Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
No. 249, Al trubiishad June ~, 1909.
CHAPTER 81. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to create sections lT2sp TO lT2sza,
inclusive. of the statutes, relating TO the
work of children under sixteen years or
age in the sale or delivery OF newspapers,
magazines or periodicals In the dislrihu-
ton of hand bills and circulars and In
.u street trades IN Cities OF Tne nrst e'a ass,
seated in Senate and Assembly. DO enact
as follows:
Section /. There are added to the statutes
twelve new sessions to read:
Section l12Sp. No boy under the age OF
ten years and no girl under the age OF six
teen years shall In aRy city of the drst
class distribute sell or expose or OTTER t9r
sale newspapers, magazines or periodicals
Section i72ss., No boy under twelve
years of age, shall. In any city of the nrst
class. WORK at any time or be employed or
permitted to work at any time as boot
black OF in any other street trade or shall
sell or offer any goods or Merchandise Ior
sale or distribute hand bills or circulars or
any other articles. except newspapers. ma.
gaines or periodicals as hereinafter pro
Vtded.
Section 1T2Sr. No girl under sixteen
years Of age shall In any city Of the brst
class wars d: ANY time or be employed or
permitted to work at any time as osot
black or az any other street traces OF ~
the distribution of hand bills or circulars
OF any other articles upon the street or
from house to house.
Section 17oss No boy under fourteesa
years Of age shall. in any city OF the dfst
sale any newspapers. magazines or psriodi-
Gals In any street or public place Of work
as 3 bootbaek or IN any othss st Isss or
Distribute any hand bills or other articles
uniess be complies With all the legal re-
qutse4ents concerning school, attapoance
after provided, shall have been issued to
him by the state factory inspector. or assist
ant factory Inspector. or the eouaty Judge,
municipal Judge. or Judge of juvenile
court Of the sonnty where such child re-
SIDES No such permit and badge shall be
issued unsA the officer issuing the same
shah have received an apeiica tion ID writ
Ing therefor sigued ey the parent or guard,
Ian or other perssD having the custody or
the child desiring such peruiif and badge
and until such officer shall have seee:vsd.
examined and placed On die the written
statement of the principal or chief exeeu-
tire officer of the public, private or paro'
chial school which the said ehild Is attend.
ting. stating that such child Is an attendans
at such school with the grade svch child
shall have attained aud provided that no
such permit and badge shall be issued I'm.
such child Is mentally and physiealiy able
TO do such work besides his regular sehooi
york as required by law Aad provided
further that 10 case OF the illness Or az.
seIce Of any boy. who shall belsng to the
regular delivery or distributing force OF any
newseap per at the time when such delivery
or Distribution Of newspapers Is to be MADE
if shsre shall be no other boy, who has
peruN and badge. as psovtded herein READY
TO aaae the delivery and distribution. such
fiexrery and distribution may be made tor
a r,eriod which shall not exceed seven days.
BY any other boy over the age OF zen years
who shall have complied with all the other
requirements Of this act. but who has not.
obtained permit and badge as required
herein. upon written authority signed by
the circulation or business manager OF such
newspaper or their authorized representa-
Section I72st Before any such permit
shall be issued. the said state factory In
spector assistant factory Inspector or the
county Judge, munieipai Judge, OF s ssos s,.c N
child resides shall demand and be FURNISHED
with proof Of such child's age by the pro-
duction Of a verified baptlsmai certificate
or duly attested birth certificate or. In
case such certificates cannot be secured, by
she record Of age stated in the drst school
enrolment of such child, and Ii such
then by the production Of such other proof
as may be satisfactory to the officer grant.
ing said permit. Whenever = appears mat
statements as to any chlld's age. the officer
yoke wU the sal same. After having received, ex-
officer shall issue to the child q permit and
badge The principal or chief executive
officer of schools In watch children under
years Of age are cp pnas Ia t iaa
school to whom permit and badge mas
been issued, as herein provided. .r .
SectiOn lIZSu. Sucn permit SlaA STATS
the place and date OF birth or the cnlia'
the name and address Of its parent: guard,
I ian. custodian For next friend as the case
NAV be, and describe the color OF na,r ano
ewes. the height and weight ana any DIS,
tsnguishing facial marks or such child. an9
shall further state that the papers required
by the preceding section have oeen ouiy ex,
ahmed and aled and that the chld named
In '' such permit has appeared before the
officer issuing the permit The badge tur-
! nished by the officer issuing the permit
! shall bear on IT'S face number correspond
ing to the number of the permit, and the
name OF the child. Every such permit. and
| every such badge on its reverse side, snail
| be signed in the presence or enc omcer 'ssu.
| ing the same by the child IN whose name II
Section f72Sv. The badge provided for
| herein shall be worn conSpicuously at az
/ times by such child while so working: and
| ali such permits and badges shall expire an
nuailv on the first day of January. The
color of the badge shall be changed each
! vear No child to whom such permit and
| badge are issued shall transfer the same to
any other person nor be engaged in any
/ city of the first class as newsboy, or dis
| tribute, sell or expose or offer for sale news
| napers magazines or periodicals n any
| street or pubic place or be employed as a
! bootback or in any street trade or distrib-
| nfe hand bills without having conspicu-
orslv upon his person such badge. and he
| shall exhibit such badge upon demand at
i any time to any factory Inspector and TO
/ any police or truancy officer.
yeaxs Of aGe shall IN any oasy - the nxsc