Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-09-07

hereinbefore provided for, it shall be the
duty of the Sheriffs Of the respective
counties and of the Police Department of
Baltimore City, and of any other offer,
State, county or municipal, charged with
enforcing the law, to seek and to continue
to seek diligently the names and places of
residence of able-bodied male persons
within their respective jurisdictions, be-
tween the ages aforesaid, not regularly or
continuously employed as aforesaid, who
have failed to register as aforesaid, and
to obtain warrants for their arrest from
any Justice of the Peace having criminal
jurisdiction. Failure of such persons to
register shall be misdemeanor and shall
be punishable by a fine not exceeding
fifty dollars ($50O0). The names of all
those convicted before any Justice of the
Peace of failing to register, together with
all other information as aforesaid, shall
be sent by the Justices of the Peace to
the Clerks of the Circuit Courts of the
Counties or the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Baltimore City, as the case may
be- The said Clerks shall register as
aforesaid all persons convicted of failing
to register, and report such registrations
to the Governor as hereinbefore provided.
The Governor shall thereupon assign such
persons to work as provided in Section /.
SEC. 4. And be ii further enacted, That
all persons required to work under this
Act shall receive compensation not less
than the wage or salary paid to others
engaged in the same nature of work to
which each such person is assigned. If
any such person is assigned to work for
any department, board or commission of
the State, then the compensation of such
person shall be paid him by such depart.
ment, board or commission out of the ap-
preparation made to it by the State. If
any such person is assigned to work for
any county or for the City of Baltimore,
or for any private employer, then the
compensation of such person shall be paid
to him by such county or the City of Bal.
timore or by the private employer accept
ing his services. Any such private EN-.
ployer shall be required to execute bond
to the State, in such penalty and with
such surety as the Governor may approve
conditioned to guarantee the payment of
such compensation as the same falls due
If any such private employer fails to
pay to any such person the compensation
so due him, then the same shall be paid
by the State, out of any moneys in the
Treasury available therefor and moi
otherwise appropriated, or out of any
moneys appropriated therefor; in the lat
ter event, such payments to be made on
the order of the Executive Committee of
the Maryland Council of Defense, by and
with the sanction and approval of the
Governor, the same to be directed to the
Comptroller, who shall draw his warrant
upon the Treasurer for the amount there
of as in law provided. In the event OF
such payment by the State, the said bond
of such employer shall be in default, and
shall be put in suit by the State. Nc
person shall be required to work under
this Act any greater number of hours pei
day than lawfully constitutes a day 4
work in the occupation in which such per
son is required to engage.
SEC. $. And be it further enacted, That
the Governor is authorized to appoint OF
employ such assistants as may be neces-
sary, and to use such agencies as may be
available and appropriate, to aid him in
carrying out the provisions of this Act.
SEQ. ga. And be IL further enacted,
That the provisions of this Act shall not
apply to persons temporarily unemployed
by reasons Of differences with their en-
ployers.
5B. and be II further enacted, That
nothing in this Act shall apply to any
person engaged or employed in any sea-
sonal business, trade or occupation car
ried on in Baltimore City, or Allegany
County.
SEC. 6. And be u further enacted, That
this Act is hereby declard to be an emer.
gency law and necessary for the imme-
date preservation of the public safety,
and being passed upon yea and nay vote
Of the two Houses Of the General Assem-
bly,, the same shall take effect from the
date Of its passage.
Approved June 2sth, 1917.