to authorize the appointment of stenographers for grand juries, and to fix the compensation of such stenographers," as amended by chapter one hundred and thirty-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and chapter eighty-two of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-four, and chapter six hundred and sixty-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and chapter fortyfive of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and chapter five hundred and sixteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and chapter two hundred and twenty-two of the laws of nineteen hundred and seven, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: § 1. It shall be lawful for the district attorney of any county of this state, except the county of Monroe, to appoint a stenographer to take the testimony given before the grand juries in said county. In the county of Erie, it shall be lawful for the district attorney of such county to appoint two stenographers, each of whom shall have authority to take and transcribe the testimony given before the grand juries in the said county of Erie, and such appointments shall be in writing, under the hand and seal of such district attorney, and shall be filed in the county clerk's office of said county of Erie. In the county of Monroe, it shall be lawful for the county judge of such county, upon the recommendation of the district attorney of such county, to appoint two stenographers, to be known as the first and second stenographer, each of whom shall have authority to take and transcribe the testimony given before the grand juries in said county of Monroe, and each of whom shall be considered as an assistant to the district attorney. and under his direction and control. Every stenographer so appointed whenever directed by the district attorney, shall have authority to attend upon and take and transcribe the testimony given at coroner's inquests and the examination and trial of criminal cases, which said testimony so taken and transcribed shall be for the exclusive use and benefit of the district attorney, unless otherwise ordered by the court, or otherwise agreed upon by the district attorney. The appointment of a stenographer by said district attorney shall be deemed a revocation of any prior appointment of a stenographer. § 2. Section two of said chapter three hundred and forty-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five, as amended by chapter one hundred and seventy-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and chapter five hundred and sixteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: § 2. Every stenographer appointed under the provisions of this act shall be a citizen and resident of the county in which he is appointed. 3. Section three of said chapter three hundred and fortyeight of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 83. Every appointment made pursuant to this act shall be in writing under the hand of the official who makes the same, and shall be filed in the clerk's office of the county in which such appointment is made. Every appointee, before ho enters upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and shall make oath before the county clerk that he will keep secret all matters and things occurring be fore such grand juries. § 4. Section four of said chapter three hundred and forty-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 4. Any appointment made under the provisions of this act may be revoked by the district attorney, which revocation must be in writing and be filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which such appointment was filed. § 5. Section five of said chapter three hundred and forty-eigh of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five, as amended by chapter five hundred and sixteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 5. It shall be lawful for any stenographer duly ap pointed and qualified as hereinbefore provided, to attend and be present at the session of every grand jury impaneled in the county in which he is appointed, and it shall be his duty to take in shorthand or upon a typewriting machine the testimony introduced before such grand juries, and to furnish to the district attorney of such county a full copy of all such testimony as such district attorney shall require, but he shall not permit any other person to take a copy of the same, nor of any portion thereof, nor to read the same, or any portion thereof, except upon the written order of the court duly made after hearing the said district attorney. All of the said original notes and minutes shall be kep in custody of said district attorney, and neither the same, nor a copy of the same, or any portion of the same, shall be taken from the office of said district attorney excepting as above provided. § 6. Section six of said chapter three hundred and forty-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five, as amended by chapter five hundred and sixteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 6. Every stenographer appointed as aforesaid, who violates any provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor. 87. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 588. AN ACT to amend the labor law, relative to children working in streets and public places in cities of the first or second class. Became a law, July 16, 1907, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. Article twelve of chapter four hundred and fifteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled "An act in relation to labor, constituting chapter thirty-two of the general laws," as added by chapter one hundred and fifty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred and three, and as amended by chapter five hundred and nineteen of the laws of nineteen hundred and five, is hereby amended to read as follows: ARTICLE XII. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN, IN STREET TRADES. Section 174. Prohibited employment of children in street trades. 175. Permit and badge for newsboys, how issued. 176. Contents of permit and badge. 177. Regulations concerning badge and permit. 179. Enforcement of article. 179-a. Violation of this article, how punished. § 174. Prohibited employment of children in street trades.— No male child under ten, and no girl under sixteen years of age shall in any city of the first or second class sell or expose or offer for sale newspapers, magazines or periodicals in any street or public place. § 175. Permit and badge for newsboys, how issued. No male child under fourteen years of age shall sell or expose or offer for sale said articles unless a permit and badge as hereinafter provided shall have been issued to him by the district superintendent of the board of education of the city and school district where said child resides, or by such other officer thereof as may be officially designated by such board for that purpose, on the application of the parent, guardian or other person having the custody of the child desiring such permit and badge, or in case said child has no parent, guardian or custodian then on the application of his next friend, being an adult. Such permit and badge shall not be issued until the officer issuing the same. shall have received, examined, approved and placed on file in his office satisfactory proof that such male child is of the age of ten years or upwards, and shall also have received, examined and placed on file the written statement of the principal or chief executive officer of the school which the child is attending, stating that such child is an attendant at such school, that he is of the normal development of a child of his age and physically fit for such employment, and that said principal or chief executive officer approves the granting of a permit and badge to such child. No such permit or badge shall be valid for any purpose except during the period in which such proof and written statement shall remain on file, nor shall such permit or badge be authority beyond the period fixed therein for its duration. After having received, examined, and placed on file such papers the officer shall issue to the child a permit and badge. Principals or chief executive officers of schools in which children under fourteen years are pupils shall keep complete lists of all children in their schools to whom a permit and badge as herein provided have been granted. § 176. Contents of permit and badge. Such permit shall state the date and place of birth of the child, the name and address of its parent, guardian, custodian or next friend as the case may be and describe the color of hair and eyes, the height and weight and any distinguishing facial mark of such child, and shall further state that the papers required by the preceding section have been duly examined and filed; and that the child named in such permit has appeared before the officer issuing the permit. The badge furnished by the officer issuing the permit shall bear on its face a number corresponding to the number of the permit, and the name of the child. Every such permit, and every such badge on its reverse side, shall be signed in the presence of the officer issuing the same by the child in whose name it is issued. § 177. Regulations concerning badge and permit. The badge provided for herein shall be worn conspicuously at all times by such child while so working; and all such permits and badges shall expire annually on the first day of January. The color of the badge shall be changed each year. No child to whom such permit and badge are issued shall transfer the same to any other person nor be engaged in any city of the first or second class as a newsboy, or shall sell or expose or offer for sale newspapers, magazines or periodicals in any street or public place without having conspicuously upon his person such badge, and he shall exhibit the same upon demand at any time to any police, or attendance officer. § 178. Limit of hours. No child to whom a permit and badge are issued as provided for in the preceding sections shall sell or expose or offer for sale any newspapers, magazines or periodicals after ten o'clock in the evening, or before six o'clock in the morning. 8 179. Enforcement of article. In cities of the first or second class, police officers, and the regular attendance officers appointed by the board of education who are hereby vested with the powers of peace officers for the purpose, shall enforce the provisions of this article. § 179-a. Violation of this article, how punished. Any child who shall work in any city of the first or second class in any street or public place as a newsboy or who shall sell or expose or offer for sale newspapers, magazines or periodicals in violation of the provisions of this article, shall be arrested and brought before a court or magistrate having jurisdiction to commit a child to an incorporated charitable reformatory or other institution and be dealt with according to law; and if any such child is committed to an institution, it shall when practicable, be committed to an institution governed by persons of the same religious faith as the parents of such child. The permit and badge of any child who violates the provisions of this article may be revoked by the officer issuing the same, upon the recommendation of the principal or |