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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 54 STAT. · June 10, 1940 · Proclamation

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54 Stat. 2706 Proclamation of a State of War Between Italy, on the One Hand, and France and the United Kingdom, on the Other Hand June 10, 1940[No. 2407] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.*Ante*, p. 4.[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 245j](/us/usc/t22/s245j).WHEREAS section 1 of the joint resolution of Congress approved November 4, 1939, provides in part as follows: " “That whenever the President, or the Congress by concurrent resolution, shall find that there exists a state of war between foreign states, and that it is necessary to promote the security or preserve the peace of the United States or to protect the lives of citizens of the United States, the President shall issue a proclamation naming the states involved; and he shall, from time to time, by proclamation, name other states as and when they may become involved in the war.
” " *Ante*, p. 11.[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 245j–12](/us/usc/t22/s245j–12).AND WHEREAS it is further provided by section 13 of the said joint resolution that" “The President may, from time to time, promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of the provisions of this joint resolution; and he may exercise any power or authority conferred on him by this joint resolution through such officer or officers, or agency or agencies, as he shall direct.
” " Proclamation of state of war between designated powers.NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred on me by the said joint resolution, do hereby proclaim that a state of war unhappily exists between Italy, on the one hand, and France and the United Kingdom, on the other hand, and that it is necessary to promote the security and preserve the peace of the United States and to protect the lives of citizens of the United States.
Officers to prevent violations.AND I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States, charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost diligence in preventing violations of the said joint resolution and in bringing to trial and punishment any offenders against the same. Delegation of powers to Secretary of State.AND I do hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the power to exercise any power or authority conferred on me by the said joint resolution, as made effective by this my proclamation issued thereunder, which is not specifically delegated by Executive order to some other officer or agency of this Government, and the power to promulgate such rides and regulations not inconsistent with law as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of its provisions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the city of Washington this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fourth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT *10.20 p.m E. S. T.* By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2408 June 10, 1940 Proclaiming the Neutrality of the United States in the War Between Italy, on the One Hand, and France and the United Kingdom, on the Other Hand.
Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation 54 Stat. 2707 Proclaiming the Neutrality of the United States in the War Between Italy, on the One Hand, and France and the United Kingdom, on the Other Hand. June 10, 1940[No. 2408] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS a state of war unhappily exists between Italy, on thePreamble. one hand, and France and the United Kingdom, on the other hand; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D.
ROOSEVELT, PresidentApplication of prior proclamation extended. of the United States of America, in order to preserve the neutrality of the United States and of its citizens and of persons within its territory and jurisdiction, and to enforce its laws and treaties, and in order that all persons, being warned of the general tenor of the laws and treaties of the United States in this behalf, and of the law of nations, may thus be prevented from any violation of the same, do hereby declare and proclaim that all of the provisions of my proclamation of September 5, 1939, proclaiming the neutrality of the United*Ante*, p. 2629.
States in a war between Germany and France; Poland; and the United Kingdom, India, Australia and New Zealand apply equally in respect to Italy. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fourth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT *10.20 p.m E.
S. T.* By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2409 June 10, 1940 Use of Ports or Territorial Waters of the United States by Submarines of Foreign Belligerent States Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Use of Ports or Territorial Waters of the United States by Submarines of Foreign Belligerent States June 10, 1940[No. 2409] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS section 11 of the joint resolution approved NovemberPreamble.*Ante*, p. 9.[22 U.
S. C., Supp. V, § 245j–10](/us/usc/t22/s245j–1). 4, 1939, provides: " “Whenever, during any war in which the United States is neutral, the President shall find that special restrictions placed on the use of the ports and territorial waters of the United States by the submarines or armed merchant vessels of a foreign state, will serve to maintain peace between the United States and foreign states, or to protect the commercial interests of the United States and its citizens, or to promote the security of the United States, and shall make proclamation thereof, it shall thereafter be unlawful for any such submarine or armed merchant vessel to enter a port or the territorial waters of the United States or to depart therefrom, except under such conditions and subject to such limitations as the President may prescribe.
Whenever, in his judgment, the conditions which have caused him to issue his proclamation have ceased to exist, he shall revoke his proclamation and the provisions of this section shall thereupon cease to apply, except as to offenses committed prior to such revocation.” " WHEREAS there exists a state of war between Italy, on the one hand, and France and the United Kingdom, on the other hand; 54 Stat. 2708 WHEREAS the United States of America is neutral in such war; *Ante*, p. 2672.WHEREAS by my proclamation of November 4, 1939, issued pursuant to the provision of law quoted above, I placed special restrictions on the use of ports and territorial waters of the United States by the submarines of France;
Germany; Poland; and the United Kingdom, India, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa; Application of prior proclamation extended.NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the foregoing provision of section 11 of the joint resolution approved November 4, 1939, do by this proclamation declare and proclaim that the provisions of my proclamation of November 4, 1939, in regard to the use of the ports and territorial waters of the United States, exclusive of the Canal Zone, by the submarines of France;
Germany; Poland; and the United Kingdom, India, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa, shall also apply to the use of the ports and territorial waters of the United States, exclusive of the Canal Zone, by the submarines of Italy. Officers to prevent violations.AND I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States, charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost diligence in preventing, violations of the said joint resolution, and this my proclamation issued thereunder, and in bringing to trial and punishment any offenders against the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fourth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT *10.20 p.m E. S. T.* By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2410 June 11, 1940 Definition of a Combat Area Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Definition of a Combat AreaJune 11, 1940[No. 2410] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.*Ante*, p. 7.[22 U.
S. C. Supp. V, § 245j–2](/us/usc/t22/s245j–2).WHEREAS section 3 of the joint resolution of Congress approved November 4, 1939, provides as follows: " “(a) Whenever the President shall have issued a proclamation under the authority of section 1 (a), and he shall thereafter find that the protection of citizens of the United States so requires, he shall, by proclamation, define combat areas, and thereafter it shall be unlawful, except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed, for any citizen of the United States or any American vessel to proceed into or through any such combat area.
The combat areas so defined may be made to apply to surface vessels or aircraft, or both. “(b) In case of the violation of any of the provisions of this section by any American vessel, or any owner or officer thereof, such vessel, owner, or officer shall be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. Should the owner of such vessel be a corporation, organization, or associa54 Stat. 2709tion, each officer or director participating in the violation shall be liable to the penalty hereinabove prescribed.
In case of the violation of this section by any citizen traveling as a passenger, such passenger may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both. “(c) The President may from time to time modify or extend any proclamation issued under the authority of this section, and when the conditions which shall have caused him to issue any such proclamation shall have ceased to exist he shall revoke such proclamation and the provisions of this section shall thereupon cease to apply, except as to offenses committed prior to such revocation.
” " AND WHEREAS it is further provided by section 13 of the said*Ante*, p. 11.[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 246j–12](/us/usc/t22/s245j–12). joint resolution that" “The President may, from time to time, promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of the provisions of this joint resolution; and he may exercise any power or authority conferred on him by tins joint resolution through such officer or officers, or agency or agencies, as he shall direct.
” " AND WHEREAS on April 10, 1940, I issued a proclamation in*Ante*, p. 2693. accordance with the provision of law quoted above defining a combat area. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PresidentAdditional combat areas found necessary. of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred on me by section 3 of the joint resolution of Congress approved November 4, 1939, do hereby find that the protection of citizens of the United States requires that there be defined combat areas in addition to the combat area defined in my proclamation of April 10, 1940, through or into which additional combat areas it shall be unlawful, except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed, for any citizen of the United States or any American vessel, whether a surface vessel or an aircraft, to proceed.
AND I do hereby define the additional combat areas as follows:Areas defined. All the navigable waters within the limits set forth hereafter: 1. Beginning at the intersection of the West Coast of Morocco with the parallel of 33°10’ north latitude; Thence due west to 20° west longitude; Thence due north to 37°05’ north latitude; Thence due east to the mainland of Portugal; Thence along the coastline of Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, Spain, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Albania, and Greece to the intersection of the East Coast of Greece with the parallel of 39°40’ north latitude;
Thence due east to the mainland of Turkey; Thence along the coastline of Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco to the point of beginning. All the navigable waters within the limits set forth hereafter: 2. Beginning at the intersection of the North Coast of Italian Somaliland with the meridian of 50° longitude east of Greenwich; Thence due north to the mainland of Arabia; Thence eastward along the coast of Arabia to the meridian of 51° east longitude;
Thence due south to the mainland of Italian Somaliland; Thence westward along the coast of Italian Somaliland to the point of beginning. AND I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States,Officers to prevent violations. charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost diligence in preventing violations of the said joint resolution and in bringing to trial and punishment any offenders against the same. 54 Stat. 2710 Delegation of powers to Secretary of State.AND I do hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the power to exercise any power or authority conferred on me by the said joint resolution as made effective by this my proclamation issued thereunder, which is not specifically delegated by Executive order to some other officer or agency of this Government, and the power to promulgate such rules and regulations not inconsistent with law as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of its provisions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this eleventh day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fourth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT *June 11, 1940, 5.20 p. m. E. S. T.* By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2411 June 21, 1940 Enlarging Kings Canyon National Park—California Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Enlarging Kings Canyon National Park—CaliforniaJune 21, 1940[No. 2411] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.*Ante*, p. 41.WHEREAS the act of March 4, 1940, Public, No. 424, 76th Congress, establishes tho Kings Canyon National Park, in the State of California, and authorizes the extension of the General Grant grove section thereof by proclamation to include the hereinafter-described lands; and WHEREAS it appears that it would be in the public interest to add these lands to the said park:
Area enlarged.NOW, THEREFORE, 1, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the aforesaid act of March 4, 1940, do proclaim that, subject to valid existing rights, the following- described lands in California are hereby added to and made a part of the General Grant grove section of the Kings Canyon National Park: Description.Mount Diablo Meridian-—California T. 14 S., R. 28 E., sec. 9, S½; sec. 10, SW¼, and that part of E½ south of Generals Highway; sec. 11, that part south of Generals Highway; sec. 13, that part south of Generals Highway; sec. 14, that part south of Generals Highwway; sec. 15, E½, NW¼, SE¼ SW¼; sec. 21, SE¼ NEX¼, E½ SE¼; sec. 22, E½, E½ NW¼, SW¼ NW¼, SW¼; sec. 23, all; sec. 24, that part south of Generals Highway; secs. 25 and 26, all; sec. 27, E½, NW¼, and that part of SW¼ north and east of the crest of Redwood Mountain.54 Stat. 2711 T. 14 S., R. 28 E., sec. 34, that part east of the crest of Redwood Mountain; secs. 35 and 36, all.
T. 15 S., R. 28 E., secs. 1 and 2, all; sec. 3, that part east of the crest of Redwood Mountain; sec. 11, that part east and north of the crest of Redwood Mountain; sec. 12, all; sec. 13, that part north of Sequoia National Park boundary,— containing approximately 10,000 acres. The administration, protection, and development of the landsAdministration, etc. within this area shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the act entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes,” approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535, U.
S. C., title 16, secs. 1 and 2), and acts supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof, and to all other laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the said park. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 21” day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fourth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President:
Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2412 June 27, 1940 Control of Vessels in Territorial Waters of the United States Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Control of Vessels in Territorial Waters of the United StatesJune 27, 1940[No. 2412] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, A proclamation issued by me on September 8, 1939,Preamble.*Ante*, p. 2643. proclaimed that a national emergency existed in connection with and to the extent necessary for the proper observance, safeguarding and enforcing of the neutrality of the United States and the strengthening of our national defense within the limits of peace-time authorizations, and that specific directions and authorizations would be given from time to time for carrying out these two purposes, WHEREAS, The continuation of the conditions set forth in said proclamation of September 8, 1939, now calls for additional measures within the limits of peace-time authorizations, WHEREAS, Under and by virtue of section 1 of title II of the Act of Congress approved June 15, 1917, 40 Stat. 220 (U.
S. C. title 50, sec. 191), it is provided as follows: " “Section 1. Whenever the President by proclamation or Executive order declares a national emergency to exist by reason of actual or threatened war, insurrection, or invasion, or disturbance or threatened disturbance of the international relations of the United States, the Secretary of the Treasury may make, subject to the approval of the President, rules and regulations governing the anchorage and movement of any vessel, foreign 54 Stat. 2712or domestic, in the territorial waters of the United States, may inspect such vessel at any time, place guards thereon, and, if necessary in his opinion in order to secure such vessels from damage or injury, or to prevent damage or injury to any harbor or waters of the United States, or to secure the observance of the rights and obligations of the United States, may take, by and with the consent of the President, for such purposes, full possession and control of such vessel and remove therefrom the officers and crew thereof and all other persons not specially authorized by him to go or remain on board thereof.
“Within the territory and waters of the Canal Zone the Governor of the Panama Canal, with the approval of the President, shall exercise all the powers conferred by this section on the Secretary of the Treasury.” " AND, WHEREAS, It is essential, in order to carry into effect the provisions of said Act, which are quoted herein, that the powers conferred therein upon the President, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Governor of the Panama Canal be at this time exercised, or available for exercise, with respect to foreign and domestic vessels.
Continuation of national emergency declared.NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the powers conferred upon me by the provisions of the said Act of Congress quoted herein, do hereby declare the continuation of the conditions set *Ante*, p. 2643.forth in my proclamation of September 8, 1939, and the existence of a national emergency by reason of threatened disturbance of the international relations of the United States.
Control of vessels in territorial waters.AND, I therefore consent to the exercise, with respect to foreign and domestic vessels, by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Governor of the Panama Canal, of all the powers conferred by the provisions of said Act. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 27” day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and sixty-fourth.
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2413 July 2, 1940 Administration of Section 6 of the Act Entitled, “An Act To Expedite the Strengthening of the National Defense” Approved July 2, 1940 Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Administration of Section 6 of the Act Entitled, “An Act To Expedite the Strengthening of the National Defense” Approved July 2, 1940July 2, 1940[No. 2413] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.*Ante*, p. 714.*Post*, pp. 2726, 2737, 2743, 2768, 2770.WHEREAS section 6 of the act of Congress entitled “AN ACT To expedite the strengthening of the national defense,” approved July 2, 1940, provides as follows:
" “Whenever the President determines that it is necessary in the interest of national defense to prohibit or curtail the exportation of any military equipment or munitions, or component 54 Stat. 2713parts thereof, or machinery, tools, or material or supplies necessary for the manufacture, servicing or operation thereof, he may by proclamation prohibit or curtail such exportation, except under such rules and regulations as he shall prescribe. Any such proclamation shall describe the articles or materials included in the prohibition or curtailment contained therein.
In case of the violation of any provision of any proclamation, or of any rule or regulation, issued hereunder, such violator or violators, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than two years or by both such fine and imprisonment. The authority granted in this Act shall terminate June 30, 1942, unless the Congress shall otherwise provide.” " NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PresidentAdministration vested in Administrator of Export Control. of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the said act of Congress, do hereby proclaim that the administration of the provisions of section 6 of that act is vested in the Administrator of Export Control, who shall administer such provisions under such rules and regulations as I shall from time to time prescribe in the interest of the national defense.
AND I do hereby further proclaim that upon the recommendationExports of designated articles and materials.License requirement. of the aforesaid Administrator of Export Control, I have determined that it is necessary in the interest of the national defense that on and after July 5, 1940, the articles and materials hereinafter listed shall not be exported from the United States except when authorized in each case by a license as hereinafter provided: 1. Arms, ammunition, and implements of war as defined in myArms, ammunition, and implements of war.[50 Stat. 1834](/us/stat/50/1834).Basic materials, etc.
Proclamation No. 2237, of May 1, 1937. 2. The following basic materials and products containing the same: a. Aluminum b. Antimony c. Asbestos d. Chromium e. Cotton linters f. Flax g. Graphite h. Hides i. Industrial diamonds j. Manganese k. Magnesium l. Manila fiber m. Mercury n. Mica o. Molybdenum p. Optical glass q. Platinum group metals r. Quartz crystals s. Quinine t. Rubber u. Silk v. Tin w. Toluol x. Tungsten y. Vanadium z. Wool 54 Stat. 2714 3. Chemicals. Chemicals as follows: a.
Ammonia and ammonium compounds b. Chlorine c. Dimethylaniline d. Diphenylamine e. Nitric acid f. Nitrates g. Nitrocellulose, having a nitrogen content of less than 12 percent. h. Soda lime i. Sodium acetate, anhydrous j. Strontium chemicals k. Sulphuric acid, fuming 4. Products. Products as follows: a. Aircraft parts, equipment, and accessories other than those listed in my proclamation of May 1, 1937. b. Armor plate, other than that listed in my proclamation of May 1, 1937. c.
Glass, nonshatterable or bullet proof. d. Plastics, optically clear. e. Optical elements for fire control instruments, aircraft instruments, etc. 5. Machine tools. Machine tools as follows: Metal-working machinery for—
(1)Melting or casting
(2)Pressing into forms
(3)Cutting or grinding, power driven
(4)Welding Secretary of State empowered to issue export licenses.AND I do hereby empower the Secretary of State to issue licenses authorizing the exportation of any of the said articles and materials the exportation of which is not already subjected to the requirement that a license be obtained from the Secretary of State authorizing their exportation and I do hereby authorize and enjoin him to issue or refuse to issue licenses authorizing the exportation of any of the articles or materials listed above in accordance with the aforesaid rules and regulations or such specific directives as may be, from time to time, communicated to him by the Administrator of Export Control. Admonition to abstain from violations.*Ante*, p. 714.AND I do hereby admonish all citizens of the United States and every person to abstain from every violation of the provisions of section 6 of the act above set forth, of the provisions of this proclamation, and of the provisions of such regulations as may be issued thereunder, and I do hereby warn them that all violations of such provisions will be rigorously prosecuted. Officers to prevent violations.AND I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States, charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost diligence in preventing violations of the said act, of this my proclamation, and of any regulations which may be issued pursuant hereto, and in bringing to trial and punishment any offenders against the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 2nd day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal]Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fourth, at 11 a. m. E. S. T. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2414 July 10, 1940 Emergency Board, Railway Express Agency, Inc.—Employees Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation 54 Stat. 2715 Emergency Board, Railway Express Agency, Inc.—EmployeesJuly 10, 1940[No. 2414] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the President, having been duly notified by thePreamble. National Mediation Board that a dispute between the Railway Express Agency, Inc., a carrier, and certain of its employees represented byBrotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes, which dispute has not been heretofore adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, amended, now threatens substantially to[44 Stat. 577](/us/stat/44/577).[45 U. S. C. §§ 151–164](/us/usc/t458/s151–164). interrupt interstate commerce to a degree such as to deprive the country of essential transportation service; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PresidentCreation of emergency board to Investigate and report on dispute. of the United States of America, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and by virtue of and under the authority in me vested by Section 10 of the[44 Stat. 586](/us/stat/44/586).[45 U. S. C. § 160](/us/usc/t458/s160). Railway Labor Act, amended, do hereby create a board to be composed of three persons not pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railway employees or any carrier, to investigate the aforementioned dispute and report its findings to me within 30 days from this date. The members of this board shall be compensated for and on accountCompensation. of such duties in the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for every day actually employed with or upon account of travel and duties incident to such board. The members will be reimbursed forExpense allowance. and they are hereby authorized to make expenditures for expenses for themselves and of the board, including traveling expenses and in conformity with Public No. 212, 72d Congress approved June 30,[47 Stat. 405](/us/stat/47/405).[5 U. S. C. § 823](/us/usc/t458/s823). 1932, 11:30 a. m., not to exceed five ($5.00) dollars per diem for expenses incurred for subsistence. All expenditures of the Board shall be allowed and paid for out ofFund available.*Ante*, p. 596. the appropriation “Emergency Boards, Railway Labor Act, May 20, 1926, National Mediation Board, 1941” on the presentation of itemized vouchers properly approved by the chairman of the Board hereby created. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 10th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty, [seal] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2415 July 12, 1940 Chattahoochee National Forest—Georgia Talladega National Forest—Alabama Ouachita National Forest—Arkansas Apalachicola National Forest—Florida Chequamegon and Nicolet National Forests—Wisconsin Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation 54 Stat. 2716 Chattahoochee National Forest—Georgia Talladega National Forest—Alabama Ouachita National Forest—Arkansas Apalachicola National Forest—Florida Chequamegon and Nicolet National Forests—Wisconsin July 12, 1940[No. 2415] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.WHEREAS certain lands which have been acquired or are in process of acquisition by the United States under authority of Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, approved July 22, 1937 [7 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1010–1013](/us/usc/t7/s1010–1013).[51 Stat. 404](/us/stat/51/404).(50 Stat, 522, 525), are situated within the exterior boundaries of the Chattahoochee National Forest as enlarged by Proclamations No. [53 Stat. 2463](/us/stat/53/2463).2263 of December 7, 1937, and No. 2294 of August 2, 1938; the [52 Stat. 1548](/us/stat/52/1548).Talladega National Forest as enlarged by Proclamation No. 2285 of [53 Stat. 2465](/us/stat/53/2465).May 11, 1938; the Ouachita National Forest as enlarged by Proclamation No. 2296 of August 30, 1938; the Apalachicola National [53 Stat. 2453](/us/stat/53/2453).Forest as enlarged by Proclamation No. 2289 of June 21, 1938; the [52 Stat. 1533](/us/stat/52/1533).Chequamegon National Forest as enlarged by Proclamations No. [53 Stat. 2489](/us/stat/53/2489).2271 of January 17, 1938, and No. 2303 of October 14, 1938; and the [52 Stat. 1532](/us/stat/52/1532).Nicolet National Forest as enlarged by Proclamations No. 2269 of [53 Stat. 2488](/us/stat/53/2488).January 17, 1938, and No. 2302 of October 14, 1938; and WHEREAS it appears that such lands are suitable for national-forest purposes and that it would be in the public interest to reserve such lands as parts of the said national forests; and WHEREAS certain vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved public lands also suitable for national-forest purposes are situated within the exterior boundaries of the said Talladega National Forest: Lands reserved as additions.NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 24 of the act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1095, 1103, as amended (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 471), the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 34, 36 (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 473), and Title III of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, do proclaim that all lands within the exterior boundaries of the Chattahoochee, Talladega, Ouachita, Apalachicola, Chequamegon, and Nicolet National Forests which have been acquired or are in process of acquisition by the United States under authority of Title III of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, and the vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved public lands within the Talladega National Forest, are hereby included in anti reserved as parts of the respective national forests within which they are situated. Partial revocation of prior Executive order.Executive Order No. 6964, dated February 5, 1935, withdrawing for classification the public lands within the State of Alabama, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the public lands included in this proclamation. Prior rights not affected; condition.The reservation made by this proclamation shall, as to any lands which are this date embraced in any valid claim under the public-land laws or reserved for any public purpose, be subject to, and shall not interfere with or defeat, legal rights under such claim, or prevent the use for such public purpose of lands so reserved, so long as such claim is legally maintained or such reservation remains in force. 54 Stat. 2717 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 12” day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2416 July 26, 1940 Changing the Names of Certain Federal Wildlife Refuges Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Changing the Names of Certain Federal Wildlife Refuges July 26, 1940[No. 2416] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS certain areas of land and water in the United States,Preamble. its Territories, and its insular possessions have been reserved and set aside from time to time as refuges and breeding grounds for native birds, migratory waterfowl, wild animals, and other forms of wildlife, on which it is unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, capture, willfully disturb, or kill any bird or wild animal of any kind whatsoever, to take or destroy the nests or eggs of any wild bird, or to occupy or use any part of such reservations or to enter thereon for any purpose, except as permitted, by law or by rules and regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, in order that the conservation and development of the natural wildlife resources may contribute to the economic welfare of the Nation and provide opportunities for wholesome recreation to the citizens of the United States; and WHEREAS some of the States are setting aside areas of land and water for similar purposes, such action by the States being furthered by the act of Congress approved September 2, 1937 (50 Stat. 917),[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 669–669j](/us/usc/t16/s669–669j). which provides that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife-restoration projects: and WHEREAS it is fitting and desirable that the names of such Federal areas should distinguish them from projects of the States or from preserves under private ownership: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PresidentNames of certain Federal wildlife refuges changed. of the United States of America, do proclaim that the names of the Federal wildlife refuges listed below are hereby changed as indicated: Old Name of Refuge New Name of Refuge Alabama Petit Bois Island Reservation Petit Bois National Wildlife Refuge (Alabama and Mississippi) Wheeler Migratory Waterfowl Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge 54 Stat. 2718 Old Name of Refuge New Name of Refuge Alaska Aleutian Islands Reservation Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge Bering Sea Reservation Bering Sea National Wildlife Refuge Bogoslof Reservation Bogoslof National Wildlife Refuge Chamisso Island Reservation Chamisso National Wildlife Refuge Forrester Island Reservation Forrester Island National Wildlife Refuge Hazen Bay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Hazen Bay National Wildlife Refuge Hazy Islands Reservation Hazy Islands National Wildlife Refuge Nunivak Island Reservation Nunivak National Wildlife Refuge Saint Lazaria Reservation Saint Lazaria National Wildlife Refuge Semidi Islands Wildlife Refuge Semidi National Wildlife Refuge Tuxedni Reservation Tuxedni Reservation Arizona Apache Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Apache National Wildlife Refuge Boulder Canyon Wildlife Refuge Boulder Canyon National Wildlife Refuge (Arizona and Nevada) Salt River Reservation Salt River National Wildlife Refuge Arkansas Big Lake Migratory Bird Refuge Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge White River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge White River National Wildlife Refuge California Clear Lake Reservation Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge Farallon Reservation Farallon National Wildlife Refuge Klamath Lake Reservation Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (California and Oregon) Sacramento Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Salton Sea Wildlife Refuge Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge Tule Lake Wildlife Refuge Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge Delaware Bombay Hook Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge 54 Stat. 2719 Old Name of Refuge New Name of Refuge Florida Anclote Migratory Bird Refuge Anclote National Wildlife Refuge Brevard Reservation Brevard National Wildlife Refuge Caloosahatchee Reservation Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Cedar Keys Bird Refuge Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge Chinsegut Hill Migratory Bird Refuge Chinsegut National Wildlife Refuge Great White Heron Refuge Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge Indian Key Reservation Indian Key National Wildlife Refuge Island Bay Reservation Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge Key West Reservation Key West National Wildlife Refuge Matanzas Bird Refuge Matanzas National Wildlife Refuge Matlacha Pass Reservation Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge Palma Sola Reservation Palma Sola National Wildlife Refuge Passage Key Reservation Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge Pelican Island Reservation Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Pine Island Reservation Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge St. Marks Migratory Bird Refuge St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge Georgia Blackbeard Island Reservation Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge Okefenokeo Wildlife Refuge Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Piedmont Wildlife Refuge Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge Savannah River Wildlife Refuge Savannah National Wildlife Refuge (Georgia and South Carolina) Tybee Migratory Bird Refuge Tybee National Wildlife Refuge Wolf Island Wildlife Refuge Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge Hawaiian Islands Hawaiian Islands Reservation Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge Johnston Island Reservation Johnston Island National Wildlife Refuge 54 Stat. 2720 Old Name of Refuge New Name of Refuge Idaho Camas Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Camas National Wildlife Refuge Deer Flat Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Snake River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Snake River National Wildlife Refuge Illinois Chautauqua Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge Iowa Union Slough Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Kentucky Kentucky Woodlands Wildlife Refuge Kentucky Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge Louisiana Breton Bird Refuge Breton National Wildlife Refuge Lacassine Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge Sabine Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Sabine National Wildlife Refuge Shell Keys Reservation Shell Keys National Wildlife Refuge Tern Islands Reservation Tern Islands National Wildlife Refuge Maine Moosehorn Migratory Bird Refuge Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge Maryland Blackwater Migratory Bird Refuge Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Michigan Huron Migratory Bird Refuge Huron National Wildlife Refuge Seney Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Seney National Wildlife Refuge Siskiwit Islands Reservation Siskiwit National Wildlife Refuge Minnesota Mille Lacs Reservation Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge Mud Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Mud Lake National Wildlife Refuge Rice Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Talcot Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Talcot Lake National Wildlife Refuge Tamarac Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge 54 Stat. 2721 Old Name of Refuge New Name of Refuge Missouri Squaw Creek Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Swan Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge Montana Benton Lake Bird Refuge Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge Black Coulee Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge Fort Keogh Bird Refuge Fort Keogh National Wildlife Refuge Hewitt Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Hewitt Lake National Wildlife Refuge Lake Thibadeau Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lake Thibadeau National Wildlife Refuge Medicine Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge Nine-Pipe Reservation Nine-Pipe National Wildlife Refuge Pablo Reservation Pablo National Wildlife Refuge Pishkun Reservation Pishkun National Wildlife Refuge Willow Creek Reservation Willow Creek National Wildlife Refuge Nebraska Crescent Lake Wildlife Refuge Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge Niobrara Reservation Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge North Platte Reservation North Platte National Wildlife Refuge Valentine Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Valentine National Wildlife Refuge Nevada Anaho Island Reservation Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge Charles Sheldon Wildlife Refuge Sheldon National Antelope Refuge Fallon Wildlife Refuge Fallon National Wildlife Refuge Railroad Valley Migratory Bird Refuge Railroad Valley National Wildlife Refuge Ruby Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge Winnemucca Migratory Bird Refuge Winnemucca National Wildlife Refuge New Mexico Bitter Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge Carlsbad Reservation Carlsbad National Wildlife Refuge Rio Grande Wildlife Refuge Rio Grande National Wildlife Refuge 54 Stat. 2722 Old Name of Refuge New Name of Refuge New York Fort Tyler Migratory Bird Refuge Fort Tyler National Wildlife Refuge Montezuma Migratory Bird Refuge Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Shinnecock Migratory Bird Refuge Shinnecock National Wildlife Refuge North Carolina Lake Mattamuskeet Wildlife Refuge Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge Pea Island Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Swanquarter Migratory Bird Refuge Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge North Dakota Appert Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Appert Lake National Wildlife Refuge Ardoch Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge Arrowwood Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Billings Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Billings Lake National Wildlife Refuge Bone Hill Creek Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge Brumba Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Brumba National Wildlife Refuge Buffalo Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge Camp Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Camp Lake National Wildlife Refuge Canfield Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Canfield Lake National Wildlife Refuge Charles Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Charles Lake National Wildlife Refuge Chase Lake Reservation Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge Cottonwood Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge Dakota Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge Des Lacs Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge Flickertail Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Flickertail National Wildlife Refuge Florence Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Florence Lake National Wildlife Refuge Half-Way Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Half-Way Lake National Wildlife Refuge Hiddenwood Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Hiddenwood National Wildlife Refuge Hobart Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge Hutchinson Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Hutchinson Lake National Wildlife Refuge 54 Stat. 2723 Old Name of Refuge New Name of Refuge North Dakota (continued) Johnson Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge Lake Elsie Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge Lake George Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lake George National Wildlife Refuge Lake Ilo Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge Lake Moraine Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lake Moraine National Wildlife Refuge Lake Nettie Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge Lake Oliver Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lake Oliver National Wildlife Refuge Lake Patricia Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lake Patricia National Wildlife Refuge Lake Susie Migratory Waterfowl Refuge McLean National Wildlife Refuge Lake Zalil Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lake Zalil National Wildlife Refuge Lambs Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge Legion Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Legion Lake National Wildlife Refuge Little Goose Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Little Goose National Wildlife Refuge Little Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Little Lake National Wildlife Refuge Long Lake Migratory Bird Refuge Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge Lords Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lords Lake National Wildlife Refuge Lost Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lost Lake National Wildlife Refuge Lostwood Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge Lower Souris Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lower Souris National Wildlife Refuge Maple River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Maple River National Wildlife Refuge Minnewastena Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Minnewastena National Wildlife Refuge Pioneer Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Pioneer Lake National Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge Rock Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge Shell Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge Sibley Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge Stump Lake Reservation Stump Lake National Wildlife Refuge Upper Souris Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge 54 Stat. 2724 Old Name of Refuge New Name of Refuge Ohio West Sister Island Migratory Bird Refuge West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge Oklahoma Salt Plains Wildlife Refuge Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge Oregon Cape Meares Migratory Bird Refuge Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge Goat Island Migratory Bird Refuge Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge Malheur Migratory Bird Refuge Malheur National Wildlife Refuge McKay Creek Bird Refuge McKay Creek National Wildlife Refuge Three Arch Rocks Reservation Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge Upper Klamath Wildlife Refuge Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge Puerto Rico Culebra Reservation Culebra National Wildlife Refuge South Carolina Cape Romain Migratory Bird Refuge Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Refuge Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge South Dakota Belle Fourche Reservation Belle Fourche National Wildlife Refuge Lacreek Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge Lake Andes Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge Sand Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge Waubay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Waubay National Wildlife Refuge Tennessee Lake Isom Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge Texas Aransas Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Muleshoe Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge 54 Stat. 2725 Old Name of Refuge New Name of Refuge Utah Locomotive Springs Migratory Bird Refuge Locomotive Springs National Wildlife Refuge Strawberry Valley Reservation Strawberry Valley National Wildlife Refuge Vermont Morgan Farm Wildlife Refuge Morgan National Wildlife Refuge Virginia Back Bay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Washington Columbia River Bird Refuge Columbia River National Wildlife Refuge Conconnully Reservation Conconnully National Wildlife Refuge Copalis Rock Reservation Copalis National Wildlife Refuge Dungeness Spit Reservation Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge Flattery Rocks Reservation Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge Jones Island Migratory Bird Refuge Jones Island National Wildlife Refuge Lenore Lake Migratory Bird Refuge Lenore Lake National Wildlife Refuge Little Pend Oreille Wildlife Refuge Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge Matia Island Migratory Bird Refuge Matia Island National Wildlife Refuge Quillayute Needles Reservation Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge Smith Island Reservation Smith Island National Wildlife Refuge Turnbull Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge Willapa Harbor Migratory Bird Refuge Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Wisconsin Gravel Island Reservation Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge Green Bay Reservation Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge Long Tail Point Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Long Tail Point National Wildlife Refuge Trempealeau Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge Wyoming Bamforth Lake Migratory Bird Refuge Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge Elk Refuge National Elk Refuge Hutton Lake Migratory Bird Refuge Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge 54 Stat. 2726 IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 25” day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President Cordell Hull *Secretary of State* 2417 July 26, 1940 Administration of Section 6 of the Act Entitled, “An Act To Expedite the Strengthening of the National Defense” Approved July 2, 1940 Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Administration of Section 6 of the Act Entitled, “An Act To Expedite the Strengthening of the National Defense” Approved July 2, 1940 July 26, 1940[No. 2417] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.*Ante*, p. 714.WHEREAS section G of the act of Congress entitled “AN ACT To expedite the strengthening of the national defense,” approved July 2, 1940, provides as follows: " “Whenever the President determines that it is necessary in the interest of national defense to prohibit or curtail the exportation of any military equipment or munitions, or component parts thereof, or machinery, tools, or material or supplies necessary for the manufacture, servicing or operation thereof, he may by proclamation prohibit or curtail such exportation, except under such rules and regulations as he shall prescribe. Any such proclamation shall describe the articles or materials included in the prohibition or curtailment contained therein. In case of the violation of any provision of any proclamation, or of any rule or regulation, issued hereunder, such violator or violators, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than two years or by both such fine and imprisonment. The authority granted in this Act shall terminate June 30, 1942, unless the Congress shall otherwise provide.” " *Ante*, p. 2712.AND WHEREAS by my proclamation no. 2413 of July 2, 1940, entitled “ADMINISTRATION OF SECTION 6 OF THE ACT ENTITLED ‘AN ACT TO EXPEDITE THE STRENGTHENING OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE’ APPROVED JULY 2, 1940”, I proclaimed that upon the recommendation of the Administrator of Export Control I had determined that it was necessary in the interest of the national defense that certain listed articles and materials should not be exported from the United States except when authorized in each case by a license as provided for in the said proclamation. License requirement.Exports of designated materials.NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the said act of Congress, do hereby proclaim that upon the recommendation of the aforesaid Administrator of Export Control I have determined that it is necessary in the interest of the national defense that on and after August 1, 1940, the additional materials hereinafter listed shall not be exported from the United 54 Stat. 2727States except when authorized in each case by a license as provided for in the aforesaid proclamation: 1. Petroleum products 2. Tetraethyl lead 3. Iron and steel scrap IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 26th day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Sumner Welles *Acting Secretary of State*. 2418 August 7, 1940 Day of Prayer Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Day of Prayer August 7, 1940[No. 2418] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION The American heritage of individual freedom and of governmentPreamble. deriving its powers from the consent of the governed has from the time of the Fathers of our Republic been proudly transmitted to each succeeding generation, and to us of this generation has fallen the task of preserving it and transmitting it to the future. We are now engaged in a mighty effort to fortify that heritage. Mindful of our duties in the family of nations we have endeavored to prevent the outbreak and the spread of war, and we have raised our voices against international injustice. As Americans and as lovers of freedom we are humbly sympathetic with those who are facing tribulation in lands across the seas. When every succeeding day brings sad news of suffering and disaster abroad we are especially conscious of the Divine Power and of our dependence upon God’s merciful guidance. With this consciousness in our hearts it is seemly that we should, at a time like this, pray to Almighty God for His blessing on our country and for the establishment of a just and permanent peace among all the nations of the world. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PresidentSunday, September 8, 1940, set aside as a day of prayer. of the United States of America, do hereby set aside Sunday, September 8, 1940, as a day of prayer; and I urge the people of the United States, of all creeds and denominations, to pray on that day, in their churches or at their homes, on the high seas or wherever they may be, beseeching the Ruler of the Universe to bless our Republic, to make us reverently grateful for our heritage and firm in its defense, and to grant to this land and to the troubled world a righteous, enduring peace. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 7th day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Sumner Welles *Acting Secretary of State*. 2419 August 8, 1940 Canada—Suspension of Tonnage Duties by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation 54 Stat. 2728 Canada—Suspension of Tonnage DutiesAugust 8, 1940[No. 2419] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.WHEREAS section 4228 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended by the act of July 24, 1897, c. 13, 30 Stat. 214 (U. S. C., title 46, sec. 141), provides, in part, as follows: " “Upon satisfactory proof being given to the President, by the government of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of such nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States or from any foreign country, the President may issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States are suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of such foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported into the United States from such foreign nation, or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the President, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels, belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, shall be continued, and no longer . . .” " WHEREAS, satisfactory proof was received by me from the Government of Canada that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of Canada upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in such vessels, from the United States, or from any foreign country; Canada.Suspension of foreign discriminating duties and imposts against.NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the above-quoted statutory provisions, do hereby declare and proclaim that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts within the United States are suspended and discontinued so far as respects the vessels of Canada and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in said vessels into the United States from Canada or from Effective date and duration.any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from the date of this proclamation, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes shall be continued, and no longer. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 8th day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Sumner Welles *Acting Secretary of State*. 2420 August 9, 1940 Amendments of Regulations Relating to Migratory Birds by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation 54 Stat. 2729 Amendments of Regulations Relating to Migratory BirdsAugust 9, 1940[No. 2420] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the Secretary of the Interior, under authority andPreamble. direction of and in compliance with section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (40 Stat. 755), as amended by the act of[16 U. S. C. §§ 703–711; Supp. V, §§ 703–709a](/us/usc/t16/s703–711/703–709a). June 20, 1936, 49 Stat. 1555, the administration of which act was transferred to the said Secretary on July 1, 1939 by Reorganization Plan No. II (53 Stat. 1431), has adopted and submitted to me the[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 133t (note)](/us/usc/t5/s133t). following amendments, which he has determined to be suitable amendments of certain of the regulations approved by Proclamation*Ante*, pp. 2615, 2661. No. 2345 of August 11, 1939, as amended by Proclamation No. 2367 of September 28, 1939, permitting and governing the hunting, taking, capture, killing, possession, sale, purchase, shipment, transportation, carriage, exportation, and importation of migratory birds and parts, nests, and eggs thereof, included in the terms of the Convention between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of migratory birds concluded August 16, 1916, and the Convention[39 Stat. 1702](/us/stat/39/1702). between the United States and the United Mexican States for the protection of migratory birds and game mammals concluded February 7, 1936:[50 Stat. 1311](/us/stat/50/1311). " “amendments of migratory bird treaty act regulations adopted by the secretary of the interior Under authority and direction of section 3 of the Migratory BirdMigratory Bird Treaty Act Regulations.[16 U. S. C. §§ 703–711; Supp. V, §§ 703–709a](/us/usc/t16/s703–711/703–709a). Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (40 Stat. 755), as amended by the act of June 20, 1936, 49 Stat. 1555, the administration of which act was transferred to the Secretary of the Interior on July 1, 1939 by Reorganization Plan No. II (53 Stat. 1431), I, Harold L. Ickes, Secretary [5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 133t (note)](/us/usc/t5/s133t).of the Interior, having due regard to the zones of temperature and to the distribution, abundance, economic value, breeding habits, and times and lines of migratory flight of migratory birds included in the terms of the Convention between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of migratory birds, concluded August 16, 1916, and[39 Stat. 1702](/us/stat/39/1702). the Convention between the United States and the United Mexican States for the protection of migratory birds and game mammals, concluded February 7, 1936, have determined when, to what extent,[30 Stat. 1311](/us/stat/30/1311). and by what means it is compatible with the terms of said conventions and act to allow the hunting, taking, capture, killing, possession, sale, purchase, shipment, transportation, carriage, exportation, and importation of such birds and parts thereof and their nests and eggs, and, in accordance with such determinations, do hereby amend, as specified, the regulations approved by Proclamation No. 2345 of August 11, 1939, as amended by Proclamation No. 2367 of September*Ante*, pp. 2615, 2601 28, 1939, and as so amended do hereby adopt such regulations as suitable regulations permitting and governing the hunting, taking, capture, killing, possession, sale, purchase, shipment, transportation, carriage, exportation, and importation of such migratory birds and parts, nests, and eggs thereof: Regulation 2, “Definition of Terms”, is amended to read as follows: Regulation 2.— Definition of Terms*Ante*, p. 2617. For the purposes of these regulations, the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean and to include— *Secretary*.—Secretary of the Interior of the United States.“Secretary.” *Director*.—Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior.“Director.” 54 Stat. 2730 “Regional Director.”*Regional Director*.—Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior. “Person.”*Person*.—Individual, club, association, partnership, or corporation, any one or all, as the context requires. “Take.”*Take*.—Hunt, kill, or capture, or attempt to hunt, kill, or capture. “Open season.”*Open season*.—Time during which migratory game birds may be taken. “Transport.”*Transport*.—Ship, carry, export, import, and receive or deliver for shipment, conveyance, carriage, exportation, or importation. Regulation 4, “Open Seasons on and Possession of Certain Migratory Game Birds”, is amended to read as follows: Regulation 4.—*Ante*, pp. 2618, 2662; *post*, p. 2767. Open Seasons on and Possession of Certain Migratory Game Birds Open seasons on and possession of certain migratory game birds.Waterfowl (except snow geese and brants in States bordering on the Atlantic Ocean; Ross’ geese, wood ducks, and swans), and coots, may be taken each day from sunrise to 4 p. m., and rails and gallinules (other than coots), Wilson’s snipes or jacksnipes, woodcocks, mourning or turtle doves, white-winged doves, and band-tailed pigeons from sunrise to sunset each day during the open seasons prescribed therefor in this regulation, and they may be taken by the means and in the numbers permitted by regulations 3 and 5 of these regulations, respectively, and when so taken may be possessed in the numbers permitted by regulation 5 any day in any State or Territory or in the District of Columbia during the period constituting the open season where taken and for an additional period of 20 days next succeeding said open season, but no such bird shall be possessed in a State or Territory or in the District of Columbia at a time when such State, Territory, or Reservations or sanctuaries.District prohibits the possession thereof. Nothing herein shall be deemed to permit the taking of migratory birds on any reservation or sanctuary established under the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of [16 U. S. C. §§ 715–715r; Supp. V, §§ 715a–715s](/us/usc/t16/s715–715r/715a–715s).February 18, 1929 (45 Stat. 1222), nor on any area of the United States set aside under any other law, proclamation, or Executive order for use as a bird, game, or other wildlife reservation, breeding ground, or refuge except insofar as may be permitted by the Secretary of the Interior under existing law, nor on any area adjacent to any such refuge when such area is designated as a closed area under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Waterfowl, Wilson’s snipe or jacksnipe, and coot.Waterfowl, Wilson’s snipe or jacksnipe, and coot.—The open seasons on waterfowl (except snow geese and brant in States bordering on the Atlantic Ocean; Ross’ goose, wood duck, and swans), Wilson’s snipe or jacksnipe, and coot, in the several States and Alaska, shall be as follows, both dates inclusive: In Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, October 1 to November 29. In California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, including Long Island, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia, October 16 to December 14. In Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, November 2 to December 31. In Fur Districts 1 and 3 in Alaska, as defined in the regulations governing the taking of game in Alaska adopted June 8, 1940 (5 F. R.54 Stat. 2731 2288), October 1 to November 29; and in the remainder of Alaska, September 1 to October 30: Provided, That scoters, locally known*Proviso*.Scoters. as sea coots, may be taken in open coastal waters only, beyond outer harbor lines, in Maine and New Hampshire from September 15 to September 30, and in Massachusetts, New York, including Long Island, and Rhode Island, from September 15 to October 15, and thereafter from land or water during the open seasons for other waterfowl in these States. Rails and gallinules (except coot).—The open season on rails andRails and gallinules (except coot). gallinules (except coot) shall be from September 1 to November 30, both dates inclusive, except as follows: Alabama, November 20 to January 31. Louisiana, November 1 to January 31. Massachusetts, New York, including Long Island, and Washington, October 16 to December 14. Minnesota, September 16 to November 30. Wisconsin, October 1 to November 29. District of Columbia, no open season. Woodcock.—The open seasons on woodcock shall be as follows,Woodcock. both dates inclusive: That part of New York lying north of the tracks of the main lino of the New York Central Railroad extending from Buffalo to Albany and north of the tracks of the main line of the Boston Albany Railroad extending from Albany to the Massachusetts State line, and in New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, October 1 to October 15. That part of New York lying south of the line above described and in Indiana, and Iowa, October 15 to October 29. That part of New York known as Long Island, November 1 to November 15. Arkansas, Kentucky, and Oklahoma, December 1 to December 15. Connecticut, October 25 to November 8. Delaware, and Maryland, November 15 to November 29. Louisiana, and Mississippi, December 15 to December 29. Maine, October 10 to October 24. Massachusetts, October 20 to November 3. Michigan, in Upper Peninsula, October 1 to October 15; in remainder of State, October 15 to October 29. Minnesota, September 16 to September 30. Missouri, November 10 to November 24. New Jersey, and Rhode Island, November 1 to November 15. Ohio, October 10 to October 24. Pennsylvania, October 16 to October 30. Vermont, and West Virginia, October 17 to October 31. Virginia, November 20 to December 4. Mourning or turtle dove.—The open seasons on mourning or turtleMourning or turtle dove. dove shall be as follows, both dates inclusive: Alabama, north of United States Highway No. 80, October 1 to October 31 and December 20 to January 31; south of said highway, November 20 to January 31. Georgia, in Troup, Meriwether, Pike, Lamar, Monroe, Jones, Baldwin, Washington, Jefferson, and Burke Counties, and all counties north thereof, October 1 to October 31 and December 20 to January 31 ; in remainder of State, November 20 to January 31. Mississippi, October 1 to October 15 and December 1 to January 31. South Carolina, in Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee, York, Chester, Fairfield, Union, Laurens, Anderson, Abbeville,54 Stat. 2732 Greenwood, McCormick, Edgefield, and Aiken Counties, September 15 to October 15 and December 20 to January 31 ; in remainder of State, November 20 to January 31. Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, September 1 to November 15. Arkansas, Delaware, North Carolina, and Tennessee, September 15 to November 30. Florida (except in Dade, Broward, and Monroe Counties), November 20 to January 31. That part of Florida comprising Dade, Broward, and Monroe Counties, October 1 to November 15. Illinois, September 1 to September 30. Kentucky, September 1 to October 31. Louisiana, December 1 to January 31. Maryland, September 1 to September 30 and November 15 to December 31. Minnesota, September 16 to September 30. Texas, in Yoakum, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Kent, Stonewall, Haskell, Throckmorton, Young, Jack, Wise, Denton, Collin, and Hunt Counties, and all counties north thereof, and in Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall, Kaufman, Johnson, Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, and Ellis Counties, September 1 to October 31; in remainder of State, September 15 to November 15. Virginia, September 1 to September 30 and November 20 to December 31. White-winged dove.White-winged dove.—The open seasons on white-winged dove shall be as follows, both dates inclusive: Arizona, August 16 to September 15. Texas, in Yoakum, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Kent, Stonewall, Haskell, Throckmorton, Young, Jack, Wise, Denton, Collin, and Hunt Counties, and all comities north thereof, and in Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall, Kaufman, Johnson, Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, and Ellis Counties, September 1 to October 31; in remainder of State, September 15 to November 15. Band-tailed pigeon.Band-tailed pigeon.—The open seasons on band-tailed pigeon shall be as follows, both dates inclusive: Arizona, New Mexico, and Washington, September 16 to September 30. California, December 1 to December 15. Oregon, September 1 to September 15. Regulation 5, “Daily Bag and Possession Limits on Certain Migratory Game Birds”, is amended to read as follows: Regulation 5.—*Ante*, p. 2620. Daily Bag and Possession Limits on Certain Migratory Game Birds Daily bag and possession limits.A person may take in any one day during the open seasons prescribed therefor in regulation 4 of these regulations not to exceed the following numbers of migratory game birds, which numbers shall include au birds taken by any other person who for hire accompanies or assists him in taking such birds; and when so taken these may be possessed in the numbers specified as follows: Ducks.Ducks (except wood duck).—Ten in the aggregate of all kinds, of which not more than 3 of any one, or more than 3 in the aggregate, may be of the following species—canvasback, redhead, bufflehead, and ruddy duck; and any person at any one time may possess not more than 20 ducks in the aggregate of all kinds, of which not more than 6 of any one, or more than 6 in the aggregate, may be of the following species—canvasback, redhead, bufflehead, and ruddy duck. 54 Stat. 2733 Geese and brant (except snow geese and brant in States borderingGeese and brant. on the Atlantic Ocean; and Ross’ goose).—Three in the aggregate of all kinds, and any person at any one time may possess not more than 6 in the aggregate of all kinds. Rails and gallin ules (except sora and coot).—Fifteen in the aggregateRails and gallinules. of all kinds, and any person at any one time may possess not more than 15 in the aggregate of all kinds. Sora.—Fifteen, and any person at any one time may possess notSora. more than 15. Coot.—Twenty-five, and any person at any one time may possessCoot. not more than 25. Wilson’s snipe or jacksnipe.—Fifteen, and any person at any oneWilson’s snipe or jacksnipe. time may possess not more than 15. Woodcock.—Four, and any person at any one time may possessWoodcock. not more than 8. Mourning or turtle dove and white-winged dove.—Twelve in the aggregate of both kinds, and any person at any one time may possess not more than 12 in the aggregate of both kinds. Band-tailed pigeon.—Ten, and any person at any one time may possess not more than 10. The possession limits hereinbefore prescribed shall apply as well to ducks, geese, brant, rails, including coots and gallinules, Wilson’s snipes or jacksnipes, woodcocks, mourning or turtle doves, white-winged doves, and band-tailed pigeons taken in Canada, Mexico, or other foreign country and brought into the United States, as to those taken in the United States. Regulation 6, “Shipment, Transportation, and Possession ofRegulation 6, amendment.*Ante*, p. 2621. Certain Migratory Game Birds”, is amended by striking out the figure “10” wherever it occurs in the said regulation and by inserting in lieu thereof the figure “20”. Regulation 8, “Permits to Propagate Migratory Waterfowl”, andRegulations 8 and 9, amendment.*Ante*, pp. 2622, 2624. Regulation 9, “Permits to Collect Migratory Birds for Scientific Purposes”, are amended by striking out the words “Chief of the Bureau” wherever they occur in the said regulations and by inserting in lieu thereof the word “Director”. Regulation 10, “Permits to Kill Migratory Birds Injurious to Property”, is amended to read as follows: Regulation 10.—*Ante*, p. 2625. Permits To Kill Migratory Birds Injurious to Property Community injury.—When information is furnished the SecretaryCommunity injury. that any species of migratory bird has become, under extraordinary conditions, seriously injurious to agriculture or other interests in any particular community, an investigation will be made to determine the nature and extent of the injury, whether the birds alleged to be doing the damage should be killed, and, if so, during what times and by what means. Upon his determination an appropriate order will be made. Specific injury.—Upon receipt by the Director, or the RegionalSpecific injury. Director in the region where the injury occurs, of information from the owner, tenant, or share cropper that migratory birds are injuring his crops or other property on the land on which he resides, together with a statement of the location of the land, the nature of the crops or property being injured, the extent of such injury, and the particular species of birds committing the injury, an investigation will be made, and if it is determined from such investigation that the injury complained of is substantial and can be abated only by killing the birds, or some of them, a permit to kill the birds will be issued54 Stat. 2734 by the Director or by the Regional Director if authorized by the Director, in which permit will be specified the time during which, the means and methods by which, and the person or persons by whom the birds may be killed, and the disposition to be made of the birds so killed, and such other restrictions as may be deemed necessary and appropriate in the circumstances of the particular case: *Proviso*.Restrictions.Provided, however, That in every permit issued as aforesaid, it shall be specified that no such birds shall be shot at or killed at any time or in any manner not authorized by the laws of the State in which such permit is effective; and as to migratory waterfowl, that they shall not be shot at or killed
(1)from any blind, sink, pit, or any other device or means of concealment, natural or artificial, movable or stationary, whether on land or water;
(2)by means of any gun larger than No.-l0 gage, or of any gun to which a silencer has been attached or otherwise affixed; and
(3)by the use of decoys of any description, or of traps or nets of any kind. Records and reports.Every person exercising any privilege provided for in this regulation shall keep an accurate record of all migratory birds killed by him and whenever requested by the Director or by the Regional Director shall submit promptly, on a form provided by the Fish and Wildlife Service for the purpose, a report correctly stating the species and the number of each species of migratory birds killed by Him and in any event shall submit such report to the Regional Director on or before January 10 of each year. Failure to submit a report as required by this regulation will be sufficient cause for revocation of the permit or withdrawal of any privilege accorded any person failing to make the report. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the seal of the Department of the Interior to be affixed, this second day of August, 1940. Harold L. Ickes [seal] *Secretary of the Interior*.” " AND WHEREAS upon consideration it appears that approval of the foregoing amendments will effectuate the purposes of the aforesaid Migratory Bird Treaty Act: Approval and proclamation of amendments.NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, do hereby approve and proclaim the foregoing amendments. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this ninth day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of [seal] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Sumner Welles *Acting Secretary of State*. 2421 August 26, 1940 Approving Report of United States Tariff Commission on Shipments and Imports of Red Cedar Shingles by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Approving Report of United States Tariff Commission on Shipments and Imports of Red Cedar ShinglesAugust 26, 1940[No. 2421] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.*Ante*, p. 708.WHEREAS the act of Congress approved July 1, 1940 (Pub. No. 698, 76th Cong.), entitled “An Act to provide for exercising the right with respect to red cedar shingles reserved in the trade agreement54 Stat. 2735 concluded November 17, 1938, between the United States of America and Canada, and for other purposes,” provides as follows:[53 Stat. 2348](/us/stat/53/2348). " “That
(a)the United States Tariff Commission is hereby directed to conduct an investigation as soon as practicable after the close of the calendar year 1939 and each calendar year thereafter, for the purpose of ascertaining the quantities of red cedar shingles shipped by producers in the United States and the quantities of imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during each of the three calendar years immediately preceding any such investigation.
(b)If the Commission finds, on the basis of an investigation under subdivision
(a)of this section, that in any calendar year after 1938 the quantity of imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, was in excess of 30 per centum of the combined total for such year of the respective quantities ascertained in such investigation, it shall so report to the President. If the President approves the report of the Commission, he shall so proclaim, and on and after the day following the filing of such proclamation with the Division of the Federal Register and so long as any trade agreement entered into under the authority of section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930,[48 Stat. 943](/us/stat/48/943).[19 U. S. C. § 1351; Supp. V, § 1351](/us/usc/t19/s1351). as amended, shall be in effect with respect to the importation into the United States of red cedar shingles, there shall be a duty upon imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, in any calendar year in excess of 30 per centum of the annual average for the preceding three calendar years of the combined total of the quantity of such shingles shipped by producers in the United States and of the quantity of such imported shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption. The rate of such duty shall be 25 cents per square. Any duty imposed under this Act shall be treated for the purposes of all provisions of law relating to customs revenue as a duty imposed by the Tariff Act of 1930, and shall not apply to shingles entered for consumption before the duty becomes applicable.
(c)The quantity of red cedar shingles entitled to exemption from any duty imposed pursuant to this Act shall be ascertained for each quota period by the Commission and reported to the Secretary of the Treasury.”; " WHEREAS the United States Tariff Commission has reported toInvestigation conducted. me that pursuant to the said act it has conducted an investigation and has ascertained the quantities of red cedar shingles shipped by producers in the United States and the quantities of imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during each of the three calendar years immediately preceding such investigation, namely, the calendar years 1937, 1938, and 1939; and WHEREAS, as shown by its report, the Commission has found, onFindings. the basis of its investigation, that in the calendar year 1939 the quantity of imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, was in excess of 30 per centum of the combined total for such year of the quantity of red cedar shingles shipped by producers in the United States and the quantity of imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, as ascertained by the Commission: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PresidentApproval of report. of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim my approval of the said report of the United States Tariff Commission, to the end that54 Stat. 2736 the duty provided in the aforesaid act approved July 1, 1940, shall be imposed upon such imported red cedar shingles as are subject to duty under that act. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 26” day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2422 August 27, 1940 Enlarging the Ozark National Forest—Arkansas by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Enlarging the Ozark National Forest—ArkansasAugust 27, 1940[No. 2422] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.WHEREAS certain lands in the State of Arkansas have been acquired or are in process of acquisition by the United States under authority of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, approved April 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 115), and Title III of the Bankhead-Jones[7 U. S. C. Supp. V, § 1010–1013](/us/usc/t7/s1010–1013). Farm Tenant Act, approved July 22, 1937 (50 Stat. 522, 525), for use in connection with the Boston Mountain Land Utilization Project (LU-AK-6); and WHEREAS by Executive Order No. 7670 of July 19, 1937, the vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved public lands within the project boundaries were temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for use and development by the Department of Agriculture in connection with the said project; and WHEREAS by reason of the transfer effected by Executive Order No. 7908 of June 9, 1938, the said project is now being administered pursuant to Title III of the above-mentioned Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act; and WHEREAS it appears that the said project lands are suitable for national-forest purposes and that it would be in the public interest to include them in and reserve them as a part of the Ozark National Forest, in Arkansas: Lands added.NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the power vested in me by section 24 of the act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1095, 1103, as amended (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 471), the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 34, 36 (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 473), and Title III of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, and upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, do proclaim that the boundaries of the said Ozark National Forest are hereby extended to include the non-contiguous area shown on the diagram attached hereto and made a part hereof; that
(1)all lands within the said boundaries which have been acquired by the United States under the provisions of the said Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 and Title III of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, and all unappropriated public lands within the said area, are hereby reserved as a part of the Ozark Administration of lands acquired.National Forest; and
(2)that all lands within the said boundaries which are in process of acquisition by the United States under authority of the said Emergency Relief Appropriation Act and Title III of 54 Stat. 2737 the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act shall upon the acquisition of title thereto become and be reserved as a part of the said forest, all such lands thereafter to be subject to the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the national forests. The above-mentioned Executive Order No. 7670 of July 19, 1937, isRevocation of prior Executive order. hereby revoked. The reservation made by this proclamation shall, as to all landsRights reserved. which are at this date legally appropriated under the public-land laws or reserved for any public purpose other than classification, be subject to and shall not interfere with or defeat the use for such public purpose of lands so reserved, so long as such appropriation is legally maintained or such reservation remains in force. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington, this 27” day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the Independence [seal] of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2423 September 12, 1940 Control of the Export of Certain Articles and Materials by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Control of the Export of Certain Articles and MaterialsSeptember 12, 1940[No. 2423] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS section 6 of the act of Congress entitled “An Act toPreamble.*Ante*, p. 714. expedite the strengthening of the national defense,” approved July 2, 1940, provides as follows: " “Whenever the President determines that it is necessary in the interest of national defense to prohibit or curtail the exportation of any military equipment or munitions, or component parts thereof, or machinery, tools, or material, or supplies necessary for the manufacture, servicing, or operation thereof, he may by proclamation prohibit or curtail such exportation, except under such rules and regulations as he shall prescribe. Any such proclamation shall describe the articles or materials included in the prohibition or curtailment contained therein. In case of the violation of any provision of any proclamation, or of any rule or regulation, issued hereunder, such violator or violators, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The authority granted in this section shall terminate June 30, 1942, unless the Congress shall otherwise provide.”; " NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PresidentControl of exports of certain articles and materials. of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid act of Congress, do hereby proclaim that upon the recommendation of the Administrator of Export Control I have determined that it is necessary in the interest of the national defense that on and after this date the following-described articles and materials shall not be exported from the United States except when authorized in each case by a license as provided for in54 Stat. 2738*Ante*, p. 2712.Proclamation No. 2413 of July 2, 1940, entitled “Administration of section 6 of the act entitled ‘An Act to expedite the strengthening of the national defense’ approved July 2, 1940,” and in the regulations issued pursuant thereto: 1. Equipment (excluding minor component parts) which can be used, or adapted to use, for the production of aviation motor fuel from petroleum, petroleum products, hydrocarbons, or hydrocarbon mixtures, by processes involving chemical change; and any plans, specifications, or other documents containing descriptive or technical information of any kind (other than that appearing in any form available to the general public) useful in the design, construction, or operation of any such equipment, or in connection with any such processes. Aviation motor fuel shall mean such fuel as is defined in the regulations issued pursuant to Proclamation No. 2417 of July 26, 1940, as may from time to time be amended. 2. Equipment (excluding minor component parts) which can be used, or adapted to use, for the production of tetraethyl lead; and any plans, specifications, or other documents containing descriptive or technical information of any kind (other than that appearing in any form available to the general public) useful in the design, construction, or operation of any such equipment, or in connection with any such processes. Tetraethyl lead shall mean such tetraethyl lead as is defined in the regulations issued pursuant to Proclamation No. 2417 of July 26, 1940, as may from time to time be amended. 3. Plans, specifications, and other documents containing descriptive or technical information of any kind (other than that appearing in any form available to the general public) setting forth the design or construction of aircraft or air-craft engines. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 12th day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of [seal] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State* 2424 September 14, 1940 Gold Star Mother’s Day by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Gold Star Mother’s DaySeptember 14, 1940[No. 2422] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.[36 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 147, 148](/us/usc/t36/s147/148).WHEREAS the preamble to Public Resolution 123, 74th Congress, approved June 23, 1936 (49 Stat. 1895), recites: " “Whereas the service rendered the United States by the American mother is the greatest source of the country’s strength and inspiration; and 54 Stat. 2739 “Whereas we honor ourselves and the mothers of America when we revere and give emphasis to the home as the fountain-head of the state; and “Whereas the American mother is doing so much for the home and for the moral and spiritual uplift of the people of the United States and hence so much for good government and humanity; and “Whereas the American Gold Star Mothers suffered the supreme sacrifice of motherhood in the loss of their sons and daughters in the World War;” " AND WHEREAS the said Public Resolution 123 provides: " “That the President of the United States is hereby authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the Government officials to display the United States flag on all Government buildings, and the people of the United States to display the flag and to hold appropriate meetings at their homes, churches, or other suitable places, on the last Sunday in September, as a public expression of the love, sorrow, and reverence of the people of the United States for the American Gold Star Mothers. “Sec. 2. That the last Sunday in September shall hereafter be designated and known as ‘Gold Star Mother’s Day’, and it shall be the duty of the President to request its observance as provided for in this resolution.” " NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PresidentGold Star Mother’s Day.Designation of last Sunday in September of this and succeeding years; observance invited. of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid public resolution, do hereby designate the last Sunday in September of this and of each succeeding year as Gold Star Mother’s Day, do direct the officials of the Government to have the flag of the United States displayed on all Government buildings on that day, and do call upon the American people to display the flag and observe Gold Star Mother’s Day in their homes, churches, and other suitable places as a public expression of their affection and reverence for the American Gold Star Mothers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 14th day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of [seal] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2425 September 16, 1940 Registration Day by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Registration DaySeptember 16, 1940[No. 2425] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the Congress has enacted and I have this day approvedPreamble. the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which declares that it is*Ante*, p. 885. imperative to increase and train the personnel of the armed forces of the United States and that in a free society the obligations and54 Stat. 2740 privileges of military training and service should be shared generally in accordance with a fair and just system of selective compulsory military training and service; and WHEREAS the said Act contains, in part, the following provisions: " “Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, it shall be the duty of every male citizen of the United States, and of every male alien residing in the United States, who, on the day or days fixed for the first or any subsequent registration, is between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-six, to present himself for and submit to registration at such time or times and place or places, and in such manner and in such age group or groups, as shall be determined by rules and regulations prescribed hereunder. * * * * * * * “Sec. 5.
(a)Commissioned officers, warrant officers, pay clerks, and enlisted men of the Regular Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Public Health Service, the federally recognized active National Guard, the Officers’ Reserve Corps, the Regular Army Reserve, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, the Naval Reserve, and the Marine Corps Reserve; cadets, United States Military Academy; midshipmen, United States Naval Academy; cadets, United States Coast Guard Academy; men who have been accepted for admittance (commencing with the academic year next succeeding such acceptance) to the United States Military Academy as cadets, to the United States Naval Academy as midshipmen, or to the United States Coast Guard Academy as cadets, but only during the continuance of such acceptance; cadets of the advanced course, senior division, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps or Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and diplomatic representatives, technical attaches of foreign embassies and legations, consuls general, consuls, vice consuls, and consular agents of foreign countries, residing in the United States, who are not citizens of the United States, and who have not declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, shall not be required to be registered under section 2 and shall be relieved from liability for training and service under section 3 (b).” * * * * * * * “Sec. 10
(a)The President is authorized—
(1)to prescribe the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act;” * * * * * * * “(4) to utilize the services of any or all departments and any and all officers or agents of the United States and to accept the services of all officers and agents of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia and subdivisions thereof in the execution of this Act;” * * * * * * *; “Sec. 14
(a)Every person shall be deemed to have notice of the requirements of tins Act upon publication by the President of a proclamation or other public notice fixing a time for any registration under section 2.” * * * * * * * " NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, do proclaim the following: 54 Stat. 2741 1. The first registration under the Selective Training and ServiceTime for first registration. Act of 1940 shall take place on Wednesday, the sixteenth day of October, 1940, between the hours of 7 A. M. and 9 P. M. 2. Every male person (other than persons excepted by SectionPersons required to register.*Ante*, p. 887. 5
(a)of the aforesaid Act) who is a citizen of the United States or an alien residing in the United States and who, on the registration date fixed herein, has attained the twenty-first anniversary of the day of his birth and has not attained the thirty-sixth anniversary of the day of his birth, is required to present himself for and submit to registration. Every such person who is within the continental United States on the registration date fixed herein shall on that date present himself for and submit to registration at the duly designated place of registration within the precinct, district, or registration area in which he has his permanent home or in which he may happen to be on that date. Every such person who is not within the continental United States on the registration date fixed herein shall within five days after his return to the continental United States present himself for and submit to registration. Regulations will be prescribed hereafterRegulations for special registration. providing for special registration of those who on account of sickness or other causes beyond their control are unable to present themselves for registration at the designated places of registration on the registration date fixed herein. 3. Every person subject to registration is required to familiarizeObservance of rules, etc. himself with the rules and regulations governing registration and to comply therewith. 4. The times and places for registration in Alaska, Hawaii, andRegistration in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.*Post*, pp. 2760, 2745, 2747.State, etc., facilities. Puerto Rico will be fixed in subsequent proclamations. 5. I call upon the Governors of the several States and the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia to provide suitable and sufficient places of registration within their respective jurisdictions and to provide suitable and necessary registration boards to effect such registration. 6. I further call upon all officers and agents of the United StatesServices Of officials, etc. and all officers and agents of the several States and the District of Columbia and subdivisions thereof to do and perform all acts and services necessary to accomplish effective and complete registration; and I especially call upon all local election officials and other patriotic citizens to offer their services as members of the boards of registration. 7. In order that there may be full cooperation in carrying intoCooperation of all employees, etc. effect the purposes of said Act, I urge all employers, and government agencies of all kinds—Federal, State and Iocal—to give those under their charge sufficient time off in which to fulfill the obligation of registration incumbent on them under the said Act. America stands at the crossroads of its destiny. Time and distance have been shortened. A few weeks have seen great nations fall. We cannot remain indifferent to the philosophy of force now rampant in the world. The terrible fate of nations whose weakness invited attack is too well known to us all. We must and will marshal our great potential strength to fend off war from our shores. We must and will prevent our land from becoming a victim of aggression. Our decision has been made. It is in that spirit that the people of our country are assuming the burdens that now become necessary. Offers of service have flooded in from patriotic citizens in every part of the nation, who ask only what they can do to help. Now there is both the opportunity and the need for many thousands to assist in listing the names and addresses of the millions who will enroll on registration day at school houses, polling places, and town halls. 54 Stat. 2742 The Congress has debated without partisanship and has now enacted a law establishing a selective method of augmenting our armed forces. The method is fair, it is sure, it is democratic—it is the will of our people. After thoughtful deliberation, and as the first step, our young men will come from the factories and the fields, the cities and the towns, to enroll their names on registration day. On that eventful day my generation will salute their generation. May we all renew within our hearts that conception of liberty and that way of life which we have all inherited. May we all strengthen our resolve to hold high the torch of freedom in this darkening world so that our children and their children may not be robbed of their rightful inheritance. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this sixteenth day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of [seal] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2426 September 18, 1940 Fire Prevention Week—1940 by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Fire Prevention Week—1940September 18, 1940[No. 2426] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.WHEREAS untimely death by fire or painful injury from flames and smoke is the tragic fate of an appalling number annually of men, women, and children; and WHEREAS avoidable fires caused damage to property in the United States during 1939 amounting to approximately $275,000,000, an increase over the annual losses in recent years; and WHEREAS public alertness and attention are most effective means of ensuring the establishment of adequate safeguards in places where destructive fires may occur: Fire Prevention Week.Designation of week beginning Oct. 6, 1940, as.NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate and proclaim the week beginning October 6, 1940, as Fire Prevention Week, and I urge that civic leaders and the press cooperate in promoting throughout the Nation, during that week, discussions and measures of action that will lead to the prompt elimination of fire hazards and to increased vigilance at potential points of danger. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 18” day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of [seal] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2427 September 18, 1940 General Pulaski’s Memorial Day by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation 54 Stat. 2743 General Pulaski’s Memorial DaySeptember 18, 1940[No. 2427] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, in a world seared by the ravaging hand of war andPreamble. oppression, we Americans are increasingly grateful for the Republic which our fathers built on principles of freedom and equality; and WHEREAS the valiant struggle to win American independence was advanced by the bravery of General Casimir Pulaski, a Pole who hated tyranny and who fought fiercely by the side of American patriots until he was wounded unto death, October 9, and drew his last breath on October 11, 1779; and WHEREAS Public Resolution 76 of the Seventy-sixth Congress,*Ante*, p. 231. approved on June 6, 1940, provides: " “That the President of the United States of America is authorized to issue a proclamation calling upon officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all governmental buildings on October 11, 1940, and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies in commemoration of the death of General Casimir Pulaski.” " NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PresidentGeneral Pulaski’s Memorial Day.Observance on Oct. 11 1940. of the United States of America, do hereby call upon officials of the Government to display the flag on Government buildings on October 11, 1940, and I invite the people of the United States to participate in the observance of that day as General Pulaski’s Memorial Day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and churches, or other suitable places. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 18” day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2428 September 30, 1940 Administration of Section 6 of the Act Entitled “An Act To Expedite the Strengthening of the National Defense,” Approved July 2, 1940 by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Administration of Section 6 of the Act Entitled “An Act To Expedite the Strengthening of the National Defense,” Approved July 2, 1940September 30, 1940[No. 2428] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS section 6 of the act of Congress entitled “AN ACT ToPreamble.*Ante*, p. 714. expedite the strengthening of the national defense,” approved July 2, 1940, provides as follows: " “Sec. 6. Whenever the President determines that it is necessary in the interest of national defense to prohibit or curtail the exportation of any military equipment or munitions, or component54 Stat. 2744 parts thereof, or machinery, tools, or material, or supplies necessary for the manufacture, servicing, or operation thereof, he may by proclamation prohibit or curtail such exportation, except under such rules and regulations as he shall prescribe. Any such proclamation shall describe the articles or materials included in the prohibition or curtailment contained therein. In case of the violation of any provision of any proclamation, or of any rule or regulation, issued hereunder, such violator or violators, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The authority granted in this section shall terminate June 30, 1942, unless the Congress shall otherwise provide.” " NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid act of Congress, do hereby proclaim that upon the recommendation of the Administrator of Export Control I have determined that it is necessary in the interest of the national defense that on and after October 15, 1940, the following-described articles and materials shall not be exported from the United States except when authorized in each case by a *Ante*, p. 2712.license as provided for in Proclamation No. 2413 of July 2, 1940, entitled “Administration of section 6 of the act entitled ‘An Act to expedite the strengthening of the national defense’ approved July 2, 1940,” and in the regulations issued pursuant thereto: Fire Control Instruments, Military Searchlights, Aerial Cameras and other types of Military Equipment containing optical elements. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 30” day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2429 September 30, 1940 Iceland—Suspension of Tonnage Duties by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Iceland—Suspension of Tonnage DutiesSeptember 30, 1940[No. 2429] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.WHEREAS section 4228 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended by the act of July 24, 1897, c. 13, 30 Stat. 214 (U. S. C., title 46, sec. 141), provides, in part, as follows: " “Upon satisfactory proof being given to the President, by the government of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of such nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States or from any foreign country, the President may issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost54 Stat. 2745 within the United States are suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of such foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported into the United States from such foreign nation, or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the President, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels, belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, shall be continued, and no longer . . .” " WHEREAS satisfactory proof was received by me from the Government of Iceland on September 13, 1940, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of Iceland upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in such vessels, from the United States, or from any foreign country; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of theIceland.Suspension of foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts. United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the above-quoted statutory provisions, do hereby declare and proclaim that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts within the United States are suspended and discontinued so far as respects the vessels of Iceland and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in said vessels into the United States from Iceland or from any other foreign country; the suspension to takeEffective date; duration. effect from September 13, 1940, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes shall be continued, and no longer IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 30” day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of [seal] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2430 October 1, 1940 Registration Day—Hawaii by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Registration Day—HawaiiOctober 1, 1940[No. 2430] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the Congress has enacted, and I have on the sixteenthPreamble.*Ante*, p. 885. day of September, 1940, approved the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which declares that it is imperative to increase and train the personnel of the armed forces of the United States and that in a free society the obligations and privileges of military training and service should be shared generally in accordance with a fair and just system of selective compulsory military training and service; WHEREAS the said Act contains, in part, the following provisions: " “Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, it shall be the duty of every male citizen of the United States, and of every male alien residing in the United States, who, on the day or days fixed for the first or any subsequent registration, is between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-six, to present himself for and submit to registration at such time or times and place or places,54 Stat. 2746 and in such manner and in such age group or groups, as shall be determined by rules and regulations prescribed hereunder. * * * * * * * “Sec. 5.
(a)Commissioned officers, warrant officers, pay clerks, and enlisted men of the Regular Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Public Health Service, the federally recognized active National Guard, the Officers’ Reserve Corps, the Regular Army Reserve, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, the Naval Reserve, and the Marine Corps Reserve; cadets, United States Military Academy; midshipmen, United States Naval Academy; cadets, United States Coast Guard Academy; men who have been accepted for admittance (commencing with the academic year next succeeding such acceptance) to the United States Military Academy as cadets, to the United States Naval Academy as midshipmen, or to the United States Coast Guard Academy as cadets, but only during the continuance of such acceptance; cadets of the advanced course, senior division, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps or Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and diplomatic representatives, technical attaches of foreign embassies and legations, consuls general, consuls, vice consuls, and consular agents of foreign countries, residing in the United States, who are not citizens of the United States, and who have not declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, shall not be required to be registered under section 2 and shall be relieved from liability for training and service under section 3 (b).” * * * * * * * “Sec. 10
(a)The President is authorized—
(1)to prescribe the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act;” * * * * * * * “(4) to utilize the services of any or all departments and any and all officers or agents of the United States and to accept the services of all officers and agents of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia and subdivisions thereof in the execution of this Act;” * * * * * * * “Sec. 14
(a)Every person shall be deemed to have notice of the requirements of this Act upon publication by the President of a proclamation or other public notice fixing a time for any registration under section 2.” * * * * * * * " *Ante*, p. 2730.WHEREAS on the sixteenth day of September, 1940, I issued a proclamation calling upon all persons subject to registration in the several States of the United States and in the District of Columbia to present themselves for and submit to registration as provided by, and in accordance with, the aforesaid Act of Congress; and *Post*, pp. 2760. 2747.WHEREAS such proclamation provides that “The times and places for registration in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico will be fixed in subsequent proclamations.”; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, do proclaim the following: 1. Hawaii.First registration, date and time. The first registration under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 for the Territory of Hawaii shall take place in such Territory on Saturday, the twenty-sixth day of October, 1940, between the hours of 7:00 A. M. and 9:00 P. M.54 Stat. 2747 2. Every male person (other than persons excepted by section 5(a)Registration of male persons between 21 and 36; exception.*Ante*, pp. 887, 2739. of the aforesaid Act and those previously registered pursuant to the said Proclamation of September 16, 1940) who is a citizen of the United States residing in, or on October 26, 1940, is within, the Territory of Hawaii or who is an alien residing in such Territory, and who on the registration date fixed herein has attained the twenty-first anniversary of the date of his birth and has not attained the thirty-sixth anniversary of the date of his birth, is required to and shall on that date present himself for and submit to registration at the duly designated place of registration within the precinct, district, or registration area in which he has his home or in which he may happen to be on that date. Every such citizen and alien residing in the Territory of Hawaii who is not within such Territory on the registration date fixed herein shall within five days after his return to such Territory present himself for and submit to registration. The provisionsSpecial cases of registration. of Section XIV entitled “Special Cases of Registration”, of Volume Two of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed by Executive Order No. 8545 of September 23, 1940, shall, so far as they may be applicable, govern the registration of those who on account of sickness or other causes beyond their control are unable to present themselves for registration at the designated places of registration on the registration date fixed herein. 3. Every person subject to registration is required to familiarizeObservance of rules, etc. himself with the rules and regulations governing registration and to comply therewith. 4. I call upon the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii to provideFacilities for registration. suitable and sufficient places of registration and to provide suitable and necessary registration boards to effect such registration. 5. I further call upon the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii andServices of Governor, officers, etc. all officers and agents of the Territory of Hawaii and subdivisions thereof to do and perform all acts and services necessary to accomplish effective and complete registration; and I especially call upon all localLocal election officials and other patriotic citizens. election officials and other patriotic citizens to offer their services as members of the boards of registration. 6. In order that there may be full cooperation in carrying intoTime off for registration. effect the purposes of said Act, I urge all employers and government agencies of all kinds—Federal, Territorial, and local—to give those under their charge sufficient time off in which to fulfill the obligations of registration incumbent on them under the said Act. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this first day of October in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America and one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2431 October 8, 1940 Registration Day—Puerto Rico by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Registration Day—Puerto RicoOctober 8, 1940[No. 2431] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the Congress has enacted and I have on the sixteenthPreamble.*Ante. p.* 885. day of September, 1940, approved the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which declares that it is imperative to increase and train54 Stat. 2748 the personnel of the armed forces of the United States and that in a free society the obligations and privileges of military training and service should be shared generally in accordance with a fair and just system of selective compulsory military training and service; WHEREAS the said Act contains, in part, the following provisions: " “Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, it shall be the duty of every male citizen of the United States, and of every male alien residing in the United States, who, on the day or days fixed for the first or any subsequent registration, is between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-six, to present himself for and submit to registration at such time or times and place or places, and in such manner and in such age group or groups, as shall be determined by rules and regulations prescribed hereunder.” " * * * * * * * " “Sec. 5.
(a)Commissioned officers, warrant officers, pay clerks, and enlisted men of the Regular Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Public Health Service, the federally recognized active National Guard, the Officers’ Reserve Corps, the Regular Army Reserve, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, the Naval Reserve, and the Marine Corps Reserve; cadets, United States Military Academy; midshipmen, United States Naval Academy; cadets, United States Coast Guard Academy; men who have been accepted for admittance (commencing with the academic year next succeeding such acceptance) to the United States Military Academy as cadets, to the United States Naval Academy as midshipmen, or to the United States Coast Guard Academy as cadets, but only during the continuance of such acceptance; cadets of the advanced course, senior division, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps or Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and diplomatic representatives, technical attaches of foreign embassies and legations, consuls general, consuls, vice consuls, and consular agents of foreign countries, residing in the United States, who are not citizens of the United States, and who have not declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, shall not be required to be registered under section 2 and shall be relieved from liability for training and service under section 3 (b).” " * * * * * * * " “Sec. 10
(a)The President is authorized—
(1)to prescribe the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act;” " * * * * * * * " “(4) to utilize the services of any or all departments and any and all officers or agents of the United States and to accept the services of all officers and agents of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia and subdivisions thereof in the execution of this Act;” " * * * * * * * " “Sec. 14
(a)Every person shall be deemed to have notice of the requirements of this Act upon publication by the President of a proclamation or other public notice fixing a time for any registration under section 2.” " *Ante*, p.2739.WHEREAS on the sixteenth day of September, 1940, I issued a proclamation calling upon all persons subject to registration in the several States of the United States and in the District of Columbia to present themselves for and submit to registration as provided by, and in accordance with, the aforesaid Act of Congress; and 54 Stat. 2749 WHEREAS such proclamation provides that “The times and places for registration in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico will be fixed in*Post*, p. 2760; *ante*, p.2748. subsequent proclamations.”; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, do proclaim the following: 1. The first registration under the Selective Training and ServicePuerto Rico.First registration, date and time. Act of 1940 for Puerto Rico shall take place in Puerto Rico on Wednesday, the twentieth day of November, 1940, between the hours of 7:00 A. M. and 9:00 P. M. 2. Every male person (other than persons excepted by section 5 (a)Registration of male persons between 21 and 36; exception.*Ante*, pp. 887, 2739. of the aforesaid Act and those previously registered pursuant to the said Proclamation of September 16, 1940, or pursuant to the Proclamation issued by me on the first day of October, 1940, providing for registration for the Territory of Hawaii) who is a citizen of the United States residing in, or on November 20, 1940, is within, Puerto Rico or who is an alien residing in Puerto Rico, and who on the registration date fixed herein has attained the twenty-first anniversary of the date of his birth and has not attained the thirty-sixth anniversary of the date of his birth, is required to and shall on that date present himself for and submit to registration at the duly designated place of registration within the precinct, district, or registration area in which he has his home or in which he may happen to be on that date. Every such citizen and alien residing in Puerto Rico who is not within Puerto Rico on the registration date fixed herein shall within five days after his return to Puerto Rico present himself for and submit to registration.Special cases of registration. The provisions of Section XIV entitled “Special Cases of Registration”, of Volume Two of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed by Executive Order No. 8545 of September 23, 1940, shall, so far as they may be applicable, govern the registration of those who on account of sickness or other causes beyond their control are unable to present themselves for registration at the designated places of registration on the registration date fixed herein. 3. Every person subject to registration is required to familiarizeObservance of rules, etc. himself with the rules and regulations governing registration and to comply therewith. 4. I call upon the Governor of Puerto Rico to provide suitable andFacilities for registration. sufficient places of registration and to. provide suitable and necessary registration boards to effect such registration. 5. I further call upon the Governor of Puerto Rico and all officersServices of Governor, officers, etc. and agents of Puerto Rico and subdivisions thereof to do and perform all acts and services necessary to accomplish effective and complete registration; and I especially call upon all local election officials andLocal election officials and other patriotic citizens. other patriotic citizens to offer their services as members of the boards of registration. 6. In order that there may be full cooperation in carrying into effectTime off for registration. the purposes of said Act, I urge all employers and government agencies of all kinds—Federal and local—to give those under their charge sufficient time off in which to fulfill the obligations of registration incumbent on them under the said Act. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 8th day of October in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2432 October 17, 1940 Peru—Suspension of Tonnage Duties by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation 54 Stat. 2750 Peru—Suspension of Tonnage DutiesOctober 17, 1940[No. 2432] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.WHEREAS section 4228 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended by the act of July 24, 1897, c. 13, 30 Stat. 214 (U. S. C., title 46, sec. 141), provides, in part, as follows: " “Upon satisfactory proof being given to the President, by the government of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of such nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States or from any foreign country, the President may issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States are suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of such foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported into the United States from such foreign nation, or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the President, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels, belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, shall be continued, and no longer * * * ”; " AND WHEREAS satisfactory proof was received by me from the Government of Peru on October 1, 1940, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of Peru upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in such vessels, from the United States, or from any foreign country: Peru.Suspension of foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts.NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the above-quoted statutory provisions, do hereby declare and proclaim that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts within the United States are suspended and discontinued so far as respects the vessels of Peru and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in said vessels into the United States from Peru or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take Effective date; duration.effect from October 1, 1940, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes shall be continued, and no longer. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my band and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 17th day of October in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2433 October 17, 1940 Armistice Day—1940 by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation 54 Stat. 2751 Armistice Day—1940October 17, 1940[No. 2433] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS on November 11, 1918, the nations then at war laidPreamble. down their weapons and turned their thoughts to the hoped-for dawn of an era of peace and order; and WHEREAS Senate Concurrent Resolution 18, Sixty-ninth Congress, passed June 4, 1926 (44 Stat. 1982), requests the President of the United States to issue a proclamation calling for the display of the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on November 11 and for the observance of the day with appropriate ceremonies, and the act of May 13, 1938 (52 Stat. 351) designates the 11th day of November[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 87a](/us/usc/t5/s87a). of each year as a legal public holiday; and WHEREAS observance of the anniversary of the armistice of 1918 will direct our minds to the need of the world then as now not only for peace but also for peace with understanding, not only for a cessation of hostilities but also for mutual respect in the intercourse between nations: NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of theArmistice Day.Observance on Nov, 11,1940. United States of America, do hereby direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all Government buildings on November 11, 1940, and I call upon the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and churches, or other suitable places. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 17th day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2434 October 29, 1940 Greenland—Suspension of Tonnage Duties Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Greenland—Suspension of Tonnage DutiesOctober 29, 1940[No. 2434] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS section 4228 of the Revised Statutes of the UnitedPreamble. States, as amended by the act of July 24, 1897, c. 13, 30 Stat. 214 (U. S. C., title 46, sec. 141), provides, in part, as follows: " “Upon satisfactory proof being given to the President, by the government of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of such nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States or from any foreign country, the President may issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States are suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of such foreign nation, and the54 Stat. 2752 produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported into the United States from such foreign nation, or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the President, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels, belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, shall be continued, and no longer . . .”; " AND WHEREAS satisfactory proof was received by me from the Government of Greenland on October 9, 1940, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of Greenland upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in such vessels, from the United States, or from any foreign country: Greenland.Suspension of foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts.NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the above-quoted statutory provisions, do hereby declare and proclaim that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts within the United States are suspended and discontinued so far as respects the vessels of Greenland and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the said vessels into the United States from Effective date; duration.Greenland or from any other foreign country ; the suspension to take effect from October 9, 1940, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes shall be continued, and no longer. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 29th day of October in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of [seal] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2435 November 7, 1940 Egypt—Suspension of Tonnage Duties Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Egypt—Suspension of Tonnage DutiesNovember 7, 1940[No. 2435] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.WHEREAS section 4228 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended by the act of July 24, 1897, c. 13, 30 Stat. 214 (U. S. C., title 46, sec. 141), provides, in part, as follows: " “Upon satisfactory proof being given to the President, by the government of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of such nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States or from any foreign country, the President may issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States are suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of such foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported into the United States from such foreign nation, or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from the time of such notification54 Stat. 2753 being given to the President, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels, belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, shall be continued, and no longer . . .”; " AND WHEREAS satisfactory proof was received by me from the Government of Egypt on October 3, 1940, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of Egypt upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in such vessels, from the United States, or from any foreign country: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PresidentEgypt.Suspension of foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts. of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the above-quoted statutory provisions, do hereby declare and proclaim that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts within the United States are suspended and discontinued so far as respects the vessels of Egypt and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in said vessels into the United States from Egypt or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from October 3, 1940, and to continue so long as the reciprocalEffective date; duration. exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes shall be continued, and no longer. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 7th day of November in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2436 November 7, 1940 Guatemala—Suspension of Tonnage Duties Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Guatemala—Suspension of Tonnage DutiesNovember 7, 1940[No. 2436] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS section 4228 of the Revised Statutes of the UnitedPreamble. States, as amended by the act of July 24, 1897, c. 13, 30 Stat. 214 (U. S. C., title 46, sec. 141), provides, in part, as follows: " “Upon satisfactory proof being given to the President, by the government of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of such nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States or from any foreign country, the President may issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States are suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of such foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported into the United States from such foreign nation, or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the President, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels, belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, shall be continued, and no longer . . .”; " 54 Stat. 2754 WHEREAS satisfactory proof was received by me from the Government of Guatemala on October 19, 1940, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of Guatemala upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in such vessels, from the United States, or from any foreign country: Guatemala.Suspension of foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts.NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the above-quoted statutory provisions, do hereby declare and proclaim that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts within the United States are suspended and discontinued so far as respects the vessels of Guatemala and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in said vessels into the United States from Effective date; duration.Guatemala or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from October 19, 1940, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes shall be continued, and no longer. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 7th day of November in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2437 November 7, 1940 Dominican Republic—Suspension of Tonnage Duties Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Dominican Republic—Suspension of Tonnage DutiesNovember 7, 1940[No. 2437] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.WHEREAS section 4228 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended by the act of July 24, 1897, c. 13, 30 Stat. 214 (U. S. C., title 46, sec. 141), provides, in part, as follows: " “Upon satisfactory proof being given to the President, by the government of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of such nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States or from any foreign country, the President may issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States are suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of such foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported into the United States from such foreign nation, or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the President, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels, belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, shall be continued, and no longer . . .”; " 54 Stat. 2755 WHEREAS satisfactory proof was received by me from the Government of the Dominican Republic on October 19, 1940, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of the Dominican Republic upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in such vessels, from the United States, or from any foreign country: NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President ofDominican Republic.Suspension of foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts. the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the above-quoted statutory provisions, do hereby declare and proclaim that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts within the United States are suspended and discontinued so far as respects the vessels of the Dominican Republic and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in said vessels into the United States from the Dominican Republic or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from October 19, 1940,Effective date; duration. and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes shall be continued, and no longer. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 7th day of November in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and [seal] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2438 November 7, 1940 Haiti—Suspension of Tonnage Duties Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Haiti—Suspension of Tonnage DutiesNovember 7, 1940[No. 2438] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS section 4228 of the Revised Statutes of the UnitedPreamble. States, as amended by the act of July 24, 1897, c. 13, 30 Stat. 214 U. S, C., title 46, sec. 141), provides, in part, as follows: " “Upon satisfactory proof being given to the President, by the government of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of such nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States or from any foreign country, the President may issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States are suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of such foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported into the United States from such foreign nation, or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the President, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels, belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, shall be continued, and no longer . . .”; " 54 Stat. 2756 WHEREAS satisfactory proof was received by me from the Government of Haiti on October 19, 1940, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of Haiti upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in such vessels, from the United States, or from any foreign country: Haiti.Suspension of foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts.NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the above-quoted statutory provisions, do hereby declare and proclaim that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts within the United States are suspended and discontinued so far as respects the vessels of Haiti and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in said vessels into the United States from Effective date; duration.Haiti or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from October 19, 1940, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes shall be continued, and no longer. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 7th day of November in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2439 November 7, 1940 Closed Area Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Washington Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Closed Area Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act WashingtonNovember 7, 1940[No. 2439] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.WHEREAS the Acting Secretary of the Interior has submitted to me for approval the following regulation adopted by him on October [16 U. S. C. §§ 703–711; Supp. V, §§ 703–709a](/us/usc/t16/s703–711/703–709a).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 133t (note)](/us/usc/t5/s133t).22, 1940, under authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (40 Stat. 755, 16 U. S. C. 704), and Reorganization Plan No. II (53 Stat. 1431): Regulation Designating as Closed Area Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Certain Lands and Waters Adjacent to and in the Vicinity of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, Washington Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, Wash.Regulation designating certain lands and waters adjacent to, as closed area.I, E. K. Burlew, Acting Secretary of the Interior, after consideration of the exigencies of the migratory waterfowl and other migratory birds included in the terms of the Convention between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of migratory birds, concluded August 16, 1916, resident upon and resorting[39 Stat. 1702](/us/stat/39/1702). to the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, in Pacific County, Washington, which was established as the Willapa Harbor Migratory Bird Refuge by Executive Order No. 7541, of January 22, 1937, and enlarged by Executive Order No. 7721, of October 8, 1937, and the designation of which was changed to Willapa *Ante*, pp. 2717, 2725.National Wildlife Refuge by Proclamation No. 2416, of July 25, 1940, have determined that to allow the hunting, taking, capturing, or killing of migratory waterfowl or other migratory birds, or the attempt to hunt, take, capture, or kill such waterfowl54 Stat. 2757 or other birds, or the taking of their nests or eggs in or on any lands or waters in Willapa Bay within the boundary herein-after described, which said lands and waters at the date hereof are adjacent to or in the vicinity of, but not incorporated in, the said Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, would defeat the protection sought to be extended to such migratory waterfowl and other migratory birds by the establishment of said refuge and, therefore, would bo incompatible with the terms of said Convention: WHEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (40 Stat. 755), and Reorganization Plan Ño. II (53 Stat. 1431), and in extension of Regulation 4 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Regulations,*Ante*, p. 2730. the aforesaid lands and waters in Willapa Bay lying within the following-described boundary are designated as a closed area, and the hunting, taking, capturing, or killing of migratory waterfowl or other migratory birds, or the attempt to hunt, take, capture, or kill such waterfowl or other birds, or the taking of their nests or eggs therein or thereon, is not permitted: Willamette MeridianDescription. Beginning at the meander corner between sections 5 and 8, T. 10 N., R. 10 W., on the east bank and near the mouth of Bear River, at Willapa Bay; Thence west approximately 20 chains to the west side of Bear River Channel; Thence in Willapa Bay with the west side of said channel, Northerly to a point which bears S. 35° W., 25 chains (approximately) from the southernmost extremity of High Point on Long Island; Thence continuing with Bear River Channel, Westerly to a point on the east side of Tarlett Slough Channel, at its point of confluence with the said Bear River Channel; Thence crossing Tarlett Slough Channel, Westerly to a point on the west side of said channel, a corner in the southwesterly boundary of the Long Island Oyster Reserve; Thence continuing in Willapa Bay, with the west, north, and east boundaries of the said Long Island Oyster Reserve, N. 22°42′51″ W., 107.775 chains; N. 87°07′15″ W., 13.318 chains; N. 2°44′10″ E., 45.125 chains; N. 66°27′05″ E., 43.126 chains; N. 32°18′31″ W., 52.81 chains; N. 10°31′44″ W., 72.773 chains; N. 32°12′20″ W., 56.344 chains; N. 15°10′14″ W., 51.602 chains; S. 84°26′05″ E., 37.668 chains; N. 0°56′50″ W., 184.14 chains; N. 28°51′36″ E., 47.888 chains; S. 84°23′35″ E., 130.19 chains; S. 80°35′53″ E., 35.341 chains; S. 7°48′14″ E., 154.995 chains; S. 37°44′01″ E., 124.408 chains to a corner of the said Long Island Oyster Reserve on the east side of Stanley Channel, which corner bears S. 7° E., 18 chains (approximately) from the meander comer between section 32, T. 12 N., R. 10 W., and section 5, T. 11 N., R. 10W.; 54 Stat. 2758Thence crossing Stanley Channel near the mouth of Nasal River, Southerly 83 chains (approximately) to a corner in the boundary of the Long Island Oyster Reserve on the east side of Long Island Slough, which corner bears S. 72° W., 38 chains (approximately) from the meander corner between sections 8 and 9, T. 11 N., R. 10 W.; Thence in Long Island Slough, with the boundary of said Long Island Oyster Reserve, S. 3°08′43″E., 36.468 chains; S. 13° 17′57″ E., 175.699 chains to a corner of the Long Island Oyster Reserve; Thence S. 13°17′57″ E., to an intersection with the north boundary of sec. 21, T. 11 N., R. 10 W., on the shore of Long Island Slough; Thence with the westerly boundary of sections 21, 20, 29, and 32 of T. 11 N., R. 10 W., and section 5, T. 10 N., R. 10 W., along the east shore of Long Island Slough and Willapa Bay to the place of beginning; excepting therefrom such of the lands comprised in the island known as Long Island as are not reserved, set apart, and designated as the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge by the aforesaid Executive orders. All lands and waters constituting the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge are closed by virtue of the aforesaid orders, and by the acts of Congress thereunto appertaining, to entry for any purpose except in accordance with regulations of the Secretary of the Interior. All hunting either of migratory or nonmigratory birds or of wildlife of any kind on said lands and waters is forbidden by law. AND WHEREAS upon consideration it appears that the foregoing regulation will tend to effectuate the purposes of the aforesaid Migratory Bird Treaty Act: Regulation approved and proclaimed.NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid Migratory Bird Treaty Act, do hereby approve and proclaim the foregoing regulation of the Acting Secretary of the Interior. IN WITNESS W HEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 7th day of November in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of the [seal] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2440 November 8, 1940 Venezuela—Suspension of Tonnage Duties Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation 54 Stat. 2759 Venezuela—Suspension of Tonnage DutiesNovember 8, 1940[No. 2440] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS section 4228 of the Revised Statutes of the UnitedPreamble. States, as amended by the act of July 24, 1897, c. 13, 30 Stat. 214 (U. S. C., title 46, sec. 141), provides, in part, as follows: " “Upon satisfactory proof being given to the President, by the government of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of such nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States or from any foreign country, the President may issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States are suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of such foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported into the United States from such foreign nation, or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the President, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels, belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, shall be continued, and no longer * * *”; " AND WHEREAS satisfactory proof was received by me from the Government of Venezuela on October 23, 1940, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of Venezuela upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in such vessels, from the United States, or from any foreign country: NOW, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of theVenezuela.Suspension of foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts. United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the above-quoted statutory provisions, do hereby declare and proclaim that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts within the United States are suspended and discontinued so far as respects the vessels of Venezuela and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in said vessels into the United States from Venezuela or from any other foreignEffective date; duration. country; the suspension to take effect from October 23, 1940, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes shall be continued, and no longer. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 8th day of November in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and [seal] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2441 November 9, 1940 Thanksgiving Day—1940 Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation 54 Stat. 2760 Thanksgiving Day—1940November 9, 1940[No. 2441] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Thanksgiving Day.Designation of Thursday, Nov. 21, 1940, as.I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Thursday, the twenty-first day of November 1940, to be observed nationally as a day of thanksgiving. In a year which has seen calamity and sorrow fall upon many peoples elsewhere in the world may we give thanks for our preservation. On the same day, in the same hour, let us pray: Almighty God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of Thy favor and glad to do Thy will. Bless our land with honourable industry, sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogancy, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in Thy Name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that, through obedience to Thy law, we may show forth Thy praise among the nations of the earth. In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in Thee to fail; Amen. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 9” day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and of [seal] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2442 November 12, 1940 Registration Day—Alaska Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation Registration Day—AlaskaNovember 12, 1940[No. 2442] by the president of the united states of america A PROCLAMATION Preamble.*Ante*, p. 885.WHEREAS the Congress has enacted and I have on the sixteenth day of September, 1940, approved the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which declares that it is imperative to increase and train the personnel of the armed forces of the United States and that in a free society the obligations and privileges of military training and service should be shared generally in accordance with a fair and just system of selective compulsory military training and service; WHEREAS the said Act contains, in part, the following provisions: " “Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, it shall be the duty of every male citizen of the United States, and of every male alien residing in the United States, who, on the day or54 Stat. 2761 days fixed for the first or any subsequent registration, is between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-six, to present himself for and submit to registration at such time or times and place or places, and in such manner and in such age group or groups, as shall be determined by rules and regulations prescribed hereunder.” * * * * * * * “Sec. 5.
(a)Commissioned officers, warrant officers, pay clerks, and enlisted men of the Regular Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Public Health Service, the federally recognized active National Guard, the Officers’ Reserve Corps, the Regular Army Reserve, the Enlisted Reserve Corps, the Naval Reserve, and the Marine Corps Reserve; cadets, United States Military Academy; midshipmen, United States Naval Academy; cadets, United States Coast Guard Academy; men who have been accepted for admittance (commencing with the academic year next succeeding such acceptance) to the United States Military Academy as cadets, to the United States Naval Academy as midshipmen, or to the United States Coast Guard Academy as cadets, but only during the continuance of such acceptance; cadets of the advanced course, senior division, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps or Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and diplomatic representatives, technical attaches of foreign embassies and legations, consuls general, consuls, vice consuls, and consular agents of foreign countries, residing in the United States, who are not citizens of the United States, and who have not declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, shall not be required to be registered under section 2 and shall be relieved from liability for training and service under section 3 (b).” * * * * * * * “Sec. 10
(a)The President is authorized—
(1)to prescribe the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act;” " * * * * * * * " “(4) to utilize the services of any or all departments and any and all officers or agents of the United States and to accept the services of all officers and agents of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia and subdivisions thereof in the execution of this Act;” " * * * * * * * " “Sec. 14
(a)Every person shall be deemed to have notice of the requirements of this Act upon publication by the President of a proclamation or other public notice fixing a time for any registration under section 2.” " * * * * * * * WHEREAS on the sixteenth day of September, 1940, I issued a*Ante*, p. 2739. proclamation calling upon all persons subject to registration in the several States of the United States and in the District of Columbia to present themselves for and submit to registration as provided by, and in accordance with, the aforesaid Act of Congress; and WHEREAS such proclamation provides that “ The times and places*Ante*, pp. 2745, 2747. for registration in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico will be fixed in subsequent proclamations.”; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the 54 Stat. 2762authority vested in me by the aforesaid Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, do proclaim the following: 1. Alaska.First registration, date and time. The first registration under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 for the Territory of Alaska shall take place in such Territory on Wednesday, the twenty-second day of January, 1941, between the hours of 7:00 A. M. and 9:00 P. M. 2. Registration of male persons between 21 and 36; exception. Every male person (other than persons excepted by section 5
(a)of the aforesaid Act and those previously registered pursuant to the said Proclamation of September 16, 1940, or pursuant to the Proclamation*Ante*, pp. 887, 2739, 3745. issued by me on the first day of October, 1940, providing for registration for the Territory of Hawaii, or pursuant to the proclamation *Ante*, p. 2747.issued by me on the eighth day of October, 1940, providing for registration for Puerto Rico) who is a citizen of the United States residing in, or on January 22, 1941, is within, the Territory of Alaska, or who is an alien residing in such Territory, and who on the registration date fixed herein has attained the twenty-first anniversary of the date of his birth and has not attained the thirty-sixth anniversary of the date of his birth, is required to and shall on that date present himself for and submit to registration at the duly designated place of registration within the precinct, district, or registration area in which he has his home or in which he may happen to be on that date. Every such citizen and alien residing in the Territory of Alaska who is not within the Territory of Alaska on the registration date fixed herein shall within five days after bis return to the Territory of Alaska present Special cases of registration.himself for and submit to registration. The provisions of Section XIV entitled “Special Cases of Registration”, of Volume Two of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed by Executive Order No. 8545 of September 23, 1940, shall, so far as they may be applicable, govern the registration of those who on account of sickness or other causes beyond their control are unable to present themselves for registration at the designated places of registration on the registration date fixed herein. 3. Observance of rules, etc. Every person subject to registration is required to familiarize himself with the rules and regulations governing registration and to comply therewith. 4. Facilities for registration. I call upon the Governor of the Territory of Alaska to provide suitable and sufficient places of registration and to provide suitable and necessary registration boards to effect such registration. 5. Services of Governor, officers, etc. I further call upon the Governor of the Territory of Alaska and all officers and agents of the Territory of Alaska and subdivisions thereof to do and perform all acts and services necessary to accomplishLocal election officials and other patriotic citizens.> effective and complete registration; and I especially call upon all local election officials and other patriotic citizens to offer their services as members of the boards of registration. 6. Time off for registration. In order that there may be full cooperation in carrying into effect the purposes of said Act, I urge all employers and government agencies of all kinds—Federal and local—to give those under their charge sufficient time off in which to fulfill the obligations of registration incumbent on them under the said Act. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this twelfth day of November in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty, and [seal] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: Cordell Hull *Secretary of State*. 2443 November 15, 1940 Proclamation of a State of War Between Italy and Greece Digitization Vendor by the president of the united states of america A Proclamation
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