Commonwealth v. Wormser

Citations

• 67 Pa. Super. 444
• 1917 Pa. Super. LEXIS 425

Syllabus

<p>Constitutional law — Bill of rights — Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States — Act of May 18, 1915, P. L. 886 —Employment of minors.</p> <p>■ The Act of May 13, 1915, P. L. 286, regulating the employment of minors is constitutional, and does not contravene the bill of lights of this State or the Tifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.</p> <p>It is within the authority of the legislature to provide that children under the age of sixteen shall not be employed in factories at night.</p> <p>There is nothing incompatible with personal rights in a regulation that no minor shall be employed to work in any establishment unless an employment certificate has been issued as provided by the Act of May 13, 1915, P. L. 286.</p>