Chap. 507.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1810 of the Code of Vir-
ginia. {[S B 24
Approved March 25, 1920.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sec-
tion eighteen hundred and ten of the Code of Virginia be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Sec. 1810. What work, etc., forbidden to children under the age
of sixteen years; employment certificate—No child under sixteen
years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any mine or
quarry. No child under sixteen years of age shall be employed or
permitted to work in, about or in connection with any establishment
or occupation named in section eighteen hundred and nine for more
than six days in any one week, nor more than eight hours in anv
one day, nor before the hour of seven o’clock in the morning, nor after
the hour of nine o’clock in the evening ; nor be employed or permitted
to work in, about, or in connection with any establishment or occupa-
tion named in section eighteen hundred and nine, unless the person
firm or corporation employing such child procures and keeps on file
and accessible to any inspector of factories, or other authorized inspec-
tor or officer charged with the enforcement of this section, the em-
ployment certificate required in the following section, and keeps twi
complete lists of the names, together with the ages of all childrer
under sixteen years of age, employed in or for such establishment, ot
for such occupation, one on file and one conspicuously posted near the
principal entrance of the place or establishment in which such childrer
are employed. On the termination of the employment of a child.
whose employment certificate is on file, such certificate shall be re
turned by the employer within two days to the official who issued 1°
with a statement of the reasons for the termination of said employ-
ment.

2. So much of the act approved March fourteenth, nineteen hun-
dred and eighteen, entitled an act to. amend and re-enact chapter two
hundred and one of the acts of nineteen hundred and eight, regulating
the employment of the children in certain employments, approved
March thirteenth, nineteen hundred and eight, as amended by chapter
three hundred and thirty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fourteen, approved March twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and four-
teen, as is inconsistent with the provisions of the section, is hereby re-
pealed ; provided this act shall not apply to children between the ages
of twelve and sixteen working in vegetable and fruit factories eight
hours in any one day when public schools are not actually in session,
nor to children of such ages employed in running errands or delivering
parcels.

3. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.