Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-16
COLD STORAGE AND
CHILD LABOR BILLS
Uniform State Laws Commission
Measure in; Phipps Has
Supplementary Act

Several important bills were intro
duced in the Senate at last nights ses-
sion, including the cold storage bill
prepared by the commission on uni
form state laws, presented by Sem
ator Buckman, of Bucks, by request of
the commission. The members of the
commission are Walter George Smith,
Philadelphia; w NJ. largest, Deputy
Attorney General, and Judge w. II.
Stake, Philadelphia.
The bill makes ii unlawful to keep
in cold storage warehouses any ar
ticle of food which has been held in
cold storage either within or without
the state for longer aggregate period
than twelve months, except with the
consent of the Dairy and Food Com
missioner. The commissioner upon
application during the twelfth month
may extend the period of storage be-
yond twelve months for any particular
article of food provided it is found to
be in proper condition for further cold
storage. The entire extended period
shall not be more than 120 days. At
present eggs may be stored for eight
months and butter for nine months,
and this bill extends the time so as to
conform with the laws of other states,
it is said.
The proposed act provides for licens-
ing storage places, for sanitary inspec-
ton, and requires accurate records
kept for foods received and with
drawn. Monthly reports are to be
filed showing the kinds of foods in the
warehouses.
Articles of food for human con-
sumption which are diseased or taint-
ed shall not be stored, and food for
use other than for human consump-
tion shall not be placed in storage
unless plainly marked that it is not
TO be used as human food All food
must be plainly marked, stamped or
tagged at the date when placed in
storage and must also be dated when
withdrawn. ..
The bill makes it compulsory that
all cold storage food kept thirty days
or more shall be marked cold stor-
age goods, and it shall be unlawful to
represent or advertise cold storage
food as fresh food.
The penalties for violation of the
act are fines not exceeding $500 and
for. the second or any subsequent Of
Tense fines not exceeding $1,000 or
imprisonment of not more than six
months, or both fines and imprison-
ment.
The bill defines articles of food as
meaning fresh meat and fresh meat
products and all fresh food fish, game,
poultry, eggs and butter
New Child Labor Bill
A new child labor bill was presented
by Senator Phipps providing for en-
ployment certificates. The measure is
supplementary to the child labor bill
introduced by Mr.. Phipps last week.
1t provides for the issuance OF two
kinds of employment certificates. gem
eral and vacation. The general GER
tilicate permits a child fourteen to six
teen years old to work the entire year.
The vacation certificate entities a
child twelve to sixteen to work on
salaries and in vacation periods for
such hours and in such occupations as
may be designated by the State De-
partment of Labor and Industry
The bill provides that before a child
can receive an employment certificate
IT must have statement from the
employer agreeing to give work, stat
ing the nature of the work, before the
certificate is issued. child must
have completed a course of study
equivalent to the sixth grade of the
public schools. The child must also
have certificate of physical fitness
signed by a physician appointed by the
school directors The bill provides
that the employment certificate when
issued shall be mailed to the prospect
i've employer. and when the child
leaves the position it is to he mailed
to the officers who issue 1t.