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patton trade or profession, shall, up
on conviction before any Justice OF
the Peace having criminal jurisdic-
ton, be fined not more than five hun
dred dollars $500.00), 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 it further enacted,
That all persons able to support
themselves by reason of ownership of
property or income and those supper
ted by others, shall be included
among those required to register I'M
der 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 s. And be it further enacted,
That after the issuance of the proc
lamation hereinbefore provided for,
it shall be the duty of the Sheriffs of
the respective counties and of the Po-
lice Department of Baltimore City,
and of any other officer, State, coun-
ty or municipal, charged with en-
forcing the law. to seek and continue
to seek diligently the names and
male persons within their respective
Jurisdictions, between the ages afore-
said, not regularly or continuously
employed as aforesaid, who have fail
ed to register as aforesaid, and to OBJ
tain warrants for their arrest from
any Justice of the Peace having GRIM
inal jurisdiction. Failure of such
persons to register shall be misde-
meanor and shall be punishable by
a fine not exceeding fifty dollars
($50.00). The names of all those
convicted before any Justice of the
Peace of failing to register, together
with all other information as afore-
said, shall be sent by the Justices OF
the Peace to the Clerks of the Cir
| cult Courts of the counties or the
| Clerk of the Superior Court of Balti-
more City, as the case may be. The
/ said Clerks shall register as afore-
| said all persons convicted of failing
| to register, and report such registra-
lions to the Governor as hereinbefore
provided. The Governor shall there.
upon assign such persons to work as
provided in Section 1.
| Sec 4. And be it further enacted
That all persons required TO work
| under this Act shall receive compen
| sation not less than the wage OIL
| salary paid to others engaged in the
| same nature of work to which eacf
| such person is assigned. If any sucf
person is assigned to--worh-for am
| department, board or commission Of
( this State, then the compensation o.
| such person shall be paid him BY
such department. board or commits
sion out of the appropriation made
| to it by the State. If any such per
son is assigned to work for an!
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 Baltimore or by the private
| employer accepting his services. ANY
such private employer shall be re
! quired to execute bond to the State
| in such penalty and with such surety
as the Governor may approve, condi
| toned 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, ou
| of any moneys in the Treasury avail
able therefor and not otherwise ap
propriated therefor: in the latter
event, such payments to be made or
| the order of the Executive Commit
| tee of the Maryland Council of De
! Tense, by and with the sanction anC
| approval of the Governor, the same
| to be directed TO the Comptroller
who shall draw his warrant upon the
| Treasurer for the amount thereof a:
in law provided. In the event o.
such payment by the State. the sale
bond of such employer shall be il
default, and shall be put in suit b!
the State. No person shall be re
quired to work under this Act an!
greater number of hours per day thar
| lawfully constitutes a days work il
the occupation in which such person
is required to engage.