EMERSON C. HAERINQTON, GOVERNOR. 1005

showing the age of the child, a certificate of arrival in the
United States issued by the United States immigration officers
and showing the age of the child, or a life insurance policy;
provided that such other satisfactory documentary evidence
has been in existence at least one year prior to the time it is
offered in evidence; and provided further that a school record
or a parent's, guardian's, or custodian's affidavit, certificate, or
other written statement of age shall not be accepted except as
specified in paragraph (d).

(d) In case none of the proofs required by sub-divi-
sions (a), (b) or (c) of this Section can be produced,
the officer issuing said permit may issue a temporary permit
allowing said child to work for ten days, and shall accept as
full proof of age the sworn affidavit of the child's parent,
guardian, legal custodian or next friend, such affidavit con-
taining the name of said child, alleged age, place and date of
birth and present residence and any other matter that may
assist in determining the age of the child, and the further affi-
davit that the evidence of age required by sub-divisions (a) or
(b) of this Section cannot be produced by the applicant; and if
upon investigation by the officer no facts appear contradicting
any of the material statements of such application, the officer
may, after 10 days, issue a regular permit for such child;
provided that the officer issuing permits shall not accept the
aforegoing, affidavit unless said affidavit be accompanied by the
written certificate of the physician appointed by the officer
authorized to issue such permits, certifying that he has made
a physical examination and inspection of said child and verily
believes said child to be of the full age of fourteen years, and
whenever practical all information required by sub-division
(d) and Paragraph 2 of this Section shall be embraced in one
certificate.

The officer issuing the certificate" shall require the evidence
of age specified in sub-division (a) in preference to that speci-
fied in sub-division (b), (c) or (d), and evidence of'
age specified in sub-division (b) in preference to that specified
in sub-division (c) or (d), and shall not accept the evidence of
age permitted by sub-division (c) or (d) unless he shall re-
ceive and file in addition thereto or as part thereof an affi-
davit of the parent, guardian, legal custodian or next friend,
showing that no evidence of age specified in any preceding
sub-division or sub-divisions of this Section can be produced
by the applicant.