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lIiC HidtUCl VI tifC ChCbuIloii VA
orders, or who shall refuse to
manufacture the Kind, quantity,
or quality of arms or ammunition,
or the parts thereof, or any
necessary supplies or equipment,
as ordered by the Secretary of
War or the Secretary of the Navy,
or who shall refuse to furnish
such arms. ammunition, or parts
of ammunition, or other supplies
or equipment, at reasonable
price as determined by the Secre-
tary Of War or the Secretary Of
the Navy, as the case may be,
then, and in either such case,
the President, through the head
of the War or Navy Departments
of the Government, in addition
to the present authorized methods
of purchase or procurement, is
hereby authorized to take i'm
mediate possession of any such
plant or plants, and through the
appropriate branch, bureau, or
department of the Army or Navy
product or material as may be
required, and any individual,
firm, company, association. or
corporation, or organized manu-
featuring industry. or the re-
sponsible head or heads thereof,
failing to comply with the pro-
visions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of a felony, and
upon conviction shall be punished
by Imprisonment for not more
than three years and fine not
exceeding s50,000.
The compensation to be paid
to any individual, firm, company,
association, corporation or or
ganized manufacturing industry
for its products or material or
as rental for use Of any manufac-
turing plant while used by the
United States. shall be fair and
just Provided That nothing
herein shall be deemed to render
lnappllcable existing State or
Federal laws concerning the
health, safety, security and en-
ployment standards of the en-
ployes in such plant.
The first and second provisos
in section (b) Of the act en-
titled AN act 10 eXpediate ma
tional defense and for other pur-
poses" approved June %, 1910
public act numbered 67l, Sew
enty-sixth Congress-, are hereby
repealed.
Section 10. (a) The President
Is authorized
% To Prescribe the necessary
rules and regulations to carry out
the provisions of this act.
~ To create and establish
selective service system and shall
provide for the classification of
registrantS and of persons who
volunteer for induction under
this act on the basis of avail
ability for training and service
and shall establish within the
selective service system civilian
local boards and such other civil
ian agencies. including appeal
boards and agencies of appeal as
may be necessary to carry out the
provisions Of this act.
Local Boards Provided
For Political Subdivisions.
There shall be created one or
more local boards in each county
or political subdivision CORES
pondlng thereto of each State,
Territory, and the District Of
Columbia. Each local board shall
consist of three or more mem
bers 10 be appointed by the Presi-
dent, from recommendations
made by the respective Governors
or comparable executive officials.
No member of any such local
board shall be member of the
land or naval forces of the
United States, but each member
of any such local board shall
be a civilian who is a citizen Of
the United States residing in the
county or political subdivision
corresponding thereto in which
such local board has jurisdiction
under rules and regulations pre-
scribed by the President. Such
local boards, under rules and
regulations prescribed by the
President, shall have power
within their respective jurisdic-
t1ons to hear and determine. sub
Ject TO the right of appeal to the
appeal boards herein author
lied, all questions or claims with
respect to inclusion for, or ex-
emptlon or deferment from,
training and service under this
act Of all individuals within the
jurisdiction of such local boards.
The decisions of such local
boards shall be final except where
an appeal is authorized in &C
cOrdance with such rules and
regulations as the President may
prescribe. Appeal boards and
agencies of appeal within the
Selectiye Service System shall be
composed of civilians who are
citizens Of the United States. No
person who is an officer, mem
ber, agent. or employe of the
Selectlve Service system, or of
any such local or appeal board
or other agency. shall be ex-
cepted from registration, or de-
ferred from training and service.
As provided for in this act, bv
reason Of his status as such Of
flcer. member, agent or en-
ploye;
t3) To appoint by and with the
advice and consent of the SEN
ate and fix the compensation at
a rate not in excess of $4,000 per
annum, of a director of selective
service who shall be directly re-
sponsible to him and to appoint
and fix the compensation of such
other officers, agents and en-
ployes as he may deem necessary
to carry out the provisions of
this act: Provided. That anv Of
fcer on the active or retired list
of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps
or Coast Guard, or of any reserve
component thereof or any officer
or pnDlOVe nf apv depo rt,,oaot -.