57 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 1ST SESS. -CH. 115 -JUNE 2, 1943 ployed in the above-mentioned positions exceed the number of citizens of the United States so employed, if United States citizens are avail- able in continental United States or on the Canal Zone; (3) that nothing in this Act shall prohibit the continued emplovment of any Employees w person who shall have rendered fifteen or more years of faithful and e rorvice. honorable service on the Canal Zone; (4) that in the selection of eection of personnel for skilled, technical, administrative, clerical, supervisory, or executive positions, the controlling factors in filling these posi- tions shall be efficiency, experience, training, and education; (5) Hors of that all citizens of Panama and the United States rendering skilled, ment; Pry rates technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory service on the Canal Zone under the terms of this Act (a) shall normally be employed not more than forty hours per week, (b) may receive as compensation equal rates of pay based upon rates paid for sim- ilar employment in continental United States plus 25 per centum; (6) this entire section shall, apply only to persons employed in Applicability. skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory positions on the Canal Zone directly or indirectly by any branch of the United States Government or by any corporation or company whose stock is owned wholly or in part by the United States Gov- ernment: Provided further, That the President may suspend from gWcarte or time to time in whole or in part compliance with this section in 8 R 9175. time of war or national emergency if he should deem such course to be in the public interest. SEF. 3 . No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall overthrow of be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or Government. who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Pro- vided, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered Affdait prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or vio- lence: Provided further, That any person who advocates, or who is a Penalty. member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appro- priation in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided further, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provi- sions of existing law. SEC. 4. The Governor of the Panama Canal is hereby authorized Technal an to employ by contract or otherwise without regard to section 8709, n1 .s. ,o Revised Statutes, and at such rates (not to exceed $50 per day for individuals exclusive of necessary travel expenses) as he may deter- mine, the services of architects, engineers, and other technical and professional personnel, or firms or corporations thereof, as may be necessary. SEC. 5. This Act may be cited as the "War Department Civil Shortttle Appropriation Act, 1944". Approved June 2, 1943. ith 16 erson- aploy- emer- n. eating U. S. dro5. 5. 99
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