The Republican journal., 1915-04-08

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or agent, may require similar certifi-
cate in doubtful cases, of the miners
employed under a work permit.
A work permit when duly issued shall
excuse such child from attendance at
public school; but no person shall issue
such permit to any minor then in or
about to enter his employment or the
employment Of the firm or corporation
OF which he is a member. stockholder,
omcer or employee.
Vacation permits shall be issusd bv
the local superintendent of schools. or
by some person authorized by him In
writing, to minors between fourteen and
sixteen years of age, on satisfaction of
ton of the educational qualifications. As
for the regular work permits, and shall
entitle~t their holders to work during the
summer school vacation. These per-
day. Of September following. They shall
be known as vacation permits, shall he
OF different color from the work permits
and shall state plainly the date after
which they are void
The blank work permit and other ma
pers required in this section shall he
formulated by the commissioner Of Ia
Dor, and furnished by him to the per-
sons authorized. to issue work permits.
Said forms shall be approved by the at
torney general.
Every work permit and every yaea-
ton permit shall be made out in dupli-
cate. All duplicates. accompanied by
the original papers on which such per-
mits were issued. shall be forwarded to
the department Of labor and industry.
by the officer issuing same, between the
first and tenth days Of each month.
Said department shall examine said pa
pers and promptly return them to the
officer who sent them: Said original pa
pers upon which said permits We're is
sued shall be filed by said officer and
preserved for such time as said per-
mits are outstanding or until the minor
arrives at the age Of sixteen. They
shall be at all times accessible to the
commissioner of labor or any author
lied agent of his department. Said Off
Ger shall return to said child all papers
with him filed in proof Of age, upon a
surrender Of the work permit. All per-
mits thus surrendered shall be marked
cancelled by the officer receiving them.
Whenever there is reason to believe that
work permit was improperly issued
the commissioner Of labor and state
factory inspector, his deputy or agent,
shall notify the local superintendent of
schools of the place in which said GER
tificate was issued. The local superin-
tendent shall cancel such permit when
directed SO to do by the commissioner
of labor.
Blank employment certificates, to be
formulated by the commissioner of Ia
Dor, approved by the attorney general,
and supplied by the department of labor,
shall be prepared by the employer Of
said child and mailed within twenty
four hours to the office Of the commits
sioner Of labor to be kept on file by him.
When such child leaves such employ
ment, the employer shall return to the
child the work permit by him filed, and
Immediately notify the commissioner
of labor that such child has left his en-
ploy.
Section 9. Any record of age, as pro-
vided under section two to determine
whether or not work permit may be
is,e, IN child shall he received
evidence of the age of such child in any
prosecution under this act.
Section T. A work permit in regular
form and signed by duly authorized
officer, for all minors between the ages
of fourteen and sixteen years shall be
conclusive evidence of age and eduea-
tional attainment in behalf of the en-
ployer Of any child, upon any prosecu.
ton for violation Of the provisions OF
the law relating to the employment OF
children. An inspector Of factories, trn-
ant officer or other officer charged with
the enforcement of this act may make
demand on any employer in or about
whose place or establishment minor
apparently under the age of sixteen
years is employed, permitted or suffered
to work, that such employer shall either
furnish him within ten days documen-
tary evidence of age as specihed in sec
ton two. or shall cease to employ, per-
nit or suffer such child to work in Suca
place or establishment
Section 5. Any person. firm or cor
poration agent or manager of any firm
or corpora ton, who, whether for him
self OF for some firm or corporation. or
by himself. or through agents, Servants
or foremen: employs, permits or sulfers
any child to be employed, or to work IN
violation of any of the provisions of this
act or otherwise fails to comply with
any of the provisions OF TINS act, snall
be punished by fine of not less man
twenty-five dollars nor more imam Two
hundred dollars.
ANY person having under mis- control
as parent guardian custodian, or other
wise, any child, who permits or sui
fers such child to be employed or 20
sions of this act or who presents, per-
mits or allows any child under his con-
troll to present to any employer, owner
or superintendent, overseer or agent as
required under section two any work
permit containing any false statements
as to the date of birth or age OF such
child, knowing them to be false, snail
be punished by fine of not less than
ten dollars nor more than n1ly doliatS
for each offense.
Any person authorized to issue a
work permit who shall knowingly fail
to perform the duties of his office as re-
CURED by the provisions of thus act
shall be punished by fine Of not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more than
fifty dollars for each offense.
Whoever being authorized to sign the
foregoing work permit, or whoever sign
ing any certified copy Of town clerk
childs baptismal record. or physi-
clans certificate. shall knowingly tes-
tify to any false statement therein,
shall be punished by fine of not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more than
fifty dollars for each offense.
Section 6. All fines or penalties pro-
vided for by the terms of this act may
be recovered or enforced by complaint
or indictment, and in all prosecutions
additions thereto, trial justices and
judges of the municipal and police
courts within their counties shall have
by complaint original and concurrent
jurisdiction with the supreme judicial
and superior courts.
Section Z. All acts and parts Of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect
the first Monday of September. nine
teen hundred and f1fteen.-(Approved
April 2, 1851
Chapter 1923.
An Act in relation to certain rights and
liabilities Of husband and wife.
Section 1. If a husband, without just
cause, deserts his wife, or if his wife,
for lust cause, Is actually living apart
from him, and if such desertion or liv-
ing apart has continued for period or
at least one year next prior to the filing
of the petition hereinafter referred to,
the probate court may. upon her petit
ton Of her guardian or next friend,
enter a decree that such wife is so de-
serted or Is SO living apart and may
prohibit the husband from imposing any