PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.
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have arrived at the age of thirteen years and that such child
is able to read intelligently and write legibly simple sentences
in the English language, and has completed a course of study
equivalent to five yearly grades in reading, spelling, writing
English language and geography, and is familiar with the fun-
damental operation of arithmetic up to and including fractions.
Such school record shall give the name, date of birth and resi-
dence of the child as shown on the records of the school
and the name of the parent or guardian or custodian.
The provisions of this section relating to school attendance
shall not be enforced against any child who has been granted
a permit under the provisions of Chapter 192 of the Act of
1906; provided, however, that such child is able otherwise
to meet the educational requirements of this section.
18. Certificates and other papers required in the issue of
employment certificates shall be formulated by the Bureau of
Statistics, and Information and furnished by it to the super-
intendents of schools of the various counties of this State, pro-
vided that the preliminary papers required under sections 13
and 15 of this article shall be sufficient if they state fully the
facts called for by said sections, and shall not be rejected
because they are not upon the forms furnished by the Bureau
of Statistics and Information.
19. An inspector of factories, or attendance officer or other
officers charged with the enforcement of this act may make de-
mand on any employer in or about whose place or establish-
ment a child apparently under the age of sixteen years is
employed or permitted or suffered to work, and whose employ-
ment certificate is not filed as required by this act, that such
employer shall either furnish to the person authorized to, issue
a certificate for said child within fifteen days satisfactory
evidence that such child is in fact over sixteen years of age,
or shall cease to employ, or permit or suffer such child to work
in such place or establishment. The person authorized to issue
said certificate shall require from such employer the same evi-
cience of age of such child as is required upon the issuance
of an employment certificate and the employer furnishing such
evidence shall not be required to furnish any further evidence
of the age of the child.
20. In case any employer shall fail to produce and deliver
to the proper authorities within fifteen days after demand made
pursuant to section 19 of this act, the evidence of age therein
required, and shall thereafter continue to employ such child or
permit or suffer such child to work in such place or establish-
ment, proof of the making of such demand and of such failure
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