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FACTORIES.The following is an abstract of the Rules and Regulationsof Mr. Leonard Horner, one of the inspectors of factories, under the 3d and 4th of William IV., c. 103:—Certificates of agesof children employed to be issued by medical attendant, and posted in the mill, and likewise entered in the book of ref rence, to remain during, and for three months after, period of employment.Overlookers to give notice of the names of every person under eighteen years of age ceasing to be employed at the factory, within twenty-four hours of his departure. A register to be kept of all who have come a ndleft, specifying age, and dates of entry and Persons already in employ to be entered asdeparture.arriving atdate of this regulation.Time books to be kept for entry of daily period of each, child’s labour under thirteen .years of age; and when the engine runs more than 12 hours, of every person’s labour under’ l years of age: Likewise a separate register* of period of labour exceeding 12 hoars daily done by persons'above 11 years of age. .Times of work to be painted legibly in each mill. Overwork for lost time, its causes and amount, to be posted until completed.Names of occupiers or firm, aud full deccriptton of the factory, to be entered in time-book, No. 1: likewise all holidays given, and repairs done to the mill.Attendance at a Sunday school will be held as part of the - twelve hours* labour ; certificates of school attendance required during twelve hours weekly.Due notice of occupance of a new factory, with fall particulars of its power and description, to be given to the inspector.Registers, entries, c. , to be produced, relating to any offence, for the adjudication of the same before- any inspector or magistrate.Copy of these ruies, duly signed, - to be posted in all factories.A.— Employment of Children.——No child, under nine years of age, must be employed, or allowed to remain, in a factory, for any purpose whatsoever, except inmills for the manufacture of silk. No child, under 13years of age, must be allowed to remain in a factory without certificate from physician or surgeon, countersigned by a magistrate, c., certifying age of such child* No child, under 13 years of age, must* be. allowed to remain in a fectory more than nine hours in any one day, or more than 48 hours in any one week, except in silk mills, where they may be employed 10 hours in any one day, and 60 hours in any one week. No child, under 13 years of' age, must be employed in any factory, except a silk mill, unless such a child shall attend school regularly; aud that attendance must be certified.13.—Employment of Young Persons.—No young person, under 18 years. of age, must be employed, or allowed to remain, in a factory, for more than nine hours in any one day, or between nine o’clock at nightand five o’clock in the morning, without a certificate of having completed his or her 13th year of age; nor in that case more than twelve hours in any one day, or more than 69 hours in any pne week ; except in certain cases of making up lost time. No young person, under 18 years of age, must work in a factory between half-past eight o’clock in the evening and half-past five in the morning; except in certain cases of making up lost time.C.—Meal Hours and Holidays.—All ‘ persons under 18 years of age are entitled to time for meals equal to an hotir and a half in each day; and to two entire holidays, Christmas and Good Friday, arid eight halfliolidays in the course of, the yeaf..Any person desirous of writing to the inspector must address his letter as follows:—His Majesty’s Secretary of State, , Home pepartment, Factory Inspectors* | London.* *•L. Horner, Esq.D.—Recovery of Lost Time.—Time lost from ex-• * i • ■traordinary accidents, by which not less than three hours’ labour at any one time shall be lost, • may be recovered within the . twelve following working days ;Knt nAt wiAva tK«n nno Kai«f til ittv nnn Aa\r
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London Shipping Gazette
London, Middlesex, GB
Tue, Aug 16, 1836
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