PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.
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offenses committed by children, and shall be dealt with accord-
ing to law. Upon the recommendation of the principal or
chief executive officer of the. school which such child is attending
or upon the complaint of any officer charged with the duty of
enforcing this act, or of any police officer, attendance officer or
probation officer of a juvenile court, the permit of any child
who violates any of the provisions of this act, or who becomes
delinquent or fails to comply with all the legal requirements
concerning school attendance, may be revoked by the officer issu-
ing the same for a period of six months, and the badge taken
from such child. The refusal of any child to surrender such
permit and badge, or the working at any of the occupations
above mentioned in any street or public place by any child after
notice of the revocation of such permit, shall be deemed a viola-
tion of this act.
34. Inspectors of factories, attendance officers and others
authorized inspectors may, within their respective districts or
jurisdictions, visit and inspect at any time any place of employ-
ment mentioned in this act, and shall ascertain whether any
minors are employed therein contrary to the provisions of this
act; and shall report weekly all cases of illegal employment to
the officer authorized to issue employment certificates in the
county or Baltimore City wherein said child shall reside, and
shall also report weekly said cases of illegal employment to the
County Superintendent of Schools, or to the Board of School
Commissioners of Baltimore City having jurisdiction over the
school which said child should attend. It shall be the duty of
factory inspectors, attendance officers and other officers charged
with' the enforcement of this act, to make complaints against
any person violating any of the provisions of this act and to
prosecute the same. This shall not be construed as a limitation
upon the right of other persons to make and prosecute such
complaints.
35. A failure by an employer to produce to an attendance
officer, factory inspector or other authorized inspector or officer
charged with the enforcement of this act, any employment cer-
tificate or list required by this act shall be prima facie evidence
of the illegal employment of any child whose employment cer-
tificate is not produced or whose name is not so listed.
36. Nothing in this act shall prevent children of any age
from receiving industrial education furnished by the United
States, by this State, or by any city or town in this State, or
by any private or parochial school, and duly approved by the
State Board of Education or by other duly constituted public
authority.
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