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Washington, Saturday, August 26, 1939
The President E xtending the P eriod for the E stablish
ment of an A dequate S hipping S ervice for, and D eferring E xtension of the Coastwise L aws to, Canton I sland BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS section 21 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 ch. 250, 41 Stat. 997, provides:
That from and after February 1,1922, the coastwise laws of the United States shall extend to the island Territories and possessions of the United States not now covered thereby, and the board is di rected prior to the expiration of such year to have established adequate steam ship service at reasonable rates to accommodate the commerce and the passenger travel of said islands and to maintain and operate such service until it can be taken over and operated and maintained upon satisfactory terms by private capital and enterprise: Provided, That if adequate shipping service is not established by February 1, 1922, the President shall extend the period herein allowed for the establishment of such service in the case of any island Terri tory or possession for such time as may be necessary for the establish ment of adequate shipping facilities therefor
WHEREAS an adequate shipping serv ice to accommodate the commerce and the passenger travel of Canton Island has not been established as provided in the aforesaid section;
WHEREAS the extension of the coast wise laws of the United States to Can ton Island, as provided in the aforesaid section, is dependent upon the estab lishment of such adequate shipping service;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN
D. ROOSEVELT, P r e s i d e n t of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 21 of the Merchant Marine Act,
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192.0, do hereby declare and proclaim that the period for the establishment THE PRESIDENT
of an adequate shipping service for Can ton Island isextended to January 1, Proclamation:
Pag 1940, and that the extension of the Canton Island, extending period coastwise laws of the United States to for establishment of ade Canton Island is deferred to January 1, quate shipping service for;
1940.
d e f e r r i n g extension of IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have coastwise laws to_________ 3721
hereunto set my hand and caused the Executive Orders:
seal of the United States to be affixed.
Customs Collection District No.
DONE at the city of Washington this 44 Iowa abolished; No. 39
21" day of August, in the year of our Chicago extended; desig Lord nineteen hundred and nations of Des Moines, etc., seal thirty-nine and of the Inde revoked as customs ports of pendence of the United States entry___________________ 3721
of America the one hundred and sixtyGovernment employees, regula fourth.
tions amended relative to F ranklin D R oosevelt temporary employees:
By the President:
Annual leave-------------------- 3722
S umner W elles Sick leave________________ 3722
Acting Secretary of State. f RULES, REGULATIONS, No. 2346
ORDERS
P. R. Doc. 3&-3136; Filed, August 25, 1939;
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EXECUTIVE ORDER
A bolishing Customs C ollection D is
trict N umber 44 I owa ; E xtending L imits of Customs Collection D is
trict N umber 39 C hicago to I nclude the S tate of I owa ; and R evoking the D esignations of D es M oines , I owa, O klahoma City , O klahoma, and T ulsa, O klahoma, as Customs P orts of E ntry
By virtue of and pursuant to the au thority vested in me by section 1 of the act of August 1, 1914, 38 Stat. 609, 623
U.S.C., title 19, sec. 2, it is ordered that the following changes be made in the customs field organization:
1. Customs Collection District No. 44
Iowa, is hereby abolished.
2. The territory comprising the State of Iowa is hereby consolidated with, and made a part of, Customs Collection Dis trict No. 39 Chicago, with headquarters at Chicago, Illinois.
3. The designation of the customs port of entry of Des Moines, Iowa, in Customs
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine:
Acorns and chestnuts, condi tions governing entry of_
Division of Marketing and Mar keting Agreements:
Fort Wayne, Ind., Marketing Area, handling of milk, regulatory order----------T itle 26I nternal R evenue :
Bureau of Internal Revenue:
Excess-profits tax, regula tions_________________
Miscellaneous excise taxes, sales of denatured alco hol, rum, etc___________
T itle 39P ostal S ervice:
Post Office Department:
Threatening communications, transmitting___________
T itle 46S h ippin g :
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation:
General Rules and Regula tions, amendments_____
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