The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-28
THE Law THAT C0MPELS
men TO GO TO WORK
Act Passed by Maryland Legislature
At Extra Lesion That is Making
Men Get Busy Who Never Work
ed Before-Requires County Sher-
ifs, Their Deputies And All JUS
tees of The Peace to Report Men
Who Fail to Meet Requirements.

Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
whenever, because of the existence of
a state of war, the Governor deter
mines that it is necessary, for the
protection and welfare of the people
of the State, that all ablebodied male
persons, between the ages hereinaf-
ter mentioned, be employed in occu-
pations carried On by the State, the
Counties or the City of Baltimore. or
any of their agencies, or be employed
in occupations carried On by private
persons, firms or corporations, wheth-
er agricultural, industrial or other
wise, and which occupations, whether
carried on by the State, the Copnties,
the City of Baltimore, or by private
employers, the Governor finds to be
essential for the protection and well
fare of the people of the State and
the United States, and also finds that
the same cannot be carried on as the
protection and welfare of the people
of this State and of the United States
require without resort to this Act,
then the Governor shall be authoriz-
ed, by proclamation, to require ey-
cry ablebodied male person between
1S and so years of age, inclusive,
within the State, not then or thereaf-
ter regularly or continuously employ
ed or engaged in any lawful and use
full business, occupation, trade or pro-
fession of any kind, to register forth
with his name, address, age and any
other information which the Cover
nor shall require, with the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of the county in
| which such person may be, or with
the Clerk of the Superior Court OF
Baltimore City, if such person be in
Baltimore City. 1t shall be the duty
| of said clerk, from time to time up
on request of the Governor, to furn-
ish him lists of the names, addresses,
| age and such other information
aforesaid as may have been obtained
and registered The Governor shall
| thereupon assign, or cause to be as
signed, and, if necessary, reassign or
cause to be reasSigned, such persons
| to occupations as aforesaid, carried
| on by the State, the counties or the
! City of Baltimore, or to private en-
| ployers engaged in occupations of the
character above mentioned and who
accept the services of such persons,
| for a period which shall not in the
case of any person exceed six con-
| tinuous months at any one time.
Persons so assigned must in every
| case be physically able to perform
the work to which they are assigned.
AS soon as the proclamation has been
issued, as herein provided, it shall be
the duty of the Governor to prepare
and publish such rules and regula-
tions governing the assignment of
persons to work under this Act as
will assure that all persons similarly
circumstanced shall, as far as it is
possible to do so. be treated alike. In
fixing the period of work to which
anyone is assigned, and in determin
ing it's nature, the Governor shall
take into consideration the age ,physi-
cal condition and any other appropri-
ate circumstances of the person so
assigned The rules and regulations
adopted under he provisions of this
Act shall make allowances for such
| facts and circumstances. Any such
person failing or refusing to do or to
continue to do the work assigned to
him, and who, in the meanwhile, has
not become regularly or continuous
. ly employed in some business, occu