The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-08-21
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! AS PASSED.
RESOLUTION NO. As, PASSED BY
THE NORTH DAKOTA COUNCIL
OF DEFENSE, JULY 10, 1918.
AN ACT

To prevent loafing, idling and vagran-
cy and to require that all able bodied
male persons between the ages OIL
Is and fifty years be regularly and
habitually employed OF engaged in a
lawful and useful occupation until
the termination of the present war.
Section 1. Every able bodied male
resident of or within this state be-
tween the ages of 18 and SO years, in
elusive, shall habitually and regularly
engage in some lawful, useful and
recognized business, profession, occu-
patton or employment. And for the
purpose Of this section forty-eight
hours shall be regarded as the least
time which may be recognized as
weeks labor This is not to be UNDER
stood as regulating the hours of labo..
in any lawful, useful or recognizeu
trade, profession OF occupation, but
for the purpose of requiring idle men
to work.
Section 2. THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS act SHALL NOT APPLY TO
PERSONS TEMPORARILY UNEM-
PLOYED BY REASON OF DIFFER
ENCES WITH THEIR EMPLOYERS
or to bonafide students during any
school term OF semester, or to persons
preparing or fitting themselves for
any trade, agricultural or industrla.
pursuit, nor in any manner to be con-
strued to interfere with the selective
laws of the United States govern
ment or it's laws or regulations.
Section 8. Every person as defined
in Section 1 hereof who shall refuse
to be employed as hereafter described
, shall be deemed to be an idler, loafer,
/ OF vagrant. The possession of any
person of sufficient money, property
OF income to support himself and those
regularly dependent upon him shall
not excuse being so unemployed as
herein prescribed.
Section 4. No one shall be deemed
an idler, loafer or vagrant who has
registered for employment with or in
any of the employment offices estab-
lished by the Federal Governemnt in
this state or with the State Commits
sioner of Agriculture and Labor or
any of his agencies, or with the Coun-
Gil Of defense or any of it's agencies
and wso cannot secure or be given
work at the going and customary
wages, for any employment so offeKed
him by any of such agencies.
| Section 5. 1t shall be the duty of
the sheriffs Of the respective counties
and all state, county and municipal Of
fcers charged with enforcing the law
and of any county councils Of defense
! to diligently ascertain within their re-
spective Jurisdictions concerning any
idlers, loafers or vagrants and to dill
gently assist in securing the registra-
tion of all persons between the ages
hereinbefore mentioned with the en-
ployment agencies hereinbefore desig-
mated AND TO DILIGENTLY RE-
PORT IN WRITING TO THE
STATES ATTORNEY OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE COUNTIES AND TO
THE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE THE
NAMES OF OILERS, LOAFERS
AND VAGRANTS WITHIN THEIR
JURISDICTION.
Election 6. The governor of the
state is herewith authorized and re-
quested to issue proclamation to the
citizens of this state concerning the
regulation hereinbefore prescribed and
the newspapers of this state are here.
with requested to publish this regula-
tion in full for at least one issue with
out any charge therefor to the state
of North Dakota and as a loyal act to
assist in the prosecution of this war.