Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-18

tinguishing gas lamps, carrying hano
baggage to and from railway trans
attending market stands or similar oc-
equations in the open air OF street.
The section prohibiting employment
of children under sixteen at any WORK
OF occupation where their health Is
liable to be injured, their morals oe-
PRAYED. or where high explosives are
handled, was amended to include the
following: Or in or about any mine
during the school term. hotel oowilfS
aiisy. pool or billiard room. or in occu-
paJions dangerous to lite ana limo'
Under the former law children between
the aces of IA and Is We're permitted
to work in or about mines. This en-
plcyment IS prohibited now except
during the school vacation. Hotels are
included in this prohibition of children
under Is Years of age. This mas mere
tofore prohibited the employment OF
females under l6 from engaging in any
employment which compeis her to re-
main constantly standing. The age
requirement in this provision was
changed 10 Il. Under this provision,
females under the age OF 2l when
engaged iii work that cannot De done
while seated must during parts OF
each day be changed 10 some oCher
work W here they may he seated.
The section heretofore providing for
the absolute prohibition of employ
ment of children under II years OF
age with or without compensation was
amended by adding 10 the section with
reference to prohibited employment as
follows or livery stables, or gar
age, places Of amusement or IL the
distribution or transmission Of ner-
chaadise or MESSAGES" When such
places are owned by the parents an
exception is made.
Hours Of Employment.
The section relating 10 the hours OF
employment OF persons under Is years
of age was amended by a further lim.-
ta ton OF the permissible hours Of la
bcr from ten to eight per day. No per
sch under the age Of Is can hereafter
he employed in any of the prohibited
occupa tions more than eight hours N
any one day exclusive Of the noon IN
PERMISSION, nor more than forty-eight
hours in any one week. and such hours
must be worked between the hours OF
a. n ard D. N. Where The hours
Of labor exceed five in any one day,
a noon intern7ission OF no. less than
thirty minutes must be given between
II ard ! O'clock. Persons under -
years Of age are not permitted TO de-
liver goods or messages between 10
p. n. and 5 a. m in any CRY Of 10
600 or more inhabitants. Heretofore
canning factories were excepted from
the pro. isions limiting IEs hours g .2-
Dor OF persons under IS years Of age,
bur this has been repealed and they
are now limited TO eight hours Per day
or tor1y-etght hours per week.
Heretofore employers OF children
under IS years of age were required
10 have on file a certificate of age OF
all children upon forms furnished by
the bureau Of labor statistics and were
further required 10 keep posted in some
conspicuous place facts with reference
to the name Of the child. date Of birth
and date of employment. These GER
titicates have been abolished and in
lieu thereof the employe must have on
file a work permit filled out by the
superintendent OF schools or by per
son authorized by him in writing, or
wherc there is no school superinrend-
ent by some person authorized by the
school board