The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-21
C0VERNM ENT LICENSES
FOR MANUFACTURERS,
REFINERS, AND IMPOR-
TIERS OF SUGAR, SUGAR
SIRUPS, AND MOLASSES
Bv the President of the United States
of America.
A PROCLAMATION


Whereas under and by virtue of al
act of Congress entitled IAN &C
to provide further for the nationa
security and defense by encourag
ing the production, conserving thu
supply, and controlling the distri
button, Of food products ant
fuel" approved by the President
on the 10th day of August, 1917
it is provided among other things
as follows:
"That, by reason of the existence
of state of war, it is essential to
the national security and defense
for the successful prosecution Of the
war, and for the support and main
tenance of the Army and Navy, to
assure an adequate supply and equit-
able distribution and to facilitate
the movement of foods, feeds, fuel,
Including fuel oil and natural gas,
fertilizer and fertilizer ingredients,
tools, utensils, implements, machin-
cry, and equipment required for the
actual production of foods, feeds,
and fuel, hereafter in this act called
necessities; to prevent, locally or
generally, scarcity, monopolization,
hooarding, injurious speculation,
manipulations, and private controls
affecting such supply, distribution,
and movement; and to establish and
maintain governmental controls of
such necessaries during the war For
such purposes the instrumentalities.
means, methods, powers, authorities,
duties, obligations, and prohibitions
hereinafter set forth are created, es-
tablished, conferred and prescribed
The President is authorized to make
such regulations and to issue such
orders as are essential effectively to
carry out the provisions of this act"
And whereas it is further provided
in said act as follows:
"That, from time to time, when
ever the President shall find it es-
sential to license the Importation,
manufacture, storage, mining, or
distribution of any necessities, in
order to carry into effect any of
the purposes of this act, and shall
publicly so announce, no person
shall, after date fixed in the an
engage in or carry on
any such business specified in the
announcement of importation, manu-
facture, storage, mining, or distribu-
ton of any necessities as set forth
in such announcement, unless he
shall secure and hold a license is
sued pursuant to this section. The
President is authorized to issue such
licenses and to prescribe regulations
or the issuance of licenses and re- |
luirements for systems of accounts
md auditing of accounts to be kept
" licenses, submission of reports
" them, with or without oath or af-
and the entry and inspec-
ion by the Presidents duly author
zed agents of the places of bust
ess of licenses"
And whereas it is essential in or
er to carry into effect the provis-
ms of the said act, and in order to
ecure an adequate supply and euuit-
bic distribution, and to facilitate
lie movement Of certain necessaries
GREATER in this proclamation speci-
ed, that the license powers con-
'rred upon the President by said
It be at this time exercised, to the
Itent hereinafter set forth. II
Now, therefore, l. Woodrow Will
n, President Of the United States PC
America, by virtue Of the power
Inferred upon me by said act of t
'ngress, hereby find and determine
d by this proclamation do an a
unce that it is essential in order n
carry into effect the purposes of o
d act, to license the importation, v
Inufacture and refining of sugar, v
gar sirups and molasses, to the d
:ent hereinafter specified. Il
All persons, firms, corporations &C
association engaged in the bust m
8 either Of importing sugar, of Il
aufscturing sugar from sugar fl
e or beets, or Of refining sugar m
Of manufacturing sugar sirups or 8
asses Except those specifically b.