The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30

IacIuflnS estaDilSiHIelluSi Ill ArkaHsaS;
between 6 p. m. and a. IN. in manufac-
turing establishments in Texas; and be-
tween p. m. and Z. a. m. in manufac
turing establishments and mines in Vir-
:, ginia.
For children under thirteen years of
age, between p. m. and 6 a. m. in
manufacturing establishments in Ala
bama.
For children under twelve years of
age, between p. m. and 6 a. m. in
manufacturing establishments and mines
in South Carolina. They may, how
ever, work until p. m. to make up for
lost time.
/ In New York children under fourteen
years of age are prohibited from selling
newspapers in cities of the first class
after 10 p. m.
In Georgia contracts for the employ
ment of persons under twenty-one years
of age between sunset and sunrise in
manufacturing establishments, other
than cotton and wooden mills are null
and void, but no other prohibitory pro-
vision is made.
i l confess that many of the foregoing
provisions are taken from laws of 1904.
Many changes and additions have since
all of which l have in my library. But
not being classified, l find it impossible,
for the purposes of this paper, to Gull
out such additions and changes, for
want of about two weeks time to de
vote to it.
i We may be especially interested in the
laws of our own state on this subject
I therefore quote the child labor laws at
greater length than from other states,
as follows:
Employment of children. hours
child under fourteen years of age shall
be employed at any time in any factory
or workshop or about any mine; nor
shall he be employed in any mercantile
establishment, or in the service of a
telegraph, telephone, or messenger COM
pany, except during the vacation of the
public schools. No child under sixteen
shall be employed at any time in an oc-
cupatipn dangerous to life, health, or
morals; or at any labor, outside of the
family in which he resides, before 6
o'clock a. M, or after seven o'clock p.
m Nor shall he be so employed for more
than ten hours in any day, or sixty
hours in any week; except than on Sat-
urdays and for ten days prior to Christ
mas he may be so employed until ten
o'clock D. m, but not longer in any day
or week than the hours aforesaid.
i Physicians Certificate.-In the case
of any child appearing to be unable to
perform the labor at which he is employ
ed. any member or employee of the BIZ
,ean of labor may require the employer
tn produce certificate from some 70
putable practicing physician, of the ply
steal fitness of the child for such work
And child as, to whom such certificate
cannot be obtained shall not be employ
Led.
Operating Elevators, Age Limit-Ht
i person shall employ or permit any chiio
under the age of sixteen years to have
the, care, management, or operation OF
any elevator, Or permit any minor ur,
der eighteen years to manage or operate
ah4 elevator capable of runlsing ovei
two hundred feet per minute.
Children Not to Be Employed, when
Except as provided in paragraph 1905.
% child under sixteen years of as.
shall work for hire during the hours ir
which the public schools in the place o
his residence are in session, unless s;nsf
his Lost birthday he shall have ATTENDED
school at least twelve weeks, six o.
them in succession; nor shall he be Sc
hired at any indoor occupation, except
in vacation of the public schools. O
while he is daily attendant at some day
or evening school, unless he can read ane
write simple sentences in English.
when Labor Is Necessary for Support
Whenever it appears upon investiga
ticn that the labor of a minor, whc
would be barred from employment IN
der The provisions of paragraph 1907. i
necessary for his support, or that of thu
family to which he belongs, the schoo'
hoard or school trustees of the place
where he resides may issue permit
authorizing his employment within Ger
tain hours to be fixed therein. 1907
Certifcate-When necessary.-No child
under sixteen years shall be employed
IN any factory, workshop or mercantile
establishment, or in The service of any
telegraph, district messenger company,
or other like corporation, unless the en-
ployer shall keep on file the certificate
herein required, and complete list OF
such employees. Such certificates shall
be executed by the school superinten-
dent, where there is one. or by some
person authorized so to do by its vote.
1t shall state the name, date and place
of birth. and the age of the child, and