Acrobatic, im

pations.

ACTS OF 1901.

CHAPTER 14.-Certain employments of children forbidden.

SECTION 2. Any person having the care, custody, or control of any moral, etc., occu- minor child under the age of fifteen years, who shall in any manner sell, apprentice, give away, or otherwise dispose of such child, or any person who shall take, receive or employ such child for the vocation or occupation of rope or wire walking or as an acrobat, gymnast, contortionist or rider, and any person who, having the care, custody, or control of any minor child whatsoever, shall sell, apprentice, give away or otherwise dispose of such child, or who shall take, receive or employ such child for any obscene, indecent or illegal exhibition or vocation, or any vocation injurious to the health, or dangerous to the life or limb, of such child engaged therein, or for the purpose of prostitution, and any person who shall retain, harbor, or employ any minor child in or about any assignation house or brothel, or any place where any obscene, indecent or illegal, exhibition takes place, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, for each offense.

cupations.

Mendicant oc- SEC. 3. Any person having the care, custody, or control, lawful or unlawful, of any minor child under the age of eighteen years, who shall use such minor, or apprentice, give away, let out, hire or otherwise dispose of, such minor child to any person, for the purpose of singing, playing on musical instruments, begging or for any mendicant business whatsoever in the streets, roads, or other highways of this State, and whosoever shall take, receive, hire, employ, use or have in custody, any minor for the vocation, occupation, calling, service or purpose of singing, playing upon musical instruments or begging upon the streets, roads or other highways of this State, or for any mendicant business whatever shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

Employ ment n saloons, etc.

ances.

SEC. 4. Any person having the care, custody, or control of any minor child under the age of fifteen years, who shall in any manner sell, apprentice, give away or permit such child to sing, dance, act, or in any manner exhibit it in any dance house, concert saloon, theater or place of entertainment where wines or spirituous or malt liquors are sold or given away, or with which any place for the sale of wines or spirituous or malt liquors is directly or indirectly connected by any passageway or entrance, and any proprietor of any dance house whatever, or any such concert saloon, theater, or place of entertainment, so employing any such child, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.

CHAPTER 19.-Employment of women in factories.

Safety appli- SECTION 1. In all manufacturing, mechanical and other establishments, in this State, where the machinery, belting, shafting, gearing, drums and elevators, are so arranged and placed as to be dangerous to persons employed therein, while engaged in their ordinary duties, shall be safely and securely guarded when possible, and if not possible, the notices of the danger shall be conspicuously posted in such establishCleaning mov-ments, and no minor or female of any age shall be permitted to clean any ing machinery. of the mill gearing or machinery in such establishments while the same is in motion.

Toilet rooms.

Seats.

SEC. 3. In every factory, workshop or establishment, in this State, where females are employed, where unclean work of any kind has to be performed, suitable places shall be provided for such females to wash and to change clothing, and stairs in use by females shall, in all such establishments, be properly screened, and separate water-closets shall be provided for the use of employees of either sex, in all manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile and other establishments in this State where persons of both sexes are employed.

SEC. 4. In every manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile and other establishments, in this State, wherein females are employed, there shall be provided, and conveniently located, seats sufficient to com

fortably seat such females; and during such times as such females are not necessarily required by their duties to be upon their feet, they shall be allowed to occupy the seats provided.

SEC. 5. And all establishments, to which this act applies, must be kept in a clean condition; the sanitary and hygienic regulations shall be such as will not endanger or be injurious to the lives or health of the employees employed therein.

SEC. 6. Any person or persons, firm or corporation of any manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile or other establishments, business or calling, in this State, to which this act applies, who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and in default of payment of such fine shall be imprisoned until such fine and costs are fully paid.

Sanitation.

Penalty.

SEC. 7. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of labor or his Enforcement. assistant to enforce the provisions of this act, and to prosecute all violations of the same before any magistrate or court of competent jurisdiction in this State.

WISCONSIN.

ANNOTATED STATUTES OF 1898.

Unlawful employment of children.

Enforcement of

SECTION 439ca. Any truant officer within this State shall have power to visit factories, workshops, mercantile establishments and other laws. places of employment in their respective localities and ascertain whether any minors are employed therein contrary to law. They may require that the age and school certificates and lists of minors who are employed in such factories, workshops, mercantile establishments and other places of employment, shall be produced for their inspection, and they shall report all cases of such illegal employment to the school authorities of their respective cities, towns, villages or districts and to the commissioner of labor, State factory inspector or any assistant factory inspector. Such truant officer shall receive no compensation from the State for performing such services.

Employment of women-Inspection of factories, etc.

SECTION 1636-31. Every factory, mill, or workshop, mercantile or mechanical establishment or other building where eight or more persons are employed, shall be provided within reasonable access, with a sufficient number of water-closets, earth closets, or privies for the reasonable use of the persons employed therein, and whenever male and female persons are employed as aforesaid together, water-closets, earth closets or privies separate and apart, shall be provided for the use of each sex, and plainly so designated, and no person shall be allowed to use such closet or privy assigned to the other sex. Such closet shall be properly inclosed and ventilated and at all times kept in a clean and good sanitary condition. When the number employed is more than twenty of either sex, there shall be provided an additional closet for such sex up to the number of forty, and above that number in the same ratio. The commissioner of labor or any factory inspector may require such changes in the placing of such closets as he may deem necessary and may require other changes which may serve the best interest of morals and sanitation.

Water-closets,

etc.

SEC. 1636-32. In factories, mills or workshops, mercantile or mechan- Dressing ical establishments or other places where the labor performed by the rooms. operator is of such a character that it becomes desirable or necessary to change the clothing, wholly or in part, before leaving the building at the close of the day's work, separate dressing rooms shall be provided for females whenever so required by the commissioner of labor or any factory inspector. It shall be the duty of every occupant, whether owner or lessee of any such premises used as specified by this act, to

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make all the changes and additions thereto. In case such changes are made upon the order of the commissioner of labor, or any factory inspector to the lessee of the premises, the lessee may at any time within thirty days after the completion thereof, bring an action against any person or corporation or partnerships having interest in such premises, and may recover such proportion of expenses of making such changes and additions as the court adjudges should justly and equitably be borne by such defendant.

SEC. 1636-35. Any owner, lessee or any person or corporation having charge of any of the aforesaid buildings or places, who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten (10) dollars and not exceeding one hundreď (100) dollars.

Employment of women and children in cigar factories.

SECTION 1636-106. No person under eighteen years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in a cigar shop or a cigar factory at manufacturing cigars for longer than eight hours a day or forty-eight hours a week.

SEC. 1636-107. Where men and women are employed there shall be separate dressing rooms and water-closets for the different sexes.

SEC. 1636-108. Any person violating any provision of this act shall be punished by fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars and no less than ten dollars for the first offense, and by fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and no less than twenty-five dollars for the second and each following offense.

Employment of women and children.

Limit of day's SECTION 1728. In all manufactories, workshops or other places used for mechanical or manufacturing purposes the time of labor of children under the age of eighteen years and of women employed therein shall not exceed eight hours in one day; and any employer, stockholder, director, officer, overseer, clerk or foreman who shall compel any woman or any such child to labor exceeding eight hours in any one day, or who shall permit any child under fourteen years of age to labor more than ten hours in any one day in any such place, if he shall have control over such child sufficient to prevent it, or who shall employ at manual labor any child under twelve years of age in any factory or workshop where more than three persons are employed, or who shall employ any child of twelve and under fourteen years of age in any such factory or workshop for more than seven months in any one year shall be punished by fine not less than five nor more than fifty dollars

Age limit.

Permits for

for each such offense.

[See section 1728a, below.]

The mere employment of a child under the prescribed age, and his presence in a factory, do not constitute actionable negligence on the part of the employer. 93 Wis. 448.

Employment of children-Paid musicians.

SECTION 1728a-1 (as amended by chapter 418, Acts of 1907). No children under 14. child under fourteen years of age shall be employed, required, suffered or permitted to play on any musical instrument in a circus, theatrical exhibition or in any public place for pay except upon the special permission of the commissioner of labor, State factory inspector, any assistant factory inspector, county judge, municipal judge or from the judge of a juvenile court where the child resides, unless such child is a professional performer connected with a traveling theatrical company and in charge of a parent or guardian. But the provisions of this section shall not prevent the education of children in instrumental music, or their employment as musicians in a church, chapel, school or school exhibition or prevent their taking part in any festival, concert or musical exhibition.

Violations.

SEC. 1728a-2 (as amended by chapter 418, Acts of 1907). Any person, partnership or corporation, agent or manager of any corporation who, whether for himself or for such firm or corporation or by himself

or through agents, servants, or foremen, shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.

Employment of children-General provisions.

cates.

SECTION 1728a (as amended by chapter 523, Acts of 1907). 1. No Age certifichild between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years shall be employed at any time in any factory or workshop, bowling alley, or in or about any mine, store, hotel, mercantile establishment, laundry, telegraph, telephone or public messenger service unless there is first obtained from the commissioner of labor, State factory inspector, any assistant factory inspector, or from the judge of the county court or municipal court or from the judge of a juvenile court where such child resides, a written permit authorizing the employment of such child within such time or times as the said commissioner of labor, State factory inspector, any assistant factory inspector, county judge, municipal judge, judge of a juvenile court or register of probate may fix, providing that no officer herein mentioned shall have power to delegate the duty of granting permits to any subordinate officer or other person: And provided further That such permit shall not be granted to any child who is unable to read and write simple sentences in the English language or the language of his native country.

under 16.

2. No child under the age of sixteen years shall be employed in Employment adjusting any belt or in oiling or assisting in oiling, wiping or cleaning of children any machinery when the same is in motion or in operating or assisting in operating any circular or band saw, wood-shaper, wood-jointer, planer, sandpaper, or wood-polishing machine, picker machine or machines used in picking wool, cotton, hair or any upholstering material, paper-lacing machine, leather-burnishing machine, dough-brakes or cracker machinery of any description, laundry machinery, emery or polishing wheel for polishing metal or wood turning machine or stamping machine in sheet metal and tinware manufacturing, stamping machine in washer and nut factories, stamping machine in lace paper and leather manufacturing, corrugating rolls in roofing factories, burnishing machines in any tannery or leather manufactory, wire or iron straightening machinery, rolling mill machinery, punchers or shears or washing, grinding or mixing mill or calendar [calender] rolls in rubber manufacturing, nor shall any such child be employed at or assist in sewing belts in any capacity, or in the manufacture of paints, colors or white lead, or in the manufacture of any composition in which dangerous or poisonous acids are used, or in the manufacture of any goods for immoral purposes nor in any tobacco warehouse, cigar or other factory where tobacco is manufactured or prepared or in any place where intoxicating liquors are made, given away or sold, or in any theater or concert hall, or in operating any passenger or freight elevator, steam boiler or steam generating apparatus, or in any other employment dangerous to life or limb, injurious to the health or depraving of the morals of such child; nor shall any female child under sixteen years of age be employed in any capacity where such employment compels her to remain standing constantly.

Under 14.

3. No child under the age of fourteen years shall be employed in any factory, workshop, bowling alley or in or about any mine. 4. No child under the age of fourteen years shall be employed, Vacations. required or suffered to work for wages at any gainful occupation at any time except that during the vacation of the public or other school in the town, district or city where any child between the ages of twelve and fourteen years resides, it may be employed in any store, office, hotel, mercantile establishment, telegraph, telephone or public messenger service in the town, district or city where it resides and not elsewhere: Provided That there is first obtained from the commissioner of labor, State factory inspector, any assistant factory inspector, county judge, municipal judge or from the judge of a juvenile court or register of probate where such child resides a written permit authorizing the employment of such child within such time or times as the

Records.

Proof.

Register.

Files.

Hours of labor

Night work.

said commissioner of labor, State factory inspector, assistant factory inspector, county judge, municipal judge, judge of a juvenile court or register of probate may fix; but no such child shall be prohibited by this act from being employed at farming or other outdoor occupation not dangerous to life or limb.

5. The said commissioner of labor, State factory inspector, any assistant factor [factory] inspector, county judge, municipal judge, judge of a juvenile court or register of probate shall keep a record, stating the name, date and place of birth and place of school attended by any such child, and the county judge, municipal judge or such judge of a juvenile court or register of probate shall report when so requested by the commissioner of labor or State factory inspector, the number of permits issued by him from time to time as hereinbefore provided.

6. When the commissioner of labor, State factory inspector, any assistant factory inspector, county judge, municipal judge, judge of a juvenile court, or register of probate, has reason to doubt the age of any child who applies for such permit, the commissioner of labor, State factory inspector, any assistant factory inspector, county judge, municipal judge, judge of a juvenile court or register of probate shall demand proof of such child's age, by the production of a verified baptismal certificate or a duly attested birth certificate, or in case such certificates can not be secured, by the record of age stated in the first school of enrollment of such child, and if such proof does not exist or can not be secured then by the production of such other proof as may be satisfactory to said commissioner of labor, State factory inspector, any assistant factory inspector, county judge, municipal judge, judge of a juvenile court, or register of probate and no permit shall be issued unless proof of such child's age is filed with the said commissioner of labor, State factory inspector, county judge, municipal judge, judge of a juvenile court or register of probate. Whenever it appears that a permit has been obtained by a wrong or false statement as to any child's age, the commissioner, State factory inspector, any assistant factory inspector, county judge, municipal judge, judge of a juvenile court or register of probate of the county where such child resides shall revoke such permit.

SEC. 1728b (as amended by chapter 523, Acts of 1907). 1. It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation, agent or manager of any firm or corporation employing minors in any mine, factory or workshop, bowling alley, store, office, hotel, mercantile establishment, laundry, telegraph, telephone or public messenger service within this State to keep a register in the place where such minor is employed and subject at all times to the inspection of any factory inspector, or assistant factory inspector, in which register shall be recorded the name, age, date of birth and place of residence, of every child employed, permitted or suffered to work therein, under the age of sixteen years.

2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, agent or manager of any firm or corporation to hire or employ, permit or suffer to work in any mine, mercantile establishment, factory or workshop, bowling alley, store, office, hotel, laundry, telegraph, telephone or public messenger service, any child under sixteen years of age unless there is first provided and placed on file in such mine, mercantile establishment, factory or workshop, bowling alley, store, office, hotel, laundry, telegraph, telephone or public messenger, a permit granted by either the commissioners of labor, State factory inspector, any assistant factory inspector, county judge, municipal judge, judge of a juvenile court or register of probate of the county where such child resides.

SEC. 1728c (as amended by chapter 523, Acts of 1907). No child under the age of sixteen years shall be employed, required, permitted or suffered to work for wages at any gainful occupation longer than fifty-five hours in any one week nor more than ten hours in any one day, nor more than six days in one week, nor after the hour of six at night nor before the hour of seven in the morning, except in cases where it is necessary to save perishable goods from serious damage: Provided, That this section shall not apply to children carrying newspapers between the hours of four and six in the morning and four and eight in the afternoon and who comply with all the legal requirements concerning school attendance: And provided further That this section