Federal Register - August 17, 1944
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VOLUME 9
J u n to
NUMBER 164
Washington, Thursday, August 17, 1944
The President PROCLAMATION 2617
Capture of P rizes BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS the act of August 18, 1942, 56 Stat. 746, as amended by Public Law 407, approved July 1, 1944, contains in part the following provisions:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer ica in Congress assembled, That the district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all prizes captured during war if said capture was made by authority of the United States or was adopted and ratified by the President of the United States and the prize was brought into the territorial waters of a co belligerent or was taken or appropriated for the use of the United States, including juris diction of all proceedings for the condemna tion of such property taken as prize.
S ec . 3. The Jurisdiction of prizes brought into the territorial waters of a cobelligerent shall not be exercised under authority of thi Act, nor shall prizes be taken or appropriated within such territorial waters for the use of the United States, unless the government having Jurisdiction over such territorial wa ters consents to the exercise of such juris diction or to such taking or appropriation.
S ec . 7. A cobelligerent of the United States
which consents to the exercise of the juris diction herein conferred with respect to prizes of the United States brought into its territorial waters and to the taking or appro priation of such prizes within its territorial waters for the use of the United States shall be accorded, upon proclamation by the Presi dent of the United States, like privileges with respect to prizes captured under authority of such cobelligerent and brought into the ter ritorial waters of the United States or taken or appropriated in the territorial waters of
the United States for the use of such cobel ligerent. Reciprocal recognition and full faith and credit shall be given to the Juris diction acquired by courts of a cobelligerent hereunder and to all proceedings had or judgments rendered in exercise of such jurisdiction.
WHEREAS the Government of Au stralia, a cobelligerent, has consented to the exercise of the jurisdiction conferred by the said act with respect to prizes of the United States brought into the territorial waters of Australia and to the taking or appropriation of such prizes within the territorial waters of Australia for the use of the United States:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN
D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the said act .of August 18, 1942, do pro claim that the Government of Australia shall be accorded like privileges with re spect to prizes captured under authority of the said Government and brought into the territorial waters of the United States or taken or appropriated in the territorial waters of the United States for the use of the said Government.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington this 12th day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and seal forty-four, and of the Inde pendence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixtyninth.
F ranklin D R oosevelt By the President:
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Secretary of State.
F. JR. Doc. 44-12311; Fileg, August 16, 1944;
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CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
P roclamation:
Page
Capture of prizes; extension of priveleges to Government of Australia_______________
9969
REGULATIONS AND NOTICES
Alien P roperty Custodian:
Vesting orders:
Hertzberg, Emmy Carlotta__ 10004
Steffen, Marie_____________ 10005
I nterstate Commerce Commission :
Onions, New York, N. Y., un loading orders___________
Reconsignment permits:
Apricots :
Chicago, Hl_______i:_____
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans___
Carrots, Chicago, 111________
Reicing permits, etc. :
Fruits and vegetables in West 2 documents________
Potatoes, designated States__
Office
of
P rice Administration:
10003
10003
10003
10003
10002
10004
Adjustments:
Bradenville Fuel Co., Inc., et al-------------------10006
Fairfield Glove and Mitten Co., etal___________
10008
Livermore Falls Glove Co., et al--------------10010
Specialty Stitching Co., et al_ 10009
Stott and Son Corp, et al____ 10007
Wedgewood Co. 2 docu m ents__________
10022
Brpad and bakery products Rev. SR 14B__________ 9997
Farm equipment, manufactur ers and wholesale prices MPR 246, Am. 14_______ 9973
Fish, cured and smoked MPR
550------------------------------ 9974
Milk Restaurant MPR 2, Am.
2; SR 14A, Am. 18 2 docu ments --------------------- 9972,9996
Puerto Rico, syrup RMPR 183, Am. 46------------------------ 9996
Pulpwood produced in Canada, import prices MPR 530, Am. 1__________________ 9973
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