The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-12-16
Published For Information Of Par
ents and Employers

For the benefit of parents and EN-
ploycrs OF children, the following
synopsis of the new Child Labor Law
has been prepared and it is desired
that particular attention be given to
this Law during the holidays, when
more children than usual are en-
ployed in stores and other public
places. Only the points which seem
most pertinent to the situation in Os-
kaloosa are brought out in the fol.
lowing paragraphs.
Places Of Empioyment-Age Limit
No child under fourteen shall be
employed with or without wages or
compensation in any mine, manufac-
turing establishment, factory mill,
shop, laundry. slaughter or packing
house, or in any store or mercantile
establishment where more than eight
. persons are employed, or in operation
of any freight or passenger elevator,
or livery stable or garage or place
of amusement, or in the distribution
or transmission Of merchandise or
messages unless such child is work
irg in establishments or in oCCupa-
, lions owned or operated by his own
parents.
Hours OF LabOr-NO person under
I16 shall be employed in any of the
above places or occupations more
/ than eight hours per day exclusive OF
noon intcrmissiOn and those eight
hours must come between seven a.
m. ard siX D. m. This prevents chill
dren under siXten from night work
| in stores or establishments employ.
ing eight or more persons, If less
than eight persons are employed and
the child work is all inside. the law
does not apply. II doing outside
work as delivering, for such an es-
! tablishment or store, the child must
! be rot younger than fourteen and
! have work permit No person -
der eighteen may be employed in the
transmission. distributing or delivery
! of goods or messages after ten p. m,
or before five a. m. Any child under
siteen working in any Of the places
mentioned in the second paragraph
must have a work permit.
! Street Trades-No boy under eley-
! en- or girl under eighteen shall be
permitted to work in the street ocCu.
ipations Of peddling, bOot-blacking
distribution or sale Of newspapers,
magazines, periodicals or circulars,
nor in any other occupations in any
street or public place. Boys between
eleven and siteen must have badges
permitting them to engage in the
above street trades and the hours are
at such times between four a. m. and
Iseyen-thirty p. m, as school is not
until eight-thirty p. m.
Fines-Penalties-T parent or
tperson in charge OF any child who
! shall engage in any such street occu-
patton in violation Of the provisions
shall be deemed guilty OF a misde'
imeanor and upon conviction shall be
PUNISHED by fine not to exceed tif'
teen dollars.
The person appointed to enforce
the law in question may at any time
during business hours make an in.
spection OF any store or establish.
ment to learn whether there is any
violation of the law. II is not be
Ilieyed there win be much necessity
for this in Oskaloosa However. ii
lis the intention to see that parents
and employers comply with the Child
Labor Enactment and prompt coop
Grafton from all will be appreciated
Employers and parents will do well
to keep this synopsis for future ref
erence.
Miss Brown, Social Service Secre
tary, has been appointed by Supt
Flower for this work and she may bt
reached By phone at her office, --lZ7
She will be glad 20 answer any CUES
tons arising and will try to render
immediate service.