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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Ca. 908. 1928 . 1001 weekl tion to employ the child. Lists shall be sent weekly to each school the schools lists of, to during the school term giving the names and addresses of all children from that school to whom permits have been issued or,refused. Applications re . SEC. 10 . The officer authorized in section 9 of this Act to issue quired for permits. work or vacation permits shall issue such permits only upon the appli- cation in person of the minor desiring employment, accompanied, if said minor is under sixteen years of age, by his parent, guardian, or custodian, and after having received, examined, and approved and Accompanying pa- fil ed the follo wing p apers, namel y : pers, etc ., to be filed. (a) A statement signed by the prospective employer or by some one From employer. duly authorized on his behalf, stating that he expects to give such Details. minor present employment, setting forth the specific nature of the occupation in which he intends to employ such minor, and the number of hours per day and of days per week which said minor shall be employed, and agreeing to send the notice of the commencement of employment, and to return the permit according to the provisions of this Act. (b) Evidence of age as provided in section 11 of this Act, showing Evidence of age. that the minor is at least fourteen years of age. (c) A certif icate of physical fitness, if such m inor is u nder sixt een tis Phy sical fitness cer- years of age ; otherwise no such certificate of physical fitness shall be re quired. Such certi ficate of ph ysical fitne ss shal l be s igned by a of y me schools. pinspector me dical inspec tor of the p ublic school s of th e Dist rict o f Colu mbia, assigned by the board of health for such purpose. It shall show the Details of certificate. height and weight of the minor and shall state that the said minor has been thoroughly examined by the said physician at the time of his application for a permit, has attained the normal development of a minor of his age and is in sound health, and is physically qu alifie d for the em ployme nt spe cified in the state ment s ubmitt ed in ac cordan ce wit h the requir ements of th is Act. (d) A school record, if such minor is under sixteen years of age ; 16 School record ifunder otherwise no such record shall be required. Such school record shall Issue by minor 's be filled out and signed by the teacher of the class last attended by teacher, otc. the minor and countersigned by the principal of the school, public, private, or parochial, which the minor has last attended or by some one duly authorized by him : Provided, That the signature of the Summer vacation teacher shall not be required in the case of a school record filled out record. during the summer vacation period of the public schools. It shall Contents. certify that the said minor is able to read and write correctly sentences in the English language, has satisfactorily completed the eighth grade of the elementary school course prescribed for the ublic schools in the District of Columbia, or has regularly received - in a private or parochial school instruction deemed equivalent by the Board of Educati on to that p rescri bed fo r the complet ion of the e ighth grade in the public schools. Such school record shall give also the full name, date of birth, grade last completed, and residence of the minor as shown on the records of the school. SEC. 11 . The evidence of age required by this Act shall consist of q ired. of ag e re one of the following proofs of age, which shall be required in the order herein designated (a) A birth certificate or attested transcript issued by a registrar Birth certificate. of vital statistics or other officer charged with the duty of recording births. (b ) A ba ptisma l reco rd or duly c ertifi ed tran script there of sho w- Baptismal record, ing the date of birth and place of baptism of the minor. (c) A bona fide contemporary record of the date and place of the Family record, etc. child's birth kept in the Bible in which the records of the births in the fam ily of the c hild a re pre served, or ot her do cument ary ev idence satisfactory to the director of the department of school attendance and work permits, such as a passport showing the age of the child,

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