WORK—HOURS OF, IN FACTORIES 3637

An. Code, 1924, sec. 57. 1912 sec. 55. 1912, ch. 79, sec. 18.

56. Any person violating any of the provisions of section 53 or of
section 54 of this article or interfering with, molesting or obstructing the
said inspector or either of her assistants in the discharge of her duties, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished,
for the first offense, by a fine of not more than $100, for a second or any
subsequent offense, by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment
for not more than one year, or by both penalties in the discretion of the
Court.

Compulsory Work Law.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 58. 1912, sec. 56. 1917, ch. 33, sec, 1.

57. Whenever, because of the existence of a state of war, the Governor
determines that it is necessary, for the protection and welfare of the people
of the State, that all able-bodied male persons, between the ages hereinafter
mentioned, be employed in occupations carried on by the State, the Counties
or the City of Baltimore, or any of their agencies, or be employed in occu-
pations carried on by private persons, firms or corporations, whether
agricultural, industrial or otherwise, and which occupations, whether
carried on by the State, the counties, the City of Baltimore, or by private
employers, the Governor finds to be essential for the protection and welfare
of the people of the State and the United States, and also finds that the
same cannot be carried on as the protection and welfare of the people of
this State and of the United States require without resort to this sub-title,
then the Governor shall be authorized, by proclamation, to require every
able-bodied male person between 18 and 50 years of age, inclusive, within
the State, not then or thereafter regularly or continuously employed or
engaged in any lawful and useful business, occupation, trade or profession
of any kind, to register forthwith his name, address, age and any other
information which the Governor shall require, with the Clerk of the Cir-
cuit Court of the county in which such person may be, or with the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, if such person be in Baltimore
City. It shall be the duty of said clerk, from time to time, upon request of
the Governor, to furnish him lists of the names, addresses, age and such
other information aforesaid as may have been obtained and registered.
The Governor shall thereupon assign, or cause to be assigned, and, if
necessary, reassign or cause to be reassigned, such persons to occupations as
aforesaid, carried on by the State, the counties or the City of Baltimore,
or to private employers engaged in occupations of the character above
mentioned, and who accept the services of such persons, for a period which
shall not in the case of any person exceed six continuous months at any
one time. Persons so assigned must in every case be physically able to
perform the work to which they are assigned. As soon as the proclamation
has been issued, as herein provided, it shall be the duty of the Governor
to prepare and publish such rules and regulations governing the assignment
of persons to work under this sub-title as will assure that all persons
similarly circumstanced shall, as far as it is possible to do so, be treated
alike. In fixing the period of work to which anyone is assigned, and in
determining its nature, the Governor shall take into consideration the age,
physical condition and any other appropriate circumstances of the person
so assigned. The rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this
sub-title shall make allowances for such facts and circumstances. Any such