Evening star., 1939-09-25
Text Of the Neutrality Bill

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Resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
United States of America In Con-
gress assembled.
PROCLAMATION OF A STATE
OF WAR BETWEEN FOREIGN
STATES.
SECTION 1.-(a) That when
ever the President, or the Con-
gress, by concurrent resolution,
shall find that there exists a state
of war between foreign states,
and that it is necessary to pro-
mote 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 proclama-
ton, name other states as and
when they may become involved
in the war.
90 Whenever the state of war
which shall have caused the Pres
ident to issue any proclamation
under the authority of this Sec
ton shall have ceased to exist
with respect to any state named
in such proclamation, he shall
revoke such proclamation with
. respect to such state.
Commerce With States Engaged
In Armed Conflict.
SECTION a. (a) Whenever
the President shall have issued a
proclamation under the authority
of section l (a>, it shall there
after be unlawful for any Amer
lean vessel to carry any passen-
gers or any articles or materials
to any state named in such proc
lamation, except as to transpor-
tation on lakes, rivers and inland
waters bordering on the United
States, and as to transportation
on or over lands bordering on the
United States, which transporta-
ton shall be subject to such re-
strictions, rules and regulations
as the President shall prescribe
(b) Whoever shall violate the
provisions of this section or of
any regulations issued hereunder
shall, upon conviction thereof, be
fined not more than $4,000 or
imprisoned for not more than five
years, or both. Should the vio-
lation be by a corporation, or
ganization, or association, each
officer or director thereof partici-
pating in the violation shall be
liable to the penalty herein pre-
scribed.
(c) Whenever the President
shall have issued proclamation
under the authority of section l
(a), it shall thereafter be unlaw-
full to export or transport, or at
tempt to export or transport, or
cause to be exported or transport
ed, from the United States to any
state named in such proclama-
ton, any articles or materials
until all right, title and interest
therein shall have been trans
ferred to some foreign govern
ment, agency. institution, asso-
citation. partnership, corporation,
or national. The shipper of such
articles or materials shall be re-
quired to file with the collector of
the port from or through which
they are to be exported a declara-
ton under oath that there exists
in no citizen of the United States
any right, title, or interest in such
articles or materials, and to COM
ply with such rules and regula-
ton as shall be promulgated from
time to time Any such declara-
ton so FLED shall be conclusive
estoppel against any claim of any
citizen of the United States of
right, title, or interest in such
articles or materials. No loss in
CURED by any such citizen in
connection with the sale or trans
fer of right, title, and interest in
any such articles or materials
shall be made the basis of any
claim put forward by the Gov
ernment of the United States.
I'D Insurance written by un-
derWriters on articles or mate
rails included in shipments which
are subject to restriction under
the provisions of this joint reso-
luton, and on vessels carrying
such shipments, shall not be
deemed an American interest
therein, and no insurance policy
issued on such articles or mate
rials, or vessels, and no loss in
CURED hereunder or by the own
ers of such vessels, shall be made
the basis of any claim put for
ward by the Government of the
United States.
(e) Whenever any proclama-
ton issued under the authority of
section l (a) shall have been re-
voked with respect to any state,
the provisions of this section
shall thereupon cease to apply
with respect to such state, except
as to offenses committed prior to
such revocation.
Combat Areas.
SECTION g. ca Whenever
the President shall have issued
a proclamation under the author
ity of section l (a), and he shall
thereafter find that the protec-
ton 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 pre-
scribed, for any citizen of the
United States or any American
vessel to proceed into or through
any such combat area.
(b) In case of the violation of
any of the provisions of this sub
section by any ship, shipowner,
or ship officer. such ship, ship
owner, or officer shall be fined
not more than $4,000 or i'm
prisoned for not more than five
years, or both. Should the ship
owner he a c0rnoration each Offi.