Children ages not to tory, mine, or textile manufacturing establishment of this State; A. D. 1911 that from and after the first day of May, 1904, no child under the age of eleven years shall be employed in any factory, mine under certain or textile establishment of this State; that from and after the be employed first day of May, 1905, no child under the age of twelve years shall be employed in any mine, factory or textile establishment of this State, SEC. 2. That the said Act be amended in Section 2 thereof by striking out the word "twelve," and substituting the word "sixteen," wherever it occurs, so that the said section, when so amended, shall read as follows: Section 2. That from and after May 1st, 1903, no child under the age of sixteen years shall be permitted to work between the hours of eight o'clock p. m. and six o'clock in the morning in any factory, mine or textile manufactory of this State: Provided, That children under the age of sixteen, whose employment is permissible under the provisions of this. Act, may be permitted to work after the hours of eight p. m. in order to make up lost time which has occurred from some temporary shut down of the mill, on account of accident or breaking down in the machinery, which has caused loss of time: Provided, however, That under no circumstances shall a child below the age of sixteen work later than the hour of nine p. m. SEC. 3. That Section 3 of said Act be entirely stricken out. SEC. 4. That the "4" in Section 4 of said Act be stricken out, and that the figure "3" be substituted therefor, so that the said section, when so amended, shall read as follows: in factories. Proviso. Proviso. for violation Section 3. That any owner, superintendent, manager or overseer of any factory, mine or textile manufacturing estab- Misdemeanor lishment, or any other person thereof or connected therewith, of provisions. who shall knowingly employ any child contrary to the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and for every such offense shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not longer than thirty days, at the discretion of the court. SEC. 5. That Section 5 of the said Act be amended by striking out the figure "5" and substituting the figure "4," and strik A. D. 1911 ing out the figure "4" and substituting the figure "3," so that the said section, when amended, shall read as follows: to misrepresent age of child. Section 4. That any parent, guardian or other person having Misdemeanor under his or her control any child, who consents, suffers or permits the employment of his or her child or ward under the ages above provided, or who knowingly or wilfully misrepresents the age of such child or ward to any of the persons named in Section 3 of this Act, in order to obtain employment for such child or ward, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and for every such offense shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not longer than thirty days, in the discretion of the court. Sworn statement to be ing name, age, etc., of child. SEC. 6. That Section 6 of said Act be entirely stricken out. SEC. 7. That Section 7 of said Act be made Section 5, and that the entire section as it appears be stricken out, and the following substituted therefor: Section 5. That in the employment of any child under the age of fourteen years in any factory, mine or textile manurequired show facturing establishment, the owner or superintendent of such factory, mine or textile manufacturing establishment shall require of the parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis of such child a sworn statement, made in duplicate, in which shall be recorded the name, birthplace, age and place of residence of every such child under fourteen years of age, the original of which statement shall be produced for inspection on the demand of Commissioner of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries, or his agents or inspectors, and the duplicate of which shall be forwarded to the commissioner at his office at Columbia; the commissioner shall thereupon issue to issue per- permit for employment. The commissioner shall prescribe and furnish forms under registered numbers for these statements and duplicates, and shall prescribe regulations for the keeping of proper records of the children employed in the State under the laws of the State; and any person knowingly furnishing a false statement of the age of such child or children, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and for every such offense shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not longer than thirty days, Commissioner mit for employment. Misdemeanor. in the discretion of the court. The commissioner shall likewise prescribe proper forms and regulations for the employment of children provided for in any other Act, making such forms and regulations compatible with those provided for in this section. SEC. 8. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. SEC. 9. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 1912. No. 19. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE XI, CHAPTER XXXIV, ARTICLE A. D. 1911 Civil Code, by adding § SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That Title XI, Chapter XXXIV, Art. 2, Chap. 34, Title XI, Article II of Volume I of the Code of Laws of South Caro- amended lina, 1902, be amended by adding thereto the following sections 1558a and in lieu of similarly designated sections enacted by an Act approved the 26th day of February, A. D. 1910, to wit: $ 1558b. A. D. 1911 Public cotton Cotton weigher to be elected. Proviso. Duties. Section 1558a. In every city of more than twenty thousand and less than fifty thousand inhabitants, as shown by the last preceding United States census, and within the township in which such city is situated, the purchase and sale of cotton in bales shall be regulated by the provisions of this section. The County Board of Commissioners shall cause to be maintained a public cotton platform adequate to hold not less than three thousand (3,000) bales of cotton, said platform to have a substantial roof, sufficient number of suitable scales, and to be located as accessibly as possible to the railroad, or railroads and to the neighboring cotton warehouse, or warehouses, and compresses, if any, for the convenient handling of cotton from said. platform to freight trains and to such cotton warehouses or compresses, said platform to be open and accessible to wagons, the cost of maintenance of the same to be paid by the County Board of Commissioners out of funds in their hands. The said County Board of Commissioners shall, on or before the first day of July, 1911, and every four years thereafter, elect and commission for the term of four years one cotton weigher for such city and township: Provided, That said cotton weigher shall not be related within the sixth degree to any member of said Board of County Commissioners. Such cotton weigher, before receiving his commission, shall take and subscribe to the oath of office and enter into a bond with an approved surety company as surety, in the sum of one thousand dollars for the failthful performance of his duties, payable to the County Board of Commissioners for the use of any party who may be aggrieved, said bond to be approved by said board and filed with the Clerk of Court, the premiums on said bond to be paid by said board. Said cotton weigher shall have a night watchman on duty at said platform from sunset to sunrise of every day, and shall employ one assistant for every day from September 1st to December 31st, and may have other assistants during the year. He shall frequently test the scales at said platform and keep them accurate, and shall weigh promptly and fairly all cotton offered to him and mark each bale of cotton as indicated by tag of buyer and number of each bale of cotton, and keep together all the cotton of the several buyers separate and apart from each other, so as to facilitate prompt shipment, and issue ticket showing number, mark and weight A. D. 1911 of every bale weighed by him, and adjust any differences between sellers and buyers as to moisture and mixel or false packing. Said cotton weigher shall represent neither buyer nor seller of the cotton weighed nor be interested in any purchase or sale, except in cotton from his own farm, and shall receive and charge for his services and the use of the platform, fifteen cents for each bale weighed by him, seven cents to be paid by the seller and eight cents to be paid by the buyer, and for such cotton as may remain on the platform for more than three days the said weigher shall collect an additional charge of one cent per bale for every additional day, to be paid by the owner, all cotton to be at the risk of the weigher, loss by fire excepted, for the first three days, and thereafter at the risk of the owner. The said cotton weigher shall, during the cotton season, maintain a blanket insurance to cover at least fifty bales of cotton left upon the platform for sale, and shall compensate himself for the cost of such insurance by deducting the amount thereof from the charge hereinafter provided to be collected for the use of the platform by cotton remaining thereon more than three days. The public cotton weigher, herein provided for, shall appoint a deputy to serve in his place weigher may during necessary absence by sickness or otherwise, such appoint appointment to be approved by the Board of County Commissioners, which deputy shall take the usual oath of office, the bond of the cotton weigher being liable for the official acts of such deputy. The public cotton weigher shall weigh, inspect and sample before sale every bale of cotton brought to said platform for sale, and no cotton shall be sold until after it has been so weighed and inspected. All cotton in bales weighed in such city or township for sale therein and purchased in such city or township at weights ascertained by weighing in such city or township (it being intended hereby not to include under the terms herein cotton bought upon weights stated in bills of lading of shipments to said city or town), shall be brought to said patform for sale, and no cotton in bales shall be sold or brought to purchased in such city, town or township, by any seller or pur- sale. chaser or agent, except upon certificate that it has been weighed Cotton deputy. Cotton to be platform for |