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to, he shan be punished as herein, or
otherwise by law, provided.
Section 10. That the title, control n
management of all personal property,
books, records, documents, office equip
ment and res of the bureau Of labor sta
tistics, and of the bureau Of mines, n
Of the state of coal mining. are hereby
transferred to and vested in the depart
ment Of labor.
Section 20. That the title c. all prop
erty, real, personal. or mixed, heretofore
held by any board, commission, commits
sioner. or officer, the duties Of which, or
of whom, are by this act conferred upon
the commissioner of the department Of
labor, be and the sam is hereby trans
ferred to and vested in the department Of
labor.
Section 81. That every commissioner,
deputy commissioner. agent, assistant,
clerk, deputy, inspector, s~tenographer or
other employee. by whatsoever designa-
ton known, heretofore authorized by any
law to which this act applies, to be APP
pointed or employed, hall hereafter be
appointed, or employed, by the commits
sioner Of the department of labor, sub
ject to the approval of the governor, and
the powers, duties and functions con-
ferred upon, or required of, any such
~NA NNRNhS "a '
agent. assistant, clerk, deputy. inspector,
secretary, stenographer, or other en-
ployee by any such law, shall hereafter
be exercised and performed, subject to
the control, direction and supervision Of
the commissioner of the department Of
labor.
Section %. In the discharge Of the
duties of his office the commissioner of
the department of labor shall ave power,
and he is hereby authorized, to require
any commissioner, agent, assistant, clerk,
deputy, inspector, secretary, stenographer,
or other employee by whatsoever desig-
nation known, appointed, or employed, by
him as authorized in the preceding Sec
ton, or by the provisions of any law to
which this act applies, to do and perform
any duty, or services, which may be
necessary and requisite to the proper con-
duct and management Of said department
of labor, regardless of the provisions of
law under which such commissioner,
deputy commissioner, agent, assistant,
clerk, deputy, inspector, secretary,
stenographer, or other employee, was ap-
pointed, and no additional compensation
shall be allowed for such services. II
any appointee, or employee, herein mem
toned or referred to shall fail or refuse to
promptly, and efficiently, perform any
duty, or service which may be required
of him by the commissions Of h de-
partment Of labor, as in this section au-
thorized, such employee shall be imme-
diately discharged, ard shall not there
after be employed in said department.
Section 20. That in the enactment of
this law 1t is hereby declared to be the
intent and purpose Of the general as
sembly to ef~fectually provide for the
concentration of authority. with refer
ence to the management, and the co-or-
dination of the activities, of the several
agencies, or branches, OF the state govern
ment to which this act applies, to the end
that the state revenues may be con-
served n a higher standard Of eff
cheney obtained in the administration of
the laws to which this act refers.
Section "a. That sections $3.50 6739 and
6744 Of article 1, chapter 81, r. s. of Mo-,
1919, and section $751; Of article s, chap
ter "a, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1919,
be and the same are hereby repealed.