The people's voice., 1943-06-18
Atty. General


Oh II ana 10 years lnOC 10 years OLD J
be employed as a general chore boy
and cooks assistant by a private in
dividual operating a boarding house
for a mining concern; the boarding
house being situated on the mine
property close to actual mining op-
erations? Gre: in, on, or about any
mine, Sec 3095).
s. Since Section 3095, R.C.M., 1885,
also prohibits the employment of chill
dren under the age of 16 years "in
on, or about any mine, mill, smelter
workshop, factory, steam, electric
hydraulic or compressed-air railroad"
ETC., would this not also mean that
no child under the age of 16 years
could be employed as a section la
borer, track maintainer, construction
of railroad beds; roundhouse laborers
or any other work in a roundhouse;
servicing passenger trains such as
icing and supplying water and clean
ing the cars, washing the windows of
the passenger cars; icing freight and
express cars; doing general janitor
or clean up work in railroad shops
and buildings? In other words can
any child between the ages of IA and
16 years (not 16 years old perform
any service or labor for any railroad
company or concern closely connected
with railroad transportation? If so,
what occupations could be done by
these children Is to 16 years of age?
How about call boys employed by
railroad companies?
6. Can any child between the ages
of IA and 16 years perform any serv-
ice or labor in cheese factory,
creamery or any other establishment
where products are manufactured, or
otherwise processed in any manner?
(Re: Sec. 3O95, "in, on, or about any
workshop, factory.
Due to the fact that the above men
toned questions are extremely i'm
portant in the minds of many, may
l have your opinion on them reason
ably soon?
Very truly yours,
HENRY A. YEAGER,
Inspector in Charge,
Division of Labor
Attorney General Bottomly's opin-
ion follows:
l. 1t is the duty of the Devision of
Labor to issue age certificates to all
minors, regardless of age or sex, who
may make application therefor.
2. The Division of Labor has juris-
1iction in the enforcement of all laws
relating to the employment of minors,
of age or sex.
g. No child, male or female, under
he age of sixteen years, may be en-
Dloyed in any industry or occupation
mentioned in Section 3095, Revised |
Codes of Montana, 1885.
4. Any child, regardless of age or
sex, who has obtained a certificate |
rom the commissioner of labor show
ng him or her to be of the age of |
sixteen years or older, may be en-
)loyed in any occupation or industry,
10 long as such labor does not violate
he statutory hours of labor.
5. A minor under the age of sixteen
vears, may not be employed as a
hore boy or cooks assistant, or in
my other occupation, if the place of
work. is situated in, on, or about a
nine.
6. A minor, under the age of sixteen
ears may not be employed by any
team, electric, hydraulic, or COM
'ressed air railroad, where the labor
# such minor is performed in, on, or
bout the premises, including shops,
epots, tracks, roundhouse, roadbeds,
tc.
Z. A minor between the ages of
ourteen and sixteen years, or any age
nder sixteen years, may not be en- 4
loyed in any industry or occupation /
here machinery is operated.
Sincerely yours,
R. V. BOTTOMLY,
ATTORNEY General :