The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-07

labor law are reaching and drastic.
and directly concern so many citi-
zens. including all employers of CHI
dren, and all parents. guardians and
those in control of children.
This law repeats all former laws
on the subject. IL became effective
as to some of its provisions on the
first day of September. 1908, and as
to others OF its provisions, will be-
come effective on the first day of
September. 1909.
The title OF this act is "An act to
regulate child labor and to make the
provisions thereof effective"
Children Under Fourteen Years
of Age.
No child under fourteen years of
age can be employed, permitted or
suffered to work in or connection
with any factory. workshop. mine,
mercantile establishment, store, bust
ness Office. restaurant, hotel, apart
ment house or in the distribution or
transmission of merchandise or mess
ages.
No child under fourteen years of
age can be employed In any business
or service whatever, during any part
of the term of the public schools of
the district in which the child resides
aud while said public schools are in
session.
Children over Fourteen and Undei
NV sixteen Years of Age.
Children between fourteen and six
lteen years of age shall not be en-
lployed. permitted or suffered to work
in any factory, workshop, mine or
mercantile establishment, unless the
lperson or corporation employing him
lprocures and keeps on file and aces
sible to the truant officers of the
town or city and to the labor in
lspector. an employment certificate,
and keeps two complete lists of all
such children employed therein, one
on file and one conspicuously~ posted
near the principal entrance Of the
building in which said children are
employed. When the employment
ceases such certificate shall be re-
turned to the child or to its parent,
guardian or custodian. The labor In
spector can demand that the en-
ployer procure such certificate or fur
nish him satisfactory evidence that
the child is over sixteen years of age
land unless such certificate or evil
dence is furnished the employment
shall cease.
An employment certificate must be
Improved by the superintendent of
public schools or some one author
lied in writing by him, or IL there Is
no such superintendent then by the
school board. The superintendent
should not approve such certificate
until he has received. examined apd
approved the school record of the
child properly filed out. the passport
or duly attested transcript OF the GER
ltificate OF birth. or baptism, or other
religious record, showing the date
and place OF birth of the child; or II
such certificate cannot be had, then
the AFFIDAVIT of the parent. guardian
Tor custodian of the child as TO date
and place of birth may be accepted
his school record must be furnished
to the superintendent. or the person
authorized by him to issue the certifi.
cate, or II such record cannot be had
after diligent effort, 1t shall be the
duty of the person granting the Ger.
ltlficate to examine the applicant "a
to his or her proficiency in reading
spelling. writing, geography, arith'
metic. up to and including common
fractions. and as to the ability ofth'
applicant to construct simple Engllsl
sentences, and the certificate mus
show that such examination was helC
in lieu of the school record.
No person under sixteen years o.
age shall be permitted to work at any
gainful occupation more than sixt,
hours in one week, or ten hours IN
any one day, or before the hour of
O'Clock in the morning or after
o'clock in the evening. Each EN-
ployer must post, in a conspicuoui
p.ace in every room where sucl
minors are employed, printed notices
OF the hours required OF them eacl
day OF the week, the hours of com
mencing and stopping work, and thu
hours when the time or times above,
for dinner or for other meals. begiI