Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-06-14
REGULATIONS
GOVERNING THE
RELIEF PROGRAM
Eligibility Not Affected By Tenn
porary Employment In Pri-
vate Industry
MAY ENROLLMENTS BE
FIRST PROVIDED FOR

President Roosevelt by Executive
Order June 3, prescribed rules ano
regulations for employment under the
works relief program.
It's terms provide that persons reg
istered with the United States EN-
plovment Service and on public relief
in Nav will first be placed on jobs
AS occupational lists are exhausted
those who became eligible for pubic
relief subsequent to May will be taken
care of.
The persons eligible for employment
are bv the terms of the order, pro.
tected against loss of eligibility thru
taking temporary employment in prl-
vate industry on in other public SER
vice. thus eliminating the serious
complaint in many places that men
and women were restrained from TAX
ing temporary jobs through fear OF
loss of relief status. The Executive
Order follows:
Executive Order: Prescribing rules
and regulations relating to procedure
for employment of workers under the
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
of 1885; Regulation No. 2: By virtue
of and pursuant to the authority vest
ed in me by the Emergency Relief
Authorization Act of 1885, approved
April 8, 1885 public Resolution No.
II 74th Congress), hereby prescribe
the following rules and regulations:
Section 1. AS used in this regula-
ton projects" shall mean projects
financed in whole or in part from
funds appropriated by the Emergency
Relief Appropriation Act Of 1885.
Section 2. Persons shall be eligible
for employment on projects who (a)
are registered with the employment
offices designated by the united
States Employment Service in accord
ance with the administrative order is
sued May %, 1885, by the Federal
Emergency Relief Administrator and
(b) were receiving public relief in
May 1885; Provided, however, that as
the various occupational classes In
such group are exhausted through en-
ployment, other persons who (1) be-
come eligible for public relief subse-
ouent to May, 1885, and (2) are GER
titled to the Works Progress Admins
tration and the United States En-
ployment Service by the State Emer-
gency Relief Administration may be
added to the list of those eligible for
such employment.
Section 3. Persons who once be-
come eligible for employment on pro-
iects shall not have their eligibility
affected by temporary employment in
other public employment or in pri-
vate industry.
Section 4. The United States En-
ployment Service shall notify the
Works Progress Administration OF all
persons who (a) are employed on pro-
iects and (b) have complied with the
eligibility requirements provided in
section 2 hereof and have been plac-
ed in other public employment or in
private employment. Such notifica-
ton shall be made Immediately after
such placements on forms prescribed
by the Works Progress Administration
Section 5. Only persons certified
for assignment to work by the United
States Employment Service shall be
employed on projects: Provided, That
for the purpose of effectuating the
purposes of paragraph I (C) of Exc.
cutive Order No. 1884 of May 6, 1885
the Works Progress Administrator OF
the State Works Progress Admins
traitors are hereby authorized, in then
discretion, to modify this requirement
in connection with any project MOI
operated under contract.
Section 6. All persons (a) who are
employed on projects conducted by thu
State Emergency Relief Administra
ton and continued by the Works Pro
gress Administration, and who ar
otherwise eligible, or (b) who are Ger
titled by the United States Employ
ment Service as eligible for employ
ment on projects to be conducted b!
the Works Progress Administration
shall be regarded as continuously Ger
titled for assignment to work on pro
jects to be conducted by the Works
Progress Administration unless the!
are requisitioned by the United State.
Employment Service for employment
on other projects, in other public work
or in private industry
Section z. Persons who are certi'
fled for assignment to work on pro-
jects shall be accepted or rejected by
those having responsibility for the
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