ART. 100] EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS. 929

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 fundamental operation of arith-
metic up to and including fractions. Such school record shall give the
name, date of birth and residence 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.

1912, ch. 731, sec. 18.

18. Certificates and other papers required in the issue of employ-
ment certificates shall be formulated by the Bureau of Statistics and
Information and furnished by it to the superintendents of schools of
the various counties of this State, provided 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.

1912, ch. 731, see. 19.

19. An inspector of factories, or attendance officer or other officers
charged with the enforcement of this sub-title may make demand on
any employer in or about whose place or establishment a child
apparently under the age of sixteen years is employed or permitted or
suffered to work, and whose employment certificate is. not filed as
required by this sub-title, 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 evidence of age
of such child as is required upon the issuance of an employment certifi-
cate and the employer furnishing such evidence shall not be required
to furnish any further evidence of the age of the child.

1912, ch., 731, see. 20. .

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 article, 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 establishment, proof of the making of such
demand and of such failure to produce and deliver such evidence shall
be prima facie evidence of the illegal employment of such child in any
prosecution brought therefor.
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