The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-29

any ml factory or manufa curing es- tablishment in thls state. unless such child shall attend school for eight weeks in every year of employment. six weeks of which shall be consecutive.
 Sec. 2 No child under the age Of foaf- teen years shall be employed or de tained in or be in or about any mill. factory, or manufacturing establishment within this State for more than sixty hours in any one week, the provisions of this section shall be in force and effect from and after January l. 1908.
 Sec, 8, No child under sixteen years of age shall be employed or detained n, or be in about any miIl factory. or manufacturing establishment within this State, between the hours of seven O clock D.. m.. and six o'clock a. m, standard time, and no child over six teen and under eighteen years of age shall be so employed or detained be- tween said hours for more than eight hours in any one night the provisions of this section shall be in force and ef- feet from and after January l. 1908.
 Sec. f. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to employ, or detain in or permit to work in, or ] be in or about any mill factory or manufacturing establishment any child | under eighteen years Of age without first requiring said child to present on blank furnished by the employer. the form of which shall be provided by ths Inspector, the affidavit of the parent or | guardian or other person standing in parental relation To such child, stat | ing the date and place of birth of said child Said affidavit shall be filed by such employers within ten days after | the employment of such child, in the off of tho Judge of Probate of said | county and shall be numbered and la beled with the name of the child. and a complete index thereof made and pre- served as other records in said office. For the services so rendered tho Judge of Probate shall receive from the coun- ty treasury ten cents for each such af- fdavt. copy of said affidavit shall be forwarded within ten days after the | employment of such child to the In- | spector. Montgomery, Ala.
 Sec 3. Any person. firm or corpora ton who violates any of the provis- ions of this Act, or who knowingly. permits any child to be employed or de- tained in or be in or about his, their or it's mills, factory or manufacturing establishments, contrary to the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a | misdemeanor and on conviction be pun ished by fine of not less than fifty dol- lars nor more than one hundred dol lars, for each offense
 Sec. 6. Any person. firm corpor- ation, who violates any provision of this article, or who employs any child, or | knowingly permits any child to be em- ployed or to work In or about, or de- tained in, be in or about any mill. factory or manufacturing establishment contrary to law or who falls or refuses l to obey promptly every lawful order or ! direction given by the Inspector under this law, must on conviction be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more | than ono hundred dollars. and upon second conviction, for any violation of this law, must be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hun l ,1I, | paf eafa Ina sentenced to hard labor for not more than six months. and any person, who knowingly makes any false affidavit when an affidavit is required hereby is guilty | of perjury
 Sec. T. The inspector of Jals and Almshouses Is charged with the duty. of inspecting all mills, factories and manufacturing establishments wherein women and chlren work, and he must inspect every such mill, factory or manufacturing establishment at least four times a year if practicable, with out notice of his purpose to do so. He shall thoroughly inspect such manu- featuring establishments, and ascer- tain their sanitary condition. and whe- ther a good supply of fresh drinking water and fresh air and suitable water closets for the women and girls ara provided separate and apart from those for the use of boys and men, and particularly the ages and conditions Of the children employed, at work in, or detained therein: and shall carefully examine all affidayits filed in the Pro- bate office under this law and in con nection herewith. the children named therein, and all other matters concern in the operation and condition of the manufacturing establishments in which children work or are detained. or mako written orders requiring correction of any defects in or about the mill or man ufacturng establishment. and make written report to the Governor of every ] examination of every manufacturn es- tablishment inspected by him, and note every refusal or failure to comply with or observe the law, in any respect which reports must be published annually.
 Sec. s. It shall be the duty of the Inspector to remove from any mill. factory or manufacturing establish ment any child found working or de- tained therein contrary to law and to remove therefrom any child who Is af hlcted with any lfectlous, contagious or communicable disease. The judg- ment of the Inspector as to the remov- al of any child shall be final and con elusive.
 Sec. g. It shall be the duty of the Inspector 10 institute prosecutions against the owners, operators, managers and su- perintendents of any such mill factory or manufacturing Establishments, Tor eY- cry violation of law that they may discover, and to furnish to the Solicitor of the Circuit or county the names and addresses of all necessary witnesses.
 Sec. To- The Inspector shall have free access at any time, to any mill, fac tory or manufacturing establishment wherein women and children work, or are detained. and any person who re- fuses to allow the Inspector to have free access to a manufacturing establishment and every part thereof who flinders or obstructs him in inspection. or makes any false or misleading statements to tne Inspector about thes establishment, It's operation or condition, or about any person working detained therein or who fails to have a plainly printed copy of this law posted up iu the office and in every room in which any person works in the mill, factory or manufacturing es- | tabllshment, must on conviction be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, and on subsequent conviction be fined not less than five hundred dollars, and may be sentenced to hard labor, for not more than one year.
 Sec. H. Any owner or manager of mill, factory or manufacturing establish ment who disobeys any order of the h. spector removing a child from the mill, factory or manufacturing establishment; or who permits any child who has been ! removed by the Inspector to return tc 1 worK therein, or to be In or about the mill factory or manufacturing establish-