The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-25


lor before the hours of seven o'clock |
n the morning, nor after the hour of |
seven o'clock in the evening. Every I
employer shall post in conspicuous |
place in every room where such chill |
dren are employed, printed notice |
stating the hours required of them |
each day of the week, the hours of |
and stopping work, and |
the hours when the time or times al
lowed for dinner or for other meals
begin and end. The printed form of
such notice shall be furnished by the
State Commissioner of Labor.
Section IL. Whoever employs a
a child under sixteen years of age and
whoever, having under his control
child under such age, permits such
child to be employed in violation of
Section one CD, two co., ten (1O,
or twelve 12), of this act shall for
each offense be fined not more than
fifty dollars ($50.00); and whoever
continues to employ and child in vio-
lation of either of said sections of this
act, after being notified by truant
officer, or Deputy Commissioner If
Labor, or member of the State Board
of Inspection, shall for every da-
thereafter that such employment. con-
tinues be fined not less than five dol
lars $4,000, nor more than twentr
collars ($20. OO). The failure of an
employer of child's labor to produce,
upon the request of person auth.,-
cizeG to demand the same, ANY EN-
p,oyment certificate or list required
by this act sEall he prInla facie evil
ce.nce of the illegal employment Of
Any child whose employment certIfi-
cate is not produced or whose name is
not listed. ANY corporation or Elm
ployer retaining employment cert:fi-
Gates in violation of Section 2 of this
act shall be fined ten dollars ($1O.0O)
Every person authorized as required
to sign any certificate or statement
prescribed by Sections four 90 or five
(5) of this act, who knowingly GER
false statement therein or violates
either of said Sections, shall be fined
not to exceed fifty dollars $3.50 .00).
Every person, firm or corporation,
agent or manager, superintendent or
foreman of any person, firm or cor
poration who shall refuse admittance
to any officer or person authorized to
visit or inspect any premises or place
of business under the provisions of
this act and to produce all certificates
and lists he may have, when demand
ed, after such person shall have an
nounced his name, the office he holds
and the purpose of his visit, or shall
otherwise obstruct such officers in the
performance of their duties as pre-
scribed by this act shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined in any sum not exceed
ing fifty dollars $50 .0o), or be i'm
prisoned not to exceed thirty days.
The presence of a child under sixteen
years of age apparently at work in
ated in Section one CD of this act
shall be prima facie evidence of his
employment therein. 1t shall be the
duty of the Deputy Commissioner of
Labor and the several Truant Officers
to enforce the provisions of this act
and every County Attorney, when in
formed by an officer or person autho-
rized to inspect places where child
laborers are employed, that any of the
provisions of this act have been vic.
lated shall file or cause to be filed in
formation against the person or per-
sons guilty of such offense and cause
Provided, that nothing in this act shall
prevent any other person from causing
the enforcement of the provisions OF
this act Truant officers shall visit the
places of business enumerated in sec
ton one % of this act to ascertain
whether any children are employed
therein contrary to the provisions OF
this act, and they shall report any
cases of such illegal employment to
the Commissioner of Labor and to the
County Attorney.
Section r. 1t is hereby made the
duty of the governor, Immediately up
on the passage of this act, to appoint
five persons, two at least, of whom
shall be women, who shall constitute
the Board of Inspectors and who shall
serve without compensation. The
term for which such inspectors shall
serve is hereby made one, two, three,
four, and five years, respectively. The
appointment shall designate the term
for which each inspector is appointed.
The governor shall, each year, appoint