The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-05-08


ment Of children IN mills, fac
tories and manufacturing estab-
lishments in this State, and 10
provide for the inspection Of
places wherein they are worked,
and for the punishment Of viola
tors Of this act, and for other pur-
poses.
Sec. I. Be enacted by the Leg
islature Of the State Of Mississippi,
That no children under the age Of
twelve years shall be employed in
or permitted to work in any mill,
factory, or manufacturing establish
ment
Sec. =. That no child under the
age OF sixteen years shall be en-
ployed in or detained in any mill,
factory or manufacturing establish
ment within this State for more
than ten hours in any one day, or
for more than ffty-eight hours in
any one week. or be employed in or
detained in any such manufactur-
ing establishment between the hours
Of Z p. m. and 6 a. m.
Sec. ,. That it shall be- unlaw-
full for any person. firm or corpora
ton to employ or permit to work
in any mill, factory or manufacture
ing establishment IN this State, any
child under the age of sixteen years
without first requiring said child to
/ present affidavit Of the parent or
guardian or person standing IN par
entail relation to such child, and
! also stating the last school attend
ance Of such child and grade Of
studies pursued, and the name of
school and the name of teacher i'm
charge. The employer shall pre-
/ serve such atfidavits showing all
/ the facts contained therein
Sec. T 1t is the special duty of
! the sheriff Of the county in which
manufacturing establishments EN-
/ ploying child labor are located to
visit, at least once each month,
each such manufacturing establish
ment and see to the enforcement OF
7 this Act
/ Sec. ;. 1t is the duty Of each
county health officer to visit, with
out notice Of his intention to do so,
all manufacturing establishments
employing child labor within his
county, at least twice each year and
oftener if requested by the sheriff
and to promptly report to the sheI-
iff any unsanitary condition Of the
! premises, any child or children in.
flicted with infectious, contagious ol
communicable disease or whose
physical condition renders sucl
child or children incapacitated t.
perform the work required Of them
and the sheriff shall promptly re
move such child or children from
such manufacturing establishment
and order the premises put in SAM
tary condition; and the judgemen
Of the county health officer as t
the physical condition OF the chill
dren and sanitary condition of the
premises shall be final and conclu
. sive.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty O
the circuit Judge to specially charg
the grand jury to investigate viola
z tions Of this Act.
Sec. :. Any officer, manager o
{ superintendent of any manufactur
ing establishment in which child Ia
/ Dor is employed, who shall fail @
refuse to give true and correct in
p formation demanded of him by an,
f of the officers herein before directe
r to inspect such establishments, o
: who shall fail or refuse to obey an
! lawful order of the sheriff or healt
r. officer Of the county in which sal
r establishment is located, for carry
t ing out the purposes OF this act
2 shall be guilty of a misdemeanOl
: and upon conviction shall be fine
Y not less than ten dollars and nc
more than one hundred dollars.
o Sec. s. Any person, firm or col
+ pOratiOn, the superintendent, man
e ager or any officer of a manufactul
Il ing establishment employing an
= child or permitting any child to /
L employed by or to work in or to |
r detained in any mill, factory, {
e manufacturing establishment
this State contrary to this law, sha
n be guilty of a misdemeanor, an
= upon conviction shall be fined nc
# less than fifty dollars nor more tina
3 one hundred dollars, or may be sci
i fenced to the county Jail for not lie
than ten days nor more than ski
days, or both such fine and impri
Onment.
Sec. 3. The provisions of tn
5, act shall apply only to manufactu
y ing establishments engaged in MAJ
y ufacturing or working in cotton
n wool or other fabrics, and to mani
d featuring establishments whe
! children are employed indoors
q work injurious to health or in ope
ating dangerous machinery,
Sec. 10. That this act take {
x feet and be in force from and aft
r October LIST, 1908.
g Approved March DIST, 1908.
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