1216 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 731]

(1) The school record of such child properly filled out and
signed, as provided in this act, which school record shall be
furnished without charge to any child applying therefor by
the superintendent or teacher in charge of the school or schools
attended by said child.

(2) A certificate signed by a physician appointed by the
officer authorized to issue such permit stating that such child has
been examined by him, and, in his opinion, has reached the
normal development of a child of its age, and is in sufficiently
sound health and physically able to be employed in the occupa-
tion or process for which a permit is applied for.

(3) Evidence of age showing that the child is fourteen years
old or upwards, which shall consist of one of the following
proofs of age and shall be required in the order herein desig-
nated as follows:

(a) A duly attested transcript of the birth certificate filed
according to law with a register of vital statistics, or other
officer charged with the duty of recording births, which certifi-
cate shall be prima facie evidence of the age of such child.

(b) A passport or a duly attested transcript of a certificate
of baptism showing the date of birth and place of baptism
of such child.

(c) In case none of the above proofs of age can be pro-
duced, other documentary evidence of age which shall appear
to be satisfactory to the officer issuing the certificate (aside
from the school record of such child or the affidavit of parent,
guardian, legal custodian or next friend), may be accepted
in lieu thereof. In such case a school census or enumeration
record, duly attested, may be used as proof of age in the dis-
cretion of the officer issuing the certificate.

(d) In case no documentary proof of age of any kind can
be produced, the officer issuing the certificate may receive and
file an application signed by the parent, guardian, legal cus-
todian or next friend of the child for physician's certificate.
Such application shall contain the name, alleged age, place
and date of birth, and present residence of the child, together
with such further facts as may be of assistance in determining
the age of such child, and shall contain a statement certifying
that the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or next friend, sign-
ing such application, is unable to produce any of the documen-
tary proofs of age specified in the preceding subdivisions of
this section. Such application shall be filed for not less than
ten days to enable the person authorized to issue certificates to
investigate the truth of the statements contained in said appli-