State of West Virginia, State Council of Defense, Charleston
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Excerpt from State of West Virginia, State Council of Defense, Charleston: Report of Secretary on the Operation of the Compulsory Work Law for the Year Ending June 19, 1918 To Hon. Jno. J. Cornwell, Chairman, and the Members of the State Council of Defense: The West Virginia Legislature, at the second extraordinary session, May 14-26, 1918, enacted a compulsory work law, a statute designed to prevent idleness and vagrancy during the period of the war. It was the first legislation of this character enacted by any State of the Union and was an expression from the legislative branch of the government defining the moral duty of those able-bodied citizens of the State who were not subject to the operation of the selective service law. It was the aim of the Legislature by this enactment to compel every male citizen who was physically able, between the ages of 16 and 60 years, to contribute not only to the support of himself and those dependent upon him, but also to the support of the men who were called into the service of the Nation. This act of the Legislature, which has since been popularly designated as the Idleness and Vagrancy Act, was passed on May 19th and became effective thirty days after passage. The State Council of Defense will recall that in September, 1917, I made a report to your honorable body, covering the operation of the act for a period of two months, showing a total number of arrests of 183 in 25 towns and cities out of 54 municipalities which reported as requested. At the expiration of one year from the date the statute became effective I made another canvass of the municipalities of the State for the purpose of securing information relative to the enforcement of the act. I have secured reports from 143 cities and towns out of 203 incorporated municipalities showing 811 arrests have been made in that period of time. These figures do not include, except in one or two instances, the arrests made by justices of the peace. Slackers Forced to Work In seeking this information from the municipal authorities, I also requested them to estimate the number of loafers who were forced to engage in some lawful and useful occupation for fear of arrest under the provision of this act. From 103 cities and towns I received estimates aggregating 2,705 persons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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