The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-01
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 CHILD LABOR LAWS
Brief of New Law Prepared in Bulletin Form and Sent Broadcast Throughout
 the State

Montgomery, October S1.-(Special.) )-In inaugurating 8 statewide campaign for the strict enforcement of the child labor laws, the state prison and factory inspec- tion department has prepared a brief of the new statute in bulletin form and has sent it broadcast throughout the state School superintendents heads of indus trial institutions and proprietors of vari- ous business houses have received q prref of the new law, and next week vigorous campaign will be begun for the enforce ment of the law.
 pr. William H. Oates, head of the prison and factory inspection department, has been in Mobile and south Alabama for the past week looking after the enforce ment of the law, and the several deputy inspectors of the office also have been busy in that direction.
 Mrs. Lorana Bush, deputy inspector next week will visit all the establish nents of Montgomery, including cotton factories, department houses, soft drink stands and other places where children are employed, and any infringements of the law will be prosecuted immediately.
 It is the intention of the department to secure rigid enforcement of the law, and it is expected that such a result will be attained.
 Brief of the Law
 The brief of the child labor law, pre- pared by the department, and distributed over the state, is as follows:
 Section l. Children under 13 years of age are not allowed to work at any voca- ton except agriculture or domestic serv- ice.
 Sec. 2. Children under 16 are not allowed to work before a. m. or after D. m. and not more than II hours a day or more than 60 hours week.
 Sec. g.. Persons employing children un- der 16 are required to post printed notice of the hours the children are to work.
 These notices are to be obtained by writing the state factory inspector, Mont gomery, Ala.
 Sec f. Prohibits the employment of persosn under IS in messenger services and delivering goods before 5 a. m. and after p. m. in cities and 10 p, m. in towns.
 Sec .. Prohibits the employment of children under Is in certain hazardous voca tons.
 Sec G. Prohibits employment in habard- ous vacations and also prohibits the em- ployment of any child under 16 upon the stage of any theatre or concert hall or
 in connection with any theatrical perform ance or other exhibition or slow.
 Sec. '. Makes it unlawful to employ any child under 16 unless the child has obtained an employment certificare. Sec. 8. Requires children between 13 and 16 who are working in manufacturing establishments to attend school eight weeks during each year of employment. Sec. g. Makes 1t the duty of schooi superintendents and principals or the su- ra nf aIr tn ployment certificates. As to Monthly Reports Sec. 10. Regulates the issuance of em- ployment certificates and requires school superintendents to make montnfy re- port of all certificates issued to the state 1 factory inspector and provides a penalty | for failure to do so. 1 Sec. II. Regulates form of employment certificate
 Will be furnished school authorities upon application to the state factory inspector. Sec. 12 Regulates disposition of em- | ployment certificates. | Sec. IS. Regulates news boys and street trades. Requires badges for all news boys under 16 Superintendent of schools will issue these badges l Sec. 14. Requires the state prison in- 1 spector who shall be designated the state ] factory inspector, to enforce the pro- visions Of this act and makes It the | duty of each county solicitor to prosecute all violations.
 1 Sec. 15. Regulates the sanitation of all places where minors arc employed. l Requires that printed copy of the child | labor law be posted in every room where minor children work. These will be fur nished upon application to the state fac l tory inspector.
 Sec. 16 Gives inspectors free access tc I llte l~.@ 11t II,1., are or may be employed. Gives inspec- 1 tor authority to investigate. l Sec. IT. Penalties for violating the pro- visions of this act.
 l Sec. 20. Provides that in the enforce ment of the provisions of this act the inspectors shall be vested with the same authority as deputy sheriffs in each coun- | ty of the state.
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