Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Honomblm John D. RI& Coulerloner, Bureau of Labor Stiatlrtios Aurria, Poser Dam Sir: II onApril 24, r towa la ImuA . or mom that 8lp p lp 80mid o p la lo lu+ntha Atiial. 1573 of 1573, Panal Coda, r 8!Aplayeaof any PtWWA, rartrr 8mplot a4 0hila hbm in or bout w Xn Speare v. City of San Antonia, 223 9.Y. 166, lt we6 selQ by the 3uprear Court ot Terasr “l%ofa 16 but ona rulr of OOn8tZ’UOt~OA, aAd that I# that the Lep,islatirrintent ram8 &OV8rZIem Hoaorable John Ii. kee4, p8ge 2 _. _. Thus _. * statute. . *roulQ to it8 lcfenaec aaope lte gOnera purpose, end Oh8 8Ad QC object sou&t tu be e i telnmd , all of %&lob are osttere OS leglrlnti*a Lnt*nt. The pnreaoeat 6~11 wh!~oh Jrttole 1573, eupP~, emnireatlg *‘wht to prerrat woe injury to ehlldrrn under 15 yenta of ngc< remultl~ frmi the oooupetion 3f lm& children la UAAS~ labor Ln or sbmt faotorler, rille, rorkehops and lronarlea, thle regmrdleee of the rim bi the oity or town in ublah luob lpeollisd setablirhAeAtA might be situated. The alar at the city ox' town in *hioh eueh lotabllehmrtit 8i&ht be eltoa%oQ eouid hate 110 off+ on the evil sopght to ba prerenQe4 lo this r88plOtr The uorur ". . . or in reosrager rervlor In towns or oltira or sore then 15,000 po Alatioa. . . .* l~ply only to t&o llaplO$Wsnt OS 8UOh Ohi P dr8A :A A8#88ng8r 88rviOO iA tURAA or altlea of 100m 15,000 popoleblon, then laoordlw %a the preer~l~ redera oeaeua. Wml~er tly the 1r&l. ttirr OOA- ~*:uerra met weeenger rerrlor -is oft&e* or towlu hetin& TVpOplet:OA 0s AOre theA x5s000 WnU WI8 hiD43erOUb tiem IA oft188 havhg a lewer pepaletioab By 80 llnltio(c Bh%r feature of the Aot thaw effect la to p&&t tha l aplO~ojrrat at ohildren onder 15 fears OS ofid lo mesee~er aenlor Jm tome &ohg a populetlaa of 15,000 br Letr. A0 Oitt AOr'tiOUD :A &m &oOty bsViIl& l more than 15,000, ohil6ren uader the age lawfully be empleefed in 0ee#eager rervloe Ln eAY slty or tOWA :A BFOUA COAAtY. However, rash oblldren uy mot bo amlored to labor fa’mw f6OtO?y, alUs wmbbop or bundrF COMMIl76L . - .