date and place of birth of the child, and describe the color of the hair and eyes, the height and weight and any distinguishing facial marks of such child, and that the paper required by the preceding sections have been duly examined, approved and filed, and that the child named in such permit has appeared before the officer signing the same and been examined. The school record required by this article shall be signed by the principal or chief executive officer of the school which such child has attended and shall be furnished on demand to a child entitled thereto. It shall contain a statement certifying that the child has regularly attended the public schools or schools equivalent thereto or parochial schools for not less than one hundred days during the school year previous to his arriving at the age of fourteen years or during the year previous to applying for such school record, and is able to read intelligently and write legibly simple sentences in the English language, and in the case of the public schools, has passed satisfactorily the work of the school up to and including the work of the fourth grade; in case of schools other than public schools the record shall contain, instead of a statement of the grade passed, a statement that the child has received during the above mentioned period of a hundred days instructions in reading, writing, spelling, English grammar and geography, and is familiar with the fundamental operations of arithmetic up to and including elementary operations in fractions. Such school board shall also give the age and residence of the child as shown on the records of the school and the name of its parents or guardian or custodian : Provided, That in the case of limited vacation permits the school record and all other requirements relating to educational qualifications shall be waived, but all other requirements shall be complied with as prescribed in this section. Every month after the issuance of a permit the child shall report to the person who issued same, either in person or in writing through its parent or guardian, stating that the child is employed, giving the name of employer and the location of the place of employment, and if not employed said child shall be compelled to attend school;

(e) Any person who shall make a false statement, transcript, passport, school certificate, certificate of physical fitness, school record or any other writing required to be made or filed by the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

Certain Work Not Allowed; Age Certificates.

(39) SEC. 11. No female under the age of twenty-one years and no male under the age of eighteen years shall be allowed to clean machinery while in motion nor employed in or about any distillery, brewery, or any other establishment where malt or alcoholic liquors are manufactured, packed, wrapped or bottled, nor in any hazardous employment, or where their health may be injured or morals depraved, nor shall females be unnecessarily required in any employment to remain standing constantly. No child under the age of sixteen years shall be employed in or about any theater, variety show, moving picture show, burlesque show, or other kind of playhouse, music or dance hall, pool

room or billiard room: Provided, That in all cities in which the department of labor maintains a permanent office, the official in charge thereof shall be authorized and required, under the direction of the Commissioner of Labor, and in other cities or municipalities the superintendent of schools shall likewise be authorized and required to issue, upon demand, certificates of age to young persons past the age of sixteen years, in accord with the following conditions, to wit: The official authorized to issue such certificate shall not issue the same until he has received, examined, approved and filed the following papers, duly executed:

(a) A passport, or duly attested transcript of the record of birth, as kept by any recognized public authority or a record of baptism or other religious record, showing the date and place of birth of such young person;

(b) A statement from a physician connected officially with the board or department of health, which shall be required, however, only in case the above mentioned official or religious record can not be produced, which statement shall certify that, in the opinion of the physician issuing said statement, the young person is of the age stated therein. Such statement shall also certify to the correct weight and height of said young person, and shall be kept on file by the official issuing certificates of age; such official may, in his discretion, require also an affidavit from the parent of the young person concerned, or other evidence, as additional proof of age;

(c) A statement by the issuing officer that he has examined said young person, and that in his opinion the young person is of the age stated in said certificate of age. Every such certificate shall be signed, in the presence of the officer issuing the same, by the young person in whose name it is issued, and shall state the date and place of birth of said person, and describe the color of the hair and eyes, the height and weight, and any distinguishing facial marks of such person, and that the papers required by the preceding section have been duly received, examined, approved and filed, and that the young person named in such certificate has appeared before the officer and been examined. Every employer complying with the provisions of this section shall be at liberty to employ the person so presenting the certificate herein before referred to, and is justified in considering and treating such person as of the age shown in such certificate and shall not be liable, if it transpire that such person is under the age represented in such certificate, to any greater extent than such employer would be liable if such person were of the age represented;

(d) This act shall not be construed so as to prevent children under sixteen years of age from being employed by traveling theatrical companies whose employment consists of acting a part in the productions of such company.

(40) SEC. 25. No person shall employ or permit any girl or woman to act as barkeeper, or to serve liquor, or to furnish music, or for dancing in any saloon or barroom where spirituous or intoxicating liquors, or malt, brewed or fermented liquors are sold or kept for sale.

Offering Inducement to Go Away from Home Locality to Work.

An Act to prescribe the duties and liabilities of employers and employees arising from the offer and acceptance of inducements for the performance of labor or service for hire at some point away from the home locality.

[Act 106 of 1903.]

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

(41) SECTION 1. Any person, company or corporation, or any agent or officer thereof who shall induce another person, by promise of wages or other valuable consideration, to agree to work for the person, company or corporation in whose behalf the offer of inducements is made, at a point away from his or her home locality, shall specify in writing the terms and conditions under which the said work is to be performed, the rate of wages and how, when and where said wages are agreed to be paid, and may furnish a copy of such statement of agreement to the person so induced by the promises therein to agree to work for the person, company or corporation offering said inducements: Provided, That it shall be unlawful for any person to make a tender of inducement to go away from the home locality to work, to any child under sixteen years of age unless the written consent of the parents of such child has been first obtained, as well as the consent of the truant officer or county agent of the board of corrections and charities for the locality where said child belongs; and in case such consent is obtained and the child goes abroad under the influence of the inducements so offered, such child under sixteen years of age shall be safely returned to its home at any time when its parents shall request, in writing, such return. Any person or any agent or officer of any corporation who shall, in offering inducements to any person to work for hire at any place apart from his or her home locality, misrepresent any of the conditions of such employment as mentioned above, shall be liable to pay to the person injured by such misrepresentation, the full amount of the dam age sustained and shal! be further liable to the penalties provided in section three of this act.

(42) SEC. 2. Every person, who, with intent to defraud, shall accept or receive transportation provided by or at the instance or expense of his employer, from any point in this State to or in the direction of the place where he has contracted to perform labor for, or render services to such employer, or who shall knowingly, and with intent to defraud, accept or receive the benefit of any other pecuniary advancements made by or at the instance and cost of his employer, under an agreement on the part of such person to perform labor or render services in repayment of the cost of such transportation or of such other benefits, shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor if he shall neglect or refuse to render services or perform labor of an equal value to the full amount paid for such transportation or other benefits, or shall neglect or refuse to pay such employer in money the amount paid therefor. The value of the services to be rendered, or labor to be performed shall be determined by the price agreed to be paid therefor by such employer under his contract with the employee. The failure or refusal of any such employee to perform such labor or to render such services

in accordance with his contract, or to pay in money the amount paid for such transportation or other benefits, shall be prima facie evidence of his intent to defraud.

SEC. 3. Every person found guilty of violating the provisions of this act shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars or by imprisonment of not less than ten nor more than sixty days.

ADOPTION AND BINDING OUT.

Adoption from State Institutions.

(43) § 2263. SEC. 4. No child shall be indentured, adopted, or otherwise placed in charge of any person by any State institution during minority, or for any other period, unless the applicant for any child shall be first approved in writing by said agent for the county where the applicant resides, or by the State agent of the State institution to which the child belongs, in such form as may be prescribed by the board of such State institution. Such approval shall be filed with the superintendent of the State institution to which the application is made before the child shall be indentured or adopted.

Applications for Children, Method of Procedure.

(44) § 5559. SEC. 7. That any person desiring to have a minor child apprenticed, indentured or otherwise disposed of, to him or her, by any person, asylum, corporation or other institution incorporated under the laws of this State for minor children, or by any private asylum or institution in this State, if any there be, by the officers of such asylum or institution, shall apply in writing to the county agent of the State board of corrections and charities of the county in which the applicant resides, and in case there shall be no such agent in said county, then such application shall be made to one of the superintendents of the poor of such county, requesting the officer to whom such application is made to examine and report in writing, to the asylum or institution having the custody and control of said child, on the suitableness of the home of said applicant for said child. And thereupon it shall be the duty of such agent or superintendent of the poor to make such examinations and report, and cause such report to be filed in the office of the asylum or institution having control of the child, and a copy thereof with the judge of probate of said county, on the payment, by said applicant, to said agent or superintendent of the poor, the sum of three dollars for his services under this act. And in no case shall any child be indentured, apprenticed or otherwise disposed of, to any applicant, by any such asylum or institution, unless there be such examination and report which shall show that the applicant is a person of good moral character, that he is able to support and educate the child, and that his home is a suitable one for the child.

(45) 5560. SEC. 8. That on filing said application and certificate approving said applicant, in the office of such asylum or institution.

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and a copy of such certificate with the judge of probate as herein provided, a contract in writing shall be entered into by and between said applicant and the principal officer of such asylum or institution or such officer or agent of such asylum or institution, as the board of trustees thereof shall authorize, in which it shall be mutually agreed that said child shall remain with said applicant until it is eighteen or twentyone years of age, as may be agreed upon by the contracting parties; which shall provide that the applicant shall support said child, shall treat it as a member of his or her family, that he or she will keep such child in the public schools, or in some equally good private school, for at least four months in each year, and that he or she will have such child taught some useful trade or occupation. Whenever any child shall be placed in any family the proper officer of such asylum or institution shall at once notify the county agent of the State board of corrections and charities, in counties where there is such agent, and where there is none, the superintendents of the poor, with whom and where such child is placed. Such agent or superintendents of the poor shall at least once in each year visit such child and carefully investigate its conditions and surroundings and report the same to the officer of the asylum or institution from which such child was received, and also send a duplicate copy of such report to the secretary of the State board of corrections and charities. Such county agent shall receive as compensation under this act, his proper official expenses together with three dollars in full for his services for each case visited, investigated and reported by him, but not exceeding three dollars for any one day's service, which shall be audited by the board of State auditors on the approval of the secretary of the State board of corrections and charities, and paid from the general fund: Provided, That the sum so allowed for the services of such agent in any county except the county of Wayne shall not in any one year exceed the sum of twenty-five dollars, and that in the county of Wayne the sum so allowed for such services shall not in any one year exceed the sum of fifty dollars. And should the county agent or superintendent of the poor, in counties where there is no county agent, at any time deem that the interests of the child require it he may, with the approval of the judge of probate of the county where the child resides, after due notice of the hearing before said judge, given to the superintendent or other officer of said asylum or institution, cancel the contract of indenture, take possession of the child and return it to the said asylum or institution, or proceed according to law for its admission to the State Public School at Coldwater, as may be ordered by said judge. And in case such proceedings are taken a petition therefor signed by such county agent alone shall be sufficient.

Methods of Apprenticing.

(46) § 5561. SEC. 9. It shall be unlawful for any person, or any private or incorporated asylum or institution for minor children, to indenture, apprentice, place by adoption or otherwise dispose of any minor child to any person, except by one of the following methods:

First, By officers of State institutions acting under the provisions of law authorizing them to place children in families by indenture, adoption or otherwise;