidavit must be taken before
the officer issuing the employment per-
nit who is hereby authorized and re-
| quired to administer such oath and
who shall not demand or receive a
fee therefor.
s. That the employment permit shall
read as follows:
EMPLOYMENT PERMIT
The birth certificate giving the name.
date and place of birth of............
| (name of child is attached hereto. If
/ there be no birth certificate then a
certificate to that effect l. 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
. . . .
of .............., in the year. .......,
years and months) old. Sig
nature of father mother. guardian or
....... custodian ............S sigma
ture of Child .............
| Date.
These personally appeared before
me the above-named (name of father.
mother. guardian or custodian) of and
made oath that the aforegoing certifi-
cafe nv him nr bprl STONED is frtt a
the best of (his or herr knowledge and
belief.
l hereby approve the foregoing GER
tificate of (name of child. height feet
and inches). eyes COLOR. complexion
(fair or dark. hair (color) having no
sufficient reason to doubt that Che or
she) is of the age therein certified
| hereby certify that Che or she) can
read at sight and write legiby simple
! sentences in the English language, and
that Che or shel has reached the normal
development of a child of (hls 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 II shall be returned to the Mary
land Bureau of Statistics and InfOrma
ton (if the employment be in Baltimore
City, or the Board of Health or prin-
cipal Health officer OF Of the employ
ment be in any of the counties or
other cities outside of Baltimore City,.
................. Signature of
Cperson authorized to prove and sign
with official character or authority)
Date ..t.. .......
A duplicate of each employment per-
nit 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.
.. That whoever employees n 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 i'm violation of the
provisions of this Act. shall for such
offense be fined not less than five (5).
nor more than fifty ($50) 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 90, nor more than twenty (20)
dollars. 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 prlma 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 &10) dollars. Every person
authorized to sign the employment per-
init prescribed in this Act. who know
ingly certifies to any materially false
statement therein, shall be fined not
more than fifty $500 dollars The
ohfaf NJ Tho MARYLAND pt,raan - tatt-