River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No. 249, AL : Published June IL, 1909.
CHAPTER 377, 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-
ton of hand bills and circulars and In
street trades in cities Of the first class.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
scented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section /. There are added to the statutes
twelve new sections to read:
Section 172Sp. 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
class distribute, sell or expose or otter for
sale newspapers, magazines or periodicals
In any street or public place.
Section 1728q... 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 or in any other street trade or shall
sell or offer any goods or merchandise Tor
sale or distribute hand bills or circulars or
any other articles except newspapers, ma
gaines. or periodicals as hereinafter pro-
vlded. r..
Section l72Sr 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
the distribution of hand bills or circulars
or any other articles upon the street or
from house to house.
Section 1925. No boy under. fourteen
years of age shall, IN any city OF the hrst
GLASS; distribute, sell or expose or offer for
sale any newspapers, magazines or period1-
Gals in any street or public place or work
as a bootblack 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-
Qulrements concerning school attendance
and unless a 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 De
issued until the officer issuing the same
shall have received an application in writ
ing therefor signed by the parent or guard.
ian or other person having the custody OF
the child desiring such permit and page
examined and placed on file the written
statement of the principal OF chief execu-
tive officer of the public, private or par pare
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 officer issuing it Is satisfied that
such child is mentally and physically able
to do such work besides his regular school
work as required by law: And 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 at the time when such delivery
or distribution of newspapers Is to be made,
If there shall be no other boy, who has a
permit 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
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 a permit and badge as required
herein upon written authority signed by
the circulation or business manager OF such
newspaper or their authorized representa-
tive.
shall be issued, the said state factory IN
spector assistant factory inspector, or the
county judge, municipal judge, or judge or
a Juvenile court of the county where sucn
child resides, shall demand and be furnished
with proof Of such child's age by the pro-
duction of verified baptismal certincate
or a duly attested birth certificate or, in
the record of age stated in the first 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 NAV be satisfactory to the officer grant
ing said permit. Whenever 1t appears that
q permit was obtained by wrong or false
statements as TO any childs age, the officer
who granted such permit shall forthwith re-
woke the same. After having received, ex-
amined and placed on file such papers, the
officer shall. issue to the child permit ana
officer of schools in which children under
fourteen years OF age are pupils snaAi keep
complete list of all children In their
school to whom permit and badge has
been issued. as herein provided.
Section iT2Su. 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 case
NAV be. and describe the color Of hair and
eyes, the height and weight and any dis
tinguishing facial marks of such child, ana
shall 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
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, and 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 1t
Section 172Sv. The badge provided for
herein shall be worn conspicuously at all
times by such child while so working; and
an such permits and badges shall expire an
nually on the first day of January. The
color of the badge shall be changed each
wear No child to whom such permit ana
badge are issued shall transfer the same TO
any other person nor be engaged In any
city of the first class as q newsbov, or dis
tribute. sell or expose or offer for sale news
naners. magazines or periodicals In any
Street or public place or be employed as a
bootblack or in any street trade or distrio-
| ute hand bills without having conspicu-
ously upon his person such badge, and he
| shall exhibit such badge upon demand at
any time TO any factory Inspector and TO
| any police or truancy officer.
Section 172Sw. No boy under fourteen
xears Of age shall IN sny C1y g O. 411e