The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18

(2l one of the following evidences of age showing the child to be If years of age or over or if before Sep tember l, 1916, 13 years of age or over. to be required in the order herein des- isnated: (a) A duly attested transcript | of the birth record of said child. filed | according to law, with any officer | charged with the duty of recording | births; (b) or, a passport or duly at 1 tested transcript of certificate of bap- | tlsm showing the date of birth anJ the | place of baptism of such child; tc) or. l in case the officer authorized to issue such certificate is satisfied that none of the above proofs of age can be pro- duced, other evidence of the age, such 1 as the affidavit of the parent. guardian or custodian of such child, as shall con vince such officer that the child is l4 years of age or over; or, If before September 1, 1916, 13 years of age or over The superintendent of schools in any city, town or district, wherever there is one, and where there is none. the county superintendent of education. shall between the 1st and 10th days of each month, transmit to the office of the state inspector hereinafter men, toned, a report, which report shall give the name of each child to whom a cer- tificate has been granted, or denied during the preceding month together with the ground of such denial. re- fusal or failure to transmit such report by any person charged under this sec tion with the duty of transmitting the same to such state official. shall con stitute misdemeanor, punishable by L | fine of not more than $25 nor less | than S5.
 Sec. II. Such certificate shall state the | full name, place and date of birth of such child with the name and address or the parent, guardian. or persons sus- taining the parental relationship to
 such child, and shall contain a state
 ment signed by the issuing officer that | the child has personally appeared be-
 fore him and that satisfactory evidence
 has been submitted that said child is
 IA years of age or over, or, if before September l, 1916, IS years of age or over. l The printed form of the certificate, and other papers required in the issu- Ing of employment certificates, shall be
 drafted by the state inspector, herein I after mentioned, and furnished by him
 to the local and county superintendents of education.
 Sec. 12. On the termination of the l employment of a child under the age
 Of 16 years, the employment certificate | shall be returned by the employer hold l ing the same, to the child to whom it is issued, or if the certificate of such child is not claimed by such child within 10 days after the termination of its employ
 ment, 1t shall be returned by the em- ployer to the school authority by whom l it was issued.
 Sec. 13. No boy under J2 years of age.
 and no girl under IS years of age in any ] city of 25,0o0 population, or more, aeccrd- ing to the latest federal census, shall dis
 tribute, sell, expose, or offer for sale,
 newspapers, magazines, periodicals, hand l bills or circulars, or be employed or per | m1tted, or suffered to work in any other
 trade, or occupation performed in any street or public place: Provided, however, that boys 10 years of age or over may l engage in the distribution of newspapers
 and periodicals on fixed routes in the res- 1dent districts of such cities. No boy under 16 years of age shall engage in any such street occupation in any city of 25.00O or more population. according to the latest federal census, after o'clock at night. or before o'clock in the morning | of any day; or unless he has secured and
 wears in plain sight badge as herein | provided, or unless he is regular school attendant. Such badge shall be provided | and issued by the superintendent of schools or some person designated by him
 in writing, and shall be granted only | after the child has applied to him person. l ally, accompanied in person by his par ent guardian or custodian, and has sub- mitted satisfactory proof that he is 12 1 years of age or over; or if engaged only in distributing papers periodicals on Il fixed routes in the resident districts. 10 years of age or over, and that he is a reg l ular attendant.
 | Such badge shall be renewed annually on the first day of January and shall Lot
 be transferable, and tho form, design or color shall be changed annually. A de- posit of not more than 50 cents may .Je | required by the person issuing same. to
 be returned upon the surrender of the
 badge, and if lost, the adge may be re- placed upon the payment of % cents Any child who shall engage in any such street occupation, in violation of the pro- vision of this section, shall be deemed delinquent and brought before any court or magistrate having jurisdiction over juvenile delinquents, and shall be dealt with according to law. Use of a badge may be revoked or suspended by said
 court it's authorized representatives upon such violation, or in case the child s school record is not satisfactory to the principal of the school which he attends Any person who sells or offers for sale any article of any description to a boy
 under 16 years of age to be used for the | purposes of sale or barter upon the streets, or in any public place, shall first ascertain that such boy wears his own
 badge in plain sight, as herein provided, and if said boy has nc badge no article
 shall be sold to him. Any person violat- ing this provision shall be fined not less than $1 nor more than $50 The police
 officers and other peace officers shall en- force the provisions of this section.
 Sec. IA. It shall be the duty of the state prison inspector and his authorized assist | ants to inspect as frequently as possible ell establishments, wherein minors subject
 to the provisions of this act are, or may
 be employed or permitted to work, and to | enforce the provisions of this act. For
 the purpose of administering this act, and any other laws relating to the employ
 rent of minors, the state prison insrec- tor may be designated the state factory inspector, and his deputy inspectors may, in the performance of their duties, in en-
 forcing the provisions of this act, be
 known as deputy factory inspectors l.
 shall be the duty of the inspectors to in stitute prosecution for the violation of
 any of the provisions Of this act. The so-
 licitor of each county is charged with the
 duty of prosecuting all violations of .his act.
 Sec. IS. Every person. nrm or cor.,or- ation, owning or controlling any estab- lishment wherein minors are employed,
 subject to the provisions of this act. shall
 keep such establishment in sanitary con-
 dition, and properly ventilated, and shall provide suitable and convenient water
 closets, or privies, separate for each sex,
 in such number and located in such place
 or places. as may be required by the in- spector: and when 20 or more persons are employed sanitary drinking fountains
 shall be provided in such number as the inspector may deem necessary. All water
 closets shall be maintained inside such es-
 tablishments except where. in the opin- ion of the inspector. 1t is impracticable.