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

of age, and on and after September l, 1916. no chgd under 14 years of age shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work or be employed in any gainful occupation, except agriculture or domestic service Provided, however, that boys F years of age and over may be employed in bnsi- ness offices and mercantile establish ments in cities or towns under 25,00o pop ulation, according to the latest federal census, during such time as the public schools in the city or town in which the child resides are not in session.
 Sec. 2. No child under 16 years of age shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work in any gainful occupation except agriculture, or domestic service for more than six days in any one week, or more than 60 hours in any one week, or more than II hours in any one day, or before the hour of o'clock in the morning, or after the hour of 6 o'clock in the evening The presence of any child under Is years of age in any mill, factory or workshop, laundry or mechanical establishment shall be prima facie evidence of it's employ ment therein.
 Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of every employer to post and keep posted in conspicuous place in every room where any boy under the age of 16 years or ny girl under the age of IS years is em- ployed, permitted or suffered to work, a printed notice stating the maximum num- Der of hours such person may be re- quired or be permitted to work on each day of the deck, the hours of commence ing and stopping work. and the hours al- lowed for dinner or for other meals. The printed form of such notice shall be fur nished by the inspector hereinafter named, and the employment of any minor for longer time in any day than so stated, or at any time other than as stated in said printed form of notice shall be deemed a violation of the provisions of this act.
 Sec. 4. No person under the age Of IS years shall in any city of 25,000 population. or more, according to the latest federal census. be employed, permitted or suf- fered to work a messenger for any person, firm or corporation engaged fin the business of telegraph, telephone or mes senger service, in the distribution, trans mission or delivery of goods or messages after the hour of 9 o'clock in the even ing or before the hour of 5 clock in ihe morning of any day, and in any city or town under 25,000 population no person Under the age of IS years shall be em- ployed, permitted or suffered to work as d messenger for any person, nrm or cor poration engaged in such service, in the distribution, transmission or delivery of goods or messages after 10 clock in the evening, or before o'clock in the morn ing of any day, and no person under 21 years of age shall be employed in any es- tablishment where intoxicating liquors are manufactured or sold.
 Sec. 5. No child under the age of Ii years shall be employed, permitted suf- fered to work at any of the following oc- equations or in any of the following po- sitions: Q) operating assisting in op- erating any of the following machines; ta) circular or band saws; (b) wood shapers; Co wood joiners; (d) planers Co sandpaper or wood polishing machin- cry; C) wood turning or boring machinery; tg) machines used in picking wool, cot ton, hair, any other material; (h) job or cylinder printing presses; O boring or drilling presses; CD stamping machine used in sheet metal or tinware, or in pa- | per or leather manufacturing, or In | washer or nut factories; (lS) metal or pa per cutting machines; CD corner staying machines; (m) steam boilers m) dough brakes or cracker machinery of any de- scription; (o) wire or iron straightening or drawing machinery; (p) rolling mill machinery; Co power punches or shears; (r) washing, grinding mixing machin- cry; (s) laundering machinery; G. or in proximity to any hazardous or unguarded gearing; (S) or upon any rair lad whether steam, electric or hydra ulc; tD upon any vessel or boat engaged in navigation or commerce within the juris- diction of this state.
 Sec. 6. No child under the age of 1t years shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work in any capacity: 1 tD in, or about or in connection with any processes in which dangerous or poison ous acids are used; @ nor in the manu- fracture or packing of paints, colors, white or red lead; (3) nor in soldering; (D nor in occupations causing dust in injurious quantities; (5) nor in the manufacture oI use of dangerous or poisonous dyes; (6) nor in the manufacture or preparation o1 Ia n gases; @ nor in the manufacture or use of compositions of lye in which the quan- tity thereof is injurious to health; (S) noi on scaffolding; 60 nor in heavy work ir the building trades; Q0) nor in any tunne or excavation; CID nor in, or about or ir connection with any mine, coal breaker coke oven or quarry; Q2) nor in asserting manufacturing or packing tobacco; Q3) nor shall any child under the age of II years be employed upon the stage of any theatre or concert hall, or in any con. nection with any theatrical performance or other exhibition show.
 Sec. [. It shall be unlawful for any firm person or corporation to employ, permit or suffer any child under 16 years oi age to work in any ganful occupation, ex- eept agriculture or domestic service. un- less such person, firm corporation keeps on file for the inspection of the of iicials charged with the enforcement oi this act an employment certificate, as her einafter prescribed, for every sucl child, and unless such person, firm or corporation keeps on file for the inspec- tion of the officials charged with the en- forcement of this act, complete list oi all such children employed therein; pro- vided, however, that in the cities or towns under 25000 population boys between the ages of 12 and IA years shall not be re' quired to have such certificate for em- pic yment in business offices and mercan- tile establishments during such times as the. public schools are not in session The inspector charged with the enforce. ment of this act may make written de- mand on any employer in whose estab- lshment child apparently under 16 years of age is employed or permitted or suf- fered to work, and whose employment cer- tlfcare is not filed as required by this act. that such employer shall furnish him within 10 days evidence satisfactory to him that such child is in fact 16 years oe age or over. or shall cease to employ or permit or suffer such child to work therein. Such official may require from such employer the same evidence of age of such child as is required for the is- suance of any employment certificate and the employer furnishing such evi. dence shall not be required to furnish any Turther evidence of the age of the child Tn cGse such employer shall fail to pro duce and deliver to such official withir 10 days after such demand such evi dence of the age therein required of him and thereafter continue to employ such Nchild or permit or suffer such child tC Hwork in such establishment, proof of the giving of such notice and of such fall