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units as may be deemed practicable for
the work to be carried on in that par
ticular State, and he may appoint such
overseers and such officers, with the
approval of the Secretary of Labor, as
in his judgment may be deemed neces
sary to carry Oh the work to which such
units may be assigned
That each State in the Union and also
the District of Columbia shall consti.
tute a division or zone for the purpose
of carrying out the provisions of this
Act and one superintendent or indus
trial colonel shall be appointed by the
President of the United States or the
Secretary of Labor for each of such
States and the District of Columbia,
which Industrial colonel shall have COM
mand of the industrial army in his di-
vision subject TO the orders and instruc-
tion of the President of the United
States or the Secretary of Labor or his
superior officer.
Periodical reports shall be made by
all overseers and other officers under
the industrial colonel at such times and
in accordance with such rules as NAV be
made by the Secretary of Labor, which
reports shall in turn be transmitted by
said industrial colonel, together with his
own report, to the Secretary of Labor.
Sec. II. That the salaries of all off
GERS shall be such as may be fixed by
the Secretary of LABOR, such salaries
being exclusive of travelling expenses,
office rentals. stationery, and wages of
necessary assistants.
Sec. Is. That companies of fifty
female shall have female industrial
captain and their labor shall be connect
ed with publicly owned or managed in
dustries suitable for women.
Sec. IA, That the duties of the in
dustrlal captains shall be to oversee
and direct the labor of each member
under his or her command, subject to
the orders and authority of the Secre-
tary of Labor or such other person as
he may authorize to have general su-
pervision of labor to be done.
Sec. Is, That the President of the
United States shall have authority to
temporarily suspend enlistments in
such industrial army whenever the
public interest may require it,
Sec. 16, That upon application of the
proper authorities of any State, county.
city, or other municipality the Secre-
tary of Labor may, in his discretion
| if There are a greatcr number of mem
bers of the industrial army than can
be protitably or suitably employed on
works of the United States, order and
| direct any number OF members in ex
| cess of the number he can proftably
employ for the United States to be
transported to such State, county, city,
or other municipality for the work of
such employer under the terms and
provisions of this Act as to wages, the
| full amount of which shall be paid by
such State, county city or municipality
| Sec. II. That no member of such in
dustrial army legally qualified to vote
shall be disfranchised by reason of be-
coming member Of such army, but
shall have the full right to cast his vote
at the place where he had attained
residence prior to enisting in such
army
Sec. Is. That in order to keep such
industrial army employed the United
States may purchase lands, oil and
mining property, railways, steel plants,
and develop and operate the same.
Sec. 10. That in case of extreme
emergency, such as the protection of
life or property, the invasion of the
United States by foreign foe, or in
time of actual war, any or all of such
industrial army may be called into the
service of the United States by the
President, and in such case shall be
Immediately transferred ard become a
part of the Regular Army of the Unit
ed States and be subject to the same
rules, usages and regulations as govern
the standing Army of the United
States and shall remain as such during
the term of their enlistment until
otherwise ordered and directed by the
President of the United States.