1006 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 495

(4) An Employment ticket signed by the prospective em-
ployer, stating the occupation, industry and place in which
such child is to be employed.

15. The person authorized to issue a vacation employment
certificate shall not issue such certificate until the child in
question has personally appeared before said person author-
ized to issue said certificates, and until said person so author-
ized has received and approved the following papers duly exe-
cuted, viz:

(1) Evidence of agej showing that said child is fourteen
years or upwards, which evidence of age shall consist of (a),
(b), (c) or (d), as set forth in Section 13 above, or in lieu
of said evidence (a), (b), (c) or (d) in case they cannot be
presented, a statement from a regular physician designated by
said person authorized to issue said certificate, certifying that
he has examined said child and that in his opinion said child
is of the age of fourteen years or upward, together with the
affidavit of the parent, guardian, legal custodian or next friend
of such child that such child is above the age of fourteen years.

(2) A statement from a regular physician designated as
above, certifying that he has examined said child, and that in
his opinion said child is physically able to undertake the work
which said certificate is to be issued.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That a new section be
and the same hereby is added to said Article 100 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland, to follow immediately after Section
36. of said Article, to be known as 36A, and to read as follows:

36A. The State Board of Labor and Statistics shall have
the discretion of issuing temporary permits to boys over
fourteen years of age, who are mentally retarded and are un-
able to make further advancement at school, upon the written
recommendation of the Superintendent of Education, of the
City of Baltimore or any County in the State, as the case
may be.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts
of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect on and after June 1, 1918.

Approved April 10th, 1918.