The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-08-31
CHAPTER 80.


not regularly and continuously en-
ployed, to work in occupations car
RED on by the State, the Counties or
the City of Baltimore or by private
employers, whenever, because of a
state of war, the Governor determines
such assignments to be necessary for
the protection and welfare of the
State, and finds such occupations es
sential for the protection and well
fare of the State and the United
States, and that the same cannot be
carried on as the protection and well
fare of the people of this State and
of the United States require without
resort to this Act, no person to be as
signed to any work he is not physic-
ally able to do; and providing the
procedure and the means and for
rules and regulations for carrying
this Act into effect, and for eompen-
sation to persons so assigned to
work, for the period of such assign
ments, and penalties for non com
pliance with the Act.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral assembly of Maryland, That when
ever, because of the existence of O state
of war, the Governor determines that it is
necessary, for the protection and Welfare
of the people of the State, that ali able
bodied male persons between the ages
hereinafter mentioned, be employed in oc-
equations carried on by the State, the
Counties or the City of Baltimore, or any
of their agencies, or be employed in oc-
equations carried on by private persons,
firms or corporations, whether agricul-
tural, industrial or otherwise, and which
occupations, whether carried on by the
State, the Counties, the City of Baltimore,
or by private employers, the Governor
finds to be essential for the protection
and welfare of the people of the State
and the United States, and also finds that
the same cannot be carried on as the pro-
lection and welfare of the people of this
State and of the United States require
without resort to this Act, then the Gov
ernor shall be authorized, by proclama-
ton, to require every able-bodied male
elusive, within the State, not then or
thereafter regularly or continuously en-
ployed or engaged in any lawful and use
full business, occupation, trade or profess
sion of any kind, to register forthwith his
name, address, age and any other infor-
nation which the Governor 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 Co, , of
Baltimore City, if such person be il.>B&il-
timore City. 1t shall be the duty of said
clerk, from time to time, upon request of
the Governor, to furnish him lists of the
names, addresses, age and such other in
formation aforesaid as may have been OBJ
tanned and registered. The Governor shall
thereupon assign, or cause to be assigned
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 tol
private employers engaged in occupations
of the character above mentioned, andl
who accept the services of such persons,
for a period which shall not in the case of
any person exceed six continuous months
at any one time. Persons so assigned
must in every case be physically able to
perform the work to which they are as
signed. 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 regulations
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 treat
ed alike. In fixing the period of work to
which anyone is assigned, and in deter
mining its nature, the Governor shall take
into consideration the age, physical con-
dition and any other appropriate circum-
stances Of the person assigned. The rules
and regulations adopted under the pro-
visions 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 continuously employ
ed in some business, occupation, trade or
profession, shall, upon conviction before
any Justice of the Peace having criminal
jurisdiction, be fined not more than five
hundred dollars ($50OOO), or be impris-
oned not more than six months, or be both
fined and imprisoned, in the discretion
of the Court of Justice.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
all persons able to support themselves by
reason of ownership of property or in
come and those supported by others, shall
be included among those required to reg
lister under this Act. All students and all
persons fitting themselves to engage in
trade or industrial pursuits shall not be
included within the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 8. Ind be 1t further enacted, That
after the issuance of the proclamation