The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-04


tories or authorized agent of the hui.
Nmane society. an employment certif.
cate as hereinprescribed. ON ermina.
ton OF employment Of child whose
employment certificate Is on file such
certificate shall be forthwith returned
~ the employers 70 the person who
issued the same. The employment
certificate shall be issued only by the
superintendent of schools, or by per.
son authorized by him in writing. OF,
where there IS no superintendent 81
SCHOOLS. then by q person authorized
by the local board. Provided, that no
member OF q school board or other
person authorized as Aforesaid, shall
have authority to issue such certifi.
cate to any child then in or about to
enter such persons own employment
or the employment OF firm or cor.
poration Of which he Is o member.
officer or employe. The person au.
thorized to Issue an employment Ger.
itifcate shall not issue such certificate
until he has received the following pa.
pers, duly executed: -
The school record Of such child
properly filed out and signed by the
principal or chief executive officer OF
the school which such child has last
attended, containing q statement GER
flying that the child Is able to read
intelligently and write legibly simple
sentences in the English Language
and has completed a course OF study
equivalent to that given in the first
four grades OF the common schools,
Such school record shall also give the
name, date OF birth. place Of resi-.
dence. with the name OF the parent
or guardian OF such child as shown
on the records o fthe school.
a passport of duly attested tran.
script Of the school census showing
the date and place of birth OF such
child.
Passport Required.
The affidavit Of the parent or
guardian or custodian OF such child
(which shall be required. however,
only In case no one Of the above
mentioned proofs Of age is obtain.
able), showing the date and place
OF birth Of such child. Such affidavit
must be taken before the officer is,
Sing the employment certificate who
is hereby authorized and required to
administer such oath without de-
manding or receiving any fee there.
for.
a written agreement Of the person
frm or corporation about to employ
the child, describing the work the
child will be required to perform and
agreeing on the termination OF such
employment, to return forthwith the
child's certificate TO the officer who
issued the same.
No employment certificate shall be
issued until the child in question has
personally appeared before the off.
Ger issuing the certificate, nor until
the officer has satisfied himself that
the child can read and write legibly,
simple sentences In the English Ian
guage, and that the child Is fourteen
years OF age or upwards, and has
reached the normal development OF
child OF Its age, and Is In suffi.
ciently sound health. and physically
able to perform the work which It
intends to do. In all cases Of doubt.
such development, health and ply.
sical fitness shall be determined BY a
medical officer Of the board OF de-
partment Of health, or by physician
appointed by the school board.
Eeyry such employment certificate
shall state the race. residence, sex
and the date and the place OF birth,
OF the child and that the papers re.
CURED by this section have been duly
examined, approved and filed.
Every such certificate shall be
signed In the presence of the officer
Issuing the same, by the child in
whose name II is issued, and It shall
show the date Of its issue. The EN-.
ployment certificate and other papers
required by this act must be formu.
lated by the state superintendent Of
free schools, and furnished in blank,
by the clerk of the local school board,
Labor Bureau Gets Report.
Every employment certificate and
every vacation permit shall be sent
to the state bureau Of labor between
the first and tenth days Of each
month. s s. 5,sI75
Vacation permits shall be issued by
the person authorized to issue EN-.
ployment certificates, to children be.
tween twelve and fifteen years Of age,
no satisfaction Of the same require.
ments. with the exception Of the
school record, as for the regular EN-.
ployment certificates. and shall en-.
title their holders to work In the
occupation named In section one, dur.
ing the summer school vacation. They
shall be known as vacation permits,
shall be Of different color from the
employment certificates, and shall
state plainly the date after which
they are void.
An inspector OF factories, truant
officer. or authorized agent OF the hu.
name society may, make demand on
any employer in or about whose place
or establishment q minor apparently
under the age of fifteen years Is EN-.
ployed, permitted or! suffered to work
that such employer shall either fur:
nish him within ten days documen.
tay evidence Of age as specified In
section five, or shall cease to employ
e permit or suffer such child to
4 in such place or establishment.
lore any operator. agent or mine
foreman, employs, permits. or suffers
any boy under fifteen years Of age,
during school term or under fourteen
years during school vacation to work
IN, about or In connection with any
mine, or coke oven he shall first pro-
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