The log cabin Democrat., 1914-07-16

their Employment in certain occupa pations and Under Certain Speclfleo Ages: by Regulating the Hour, and Conditions Under Which Employment Certificates May Be Issued and Filed FOR ACT No. 1.
 AGAINST ACT No. l.
 Be it enacted by the People of the State
 of Arkansas:
 Section i No child under the age O, fourteen shall be employed or perrnitteh to work in any remrnerat tive occupation in this State. except that dur1he schoo' vacation children under fourteen year may be employed by their parents o' guardians in occupations owned or con trolled by them.
 Sec. 9. No child under sixteen year. shall be employed or permitted tn "oTk in any occupation dangerous 10 tne ny and limb or injurious to the heat.n a,onn %' morals of such child: or in any saiooIl, resort or bar where intoxicating llauors of any kind are sold or dispensed: nor shall any child under the age or siNtcen be employed upon the stage or any theater or concert hall or in connection with any theatrical performance or oInes exhibition or show. nor shall any su. child be employed who has not pssi four yearly grades in the puolc Sohoo or equivalent thereof.
 Sec 8 No child under sixteeF4 Shai. be employed or permitted 10 Wolh
 any of the following occupations: .no Adjusting any belt to any macninery CD sewing or lactng machine oeItS m eny workshop or factory; t3) ollinE' wiping or cleaning machinery or assist ing therein; D operating or asslsrrme ,a' fin operating any of the following ma, ma chimes: (a) Circular or band saws to{ wood shapers: Co wood jointers. tu' planers: Gel sandpaper or wooo poi'Sn ing machinery; fo wood turnlns or machines used in picking wool eh) carding machines; O job or cyllnoer printing presses operated by power other than foot power; .r,nins tM mach, machines used in metal or in paper or leatne' ,t manufacturing: O) metal or paper cut- ting machines: (m) corner stayiLg ma chimes in paper box fec.1r.es' Hss or r", cracker machinery of any description; tp) wlre or iron straightening or drawing ma I chinery; (q) rolling mill machinery; VT, cs1 laundering machinery: (5) or In proximity to any hazardous or unguarn- ed belts machinery or gearing; No) or upon any railroad. whether steam eieo-
 The state Board of Health may. from time to time. after a hearing duly hao determine what other occupations ar" sufficiently dangerous to tne h1e ,a "r n'n np or injurious to tho health or morals or children under sixteen years to Justiiy their exclusion therefrom: and no child under sixteen years of age snail DO em- ployed or permitted 10 1orK m :ny ous or injurious: and provided that there shall he right of appeal to the state or County Court from any such determihe- ticn.
 Sec. {. No child under the age of six teen shall be employed. permitted or suffered to work in any capacity; lil In' about or in connection with any pro cesses in which dangerous or poisonous acids or gases or other chemicalg are used; (2) nor in soldering; ts) nor in
 occupations causing dust in iniur'ors auAhttis; N nor .rH ,n ,~ ,ea1o,dinT fS. ss,io;ns trades; (s) nor in any tunnel or exc:va- ton: CD nor in any mine coal breaker coke oven. or quarry: (O nor Tn bowl ns alley E, poe! G5 an the life and limb. or injurious to the health and morals of such child.
 Soc B. No child under the axe of six or suffered to work for more than six days in any week nor more than forty eight hours in any wesk. nor more than eight hours in any day; or oeIore ths hours of six In the morning or Ai''f
 Sec g. No boy or girl under the age of eighteen years shall De empIoyso' permitted or suffered to work In any oc- 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 " Sec :. No person. firm or corpora. ton shall employ or permit any child under sixteen years to work In or Tn connection with any estab,lsh%sn. ssrr, or or corporation employing such child pro cures and keeps on file and accessible to the proper oficial. an employment certificate as hereirafter prSvtded The employment certificate shall be issued only by tho Superintendent or Principal of the Public Schools or some person authorized hy him Tn writing Tn the resides or by tho Comgaissionsr Of La bor and Statistics or by sons person duly authorized by him.
 Sec The person autnoriSeq .Se 70 0ot ls'n is sue such certificate until he has received examined. approved and filed the docu mentary evidence that tho child 's of the age and educational standard fepre- sented: nor until he has personally examined the child who shall sign the certificate in the presence or the once, issuing the same. Each certificate shall sex, date and place of birth and the nIace of residence of the child, and shall contain a statement of the proet or age accepted and shall certify that the chllG ramed in such certificate has appeared before the officer Issuing the same.
 Sec 9. No member of the School Board ar other person shall have authority to issue employment certificate to an
 
 nareon' g own employment or the em- nlovmeut of a firm or corporation o' which he is member. officer CT ern' pl0Nee. 4, |, law, if shall become the duty of the state superintendent of Pq6IiG 25 i, Instrue S F',o Sl11 oie6ad to the Superintendent ot schools of e2eh district ri ~oHor5,F withiP oH1 the ,1,+ei,,e evidence as 10 the age and edu cational stan1.ng of every ..i fhild Id apply
 seo II. 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 ma, within their respective districts or juris diction, visit and inspect at any, time any place where children are employed
 nd shall ascertain whether any minors are employed therein contrary 10 thu Droyisions of this act; and they shal report to the school authorities any ceses of children under sixteen years O age discharged for illegal employment and truant officers shall also report tn same to the Commissioner of Labor anC