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Show CHILD LABOR LAW RECOGNIZED BY U. S The industrial commission of Utah) vhleh has charge of the administra ! tion of the child labor laws of the I state, has been notified by Daniel C. Roper, commissioner of internal revenue, reve-nue, that certificates granted untie the Utah laws permitting children to work, under certain conditions, will o 'equivalent to federal certificates Thi3 means that if an employer has i in his force a child who is permitted by the school authorities of the state i to be at work instead of at school which is permissible under certain condition, according to the Utah sta tute the employer will not therein be compelled to pay the excise tax of 10 per cent of hfs net profits, which would be the case If he employed other forme of child labor The lo per cent tax applies to cases cf children under 16 who are employe,) in mines or quarries, or, between H and 16, at night work or for more th eighl hours a day or six days a week In such mills, canneries or otheiwac-tories. otheiwac-tories. Punishment for false stale- ments Is a minimum fine of $100 or a maximum of $1000, or Imprisonment or both on |