It seems to me that it was not the intention of the Legislature that a child might be legally employed in vacation period, on a farm or in the open air, in some proper occupation, and yet could not be legally employed, under precisely similar conditions, if his employer happened to be a corporation or individual owning and operating a factory. The words used in the statute, "in connection with any factory in this state," nust be held to mean in such connection as would bring the child under conditions which were dangerous or unhealthy or otherwise detrimental to the child's welfare. If the employment is in sheds devoid of machinery, in the open air, unconnected with a factory, and not subject to the discipline and hours governing factory employment, I am of the opinion that such employment of children is legal, providing it does not conflict with the provisions of the Compulsory Eduction Law. The whole scheme of the law seems to be to give the child opportunity to attend the public school, or to receive instruction in a private school, and to protect the health of the child when employed in vacation period. I am therefore of the opinion that the words "in connection with any factory in this state" do not apply to the conditions specified in your communication. Yours very truly, APPENDIX VI. INDEX OF BILLS AND ACTS RELATING TO LABOR IN 1905. EXPLANATION -Bills enacted into law are designated by chapter number; those that failed of passage (distinguished by the use of smaller type) are designated by the last print number ("A" for Assembly, "S" for Senate). The abbreviation following the name of the introducer indicates the committee to which each bill was referred. 1. MISCELLANEOUS. Saxe law against bribery and graft (ch. 136). A. 1556. McManus. Cit. A. Revising employment agency law. S. II. CHILD LABOR. Employers to furnish evidence of age (ch. 493). Truant officers authorized to enter factories (ch. 311). Required attendance at school (ch. 280). Street trades law extended to second-class cities (ch. 519). Crime to abandon children under sixteen years of age (ch. 168). 427 Fitzgerald. A. 1748 Freidel A. 2246 Freidel. A. 316 G. F. Thompson A. 503 Shanahan. Jy. S.-Labor Law, §71, Evidence of age. L. & I.-A. Labor Law, §163 L. & I.-A. Labor Law, 871 Orp hans. P.E.-A $3 School Law. P.E.-A. N. Y. Charter, §1482, Theaters in schoolhours. III. HEALTH AND SAFETY. Vestibules for motormen (Kings and Queens counties: ch. 453). Elevator shaft openings in construction (ch. 520). A. 1532. Moreland. R. R.-A. qualif. as loco. engr. A. 1223 Vestibuled cars in Westchester co. A. 1779. Fitzsimons-elevators, N. Y. City. Cit.-A. A. 2098. Fitzsimons-elevators, N. Y. City. Cit.-A. L.A. 3-A. IV. PAYMENT OF WAGES. Garnishment law amended (ch. 175). School teachers' pensions exempted from attachment (ch. 107). A. 1501. Sullivan, L. & I.-A. Semi-monthly payts; §10 Labor Law. S. 2312. Lewis, Vetoed. Assignment law, cartman. A. S. 104. Nugent, 3 R. C.-A. Prohibiting assignment of wages. 912. Nugent, Cod.-S. Cost of support. V. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. Ferry employees, N. Y. City, to be retained (ch. 533). Pensioning employees of Dept. of Finance, N. Y. City (ch. 583). Policemen's and firemen's pension fund, second-class cities (ch. 444). A. 1194, S. 1295. Yale, Mayor's veto-Civil pensions, N. Y. City. A. 81. Burns, Cit.-A. Street cleaners' overtime pay. A. 1305. Prentice, Street cleaners' overtime pay. A. 1302. O'Neill, Cit.-A. Street cleaners' overtime pay. |