Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-24
SIS may be referred to it by the presidenf
of the war trade board.
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.

SIS may be referred to it by the presidenf
of the war trade board.
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
I hereby vest in the secretary of the
treasury the executive administration of
any investigation, regulation prohibit
ton of any transaction in foreign ex-
change, export or earmarking or gold or
silver coin or bullion or currency, trans
ferS of credit in any form (other than
credits relating solely to transactions to
be executed wholly within the United
States and transfers of evidences of IN
| debtedness or of the ownership of prop
erty between the United States and any
| foreign country or between residents OF
one or more foreign countries by any per-
son within the United States), and here
by vest in the secretary of the treasury
| the authority and power to require any
| person engaged in any such TRANSACTION
! to furnish under oath complete informa-
| ton relative thereto, including the pro-
| duction of any books or accounts, con-
tracts, letters or other papers in connec-
| ton Herewith in the custody or control
| of such person, either before or after
such transaction is completed.
| l further hereby vest in the secretary OF
! the treasury the executive administration
| of the provisions of subsection GO OF Sec
| ton of the trading with the enemy act,
relative to sending, or taking out OF,
| or bringing into, or attempting to
send, take out of, or bring into, the
| United States any letter. writing or
tangible form of communication, ex-
| cept in the regular course of the
mail; and of the sending, taking, or trans
| hitting or attempting to send, take OF
| transmit out of the United States any let
! ter or other writing, book, map, plan OF
| other paper, picture or any telegram, ca
! loo of
| form of communication intended for OF
to be delivered, directly or indirectly. to
| any enemy or ally of enemy. And SAID
| secretary of the treasury is hereby au-
thorlzed and empowered to issue licenses
to send, take or transmit out of the Unit
ed States anything otherwise forbidden by
said subsection Co and give such consent
or grant such exemption in respect there
| to as is not inconsistent with law or &c
| withhold or refuse the same.
| further authorize the secretary or the
| treasury to grant a license under Suct
| terms and conditions as are not inconss
| tent with law or to withhold or refuse
the same to any enemy or ally of enemy
| insurance or reinsurance company doing
business within the United States through
an agency or branch office or otherwise
| which shall make application within 81
| days of October 6, 1917.
| l hereby authorize and direct the secre
tarY of the treasury, for the purpose OF
such executive administration. to take
such measures, adopt such administra
| tive procedure and use such agency OF
agencies as he may from time to tins
deem necessary and proper for that pur
| pose. The proclamation of the president
| dated September 7, 1917, made under au
| thority vested in him by title VII of sai(
act of congress, approved June 10, 1911
shall remain in full force and effect. The
executive order, dated September T. 1911
| made under the authority of said title
shall remain in full force and effect unit
new regulations shall have been estab
lished by the president or by the secre
tary of the treasury with the approval o.
the president, and thereupon shall be su
perseded
CENSORSHIP BOARD.
I hereby establish a censor ship board
to be composed of representatives, re
| spectively, of the secretary of war, the
secretary of the navy, the postmastel
| general the war trade board and the
chairman of the committee on public in
formation.
And / hereby vest in said censorship
board the executive administration of the
rules, regulations and proclamations from
time to time, established by the presiden
| under subsection CD of section of thu
trading with the enemy act, for the cen
sorship of communications by mail, cable
radio or other means of transmission
| passing between the United States an(
any foreign country from time to timt
specified by the president, or carried by
any vessel or other means of transporta
ton touching at any port place or terri
tory of the United States and bound to o.
from any foreign country
The said censorship board is hereby au
thorized to take all such measures al
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lister the powers hereby conferred.
FErEPAL TRADE COMMISSION.
l furth " hereby vest in the fedora
trade commission the power and author
ity to issue licenses under such terms ant
conditions as are not inconsistent will
law or to withhold or refuse the same, t.
anv citizen of the United States or an!
corporation organized within the United
States to file and prosecute application
in the country of an enemy or ally o
| enemy for letter patent or for registra
ton of trademark print, label or copy
right and to pay the fees required by Law
and the customary agents fees, the maxi
mum amount of which in each case, shall
be subject to the control of such commits
sion: or to pay to any enemy or ally o
enemy any tax annuity or fee, which
may be required by the laws of sucl
enemy or ally of enemy nation In rela
ton to patents, trademarks, prints label
and copyrights.
7 hereby vest in the federal trade com
mission the power and authority to issue
pursuant to the provisions of section
(C) of the trading with the enemy act
upon such terms and conditions as ar
not inconsistent with law. or to withhold
or refuse a license to any citizen of tn
United States or any corporation organ
lied within the United States, to manu-
facture or cause to be manufactured
machine. manufacture. composition o
matter. or design, or to carry on or caus
to be carried on process under any pat
emit or to use any trademark, print
label or copyrighted matter owned or con
trolled by an enemy or ally of enemy, a
any time during the present war; and al
so to fix the prices of articles and prod
ucts manufactured under such license
necessary to the health of the militar,
and the naval forces of the United State
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