EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 1633

known as Sections 4 to 50, both inclusive, of said Article
100, title "work, hours of, in factories, " sub-title "Employ-
ment of Minors, " said new Sections so enacted providing
regulations for the employment of minors, establishing a
system of employment certificates, providing for enforce-
ment of said regulations and appropriating money therefor, "
and to re-enact sub-division (c) with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That sub-divisions (c) and (d) of Par. (3) of Section 13 of
Chapter 731 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of
the year 1912, entitled "An Act to revise the child labor laws of
this State by repealing Section 4 of Article 100 of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, title '' work, hours of, in fac-
tories, '' as repealed and re-enacted with amendments by Chapter
192 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1906,
and by repealing Sections 5 to 12, both inclusive, of the said
Article 100, as enacted by Chapter 192 of the Acts of the Gen-
eral Assembly of Maryland for 1906, and by repealing Section 4
of said Chapter 192 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland for 1906, and by enacting in lieu of said Section so
repealed 47 new Sections of Article 100, to be known as Sec-
tions 4 to 50, both inclusive, of said Article 100, title "work,
hours of, in factories, '' sub-title '' Employment of Minors, '' said
new Sections so enacted to provide regulations for the employ-
ment of minors, establishing a system of employment certifi-
cates, providing for enforcement of said regulations and appro-
priating money therefor, " be repealed, and that sub-division
(c) of Par. (3) of Section 13 be re-enacted with amendments
so as to read as follows:

SEC. 13. (3) (c). In case none of the proofs required by
sub-divisions (a) or (b) of this Section can be produced, the
officer issuing said permit may issue a temporary permit allow-
ing 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 containing the
name of said child, alleged age, place and date of birth and
present residence and any other matter that may assist in de-
termining the age of the child, and the further affidavit that
the evidence of age required by sub-divisions (a) or (b) of this
Section cannot be produced by the applicant; and if upon in-
vestigation 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
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