the same powers and duties as are herein given to such justice, and shall exercise the same in Scotland; but no complaint preferred for any offence against this act committed in a print work shall be heard by a justice of the peace or burgh magistrate, being an occupier of the print work, or being the father, son or brother of the occupier of the print work, in which the offence set forth in the complaint shall have been committed. 54. And be it enacted, that this act may be amended or repealed Alteration by any act to be passed in this session of Parliament. of act. SCHEDULES to which the Act refers. SCHEDULE (A.) SURGICAL CERTIFICATE. [To be written or printed on white Paper.] Victoria, c. in CERTIFICATE of AGE for a CHILD to be employed in the situate at Print Works Regulation Act, No. Print Work of I of residing in hereby certify, that and duly appointed a certifying surgeon, do this Signed Certifying Surgeon. The form of surgical certificate to be given to a child who has obtained a certificate of real age shall be the same as above, omitting the words" and that the said child has the ordinary strength and appearance of a child of at least eight years of age, and that I believe the real age of the said child to be at least eight years," and substituting these words in their place, "and that a certificate of the birth [or baptism] of the said child has been produced to me in the form required by this act, proving that the real age of such child is at least eight years." No. I [To be written or printed on coloured Paper.] Print Works Regulation Act, Victoria, c. CERTIFICATE OF AGE for a YOUNG PERSON to be employed hereby certify, that this of residing in and that the said young person has the ordinary strength and appearance of a young person of at least thirteen years of age, and that I believe the real age of the said young person to be at least thirteen years; and that the said young person is not incapacitated by disease or bodily infirmity from working in the above-named print work for the time allowed by this act. Certifying Surgeon. Signed The form of surgical certificate to be given to a young person who has obtained a certificate of real age shall be the same as the above, omitting the words "and that the said young person has the ordinary strength and appearance of a young person of at least thirteen years of age, and that I believe the real age of the said young person to be at least thirteen years," and substituting these words in their place, "and that a certificate of the birth [or baptism] of the said young person has been produced to me in the form required by this act, proving that the real age of such young person is at least thirteen years." The form of surgical certificate to be given in either case by any practitioner who is not a certifying surgeon must be the same as the corresponding form above given, omitting the words " duly appointed a certifying surgeon," and substituting the words "duly authorized by the university [or college or other public body having authority in that behalf] of to practise surgery [or medicine]," and making the following addition which must be signed by a justice of the peace or burgh magistrate : The child [or young person] named in the above written certificate has been this day brought before me; and the appearance of the said child [or young person] agrees with the description therein given; and I believe the real age of the said child [or young person] to be at least [here insert the word "eight" or "thirteen" in the case of a young person] years: and I declare that I have no beneficial interest in and am not the occupier of any print work, and that I am not the father, son or brother of the occupier of any print work. Dated this hundred and day of Signed one thousand eight C. D., Justice, [or Burgh Magistrate.] In every surgical certificate of age the day of the month on which it shall be granted shall be written in words, and not in figures. So soon as any certificates authorized by this act to be received as proof of the age of any persons shall be obtained by the occupier of a print work or his agent, they shall be fixed in a book to be called "The Age Certificate Book," in the order of the dates at which they shall have been respectively received; and such certificates shall be numbered in the order in which they are so fixed in the book; but the certificates for children shall be kept in a separate and distinct place in the said book, or in a separate book, and shall be marked with a series of running numbers distinct from that of the certificates for young persons. So soon as any certificate of age authorized by this act shall be obtained, the number hereinbefore required to be set against each certificate shall be set against the name of the child or young person to whom such certificate has been granted in the first column of the register of the persons employed required by this act to be kept in each factory. If a surgeon shall have refused to grant a certificate of age to any child or young person the word "refused" shall be written by the surgeon in the column of the register where the numbers of the certificates are required to be inserted. I Print Works Regulation Act, of hereby declare, that in CERTIFICATE REFUSED. Victoria, c. surgeon, do day of and that in my duly appointed a certifying son [or daughter] of has been personally examined by me this one thousand eight hundred and opinion the said child [or young person] has not the ordinary strength and appearance of a child of at least eight years of age [or of a young person of at least thirteen years of age], or [or and] is incapacitated by disease and bodily infirmity from working in a print work for the time allowed by this act. Signed Certifying Surgeon. N.B. The words within brackets shall be in the handwriting of the certifying surgeon, who shall insert the reason of his refusal to be either on account of deficient age or bodily infirmity, or both, as the case may be. I hereby certify, that the child A. B., son [or daughter] of C. D. and E. F., residing in attended the school kept by me at in the parish and county of for the number of hours and at the time on each day specified in the columns opposite to his [or her] name. During the week ending on Saturday the day Monday. Tuesday. Wednesdy. Thursday. Friday. Saturday. From To From To From To From To From To From To Total number of hours during this Week. Signed day of Schoolmaster, (y) Repealed by 10 & 11 Vict. c. 70, post. During the week ending on Saturday the of 18 . day Monday. Tuesday. Wednesdy. Thursday. Friday. Saturday. From To From To From To From To From To From To Total number of hours during this Week. Under the column headed with the days of the week the periods of the day that each child attends school shall be stated, as thus, from nine to twelve, or from two to five, or any other time, as the case may be. The time when each child attends school, or the word "Absent," shall be stated in the column for each day in the handwriting of the schoolmaster; and no certificate shall be valid unless the schoolmaster shall, in his own handwriting, subscribe to it his christian and surname in full. Each certificate book shall contain twenty-six forms similar to the above, and shall be valid for the purposes of this act for six months only, either from the first day of January to the last day of June, or from the first day of July to the last day of December of any year ; and at the expiration of either period of six months such certificate book, containing the school attendance of the child certified, shall be delivered by the parent or other person having direct benefit from the wages of such child to the occupier of the print work where such child is employed, and if the child cease to be employed in the print work to the occupier of which such school certificate book was delivered, the parent or other person as aforesaid shall be entitled, on demand, to have the said certificate book restored to him. This register shall contain the name of every child employed in the print work, to be entered in alphabetical order, successively when engaged to work, whether for the first time, or, after having left, when re-engaged to work. At the beginning of this register shall be inserted 1. The name of the occupier or firm. 2. The name of the print work, the place, township, parish and county where it is situated, and the post office to which the occupier desires his letters to be directed. 3. The nature of the work carried on. 4. The clock by which the employment of the workers in the print Every alteration in any of the above particulars shall be made. |