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

child resides, and shall be turned over
to the child named therein. upon de-
mand. Any Truant Officers, the State
Commissioner of Labor, or his depu-
ties, or any member of the State Board
of inspection may make demand on
ness a child apparently under the age
of sixteen years is employed or per-
mitted or suffered to work, and whose
employment certificate is not then
filed as required by this Section, that
such employer shall either furnish
him, within ten days, evidence salts
factory to him that such child is in
fact over sixteen years of age or shall
cease to employ or permit or suffer
such child to work in such place of
business, the same evidence of the
age of such child may be required from
such employer as is required on the
issuance of an employment certificate
as hereinafter provided; and the en-
ployer furnishing such evidence shall
not be required to furnish any further
evidence of the age of the child. In
case such employer shall fail to pro-
duce and deliver to the Truant Off
Ger, the State Commissioner of Labor
or Deputy State Commissioner of La
bar, or member of the State Board of
Inspection within ten days after de-
mand for the same, such evidence of,
the age of any child as may be re-
quired of him under the provisions of
this act and shall thereafter continue
to employ such child or permit or suf-
fer such child to work in such places
of business, proof of the giving of such
notice and of such failure to produce
and file such evidence shall be prima
facie evidence in any prosecution
brought for violation of this Section
that such child is under sixteen years
of age and is unlawfully employed.
Section 3. An employment certifi-
cate shall be approved only by the sup
erintendent of schools of the school
corporation in which the child resides,
or by a person authorized by him in
writing, or where there is no superin-
tendent of schools, by a person autho-
rized by the school district officers:
Provided that no school district off,
Ger or other person authorized as
aforesaid shall have authority to ap-
prove such certificate for any child
then in, or about to enter his own en-
ploymept, or the employment of firm
or corporation of which he is mem
ber, officer or employee, or in whose
business he is interested. The officer
or person approving such certificate
shall have authority to administer the
oath provided for therein or in any
investigation or examination neces-
sary for the approval thereof No fees
shall be charged for approving any
such certificate nor for administering
any oath or rendering any services in
respect thereto. The Board of Di-
rectors of each school corporation shall
establish and maintain propert records
where copies of all such certificates
and all documents connected there
with shall be filed and preserved and
shall provide the necessary clerical
service for carrying out the provisions
of this act
Section A. The person authorized to
issue an employment certificate shall
not issue such certificate until he has
filed the following papers, duly exc
received. examined and approved and
executed; az. The school record of
such child, properly filled out and
signed as provided in this act showing
| that the child has completed the work
f, CT the Eighth (8) Grade of the Public
schools or it's equivalent. or is regu-
larly attending night school in COM
pliance with Section eight (S) of this
act. (2). A passport or duly attested
transcript of the certificate of birth
or baptism or other religious or Off
cial record, showing the date and place
of birth of such child. A duly attested
transcript of the birth certificate on
file according to law with registrar of
vital statistics, or other officer charged
with the duty of recording births, shall
be conclusive evidence of the age of
such child. (3). The affidavit of the
parent, or guardian or custodian of a
child, which shall be required, however,
only in case none of the documents
mentioned in clause CD of this Sec.
tion can be produced and filed, show
ing the place and date of birth of such
child; which affidavit must be taken
before the officer issuing the employ.
ment certificate. Such employment
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