SEC. 22. [Failure of employer to pay minimum wage-penalty.] That if any woman worker is paid by her employer less than the minimum wage to which she is entitled under or by virtue of an order of the Board, she may recover in a civil action the full amount of such minimum wage, less any amount actually paid to her by the employer, together with such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court; and any agreement for her to work for less than such minimum wage shall be no defense to such action. [40 Stat. L. 964.] SEC. 23. [Name of Act-purpose.] That this Act shall be known as the "District of Columbia minimum-wage law." The purposes of the Act are to protect the women and minors of the District from conditions detrimental to their health and morals, resulting from wages which are inadequate to maintain decent standards of living; and the Act in each of its provisions and in its entirety shall be interpreted to effectuate these purposes. [40 Stat. L. 964.] An Act Providing for the transportation from the District of Columbia of governmental employees whose services no longer are required. [Act of Jan. 7, 1919, ch. 4, 40 Stat. L. 1052.] [SEC. 1.] [Discharged governmental employees-war work-free transportation from District of Columbia.] That the heads of the several executive departments and other governmental establishments in the District of Columbia are authorized to furnish to such civilian employees, receiving compensation, exclusive of the additional $120, at the rate of not more than $1,400 per annum or less than $100 per annum, under their respective jurisdiction as have come to the District of Columbia since April sixth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, whose services are no longer required and whose employment has been or may be terminated by the Government without delinquency or misconduct on their part during the period from November eleventh, nineteen hundred and eighteen, to February twentieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, inclusive, their actual railroad transportation, including sleeping-car accommodations, from the District of Columbia to the place from which they accepted employment or to their legal residence, or to such other place not a greater distance as the employee may elect. [40 Stat. L. 1052.] SEC. 2. [Application for transportation -time.] That such transportation must be applied for within ten days after the termination of service and shall be used within five days after issuance unless an extension of time on account of illness be granted by the proper authority: Provided, That as to the employees whose services have been terminated during the period between November eleventh, nineteen hundred and eighteen, and the date of the passage of this Act, inclusive, the time within which transportation shall be applied for shall be twenty days from the date of the passage of this Act. Any person who shall sell, exchange, or transfer such transportation for the use of another shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100. [40 Stat. L. 1052.] SEC. 3. [Appropriations for meeting expenses.] That the expenses authorized by this Act shall be paid from the following appropriations for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and nineteen, which hereby are made available therefor: For the War Department, from "Transportation of the Army and its supplies." For the Navy Department, from "Pay, miscellaneous." For all other executive departments and independent establishments, from the appropriations for the support of the services in which such persons are employed. 40 Stat. L. 1053.] SEC. 4. [Employees leaving before passage of Act-refund of cost of transportation.] That any employee who would be entitled to transportation, including sleeping-car accommodation under this Act and who has left the District of Columbia prior to the passage of this Act, but not before December tenth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, upon application and presentation within sixty days after the passage of this Act of proper proof shall have refunded the cost of actual railroad transportation, including sleeping-car accommodation, from the District of Columbia to the place from which employment was accepted, or to their legal residence, or to such other place not a greater distance to which the employee may have gone: Provided, That payment to any employee for leave of absence not earned in proportion to the term of employment shall be deducted from the refund authorized in this section. [40 Stat. L. 1053.] SEC. 5. [Transportation as affected by various services rendered.] That the provision made in this Act for the transportation of employees shall not be supplemented in any manner by the various services in which they are employed. [40 Stat. L. 1053.] SEC. 6. [Employees affected by Act.] That the provisions made in this Act for the transportation of employees shall not apply to those who enter such service after the passage of this Act. [40 Stat. L. 1053.] SEC. 11. [Compensation for injuries to government employees - District of Columbia.] That all of the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 7, 1916, entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes," are hereby extended to employees of the government of the District of Columbia so far as they may be applicable, except to those members of the police and fire departments of the District of Columbia who are pensioned or pensionable under the provisions of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act approved September 1, 1916. Such compensation as the commission provided for in said Act may award to employees of the government of the District of Columbia shall be paid in the manner provided by law for the payment of the general expenses of the Government of the District of Columbia. For carrying out the provisions of this section, there is appropriated $5,000; and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall submit annually to Congress, through the Secretary of the Treasury, estimates of appropriations necessary for the foregoing purpose. [41 Stat. L. 104.] This is from the District of Columbia Appropriation Act of July 11, 1919, ch. 7. [SEC. 1.] [Housing for war needs-authority of President how long effective-disposition of property.] Section 5 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the President to provide housing for war needs," approved May 16, 1918, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 5. That the power and authority granted herein shall cease with the termination of the present war as formally proclaimed by the President, except the power and authority to care for, rent, operate, and sell such property as remains undisposed of; to conclude and execute contracts or other obligations made or incurred during the war or in carrying out the provisions of this section; to collect the principal and interest of loans made or other sums due under obligations entered into under this Act; and to take such other steps as are necessary to protect the interests of the Government and to fulfill the obligations duly incurred in carrying out the powers granted by said Act. All property shall be sold at its fair market value as soon as can be advantageously done, and a reasonable effort shall be made to sell the houses direct to prospective individual home owners for their own occupancy before they are offered for sale in bulk or to speculative investors. Full power and authority is hereby given to sell and convey all such property remaining undisposed of after the termination of the present war. All deeds, contracts, or other instruments of conveyance executed by the United States Housing Corporation by its duly authorized officer or officers where the legal title to the property in question is in the name of said corporaton, and by the United States of America by the Secretary of Labor where the title to the property in question is in the name of the United States of America, shall be conclusive evidence of the transfer of title to the property in question according to the purport of such deeds, contracts, or other instruments of conveyance, and in no case shall any purchaser or grantee thereunder be required to see to the application of any purchase money: Provided, however, That no sale or conveyance shall be made hereunder on credit without reserving a first lien on such property for the unpaid purchase money: Provided further, That in no case shall any such property be given away; nor shall rents be furnished free, but the rental charges shall be reasonable and just as between the tenants and the Government. The United States Housing Corporation (a corporation organized by authority of the President of the United States, pursuant to the provisions of an Act approved May 16, 1918, entitled 'An Act to authorize the President to provide housing for war needs,' and an Act approved June 4, 1918, entitled 'An Act making appropriations to supply additional urgent deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, on account of war expenses, and for other purposes') shall wind up its affairs and dissolve as soon as it has disposed of said property and performed the duties and obligations herein set forth: Provided, That the corporation shall report to Congress on December 31, 1919, and on June 30, 1920, all sales made. and the amounts received therefrom together with a detailed statement of receipts and expenditures on account of the other activities authorized by law." [41 Stat. L. 224.] This is from the Sundry Civil Appropriation Act of July 19, 1919, ch. 24. [Compensation for injuries to Government employees - appropriation — claims of Shipping Board employees.] For the payment of compensation provided by "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes," approved September 7, 1916, including medical, surgical, and hospital services, and supplies provided by section 9, and the transportation and burial expenses provided by sections 9 and 11, $1,100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the compensation heretofore or hereafter paid by the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation to or on account of employees for disability or death resulting from personal injuries sustained while in the performance of their duties shall be in full satisfaction of the claims of such employees or their legal representatives against the United States. Stat. L.-.] This is from the Act of Dec. 24, 1919, ch. entitled "An Act Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations for the Employees' Compensation Commission, the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, and the Public Health Service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920." For Act of Sept. 7, 1916, mentioned in the text, see 1918 Supp. Fed. Stat. Ann. 429. LABOR DEPARTMENT Act of March 1, 1919, ch. 86, 242. Sec. 1. Purchases or Services Rendered for Department of Labor-Advertisements for Proposals-R. S. Sec. 3709 Construed, 242. [SEC. 1.] * [Purchases or services rendered for Department of Labor - advertisements for proposals R. S., sec. 3709 construed.] Hereafter section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States shall not be construed to apply to any purchase or service rendered for the Department of Labor when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the sum of $25. [40 Stat. L. 1264.] This is from the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation Act of March 1, 1919, ch. 86. For R. S. sec. 3709, mentioned in the text, see 8 Fed. Stat. Ann. (2d ed.) 336; 6 Fed. Stat. Ann. (1st ed.) 93. LANDLORD AND TENANT See DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LEGAL TENDER Act of Dec. 24, 1919, ch. -, 242. Sec. 1. Gold Certificates, 242. 2. Repeal of Conflicting Provisions, 242. An Act To make gold certificates of the United States payable to bearer on [SEC. 1.] [Gold certificates.] That gold certificates of the United States payable to bearer on demand shall be and are hereby made legal tender in payment of all debts and dues, public and private. [-Stat. L. -.] SEC. 2. [Repeal of conflicting provisions.] That all Acts or parts of Acts which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. [Stat. L.-], LIBERTY LOAN See PUBLIC DEBT LIBRARY See EDUCATION LIGHTS AND BUOYS Retirement Provisions and Pay, 243. Act of Nov. 4, 1918, ch. 201, 243. Sec. 1. Officers and Employees [SEC. 1.] [Officers and employees-retirement provisions and pay.] Retired pay: For retired pay of officers and employees engaged in the field service or on vessels of the Lighthouse Service, except persons continuously employed in district offices and shops, $30,000: Provided, That the retirement provisions and pay shall not apply to persons in the field service of the Lighthouse Service whose duties do not require substantially all their time. Stat. L. 1036.] [40 This is from the "First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1919," approved Nov. 4, 1918, ch. 201. MAIL MATTER See POSTAL SERVICE MARINE CORPS See CIVIL SERVICE; NAVY MARSHALS See JUDICIAL OFFICERS MASTER AND SERVANT MEDALS See NAVY |