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 1000 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 908 . 1928 . Males between is SEC. 6. No male between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one shall and 21 delivering mes- sage, during forbidden be employed, permitted, or suffered to work as a messenger for any h ours . person, firm , or c orpora tion e ngaged in the busin ess of trans mittin g or delivering messages before five o'clock in the morning or after femal es. twelve o'clock midnight of any day nor shall any female between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one be so employed before the hour of six o'clock in the morning, or after the hour of seven o'clock in the evening of any day. Allowing minor im . der 16, to be employed SEC. 7. No person having in his custody or control a minor under as acr oba t, b egg ar, the age of sixteen years shall employ exhibit apprentice, sell give street musician, etc. > > away, or in any way dispose of such minor with a view to such minor being employed as an acrobat, or a gymnast, or a contor- tionist, or ropewalker, or in any exhibition of like character, or as a beggar, or street singer, or musician, or cause or procure such minor Employment be- to be so engaged. twe en 14 and is forbi d- SEC. 8 . No minor between fourteen and eighteen years of age shall den un less empl oy' procures, etc ., awork r be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in, about, or in connec- or vacation permit. tion with any g ainf ul oc cupat ion, exce pt in agri cult ural work or housewo rk as specif ied in secti on 1 o f this Act, u nless his em ployer procure s and keeps on fil e and access ible to any a ttenda nce of ficer, inspector, or other person authorized to enforce this Act a work or vacation permit issued as hereinafter prescribed, except that children Casual work without between fourteen and eighteen years of age may be employed with- permi t allowed. out a permit outside of school hours in irregular or casual work Provisos, usual to the home of the employer : Provided, That such employ- Li mita tion. ment shall not be in connection with nor form a part of the business, it e mployment not trade, profession, or occupation of the employer : And provided fur- specifically prohibited. tier, That such employment shall not be specifically prohibited by any provision of this Act or by any order issued under the authority of section 3 of this Act. Work or vacation permits. SEC. 9. The work or vacation permit required by this Act shall be issued only by school issued only by the director of the department of school attendance att enda nce, etc ., officer. Vol.43,p.sob. and work permits created under the board of education according to the provisions of the Act of Congress, approved February 4, 1925, entitled "An Act to provide for compulsory school attendance, for the taking of a school census in the District of Columbia ., and for Contents, etc . other purposes," or by any person duly authorized by said director, and shall state the name, sex, color, date, and place of birth, and place of residence of the minor, the grade last completed by said minor, and the kind of evidence of age accepted, and such other de tails as may be ne cessar y for the id entific ation of the minor. I t shall certify that all the requirements for issuing a work or vacation permit under the provisions of this Act have been fulfilled and shall be signed by the person issuing it. It shall state the name and address of the employer for whom and the nature of the specific occupation in which the work permit authorizes the minor to be employed, and no permit shall be valid except for the employer so named and for the occupation so designated. It shall bear a num- ber, shall show the date of its issue, and shall be signed by the minor for whom it is issued in the presence of the person issuing it, and shall be mailed to the employer by the issuing officer, and in Record to be kept. no case given to the minor. A record giving in full for each appli- cant the facts with reference to his sex, color, date, and place of birth, name and address of parent, guardian, or custodian, name and address of employer, and nature of the specific occupation in which the minor is to be employed, grade and school last attended, evi dence of age, and date of i ssuance o r date of refusal of certif icate, with reason, shall be kept in the department of school attendance and work permits, together with the physician's certificate of physi- cal fitness, the school record, and the employer's statement of inten-

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