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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 269.

prescribed, by this section for such offences. A failure to
produce on demand to an attendance officer any certificate
required by this section, shall be prima facie evidence that the
child, who is or should have been mentioned in the said
certificate, is thus unlawfully employed.

Certificates
to be
furnished.

133. It shall be the duty of every parent, guardian or other
person having control of a child under sixteen years of age,
and of every principal or head teacher of said school where
such child last attended, to furnish every employer of such
child the certificates required by the preceding section... Such
certificates, if in substantial conformity with the requirements
of that section, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts
required to be certified to as therein provided.

Penalty
for violation

134. Any parent or guardian or other person having control
of a child, or principal or head teacher who shall make any
' wilfully false statement respecting any of the facts required
to be certified to as provided in sections 132 and 133 of this
sub-title, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall
be fined not more than fifty dollars, or to be imprisoned not
more than thirty days, or suffer both fine and imprisonment
in the discretion of the Court.

Who may be
employed.

135. No person shall employ any minor over twelve and
5 less than sixteen years of age, and no parent, guardian or other
person having control of a child, shall permit to be employed
or retained in employment any such minor under his control,
if the said minor cannot read at sight and write legibly simple
sentences in the English language while a public evening
school is maintained in the city or election district or precinct
in which such minor resides, unless such a minor is a regular
attendant at an evening or other school ; provided, that upon
presentation by such minor of a certificate signed by a regular
practicing physician, and satisfactory to such officer or officers
as the School Commissioners for the county or city may
designate, showing that the physical condition of such minor
would render such attendance, in addition to daily labor, pre-
judicial to health, said officer or officers so designated may
issue a permit authorizing the employment of such minor for
such period and upon such conditions as said officer or officers
so designated as aforesaid may determine. Any person who
employs or retains in employment a minor in violation of the

Penalty
for violation

provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and be fined for each offense not more than one
hundred dollars, which fines shall be paid to the School Com-
missioners for use in supporting evening schools in such city
or county. Any parent, guardian or other person having con-
trol of a child, who permits to be employed any minor under