The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-02
The Proposed
 Bill.

The following Is the bill regulating child labor in this State as proposed by the Ex~ cutive Com mittee on Child La Dor at the session of the Legislature in 1908;
 Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen eral Assembly of Alabama that no child under the age of twelve (12) years shall be employed in or about any factory or manufacturing establishment within this State unless a widowed mother or totally disabled father is dependent upon the labor of such child.- or in case a child is ar orphan and has no other means of sup port. No child under the age of ten (10) years shall be so employed un- der any circum- stances.
 Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That 1t shall be un- lawful for any fac tory Or manufac- turing establishment to hire or employ any child unless there Is first provi- ded and placed on file in the office of such employer an affidavit signed by the parent or guar dian or person standing in parental relation thereto, certifying the age and date of birth of said child: any person knowingly furnishing a false certificate of the age of such child shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor, and shall be brought before a magistrate or justice of the peace for trial, and upon con- viction shall be pun ished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars, or be sentenced to hard labor for a term not exceeding three months.
 Sec. 8. Be it fur ther enacted. That no child under the age of sixteen G6l shall be employed at labor or detained in any factory or manufacturing es- tablishment in this State between the hours of ' D. m. nd 6 a. m. or for more than sixty l60) hours In any one week OF more than eleven CID hours in any one day.
 Sec. 4. Bt 1t fur ther enacted. That no child under the age of fourteen (l4) shall be employed at labor in or about any factory or manu- featuring establish ment unless he or she can read and write his or her name and simple sentences in the English language; provided, that the provisions set forth in said Section 1 of this Act shall not go into force and ef- feet until one year from the date of the passage of this bill.
 Sec. 5. Be 1t fur ther epacted, That no child under the age of fourteen (1D years shall be em- ployed at labor in or about any manufac- turing establish ment, unless such child attends school fer at least twelve weeks of each year six weeks of said schooling to be consecutive the year to be counted from the last birth day of the child preceding such em- ployment; and at the end of every year a certificate to the effect that this law has been com piled with. signed by the teacher of the school or  schools attended by the child during said year must be produced by the pa rent or person standing in parental relation to said child, and filed by the employer of said child. All such certificates shall be open to public in- gpectioR- -
 Sec. G. Be it fur ther enacted. That any person. persons, corporation, or rep resentative of such corporation, who violates any of the provisions of this Act, or who suffers or permits any child to be employed in viola ton of it's pro visions. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall De punished by a fine of not more than (S6OO) five hundred dollars.
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