Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
No. 249, Al Published June II, 1909.
CHAPTER 377, LAWS OF 1909,


AN ACT to create sections l728p 10 1728za,
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 dtBtribu-
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 J. There are added to the statutes
twelve new sections to read
Section 172Sp. No boy under the age Of
ten years and girl under the age of six
teen years shall in any city OF the first
class distribute, sell or expose or offer for
sale newspapers, magazines or periodicals
in any street or public place.
Section 1920 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 offer any goods or merchandise for
sale or distribute hand bills or circulars Or
any other articles except newspapers, ma
gaines or periodicals as hereinafter pro
Yd1d.
Section 172Sr 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 III
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 offer for
sale any newspapers, magazines or peTlO0l-
calls 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-
duirements 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 be
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 badge
and until such officer shall have received.
examined and placed on nle the written
statement of the principal or chief eKecu-
tive officer of the public, private or paro-
Chiul school which the 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 officer issuing 1t 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
seuce Of any boy, who shall belong to the
regular delivery ar distributing force OF any
newspaper at tn time when such delivery
or distribution of newspapers is to be made,
if there shall be no other boy, who has
permit and badge, as provided herein, ready
TO make the delivery and distribution, such
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 q permit and badge as required
herein upon written authority signed by
the circulation or business manager OF such
newspaper or their authorized representa-
tive.
Section 17ost. 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
duCrjon OF q verified baptismal certificate
or q 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 If 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
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 and
badge The principal or chief executive
officer Of schools ia which children under
fourteen years OF age are pupils shaH . Keep
school to whom q permit and badge has
been issued as herein provided.
Section 1T2Su. Such permit shall state
the place and date OF birth Of the child,
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
t.uguishing facial marks of such child, and
shall further state that the papers required
BY the preceding section have been duly eI-
emined and iled and that the child named
in such permit has appeared before the
officer issuing the permit. The badge Tur-
aiSned by the officer Issuing the permit
shall bear on its face q number correspond
ing to the number OF the permit, and the
name Of the child. Every such permit and
every such badge on It's reverse side, shall
be signed in the presence Of the officer isSu-
ing the same by the child in whose name II
is issued.
Section l72Sv The badge provided for
herein shall be worn conSpiCuouSly at all
times by such child while so working; and
all such permits and badges shall expire an
nually 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 70
any other person nor be engaged in any
city Of the IrSt class as a newSboy, or dis
tribute, sell or expose or offer for sale news
papers, magazines or periodicals IN any
street or public place or be employed as 8
bOOtback or in any street trade or 0iSVrib-
ute hand bills without having couspicu-
ously upon his person such badge. ana he
shall exhibit such badge upon demand at
any time 10 any factory inspector and 10
any police or truancy officer.
Section 1T2Sw. No boy undsr fourteen
years Of age Ehall L. any asy Ct Che axse