The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-26
FoR uNlFoRM STATE LAWS.


The committee on uniform state Jaws
at the meeting Of the American Bar
association recommended adoption by
the conference OF a resolution approx
ing three proposed new laws, which it
is suggested be adopted by ali the
states They included: A uniform
marriage law, a child labor act, and
legislation by the states adopting as
their standard the standardsl aid down
by the federal pure food statutes.
The uniform marriage law recon.
mended leaves to each state the quail.
iications Of parties 70 q marriage; re
qulres two Witnesses; provides that
application for license must be made
five DAYS prior to the ceremony, and
abolishes the old common Jaw mar
riage.
The child labor law suggested IS
practically composite oi existing
state laws, prepared bs special com.
mittee under Hollis r. Bailey Of Mas
aachusetts. It prohibits employment
Of children under if years Of age in
mills, factories, workshops. mercantile
or mechanical establishments, tene.
ment house workshops. stores, offices,
restaurants, boarding houses. bakeries,
barber shops, hotels, garages, laun.
dries. bootblack stands, Staples,
amusement places, clubs, distributing
merchandise. or IN transmission OF
messages A further provision abso-
lutely prohibits employment of any
child labor under "a In any business
during hours when the public schools
are in session.
Children under lG must not be en-
plyoed in work involving danger from
machinery. carding. presses, stsrnpns,
etc. or on boats. and the prohibition
IS specially strong against any employ
ment in connection with processes
whore dangerous acids or fumes may
be Used The ban is placed on BscaK-
erwork for children Of these Years.
also mine work A general pr6hibi-
tlon against stage appearance rs ALSO
included. and the sta.e board ol health
given power to name other classes OF
work ia saioh children shall not De
employed.
Employment certificates OF o spoci.
fled form. aud which must be avail
able for inspection AZ an times, are
provided for Each mgat contain a
physicians guarantee htat the holder
Is a chiil Of sufficiently robust health
10 stand lhe labor ior which he d
hired. All uliteracy test is also pro
ylded.
Children under iS the BIN provides
must not work at blast furnaces. docks
wharges. electrical installation; as ele
vator conductors, oilers Of machinery
in motion, buffers. trainmen. telegraph
operators. pilots, distllleries or brew
cries, fheaters, or bafrooms. No per
SON under q the Din declares, shall
work in a saloon. and no female under
this age. ahail be permitted to work IN
any mine, cual breaker, or be employ
ed where she must constantly stand
The hours Of labor permitted are
Under iG. SIX days, or is hours pei
week. under s, So hours, covering sn
days. Night messengers in large cit
les must be over 2i Prohibition i
made against street sales by children
under IL (boys) and Ii (girls
The penalties against employers vio
lating the provisions range from S5 e
5000, with Jail sentences up to go days
Frederick C. Bromberg, one Of thl
committee, dlssented from The repor
Of his colleagues on the marriage law
declaring that comman law marriage
should not be abolished
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