The Forrest City times., 1914-06-05

Ages: by Regulating the Hours and
 Conditions Under Which Employment
 Certificates May Be Issued and Filed
 FOR ACT No 1.
 AGAINST ACT No l.
 Re it enacted by the People of the state
 of Arkansas;
 Section | No child under the age of Fourteen shall be employed or permitted 10 work in any remunerative occupation in this State. except that during school vacation children under fourteen years may be employed by their parents or guardians in occupations owned or con
 Sec. 2. No child under sixteen years shall be employed or permitted to work Nh any occupation dangerous to the ire and limb, or injurious to the health and morals of such child; or in any saloon, resort or bar where intoxicating liquors of any kind are sold or dispensed; nor rhall any child under the age of sixteen be employed upon the stage of any theater or concert hall or in connection with any theatrical performance or other exhibition or show, nor shall any such child be employed who has not passed Jour yearly grades in the public schools or equivalent thereof
 Bee 8. No child under sixteen shall be employed or permitted to work al any of the following occupations CD Adjusting any belt to any machinery t2) sewing lacing machine belts in any workshop or factory; C3) oil1ng. wiping or cleaning machinery or assist
 
 in operating any of the following ma chimes: ta) Circular or band saws; tb) wood shapers tc) wood jointers; (d) planers: (e) sandpaper wood polish Ing machinery; fD wood turning or boring machinery; (g) picker machines or machines used in picking wool: lh) carding machines; dD job or cylinder printing presses operated by power other than foot power CD boring or drill presses; 6k1 stamping machines used in metal or in paper or leather manufacturing CD metal or paper cut ting machines; tm) corner staYltg ma chimes in paper box factories; on) steam boilers; to) dough brakes or cracker machinery of any description. tpD wire or iron straiEhtening or drawing ma chinery: Cd rolling mill machinery tr1 washing. grinding or mixing machinery; fs) laundering machinery. tb) or in proximity to any hazardous or unPuard- ed belts. machinery or gearing; f6l or upon any railroad. whether steam, cleo tric or hydraulic
 The State Board of Health may. from time to time. after a hearing duly had determine what other occupations are sufficiently dangerous to the life ar limb or injurious to the health or morals Of children under sixteen years to justify their exclusion therefrom. and no child under sixteen years of age shall be em- ployed or permitted to work in my oc- equation thus determined to be danger ous or injurious, and pro vided that there shall be right of appeal to the State or County Court from any such determina- ton
 Sec 1. No child under the age of six teen shall be employed. permitted or suffered to work in any capacity; Go in. about or in connection with any pro cesses in which dangerous poisonous acids or gases or other chemicals are used (2) nor in soldering; (3l nor In occupations causing dust in injurious quantities; (G nor in scarfolding; t5) nor in heavy work in the building trades; (6) nor in any tunnel or excava- tiOn. fT) in mine coal kay coke oven, or quarry; tS) nor in bowl ing alley or pool or billiard room nor in any other occupation dangerous to the life and limb, or injurious to the health and morals of such child
 Se". 5. No child under the age of six teen years shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work for more than six days in any week nor 1,ors than forty eight hours in any week nor more than eight hours in any day; or before the hours of six in the morning or after
 Sec. g. No boy or girl under the age of eighteen years shall be employed. permitted or suffered to work in any oc Gupation for more than six days in any week nor more than fifty-four hours in any week nor more than ten hours in any one day, nor before the hours of six In the morning or after the hour of ten Tn the evening.
 ton shall employ or permit any child under sixteen years to work in or in connection with any establishment or occupation, unless the person. firm or corporation employing such child pro- cures and keeps on file and accessible to the proper official. an employment certificate as hereinafter provided. The employment certificate shall he issued only by the Superintendent or Principal of the Public Schools, or some person authorized by him in writing in the city town or township where such child resides or by the Commissioner of La hOr Statistics DN duly authorized by him
 Sec & The person authorized to issue m employment certificate shall not is que such certificate until he has received, examined, approved and filed the doCu- mentary evidence that the child Is of the age and educational standard repre- sented; nor until he has personally examined the child who shall sign the certificate in the presence of the officer ts.uine the same Each certificate shall show the date of it's issuance. the name sex. date and place of birth and the place of residence of the child, and shall contain statement Of the proof of age accepted and shall certify that the child named in such certificate has appeared before the officer issuing the same
 Sec Q No member of the School Rosrd or other person shall have authority to issue employment certificate to any child then in or about to enter such persons own employment or the em- ploYment of a firm or corporation of which he is a member, officer CT em- ployee
 Sec 10 Upon the enactment of this law 1t shall become the duty of the State Superintendent of Public Jrstruc- ton to provide suitable blanks to be furnished to the Superintendent of Schools of each district within the state. on which may be recorded con elusive evidence as to the age and edu- .atlonal standing of every child apply Ing for an employment certificate
 Sec ti. The Commissioner of La lor and Statistics. inspectors of fac tories or mines probation officers, agents of tho Humane Society, truant officers, and other authorized inspectors, may within their respective districts or juris 'diction, visit and inspect at any time any place where children are employed. md shall ascertain whether any minors are employed therein contrary 10 the provisions or thls act; and they shall report to the school authorities any cases of children under sixteen years of a:.e discharged for Illegal employment; and truapt officers shall also report tho same 70 the Commissioner of Labor and st9tstics,
 1t shall be the duty of the Commis- sloner of Labor and Statistics. factory Inspectors mine inspector agents of the Humane Society. probation officers. truant officers. and other authorized in spectors charged with the enforcement of this act, 10 make complaints aGainst any person violating any of the pro- visions Of this act. and to prosecute the