The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07
Weiss Child Labor Bill
Very Drastic Measure
merry or leather mandatory.
Iron and steel, iron or wire straight
ending machinery, punchers and

merry or leather mandatory.
Iron and steel, iron or wire straight
ending machinery, punchers and
shears.
Laundry machines.
Paints and poisons, manufacture OF
paints, colors or white lead. manu-
facture Of any composition in which
dangerous or poisonous acids are us
ed; manufacture or preparation Of
compositions with dangerous or ,pois-
onous gases: manufacture or prepa-
ration OF I've or In which the quantity
thereof is injurious to health.
Presses, cylinder or job; boring or
drill. Is
Rubber, washing, grinding or mash
ing mill or calendar rolls In rubber
manufacturing. Z
Theater or concert hail.
Woodworking, wood shaper, wood
joiner, planer or sand paper, wooo
polishing or Wood turning machine.
Wool, cotton, hair, upholstering
carding machine, or machine used IN
picking wood, cotton, or any uphol.
stering material. Z
Any other employment dangerous
to life or limb. injurious to the health,
or depraving to the morals.
Hours Prescribed.
No boy under the age OF eighteen
years and no female shall be em-
ployed, permitted or suffered to work
as q messenger for telegraph. tele-
phone or messenger companies In the
distrfbut ion, transmission or delivery
OF goods or messages before five
O'clock IN the morning or after eight
O'clock in the evening OF any day,
IN cities Of ten thousand population
and over.
No child under fifteen years Of age
shall be employed, permitted, or spf-
fered to work in, about or In connec-
ton with any OF the ablishments
or occupations named in section one
LOT the act, unless the person, firm
or corporation employing such child
procures and keeps on file, accessible
to any truant officer, inspector OF fac-
tories or authorized agent, Of the hui
name society, am employment GER
tihcate as herein prescribed On
termination Of employment OF a child
whose employment certificate is on
1 file such certificate shall be forthwith
returned by the employers to the per-
son who issued the same. The en-
ployment certificate shall be issued
only by the superiht endent. OF schools,
or by persons authorized by him IN
writing, or, where there is no super
intendent Of schools, then by a person
authorized by the local board, Pro-
yided, that no member Of school
board or other person authorized to
Issue such certificate to any child
then In or about to enter such per
sons own employment or the employ
ment OF arm or corporation Of
which he is a member, officer or en-
ploye. The person authorized to Isl
sue an employment certificate shall
not issue such certificate untilhe has
received, examined and approved and
filed the following papers, duly exc
cuted: ti Z. s. q
b The school record Of such child
properly filled out and signed by the
principal or chief executive officer Of
the school which such child has last
ATTENDED. containing q statement GER
tifying that the child Is able to read
diligently and write legibly simple
sentences In the Eng ish language and
has completed a course OF study
equivalent to that given In the first
four grades Of the common schools,
Such school record shah also give the
name, date Of birth, place Of resi-
dence, With the name of tie parent
Tor guardian OF such child as shown
on the records ot the school.
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