An Act To create a Department of Labor

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Summary

There is created an executive department in the Government to be called the Department of Labor, with a Secretary of Labor, who shall be the head thereof, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Department of Commerce and Labor shall hereafter be called the Department of Commerce. Details concerning the purpose of the Department, its seal, other employees, the powers and duties of the Children's Bureau, Bureau of Immigration, Bureau of naturalization, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and a solicitor from the Department of Justice, are set forth. The Secretary of Labor shall annually, at the close of each fiscal year, make a report in writing to Congress, giving an account of all moneys received and disbursed by him and his department and describing the work done by the department.

Subject

  • United States Bureau of Immigration
  • United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • United States Bureau of Naturalization
  • United States Children's Bureau
  • United States Dept. of Labor

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 37 Stat. 736
  • Title 05, Government Organization and Employees
  • Public Law

Citation information

Statutes at Large

Notes

Section 158 of the Revised Statutes is hereby amended to include such department.

Contained within

37 Stat. 736 (1913); ch. 141 (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1913

Topic

United States. Dept. of Commerce

Form/Genre

Public Law

Physical description

Number of pages: 3; Page Numbers: 736-38

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