"SEC. 8. (a) Every employer shall furnish a place of employment which shall be reasonably safe for employees, shall furnish and use safety devices and safeguards, and shall adopt and use practices, means, methods, operations, and processes which are reasonably safe and adequate to render such employment and place of employment reasonably safe. "(b) Every employer shall furnish to the Board any information which the Board is authorized to require and shall make true and specific answers to all questions. "(c) Every employer shall submit to the Board within ten days from the date of any injury or death, or from the date that the employer has knowledge of any disease or infection resulting from any injury, a duplicate copy of the report provided for in section 30 of the Act of March 4, 1927 (44 Stat. 1439; U. S. C., title 33, sec. 930), as made applicable to the District of Columbia by the Act of May 17, 1928 (45 Stat. 600). "(d) Every employer shall keep an accurate record of every person employed by him so as to be able in case of accident immediately to give an accurate record relative to same. "SEC. 9. (a) The Board, or any officer or employee acting under its authority, shall have the authority, at any reasonable time, to enter any place where an employment covered by this title is being carried on, and to examine any structure, tool, appliance, machinery, or process used in or connected with such employment. No employer or other persons shall refuse to admit any member of the Board or its authorized representative to any such place or to permit any such examination. "SEC. 10. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall furnish the Board with such office space, furniture and equipment, stationery, books, books of reference, and other supplies as are necessary for the discharge of its duties under this title. "SEC. 11. The Board shall annually, on or before the 1st day of July, file with the Commissioners of the District of Columbia a report covering its activities under this title. "SEC. 12. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this title, or any rules or regulations promulgated hereunder, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300, or by imprisonment of not exceeding ninety days. Prosecutions for violations of this title shall be in the name of the District of Columbia on information filed in the police court of the District of Columbia by the corporation counsel or one of his assistants. "SEC. 13. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of the revenues for the District of Columbia, a sum not to exceed $15,000 per annum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the proper administration of this title. "SEC. 14. If any provision of this title, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this title, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby." SEC. 4. This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the President. Approved, October 14, 1941. PUBLIC LAW 283-77TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 461-1ST SESSION] (S. 1713] AN ACT To amend Public Law Numbered 718, Seventy-fifth Congress, approved June 25, 1938. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 7 of Public Law Numbered 718, Seventy-fifth Congress, approved June 25, 1938, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(2) on an annual basis in pursuance of an agreement with his employer, made as a result of collective bargaining by representatives of employees certified as bona fide by the National Labor Relations Board, which provides that the employee shall not be employed more than two thousand and eighty hours during any period of fifty-two consecutive weeks, or". Approved, October 29, 1941. (375) [PUBLIC LAW 321-77TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 500-1ST SESSION] AN ACT To amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, approved August 28. 1935, as amended, is further amended to read as follows: In section 3 (c), line 2, after the word "year", strike out the figures "1942" and insert in lieu thereof the figures "1943". Approved, November 21, 1941. (376) [PUBLIC LAW 380-77TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 632-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 1047] AN ACT To amend an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to regulate the employment of minors within the District of Columbia", approved May 29, 1928. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to regulate the employment of minors within the District of Columbia", approved May 29, 1928, is amended by inserting before the word "musician" the word "street". SEC. 2. Such Act is further amended by inserting after Section 7 the following new section: "SEC. 7a. The Board of Education of the District of Columbia, or a duly authorized agent thereof, is authorized to issue a work permit to any minor under eighteen years of age, said permit authorizing and permitting the appearance of such minor on the stage of a duly licensed legitimate or vaudeville theater within the District of Columbia, in any professional traveling theatrical production, or act, or in a musical recital or concert: Provided, That such minor is at least fourteen years of age and has completed eight grades of elementary instruction or a course of study deemed by the Board of Education equivalent thereto: And provided further, That such minor shall not appear on said stage in more than two performances in any one day, nor more than three hours in any one day, nor more than six days in any week, nor more than twelve hours in any week, and shall not appear on said stage after the hour of 11 post-meridian. Application for such permit should be made by the parent or guardian of such minor to the Board of Education of the District of Columbia or a duly authorized agent thereof, at least fourteen days in advance of such appearance. The Board or its agent may issue a permit if satisfied that the parent or guardian of such minor has made adequate provision for the educational instruction of such minor and for safeguarding his health and for the proper supervision of such minor. "The Board is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to protect properly the health, morals, and safety of minors coming within the purview of this Act." SEC. 3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as amending, altering, or repealing the provisions of Section 7 of the Act of May 29, 1928. Approved, December 26, 1941. (377) [PUBLIC LAW 552-77th ConGRESS] [CHAPTER 306-2D SESSION] [H. R. 4579) AN ACT To amend subsection (c) of section 1 of Public, Numbered 846, Seventy-fourth Congress (S. 3055), an Act to provide conditions for the purchase of supplies and the making of contracts by the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (c) of section 1 of an Act entitled Public, Numbered 846, Seventy-fourth Congress (S. 3055), be amended by inserting the following proviso after the end of said subsection (c): "Provided, That the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any employer who shall have entered into an agreement with his employees pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs 1 or 2 of subsection (b) of section 7 of an Act entitled 'Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938" " Approved, May 13, 1942. (378) |