Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-09
NEW CH|LDL ABOR LAW
TO Be ENFORCED HERE
STRINGENT Enactment Passed by Last
LEGISLATURE of w. Va. viii be En-
forced in Martinsbure.


The following is the text OF the
Child Labor Law as passed by the last
Legislature, and which the board Of
education at it's meeting Monday 4 'ght
ordered to be published:
The Child Labor Law.
Reeular Session Legislature 1910
Sec. /. No child under the age OF
IA years shall be employed, permitted
or suffered to work in, about ~ b9
connection with any fact1ry, NIL, work
shop, or manufacturing establishment.
1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation, without written
permission from the State Commits
saoner Of Labor or County Superinten-
cent of Free Grtools to employ any
child under IA years Of age IN any
business or service whatever during
The hours when tire public schools of
the district in which the said child
Feyides are actually in session.
Sec. 2. No child under the age of
16 shall be employed, permitted or
suffered TO work i'm, about or in con-
ntction with amy of the establish
menas CT occupations named in sec
ton | OF this Act, unless the person,
firm or corporal on employing such
child prooures and keeps on file, ac-
cessibie to any truant officer, inspec-
tor OF factories or authorized agent
Of the Humane Society, am employ
ment certificate as hereinafter pre-
ecrdbed. On termination of employ
ment OF a child whose employment
certificate is on file, such certificate
shall be forthwith returned by the en-
pioyers to the persons who issued the
same. The employment certificate
shall be issued emily by the SIperinten-
dent of Schools. or by persons author
lied by him in writing, or where there
is no Superintendent of Schools, then
by person authorized by the local
school board: provided, that no men,
Der. of a school hoard or other person
authorized, rs aforesaid, shall have
authority to issue such certificates to
any child then in OF about to enter
such persons OWN employment or the
employment of firm or corporation
OF which he is a member. officer or
emFloye. The person authorized to-
issue an employment certificate shall
not issue such certificate until he has
received, examined and approved and
flied the following papers duly exc
crted;
1. The school record of such child
shall be properly filed out and signed.
.. A passport or duly attested tran
sctipt of the school census record,
showing the date and place of birth
of such child.
3. The affidavit Of the parent or
Guardian or custodian of such child
(which shall be required, however,
o7ly in case no one OF the above men
toned proofs az age is obtainable),
showing the date and place of firth
OF such child Such affidavit must be
taken before the officer issuing the
employment certificate. who is hereby
authorized and required to administer
such oath without demanding or re-
ceiving any fee therefor.
No employment certificate shall be
issued until the child In question has
personally apreaTed before the officer
Issuing the certificate, nor until such
officer has satisfied himself that the
child can read and write iegibly SIM
pie sentences i'm the English language,
and that the child is IA years of age
or UPWARDS and has reached the nor
nal development of child OF its age,
and is in sufficiently sound health and
physically ahle to perform the work
which il intends to do which shall be
stated In all cases of doubt, such
development. health and physical Mt
ness shall be determined by medical
officer of the board or department of
health or by q phys clan appointed by
the school board. Every such EN-
ployment certificate shall state the
race. residence, sex and the date and
Mace OF birth Of the child and that
thei papers required ny the preceding
sections have been duly examined, APP
PROVED and fled. Every such certifi-
cata shall be signed i'm the presence
OF tfte officer issuing the sane, by the
child in whose name it is issued. and
il shall show the date of its issue, the
school record required by the act shall
be signed by the principal or chief
executive officer of the school which
such child has attended and shall be
furnished ON demand to child en-
titled thereto. 1t snail contain a state
meat certifying that the child is able
to read and legibly write simple SEN
fences in the English language, and
has received instruction equivalent to
that given in the first four grades of
the common schools. SUch school
record shall also give the date of birth
and residence of the child as shown
on the records of the school, The en-
ployment certificate provided for must
be formulated by the State Superia-
tondent of Free Schools and furnished