Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-16
CHILD LABOR La
TEXT OF NEW MEAS.
URE WILL BE OF INTEREST
TO oTTUMWANS
Statute Was Supported by Labor
Unions and Women's clubs-Goes
Into Effect July 4-WilI Affect OF
turwa Only in Exceptional Cases.

The following Is the text Of the new
ly adopted child labor law, which be-
comes part of the code of the state of
Iowa after July a. This law was
passed to meet conditions in the larg-
er cities where department stores and
factories employed children in occupa-
lions that would come under the stipu-
lations Of the act. While there may be
individual cases in Ottumwa which
would be affected by this law, these
are the exception and as far as this
city is concerned the law will have
little effect.
It's effect in other portions of the
state, however, will be noticeable. The
law has been pushed by both the Ia
Dor unions and women's clubs as we'll
as by other citizens Of the state who
have felt the pressing need of such a
measure. 1t is printed in full below:
"a bill for an act to regulate the en-
ployment of child labor and to provide
for the enforcement thereof, (Addi-
tional to Chapter s, Title XII, of the
4 Code)
Section /. No person under four
I teen years of age shall be employed
with or without wages or compensa-
ton in any mine, manufacturing estab-
lishment, factory, mill, shop, laundry,
slaughter house or packing house, or
in any store or mercantile establish
ment where more than eight persons
are employed, or in the operation OF
any freight or passenger elevator.
Sec 2. No person under sixteen
years of age shall be employed at any
work or occupation by which, by rea.
son of it's nature or the place of EN-.
ployment, the health Of such person
may be injured, or his morals de-
PRAYED, or at any work in which the
handling or use of gunpowder, dyna-
mite or ether like explosive is re,
quired, and no female under sixteen
years of age shall be employed in any
capacity where the duties of such EN-.
ployment compel her to remain con
stantly standing.
Sec 3. No person under sixteen
years of age shall be employed at any
of the places or in any of the occupa
tions recited in section 1 hereof be-
fore the hour of 6 o'clock in the morn
ing or after the hour of nine o'clock in
the evening, and If such person is EN-
ployed exceeding five hours Of each
day, q noon inter1nission of not less
than thirty minutes shall be given be
tween the hours of eleven and one
o'clock, and such person shall not b.
! employed more than ten hours In an!
one day, exclusive Of the noon inter
mission, but the provisions ofathis sec
! ton shall not apply to persons employ
ed in husking sheds or other place:
20 f IA
$ where vegetables or grain are pre-
| pared for canning, and in which NJ
n machinery is operated.
Sec. A. Every person, firm or cor
poration having in it's employ, at an!
z of the places or in any Of the occupa
lions recited in section one ~ of this
! act, any persons under sixteen year,
, of age, shall cause to be posted a
+ some conspicuous location at the place
of such employment, and where SAM
shall be accessible to inspection at al
times during business hours. list o
: the names Of such persons. giving aft
er each name the date of the birth o
q such person and the date when EN-
y ployed.
Sec. 5. Any parent, guardian o
: other person, who, having under hi
control any person under sixteen year
of age causes or permits said person t
work or be employed in violation @
I, the provisions Of this act, or any pei
L son making, certifying to, or causin
/ to be made or certified to-, any state
}. ment, certificate or other paper for tn
Q purpose of procuring the employment
It of any person In violation of the pro
K visions of this act, or who makes, files
Z executes or delivers any such state
ment, certificate or other paper COZ
n tanning any false statement for tn
e, purpose of procuring the employmen
k of any person in violation of this &C
v or for the purpose of concealing tn
If violation of this act in such emplo.
t. ment, and every person, firm or co
poration, or the agent, manager, 81
perintendent or officer Of any person