The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
No. 24V, AL Published June IL, 1909.
CHAPTER 377. Lava OF 1909.


inclusive, of the statutes, relating to the
work OF children under sixteen years Of
age In the sale or delivery OF newspapers,
magazines or periodicals 10 the distribu-
ton OF hand bills and circulars and In
street trades In cities of the first class.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows
Section /. There are added to the statutes
twelve new sections to read:
Section II2Sp. No boy under the age Of
ten years and no girl under the age OF six
teen years shall In any city of the first
sale newspapers magazines or periodicals
In any street or public place
Section 1899. No boy under twelve
years Of age shall, in any city of the arst
permitted TO work at any time as boot
black or Ia any other street trade or shall
sell or offer any goods or merchandise FOR.
sale or distribute hand bills or circulars or
any other articles except newspapers ma-
gazines or periodicals as hereinafter pro-
Vided. .H~"t
Section t728r. No girl under sixteen
years Of age shall in any city OF the frst
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
Section 1728s No boy under fourteen
years of age shall, In any city of the drst
class. distribute, sen or expose or offer for
sale any newspapers, magazines or periodi-
as boottAaeas or In any other street or
public trade or sell offer for sale or
distribute any hand bills or other articles
unless he complies with all the legal re-
QuiRements concerning school attendance
aAd unless a permit and badge, as hefein-
after provided. shall have been Issued to
him hy the state factory Inspector, or assist.
ant factory Inspector, or the eouaty judge.
rt,a,Vrl lFot ttaxlp ar fudy nj q
court of the county where such child ce-
sides No such permit and badge shall be
issued. unEil the officer issuing the same
shalt have received appilca ton In writ
ing therefor signed by the parent or guard
Ian or other person ha wing the custody OF
the child desiring such permit aud badge
and until such officer shall have received,
examined and placed on file the written
statement of the principal or chief execu.
tive officer Of the public private or paFo-
chial school which Che said child Is attend.
ing. stating that such child Is an attendant
at such school with the grade such child
shall have attained and provided that no
such permit and badge shall be Issued I'm.
less such othser issuing 1t Is satisfied that
snoh child is mentally aud physically able
10 do such work besides his regular school
work as required by law. And pfDvlde
further that In case Of the illness or alb
sence Of any boy, who shall helsng to the
regular delivery or distributing force OF any
newspaper at the time when such delivery
or DISTRIBUTION Of newspapers Is to be made,
II there shall be no other boy, who has
pernit and badge, as provided herein, ready
TO make the delivery and distribution. such
delivery and distribution may be made for
a period which shall not exceed seven days.
BIZ any other boy over the age Of ten years,
who shall have complied with all the other
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 1885,. Before any such permit
shall be issued. the said state factory in
spector, assistant factory inspector, or the
county Judge, municipal Judge, or Judge OF
A Juvenile court Of the county where such
child resides shall demand and be furnished
with proof of such childs age by the pro-
duction of verified oaprismal certlneate
or duly attested birth certificate or, In
case such certificates cannot be secured, by
the record of age stated in the drst school
enrolment of such child, and II 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 childs age, the officer
who gsanted such
aulned and placed on file such papers. the
officer shall Issue to the child permit and
badge. The principal or chief executive
officer of schools In which children under
fourteen years of age are pupils shall keep
a complete list Of all children In their
school to whom a permit and badge has
heen issued as herein provided.
Section 172Su. Such permit shall state
+he place and date of birth of the child,
the name and address of its parent, guard
ian. custodian or next friend as the case
NAV be, and describe the color OF hair and
ewes. the height and weight and any dis.
ting,,tshing facial marks of such child. and
shaiI further state that the papers required
by the preceding section have been duly ex,
ahmed and filed and that the child named
in such permit has appeared before the
ntsicer Issuing the permit. The badge fur
nished by the officer issuing the permit
shall bear on it's face q number correspond
ING TO the number of the permit. and the
name of the child. Every such permit and
he signed in the presence of the officer issu-
nc the same by the child in whose name it
Section 172Sv. The badge provided for
horain shall be worn conSplcuOuSly at all
lines by such child while so working; and
ali such permits and badges shall expire an
nualIy on the drSt day OF January. The
color of the badge shall be changed each
gear. No child to whom such permit and
S Sedds are issued shall transfer the same to
anv other person nor be engaged in any
civ OF the first class as a newsboy, or dis
trihute sell or expose or offer for sale news
naners magazines or periodicals Ia any
street or public place or be employed as q
hootblack or in any street trade or dstrib-
ntp hand bills without having consplcu-
onsly upon his person such badge, and he
any time to any factory Inspector and co
anv police or truancy officer.
Section 172Sw. No boy under fourteen
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