The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-24

friends of child labor in the House. is ss follows:
 "A bill to be entitled an act to regu- late the employment of child iaoor III certain mills. factories and manutac- turing establishments in this State' and to provide for the inspection or the rooms, places and premises wherein they are worked and to adeqna'eiy punish violations of this act.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama. That no chlo under 12 years of age shall be e,'- ployed or permitted to work Tn or pe in or about any mill factory or man ufacturing establishment in this state. One year after this bill becomes law no child between the ages of l2 ana ID years shall be employed or DC petini,. ted to work or detained in or aoout any mill, factory or manufacturing es- tablishment in this State unless sucn child shall attend school TOT elsnt weeks in every year of employment' six weeks of which shall be consecu- tive.
 Sec. 2. No child under the age or fl years shall be so employed or oe- tained in or be in or about any mn factory or manufacturing ,estaoish- ment within this State for more than sixty hours in any one week.
 Sec. 3. No child under 16 years or age shall be employed or detained Tn or about any mill, factory or manu- featuring establishment within tnls State between the hours Of O'CLOCK D. m. sand o'clock a. m.. standard tin,e. and no child under 16 and under 10 years of age shall be so employed or detained between said hours TOT more than eight hours in any one night.
 Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful Tor any person. firm or corporation to em- play, or detain in. or permit to work in.s or be in or about any mill. factory ors manufacturing establishment any child under IS years of age, without first requiring said child to present on a blank furnished by the employer. the form of which shall be provided oy the Inspector. the affidavit of the par ent or guardian or. other person stand ing in parental relation to such chlid. stating the date and place of birth or said child Said afHdavits shall be filed by such employers within ten days after the employment or such child, in the office of the Judge of Pro- bate of said County, and shall be num- beSed and labelled with the name of ths child, and a complete index there of made and preserved as other records in said office. For the services so ren- dered the Judge of Probate shall re- ceiye from the County treasury lo cents for each such affidavit. copy of. said affidavit shall be forwarded within ten days after the employment ofssuch child. to the Inspector. Mont gomAry Ala.
 tSec. 5. Any person, firm or cor poration who violates any of the pro- visions of this act. or who knowingly pes1nits any child to be employed or detained in or be in or about his, the1r or fits mills, factory or manufacturing establishment, contrary to the provis- deemed of a misdemeanor. and. on conviction. shall be punished by fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100 for each offense.
 Sec 6. Any person, firm or corpo- ration who violates any provision or this article or who employs any child or Knowingly permits any child to be enployed. or to work in or about or be detained in or be in or about any mill, factory or manufacturing establish ment contrary to law. or who fails or refuses to obey promptly every lawful order or direction given by the 1nspec- tors under this law, must on convlclon be sfned not less than s5o nor more than S10O and upon second conVlc- ton. for any violation of this law. must be fined not less than S1OO nor more than S500 and if natural person be sentenced to hard labor for not more than six months, and any person who knowingly makes any false affi- davit, when an affidavit Is required hereby. is guilty of perjury.
 ''Sec. [. The Inspector of Jails and Aims Houses is charged with the duty of Inspecting all mills. factories and manufacturing establishments weherln women and children work. and he must fnspect every such mill, factory or manufacturing establishment at least four times a year. if practicable. with
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 file shall thoroughly inspect such manufacturing establishments and as certain their sanitary condition, and whether a good supply of fresh drink ing water and fresh air and suitable water closets for the women and girls are provided. separate and apart from those for the use of boys and men. and particuIarlv the ages and conditions of the children employed at work in' or detained therein; and shall carefully examine all affidavits filed in the Pro- bate office under this law. and in con- nection herewith the children named therein, and all other matters con cerning the operation and condition or the manufacturing establishments in which children work or are detained, or make written orders requiring cor rection of any defects in or about the mill or manufacturing establishment, and make written report to the Gov ernor of every examination of every manufacturing establishment inspected by him. and note every refusal or fall- ure to comply with or observe the law in any respect which reports must be published annually.
 Sec S. It shall he 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 al flicte6 with any infectious. contagious or Communicable disease. The 1udS ment of the Inspector as to the remoN- al of any child shall be final and con elusive. -..|
 ,F Sec. 9. It shall he the duty of the Inspector to institute prosecutions against the owners, operators, man agers and superintendents of any sneh mill. factory or manufacturing estab- 1ishment. for every violation of law that they may discover, and to furnish to the Solicitor of the Circuit or Coun- tv the names and addresses Of all nee essary witnesses.
 Sec. 10. The Inspector shall have free access al any time, to any nill factory or manufacturing establish ment wherein women and children work or are detained, and any person who refuses to allow the Inspector to bave free access to q manufacturing establishment and every part thereof or who hind,rs or obstructs him in ln- snection. or makes any false or mis- hA