The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-04

Ages: by Regulating the Hours anu
 Conditions Under Which Employ meht
 Certificates May Be Issued ana flleu'
 FOR ACT No. 1.
 AGAINST ACT No. 1.
 Be it enacted by the People or the state
 of Arkansas:
 Section l. No child under the age U, fourteen shall be employed or permlt,en to work in any remunerative occupatlo', in this State except that during school vacation children under fourteen years may be employed by their parents o' guardians in occupations owned or coh- trolled by them.
 Sec g. No child under sixteen years shall be employed permitted to WoEh fin any occupation dangerous to kne ,a .,, and limb, or injurious to the heN.n ,ann a,,' morals of such child or in any saloon' resort or bar where intoxicating lauoas of any kind are sold or dispensed; or, nor shall any child under the 2se ol SsA.eo. any be employed upon the stage or any theater or concert hall or in connectloin with any theatrical performance or o.ne1 pune, exhibition or show, nor snail any od child be employed who has not passS5u four yearly grades in the public schools or equivalent thereof ,lI
 Sec. B. No child under sixteen snail be employed or permitted to ,ovs. wotN f19 any of the following occupations; VI Adjusting any belt to any mach,ne Y t2) sewing or lacing machine oeliS 1ing tr eny workshop or factory Nol ist o,iint' wiping or cleaning machinery or assist ing therein: (4) operating or aSSIs lllt9 t9 in operating any of the following iila nhl chimes: (a) Circular or band saws }o} planers; (e) sandpaper or wood pof'sn- ing machinerv tf) wood turning or boring machinery; (g) picker aYi 1b9 or machines used in pick,ne wooti I,i5ar carding machines; GD job or cyilnder printing presses operated by power other than foot power; CD boring or drill presses: 0) stamping macnihes mes used in metal CT m m metal Ipe or paper cut ting machines; (m) corner stayll-s s+aarn n chimes in paper box factorles' ln) s.eaan 1, boilers; (o) dough brakes or I cIauHre ,,,ira machinery of any description; tp) wire or iron strengthening or drawing ma ma chinery; (q) rolling mill machinery, uro washing. grinding or mixing macnlnerY proximity to any hazardous or unsuaro seH o- ed belts, machinery or gearing; (6) or upon any railroad, whether steam. eiec' tric or hydraulic.
 time to time after hearing duly hau determine what other occupations are sufficiently dangerous to the ire nr liri,e e or injurious to the health or morals ol children under sixteen years 60 1ustliy their exclusion therefrom; and no chllo under sixteen years Of age snail De enn ployed or permitted to work in any oc- cupation thus determined to be danger ous or injurious; and provided that there shall be right of appeal to the State or County Court, from any such determiha- tion.
 Sec. 4. No child under the age of six teen shall be employed. permitted or about or in connection with any pro- cesses in which dangerous or poisonous acids or gases or other chemicaIs are used (2) nor in soldering; (so nor In occupations causing dust in injurious quantities; (4 nor in scaffolding: t5) nor in heavy work in the building trades (6) nor in any tunnel or excava- tion; CD nor In any mine. coal breaker coke oven, or quarry; (S) nor in a bowl | ing alley or pool billiard room; nor in any other occupation dangerous to the life and limb. or injurious to the | health and morals of such child
 Sec. 5. No child under the age of six ! teer years shall be employed. permitted | or suffered to work for more than six days in any week, nor more than forty i, eight hours in any week nor more than | eight hours in any day; or before the | honrs of six in the morning or after seven in the evening.
 Sc G. No boy or girl under the age | of eighteen years shall be employed l permitted or suffered to work in any oc- cupat ton 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 | In the evening.
 sec :. No person, firm or corpora l tion shall employ or permit any child l under sixteen years to work in or Tn l connection with any establishment or | occupation, unless the person, firm or corporation employing such child pro | cures and keeps on file and accessible l 10 the proper official. an employment ! certificate as hereinafter provided. The | endowment certificate shall be issued ! onlv hv the Su" o~iD t"ndent q" '''''0''N'' of the Pubic Schools, or some person | authorized hv hio :n '"riti00 '0 r." city town or township where Such chtlt resides or by the Commissioner or La bor and Statistics or by some person duly authorized by him.
 Sac The person authorized to issue an employment certificate shall not is sue such certificate until he has received. axamined approved and filed the docu- mentary evidence that the child is Of the age and educational standard repre- sented: nor until he has personally axanoined the child who shall sign the certificate in the presence of the officer issuing the same. Each certificate shall show the date of its issuance, the name sex, date and place or birth ana the nIsce of residence of the child and shall contain statement of the proof of age accepted and shall certify that the chfld named in such certificate has appeared hefore the officer issuing the same.
 Sec No member of the School Board or other person shall have authority to issue employment certificate to any child then in or about to enter such nereon's own employment or the em- nlovment of a firm Or corporation Of which he is a member, officer CT em- ployee.
 law 1t shall become the duty of the State Superintendent of Public Trstruc- ton to provide suitable blanks to b9 fllrnished to the Superintendent of Scbools of each district within the State. on which may be recorded con elusive evidence as to the age and edu- cational standing of every child apply ing for an employment certificate.
 Sec. H. The Commissioner of La bor and Statistics. inspectors of fac tories or mines probation officers, aSents of the Humane Society, truant officers, and other authorized inspectors, may within their respective districts or ju~is- diction, visit and inspect at any time any place where children are employed, and shall ascertain whether any minors are employed therein contrary to the Provisions of this act; and they shall renort to the school authorities any cases of children under sixteen years Of s~e discharged for Illegal employment; and truant officers shall also report the same to the Commissioner of Labor and Statistics