c. 15. cate of the birth [or baptism] of the said young 7 & 8 VICT. person has been produced to me in the form required by this Act, proving that the real age of such young person is at least thirteen years.' The form of surgical certificate to be given in either case by any practitioner who is not a certifying surgeon (g) must be the same as the corresponding form above given, omitting the words, "duly appointed a certifying surgeon," and substituting the words, "duly authorised by the University [or College, or other public body having authority in that behalf] of to practise surgery [or medicine]," and making the following addition, which must be signed by a justice of the peace or burgh magistrate :-- The child [or young person] named in the above-written certificate has been this day brought before me; and the appearance of the said child [or young person] agrees with the description therein given; and I believe the real age of the said child [or young person] to be at least [here insert the word "eight" or "eleven" in the case of a child, or "thirteen" in the case of a young person] years; and I declare that I have no beneficial interest in and am not the occupier of any factory, and that I am not the father, son, or brother of the occupier of any factory. Dated this day of one thousand eight hundred and (Signed) C. D., Justice, In every surgical certificate of age the day of Sched. (A.) (g) That is under 3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 103, s. 12; and s. 10 of this Act. 7 & 8 Vior. the month on which it shall be granted shall be written in words, and not in figures. c. 15. Sched. (A) So soon as any certificates authorised by this Act to be received as proof of the age of any persons shall be obtained by the occupier of a factory or his agent (h), they shall be fixed in a book, to be called "The Age Certificate Book," in the order of the dates at which they shall have been respectively received; and such certificates shall be numbered in the order in which they are so fixed in the book; but the certificates for children shall be kept in a separate and distinct place in the said book, or in a separate book, and shall be marked with a series of running numbers distinct from that of the certificates for young persons. So soon as any certificate of age authorised by this Act shall be obtained the number hereinbefore required to be set against each certificate shall be set against the name of the child or young person for whom such certificate has been granted, in the first column of the register of the persons employed required by this Act to be kept in each factory (i). In any silk factory in which it shall be lawful to employ children above eleven years of age for ten hours a day (k) no certificate shall be required in proof that such children have attained the age of thirteen years, so long as such persons shall not work more than ten hours in any one day. If a surgeon shall have refused (1) to grant a (h) See s. 16 of this Act. (i) For the provisions relating to these registers, see ss. 9, 27, supra; sch. (B.), post. (k) See s. 72, n. (x.), supra. (1) As to the surgeon's refusal to grant the certificate, see s. 11, supra. certificate of age to any child or young person, the word "refused" shall be written in the column of the register where the numbers of the certificates are required to be inserted. Factories Regulation Act, I, CERTIFICATE REFUSED. of Victoria, c. duly appointed a certifying surgeon, do hereby declare, that son [or daughter] of residing in has been personally ex- one thousand eight hundred and (Signed) Certifying Surgeon. N.B.-The words within brackets shall be in the handwriting of the certifying surgeon, who shall insert the reason of his refusal, to be either on account of deficient age or of bodily infirmity, or both, as the case may be. Factories Regulation Act, Victoria, c. SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (m). I HEREBY certify, that the undermentioned (m) For the provisions under which the school certificate is required, see s. 39, supra. 7 & 8 VICT. child [or children] employed in the factory of c. 15. Sched. (A.) situated in have] attended the school kept by me at has [or for the number of hours and at the time on each day specified in the columns opposite to his [her or their] name [or names] during the week ending on Saturday the day of one thousand eight hundred and and that the causes of absence stated are true, to the best of my belief. Under the column headed "Time" the periods of the day that each child attends school shall be stated, as thus, from nine to twelve, or from (n) Observe the direction as to the schoolmaster's signature, p. 135, infra. two to five, or any other time, as the case may be; and all the children employed in the same factory who attend school before one of the clock in the afternoon shall be entered together, distinct from those who attend school after one of the clock (0). The time when each child attends school shall be stated in the column for each day, in the handwriting of the schoolmaster; and no certificate shall be valid unless the schoolmaster shall, in his own handwriting, subscribe to it his Christian and surname in full. In the case of any child who has been absent from school, the letter (A) shall be inserted under the day or days of absence, and the cause of absence shall be inserted in the column headed "Causes of Absence," so far as the same can be ascertained; and when any day has been a holiday at the school the word " Holiday" shall be entered in the column of the day. All school certificates, if given on loose sheets, shall, as soon as received, be fixed in a book, to be called "The School Certificate Book," in the order of their respective dates. Copies of the above forins may be bound together in a book for each factory. (0) As to the afternoon attendance at school, see s. 38, supra. |