Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-28
Hf1ff HEREAS Congress has en-
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SDeff HEREAS Congress has en-
d acted and the president has.
on the 18th day of June,
1917, approved law. which con-
tains the following provisions:
whenever during the present war
the President shall find that the
public safety shall so require, ana
shall make proclamation thereon II
shall be unlawful to export from OF
ship from or take out of the United
States to any country named In such
proclamation any article or articles
mentioned in such proclamation. eX-
cept at such time or times. and
under such regulations and orders.
and subject to such limitations ana
exceptions as the President shall
prescribe, until otherwise ordered
by the President or by the Con-
gress: Provided, however. that no
preference shall be given to the
ports of one state over those OF an
other.
ANY person who shall export,
ship. or take out, or deliver or at
tempt to deliver for export. ship
ment, or taking out. any article
in violation of this title. or of any
regulation or order made here
under, shall be fined not more than
$4,000. or. if natural person, i'm
prisoned for not more than two
years. or both; and any article so
delivered or exported, shipped, or
taken out. shall be seized and for
feited to the United States; and any
officer, director, or agent of a corpo-
ration who participates in any such
violation shall be liable to like fine
or imprisonment. or both.
whenever there is reasonable cause
to believe that any vessel. domestic
or foreign. is about to carry out of
the United States any article or ar
ticles in violation of the provisions
of this title, the collector of customs
for the district in which such vessel
is located is hereby authorized and
empowered. subject to review by the
Secretary of Commerce. to refuse
clearance to any such vessel. domes-
tic or foreign. for which clearance
is required by law, and by formal
notice served upon the owners, mas
ter or person or persons in command
or charge eff any domestic vessel for
which clearance is not required by
law, to forbid the departure of such
vessel from the port, and it shall
thereupon be unlawful for such yes
sci to depart. Whoever. in violation
of any of the provisions of this sec
ton, shall take, or attempt to take.
or authorize the taking of any such
vessel out of port or from the juris-
diction of the United States, shall be
fined not more than $40, 900 or impris-
oned for not more than two years. or
both; and, in addition, such vessel,
her tackle, apparel, furniture, equip
ment and her forbidden cargo shall
be forfeited to the United States.
@OW, THEREFORE, I. woodrow
81 WILSON. President of the
United States of America, do
hereby proclaim to all whom it may
concern that the public safety re-
ouires that. except at such time or
times, and under such regulations
and orders, and subject to such linn
itations and exemptions as the Pres
ident shall prescribe. until otherwise
ordered by the President or by Con-
gress, the following articles. name
ly: All kinds of arms, guns. ammu-
milton and explosives. machines for
their manufacture or repair. COM
ponent parts thereof, materials or
ingredients used in their manufac-
ture, and all articles necessary or
convenient for their use; all con-
trivances for or means of transport
tation in land or in the water or air,
machines used in their manufacture
or repair, component parts thereof,
materials or ingredients used in
their manufacture. and all instru-