The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-11
CHILD LABOR BILL

Text Of Substitute offered by Co$on
Mill Men and Which Has Been Fa-
vorably Acted on by Committee of
Legislature-Also Covers Factory
Inspection Problem.
The cotton manufacturers of the
state are watching with interest the
substitute bill proposed by the North
| Carolina cotton mill men * a substi-
tute for the Hinsdale bill introduced
in the Legislature some weeks ago.
| The new bill which was presented be-
| fore the committee of manufactures
of the House, was adopted as express
ing the views of the House committee,
after a number of cotton mill men
had been heard.
The text Of the new bill, which has
been f~avorably reported by the com
mittee is as follows:
A bill to be entitled an act to
amend: can act to regulate and re-
strict child labor in manufacturing
establishments:
The General Assembly of North Car
DINA do enact:
"Section /. That the Public Laws
of 1907, Chapter 1853 be, and the same
is hereby amended by inserting at the
end Of section 4 thereof, the follow
ing sections.
WSec. 5. That it shall be the duty
of each person and the superintendent
of each corporation engaged in man
ufacturing business, and who employs
labor in any factory or manufactur-
ing establishment within the State
of North Carolina to report to the
Commissioner of Labor and Printing
in writing and under oath, on the first
day of January and July of each year
except where such days fall on TIT
Sundays, and in such cases then\or
the day following, whether or not the
provisions and requirements OF Chap
ter 1853 of the Public Laws of 1907
in so far as said provisions are applI
cable to such persons or corporation
engaged in manufacturing as afore
said, have been faithfully complied
with but such person or corporation
for whom such reports are respective
, ly made.
r "Sec. 6. That any person so engag
5 ed in manufacturing or the super1n
tendent of any such corporation, o
| the person who holds the position O.
r such superintendent under whateve
l.. name, who shall fail to make such re
port within thirty days from Januar.
and July of each year, or shall swea
falsely, shall be guilty of a mlsde
meanor and fined or imprisoned Il
the discretion Of the court.
: "Sec. Z. That it shall be the dut
of the Commissioner Of Labor an
: Printing to furnish to all persons an
corporations so engaged in manufat
: turing, blanks containing forms G
such reports.
, "Sec. 2. That upon report bein
S made to the Commissioner Of Labo
and Printing Of the violation of an
; of the provisions of Chapter 463
n the laws of 1907 by any person or co
poration so engaged in manufacture
; it shall be the duty of the Comml
Is sioner of Labor and Printing to r
4. port the same to the sheriff OF IL
/ county in which such persons or co
~poration is engaged in the manufa
le turing business, and it shall be tt
TO duty of such sherifs to investlga
T. and make report of his investigate
n and the results thereof to the Cor
Oh missioner of Labor and Printing, al
r if the Commissioner of Labor al
Printing deems proper, he shall I
r port the, facts to the solicitor of Il
o1 district and one or more justices
the peace in the county in which su
ne I manufacturing business is carried @
Sec. 8. That Section 6 of Chapt
ne 1853 of the Acts of 1907. shall be nul
bered section 9.
"Sec. 4, That this act shall be
es force from and after July l, 1907