ART. 100. ] EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN FACTORIES. 175

case of children employed in factories, workshops, mills or
messenger service, a duplicate of said list shall be conspicuously
posted near the principal entrance of the building in which
such children are employed.

1906, ch. 192.

8. The employment permit for all employments in Balti-
more city under the provisions of this sub-title shall be
issued by the Maryland bureau of statistics and information,
and for employment in other cities or in the counties of this
State, by any member of the board of health or principal health
officer of the city or county in which the employment is sought.

Ibid.

7. The employment permit shall not be issued unless sat-
isfactory evidence is furnished by duly attested transcript
of the certificate of birth or baptism of. such child, or other
religious records, or the register of birth, or the affidavit of the
parent or guardian or custodian of the child, which latter
affidavit shall be required, however, only in case it is certified
by the proper authorities that the birth certificate showing the
place and date of birth of such child is not on record, which
affidavit must be taken before the officer issuing the employ-
ment permit, who is hereby authorized and required to admin-
ister such oath and who shall not demand or receive a fee
therefor.

Ibid.

8. The employment permit shall read as follows:

EMPLOYMENT PERMIT.

The birth certificate giving the name, date and place of

————(name of child) is attached hereto. (If there be no
birth certificate, then a certificate to that effect, t., e., that
there is none from the proper authorities of the city or county
where said child was born, shall be attached. ) This certifies
that I am the ———— father, mother, guardian or custodian of

———— (name of child) and that (he or she) was born at ————
(name of town or city) in the county of ———— (name of county)
and State of ————, on the ———— day of ————, in year

————, and is now ———— (number of years and months) old.
Signature of (father, mother, guardian or ——— custodian).

Signature of ——— child
(Date. )