The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-08

such children shall be produced for his
inspection, and the failure TO produce the
same shall be prima facie evidence that
Whoever, either for himself or as super
intendent, overseer or agent of another,
employs or has in his employment any
child in violation of the provisions of this
section, and every parent or guardian
who allows any child to be SO employed
shall be punished by fine of not less
than one nor more than fifty dollars for
Section l. Chapter forty of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by inserting
as section fifty-four the following;
Section 54. Age and schooling certh-
Gates shall be issued by the superintend-
ent Of schools of the city or town in
which the child resides, or some person
the school committee, but no person shall
issue such certificate to any minor then
in or about to enter his employment, or
the employment of firm or corporation
of which he is a member. stockhoder
officer or employee. The person who is
sues the certificate in accordance with the
provisions of this section is hereby en-
powered to administer the oath provided
for therein, but no fee shall be charged
1herefor.'
statutes is hereby amended by inserting
as section fifty-fiye the following
Section S. An age and schooling GER
tificate shall not be issued until the child
applying therefor, or some person III ms
behalf, shall furnish satisfactory evidence
of the age of the child. which evidence
shall be certified copy of the town
clerks record of the birth of said child,
or u certified copy of his baptismal rec
ord showing the date of his birth, or
passport showing the date of his birth,
or other document satisfactory to the
superintendent of schools or the person
authorized to issue such age and school
ing certificates; nor until such child has
demonstrated his ability to read at sight
and write simple sentences in the Eng
Iish language and perform simple arith-
metical problems involving the funda-
mental processes of addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division, such educa-
tional test to be prepared and furnished
by the superintendent of schools or the
school committee of each city and town
in the state; or has furnished a certificate
To that effect signed by any teacher in
any of the public schools of the city or
town in which such child resides, or by
the principal of any approved private
school, or a certificate signed by the
principal of any evening school in said
city or town, to the effect that said child
is regular attendant of said evening
school.
statutes is hereby amended by inserting
as section fifty-six the following:
Section 56. The form OF the age and
schooling certificate provided for in sec
ton tifty-three of this act shall be pre-
pared and furnished to the superntend-
ent of schools or the school committee of
the cities and towns by the attorney gen
lows:
AGE AND SCHOOLING CERTIFICATE.
Revised Statutes, Chapter forty, Section
hfty-three
This certifes that am the &,
father, mother, guardian or custodian, of
name nS child. and that he
was born at name of city or
town. in the state, or county, of
on the day of In the
year and that at his or her, last
birthday, he was years old.
city or town and date.
Signature of parent,
guardian or custodian.
Then personally appeared before me the
above named, name or person
signing. and having produced for my in
spection the record passport of
said child made oath that the foregoing
certificate by him or her, signed
is true To the best of his or her,
knowledge and belief.
Having no sufficient reason to doubt
that he is of the age therein GER
titled l hereby approve the foregoing
certificate of ~ name of child
whose signature. written in my presence,
appears below; whose height is
feet and inches; complexion is
fair or dark; hair is color.
/ hereby certify that he has salts
factorily demonstrated his or her,
ability to read at sight and to write leg
ible simple sentences in the English Ian
guage, and to employ the fundamental
principles of arithmetic, according to the
test supplied by the local superintendent
us a certificate 10 that effect signed by
the principal teacher of some public
school in said town, or that he has pre-
scented a certificate signed by the princi-
pal of an evening school in said town to
the effect that he, said child is a regular
attendant in said evening school.
This certificate belongs to
name of child, and is to be surrendered
TO him or her, whenever
he leaves the service of the employer
holding the same, but If not claimed by
\, lat
time when he leaves such employment,
it shall be returned to the superintendent
of schools, or to the person by whom it
Signature of child. Signature of person
authorized to issue
and approve, with
official character or
authority.
City or town and date.
Whoever, being authorized to sign the
foregoing age and schooling certificate,
or whoever signing any certified copy of
a town clerks record of births, or certi-
fled copy of a childs baptisma record.
shall knowingly certify to any false
statement therein, and any parent or
guardian who presents, or who permits
or allows any child under his control to
present to any employer owner, superin-
iendent, oversee or agent as REQUIRED
under section hfty-three, any certified
copy of birth or baptismal record, or
passport. or age and schooling certificate
containing any false statements as to
Knowing them 10 be false, shall be pun
ished by fine of not less than twenty
five, dollars nor more than fifty dollars for
each offense.'
Section 7. Sections ffty-seven. fifty
eight, fifty-nine. sixty, sixty-one and
siXty-two of said chapter forty of the
revised statutes are hereby REMEMBERED
respectively as sections 1ifty-eight, fifty
nine, sixty, siNty-one, siXty-two and
sixty-three, so that said section fifty
seven shall hereafter be numbered section
fifty-eight; said section fifty-cight shall
hereafter be numbered section fifty-nine :
said section ffty-nine shall hereafter be
numbered section sixty; section sixty
shall hereafter be numbered section sixty
one; section siXty-one shall hereafter be
numbered section siXty-tWo; and section
section sixty-three; and said chapter
section fifty seven the following:
Section 81. Nothing In the nine pre-
ceding sections shall apply to any manu-
featuring establishment or business, the
materials and products Of which are
perishable and require immediate labor
thereon, TO prevent decay thereof or
damage thereto. Provided. however. the
employment of children therein shall be
under the supervision of said inspector
who shall on complaint Investigate the
sanitary conditions. hours of labor and
other conditions detrimental to children,
and If In his Judgment he finds detri-
mental conditions TO exist. he may in
conjunction with the municipal officers OF
the town or city In which the complaint
is made, prohibit the employment or
removed. '-tApproVed April %
Chapter 259.
An Act relating to the employment Of
Section !. IF personal injury is caused
to an employee. who. at the time of the
injury, is. in the exercise OF due care. by