Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-27
ACT RELATING TO TRADING With
ENEMY EXTENDS OVER BIG SCOPE


trust companies, or other banks or
banking associations doing business
under the laws Of the United States,
or of any state OF the United States,
The words TO trade" as used herein
shall be deemed to mean
(a) Pay, satisfy, compromise, or
give security for the payment or salts
faction of any debt or obligation.
tb) Draw, accept, pay, present for
acceptance or payment, or indorse
any negotiable instrument or close in
action. ..=.:.
| (c) Enter into, carry on, complete
or perform any contract, agreement, or
obligation. ..=...%
I'D Buy or sell, loan, or extend
credit, trade in, deal with, exchange,
transmit, transfer, assign, or otherwise
dispose of, or receive any form OF
property. -. g..
(e) To have any form of business or
commercial communication or inter.
course with. 49,.
Trading With Enemy Forbidden
! Section 8. That 1t shall be unlaw.
full .>..s.
(a) For any person in the United
States, except with the license of the
President, granted to such person, or
to the enemy, or ally of enemy, as pro-
vided in this act, to trade, or attempt
to trade, either directly or indirectly,
with, to, or from, or for, or on account
of, or on behalf of, or for the benefit
Of, any other person, with knowledge
or reasonable cause to believe that
such other person is an enemy or ally
Of enemy, or is conducting or taking
part in such trade, directly or Indirect
| Iy. for, or on account of, or on behalf
of, or for the benefit Of, an enemy or
ally of enemy. ...Z.=
(b) For any person, except with the
license Of the President, to transport
or attempt to transport into or from
the United States, or for any owner,
master, or other person in charge OF
a vessel of American registry to trans
port or attempt to transport from any
place to any other place, any subject
or citizen Of an enemy or ally of enemy
nation, with knowledge or reasonable
cause to believe that the person trans
ported or attempted to be transported
is such subject of citizen. "
Co For any person (other than a
person in the service of the United
States Government or of the Govern
ment of any nation, except that of an
enemy or ally of enemy nation, and
other than such persons or classes of
persons as may be exempted here.
under by the President OF by such per.
sen as he may direct), to send, or take
out of, or bring into, or attempt to
send, or take out Of or bring into the
United States, any letter or other writ.
ing or tangible form of communica-
ton, except in the regular course OF
the mail; and it shall be unlawful for
any person to send, take, or transmit.
or attempt to send, take, or transmit
out Of the United States, any letter or
other writing, book, map, plan, or 9th.
er paper, picture, or any telegram
cablegram, or wireless message, or
other form of communication intended
for or to be delivered, directly or In.
directly, to an enemy or ally of enemy:
Provided, however, that any person
may send, take, or transmit out of the
United States anything herein forbid.
denif he shall first submit the same
to the President, or to such officer as
the President may direct, and shall
obtain license or consent of the
President, under such rules and regu-
lations, and with such exemptions, as
shall be prescribed by the President.
(d) Whenever, during the present
war, the President shall deem that the
public safety demands it, he may cause
to be censored under such rules and
regulations as he may from time to
time establish, communications by
mail, cable, radio or other means Of
transmission passing between the
United States and any foreign country
he may from time to time specify, or
which may be carried by any vessel or
other means of transportation touch
ing at any port, place, or territory of
the United States and bound to or
from any foreign country. Amy person
who wilfully evades or attempts to
evade the submission of any such
communication to such censorship or
willingly uses or attempts to use any
code OF other device for the purpose of
concealing from such censorship the
intended meaning of such communica-
tion shall be punished as provided In
section is of this act.