CHAPTER 238
MASTERS, APPRENTICES AND EMPLOYEES
AN ACT to amend Chapter 90, 3171 Section 71 of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware as amended by Chapter 232 Volume 29, Laws of Delaware, Extending the Age Limit at which Children shall be Exempted from the Provisions of An Act in Relation to the Preserving or Preparation for Canning or Preserving Perishable Fruits and Vegetables.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That Chapter 90, 3171, Section 71 of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware, as amended by Chapter 232 Volume 29, Laws of Delaware, be, and the same is hereby further amended by repealing all of said Section and substitute in lieu thereof a new Section to be styled 3171 Section 71:
3171. Section 71. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to any child over the age of fourteen years who may be employed, permitted or suffered to work in any establishment used for the purpose of canning or preserving or preparation for canning or preserving perishable fruits and vegetables. The burden of proving said child's age to be fourteen years and over shall be on the parent, who shall be required, by the Labor Commission, to present documentary proof of same to its satisfaction. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed in so far as the inconsistency may occur only.
Approved March 16, 1931.