Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No 240 A. Published June H. 1909.
CHAPTER 81. LAWS OF 1909.

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 distribu-
tion " hand bills and circulars and In
street l"ades In cities Of she first class
The people pf the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows
Section l. Tnece are ADDED % the statutes
twelve new sections :" read
Section 1T2Sp. No boy under the age OF
ten years and no girl under the A. of six
teen years shall in any city of the first
class distribute, sell or expose or oher Tor
sale newspapers. magazines or periodicals
In any street or public place.
Section 1I2sq No boy under twelve
years of age, shall, in any city of the first
class work at any time or be employed or
permitted to work at any time as boot
black or in any other street trade or shall
sell or offer ans goods or merchandise Tor
sale or distribute hand bills or circulars or
any other articles except newspapers, ma
gazines or periodicals as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 1T2sr No girl under sixteen
years Of age shall In any city Of the FIRST
class work at any time or be employed or
permitted to work at any time as boot
black or at any other street trades or In
the distribution Of hand bills or circulars
or any other articles upon the street or
from house to house.
Section 172ss. No boy under fourteen
years of age shall, in any city of the first
class, distribute, sell or expose or ofer for
sale any newspapers, magazines or perlodi-
Gals In any street or public place or work
as q boothlack or In any other street or
public trade or sell or offer for sale or
distribute any hand bills or other articles
unless he complies with all the legal re-
quirements concerning school attendance
and unless n permit and badge, as herein
after provided, shall have been issued to
him by the state factory Inspector, or assist
ant factory inspector, or the county judge,
municipal Judge or judge OF Juvenile
court OF the county where such child re-
sides. No such permit and badge shall be
issued until the officer issuing the same
shall have received an application in writ
ing therefor signed by the pare IT or guard
ian or other person having tn custody of
the child desiring such permi, and badge
and until such officer shall have received.
examined and placed on hle the written
! statement OF the principal or chief execu-
| tive officer OF the public, private or paro-
! chtal school which the said child is attend
! ing stating that such child is an attendant
| at such school with the grade such child
1 shall have attained and provided that no
such permit and badge shall be issued I'M
less such officer Issuing II is satisfied that
/ such child is mentally and ply sically able
! to do such work besides his regular school
/ work as required by law. Aud provided
| further that In case OF the Illness or alb
| sence of any boy who shall belong to the
! regular delivery or distributing force of any
/ newspaper al the time when such delivery
| or distribution of newspapers Is to be made,
! II there shall be no other boy who has a
| permit and badge, as provided herein, ready
/ 70 make the delivery and distribution, such
delivery and distribution may be made for
| period which shall not exceed seven days.
| by any other boy over the age OF ten years,
who shall have complied with all the other
requirements OF this act, but who has not
obtained permit and badge as required
I herein. upon written authority signed by
/ the circulation or business manager or such
! newspaper or their authorized representa-
! tive.
! Section 172st Before any such permit
| shall be issued. the said state factory in
! spector assistant factory inspector or the
| indigo H.nuiFiDRl nudge Judge of
! Juvenile court of the county where such
! child resides. shall demand and be furnished
/ with proof of such chids age by the pro-
duction OF a verified baptlsmal certificate
! or duly attested birth certificate or. in
| case such certificates cannot be secured. by
the record of age stated in the nrst school
| enrolment of such child. and IL such
| proof does not exist or cannot be secured,
| then by the production of such other proof
as may be satisfactory TO the officer grant
! ing said permit Whenever II appears that
| a permit was obtained by wrong or false
! statements as to any chids age, the officer
| who granted such permit shall forthwith re
! woke the same. After having received, eX
! amined and placed ON hle such papers, the
| officer shall issue 10 the child permit and
/ badge, The principal or chief executive
officer of schools in which children under
| fl. .rteen years Of age are pupils shall keen
| a complete list of ali children in their
| school 10 whom a permit and badge has
| been issued as herein provided.
| Section i72su such permit shall state
| the place and date OF birth of the child
! the name and address OF Its parent, guard.
! ian, custodian or next friend as the ease
| NAV be- and describe the color OF hair and
| ewes, the height and weight and any dis
| tinguishing facial marks OF such child, and
| shall further state that the papers required
| By the preceding section have been duly eX
| emined and filed and that the child named
In such permit has appeared before the
| officer issuing the permit The badge fur
| nished by the officer issuing the permit
| shall bear on its face number correspond
ing TO the number of the permit, ard the
| name OF the child. Every such permit, and
every such badge on its reverse side, shall
be signed In the presence OF the officer issu
ing the same by the child IN whose name Il
Is Issued
Section lT2Sr The badge provided fol
herein shall bt worn Consplcuously at al
times by such child while SO working AND
| ali such permits and badges shall expire an
nunlly on the first day OF January The
color OF the badge shall be changed each
year. No child TO whom such permit and
badge are issued shall transfer the same e
any other person nor be engaged in any
city OF the first class rs newsbOy, or dis
tribute, sell or expose or offer for sale news
papers, magazines o. periodicals in any
street or public place or be employed as
buotback or in any street trade or distriJ
ate hand bills without having cousplcu
I ously upon his person such badge and n,
| shall exhibit such badge upon demand al
/ any time TO any factory inspector and q
| any police or truaP~y officer
| Section 1T2Sw. No boy under fourteen
years OF age shall, In any city of the Ars.