The log cabin Democrat., 1914-07-09

A Bill for an Act to be Entitled AT Act to Provide for the Health, Saiety and welfare of Minors by Forbiddlns their Employment in Certain Occupa, pations and Under Certain Specifieo Ages; by Regulating the Hourc anu Conditions Under Which Employ men, :, Certificates May Be Issued and Fiieo. FOR ACT No. 1.
 AGAINST ACT No. 1.
 Be 1t enacted by the People of the stats of Arkansas:
 Section 1. No child under the age o, fourteen shall be employed or permit.tteu tten to work in any remuneratlve cc"ptnn, in this State. except that during scnou. vacation children under fourteen yeaa may be employed by their parents guardians in occupations owned or CUT trolled by them.
 Sec g. No child under sixteen year,s shall be employed or perm,.'e.1 70 the life and limb. or injurious to the heettn am" morals of such child; or In any ,s"r: sa,oo resort or bar where intoxcatlns Uar of any kind are sold or dispenser nor shall any child under the age or s.&toe., be employed upon the stage or any theater or concert hall or in cohnec.lon with any theatrical performance u, such child be employed who has not p"i. four yearly grades in the public schooi' or equivalent thereof ~ sba,,
 Sec g. No child under sixteen Sha' be employed or permitted co worK at any of the following occupations: VI Adjusting any belt to any ma,ii, ,,t y CD sewing or lacins machlne, oe oii;pp anv workshop or factory; t3) ins ollins. wiping or cleaning machinery or ass,s, . Ing therein: (4 operating or asslstrns m in operating any of the 1oiiowlhS i "b, chimes: (a) Circular or band sam' Id} wood shapers; Gel wood jointers; tu' planers: (e) sandpaper or wood pofisn-- = ing machinery; f) wood turning o boring machinery; (g) picker I m.I. n,S
 tntyt tnO carding machines: G) job or cylinder printing presses operated by No"er other than foot power: C) porins ~. drill presses: (k) stamp'ng marh.,,es manufacturing: CD metal or paper cut ting machines: (m) corner stayiie ma chimes in paper box fa"torles' lh' e,,a ar boilers (o) douFh brakes or lnl ,,ire macbinery of any description; op) wire ar iron strengthening or draw w'hS Tn chinerv: Cd rollinG mill ~,achinefy: VT, washing. grinding or miSin@ macnlnertx t fs) laundering rachlner.' .D, U,,vmard- cd belts machinery or g"ar,ne' '", VI upon any railroad. whether steam eiec' tric or hydraulic. - ..
 The State Board of Health may. rom time to time. after hearing duly had determine what other occupations are sufficiently dangerous to the 1re nr .,"p aS or injurious to the health or mo.a.S ,..,rx ch,idfen under sixteen years to 1ustiIy their exclusion therefrom: and no cnlIo under sixteen years of age shall be em- pIoyed or permitted to work In any oc- cupation thus determined 70 or 1h.r. ous or injurious: and provided that mere shall be right of appeal to the state or County Court. from any such detefmiha- ticn.
 teen shall be employed. permitted or suffered to work In any capacity; (ll m. about or in connection with any pro- cesses in which dangerous or poisonous nth used: CD nor in soldering: 3) nor Tn
 occupations causing dust Tn tn1urlous quantities; D nor in scafIolding; .o1 trades: (6) nor in any tunnel or excava- ton: CD nor in any pnine. coal breaker. coke oven. or quarry: tSo nor Tn nowi- 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.
 Sec & No child under the age of six ar suffered to work for more than six favs in any week, nor more 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 aIter seven in the evening.
 Sec. 6. No boy OF girl under the age of eighteen years shall be "mploNeo' rerritted or suffered to work m anV oc- cupa tion for more than six days in an" week nor more than fifty-four hours ln any week nor more than ten hours in erv ono 6av nor before the honrs or SIN in the morning or after the hour of ten In the evening.
 Sec [ No person. firm or corpora tion shall employ or permit any child under sixteen years to work n or m connection with any establishment or occupat tion unless the person, !frm or corporation employing such child pro cures and keeps on file and arcesslhI to the proper official an emn'oYGen z, certificate as hereinafter prov led. h"o emnlovment certificate shall h" isSu"' only by the Superintendent or Princ1Pal of the Public Schools, or some person authorized " him in writine in the city. town or township where sN"H child resides, or by the Commissioner of La hor and Statistics or by some person duly authorized by him
 Sec The person authorized to issue an ennIovment certificate shall not is- sue such certificate until he has received axamined approved and filed the docu- mentary evidence that the chlld IS or .be ape and educational standard repre- enrtad nor until he has personally examined the child who shall sign the certificate in the presence Of the ofhceI iesuine the same. Each certificate shall eboyv inc date of it's issuance, the name sav date and place of birth and the nIacc of residence of the child, and shall accented and shall certify that the child ran,ed in such certificate has appeared before the officer issuing the same. See Q No member of the School Board
 
 to issue employment certificate to any child then in or about 10 enter such Derson's own employment or the em- piovn,ent of a firm or corporation of which he is a member, officer or sm- Sec. 10. Upon the enactment of this law it shall become the ,5I, duty of rtlo the State superintendent of Public tnstruc. furnished to the sqPerintendent of of 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. IT. The Commissioner of La bor and Statistics inspectors of fac tories or mines, probation officers. agents of the Humane Society truant officers and other authorized inspectors, may within their respective districts or Jurfs diction, visit and inspect at any time Sny place where children are employed nd shall ascertain whether any minors are employed therein contrary to tn, provisions Of this act; and they shal report to the school authorities any | cases of children under sixteen years oi