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States or of the District of Colunibia, is hereby limited and restricted 

 to eifrht hours in any one calendar day; and it shall he uidawfid for 

 [any oflicer of the United States Government or of the District of 

 Columbia, or any such contractor or subcontractor whose duty it 

 shall be to employ, direct, or control the services of such laborers or 

 mechanics or of such persons employed to perform services similar 



^1 to those of laborers and mechanics in connection willi dredging or 

 Irock excavation in any river or harbor of the United States or of the 

 District of Columbia, to require or permit any such laborer or me- 

 chanic or any such person emjjloyed to perform services similar to 

 those of laborers and mechanics in connection with dredging or rock 

 excavation in any river or harbor of the United States or of the Dis- 

 trict of Columbia, to work more than eight hours in any calendar day, 

 except in case of extraordinary emergency: ProvUhd, That nothing 



t^ in this Act shall apply or be construed to apply to j^ersons employed 



in connection with dredging or rock excavation in any river or 



larbor of the United States or of the District of Columbia while not 



directly operating dredging or rock excavating machinery or tools, 



. nor to persons engaged in construction oi* repair of levees or revet- 



1' iraents necessary for protection against floods or overflows on the 



\ 'navigable rivers of the United States. 



Act March 3, 1913, c. 106, s. 1, 37 Stat. 726. 

 Violations; penalty. 



" VIOLATION OF ACT BY OFFICER OK CONTRACTOR PUNISIIABLE. 



" Sec. 2. That any officer or agent of the Government of the United 



. States or of the District of Columbia, or any contractor or subcon- 



* ' tractor Avhose duty it .shall bo to employ, direct, or control any laborer 



J i or mechanic emj)loyed upon a public work of the United States or of 



I ,' the District of Columbia, oi- any person employed to jierform services 



similar to those of laborers and mechanics in connection with dredging 



or rock excavation in any river or harbor of the United States or of 



the District of Cohunbia, who shall intentionally violate any provision 



5 . of this Act, shall l)c deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and for each 



\. and every such otl'cnse shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine 



r not to exceed one thousand dollars, or by iuii)ri->()nment for not more 



than six months, or by both such fine and im])risonment. in the dis- 



ij cretion of the court having jurisdiction thereof. 



I i Aft March 3. 1!tl3, c. 306, s. 2, 37 Stat. 720. 

 ' Existing contracts not affected. 



'• EXISTING CON'njACTS NOT AFFECTIII) I'.V .\( I . 



"Sec. 0. That the provisions of this Act shall not be so construed 

 '' as to in any manner a|)ply to or all'ect contractors or subcontractors, 

 M or to limit the hours of daily service of laborers <)r mechanics engaged 

 '' upon a public work of the United States or of the District <»f Colum- 

 '■ bia, or persons employed to j^erfoim service> similar to those of 



II laborers and mechanics in connection with dredging or rock excava- 

 ll tion in any river or harbor of the United States or of the District of 

 II Columl)ia. for Mhich contracts have been entered into prior to the 

 1 1 passing of this Act or nuiy be entered into under the provisions of 

 I' appropriation Acts approved prior to the i)assage of this Act." 



Act March 3, 3913, c. 100, s. 3. 37 Stat. 727. 



