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title: O.C.G.A. § 39-2-5. Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally — Delivery of messages.
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# O.C.G.A. § 39-2-5. Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally — Delivery of messages.

No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed in the delivery of messages by any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the message service business or in the general work of messenger service between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M.

## History

Ga. L. 1910, p. 117, § 1; Code 1933, § 54-305; Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 3.