WORK—HOURS OF, IN FACTORIES 3633

An. Code, _;1924, sec. 37. 1912, sec. 35. 1912, ch. 731, sec. 35.

37. 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 sub-title, any employment certificate, or list required
by this sub-title shall be prima facie evidence of the illegal employment of
any child whose employment certificate is not produced or whose name is
not so listed.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 38. 1912, sec. 36. 1912, ch. 731, sec. 36,

38. Nothing in this sub-title 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.

An. Code, 1924, sec, 39. 1912, sec. 36A. 1918, ch. 495. 1920, ch. 434. 1922, ch. 350, sec. 36A.

39. The Commissioner of Labor and Statistics shall have the discre-
tion of issuing temporary permits to children over 14 years of age, who
are mentally retarded and are unable to make further advancement at
school, upon the written recommendation of the Superintendent of Edu-
cation;¹ of the City of 'Baltimore or any county in the State, as the case
may be; and said Commissioner of Labor and Statistics may exercise
vocational supervision over such children until they reach the age of 18
years.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 40. 1912, sec. 37. 1912, ch. 731, sec. 37. 1916, ch. 222, sec. 37.

¹ 40. Any person, firm or corporation, agent or manager of any firm
or corporation, who whether for himself or for such firm or corporation,
or by himself, or through agents, servants or foremen, employs, permits
or suffers any child.to work, and whoever having under his control as
parent, guardian, custodian or otherwise, any child, permits or suffers such
child to-be employed, or to work, in violation of any of the provisions of
this sub-title, shall 'for a first offense be punished by a fine of not more
than ten dollars; for a second offense by a fine of not more than fifty
dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than ten days or by both such fine
and imprisonment.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 41 1912, sec. 38. 1912, ch. 731, sec. 38.

41. Whoever continues to employ any child in violation of any of the
provisions of this sub-title, after being notified thereof in writing by a
factory inspector, attendance officer or other officer charged with the en-
forcement of this subtitle, shall, for every day thereafter that such employ-
ment continues, be fined not more than twenty dollars.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 42. 1912, sec. 39. 1912, ch. 731, sqc. 39. 1916, ch. 222, sec. 39.

42. Any person, firm or corporation, retaining an employment certifi-
cate in violation of section 12 of this article shalli.be fined not more than
ten dollars.