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FEDERAL
VOLUME 7

REGISTER
1934

NUMBER 102

A /IT E D

Washington, Tuesday, May 26, 1942
The President PROCLAMATION 2557
E stablishing P adre I sland S ea R ange A rea and P rescribing R egulations for the C ontrol T hereof BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS the United States is now at war, and the establishment of the sea range area hereinafter described is essential in the interests of national defense:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D.
ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the au thority vested in me as President of the United States, and as Commander-inChief of the Army and Navy of the United States, do hereby establish and proclaim the following-described area as the Padre Island Sea Range Area, and prescribe the following regulations for the control thereof:
P adre I sland S ea B angs Area All waters of the Gulf of Mexico off the Coast of Texas and of the Laguna Madre from the contour of extreme high water as shown on the latest U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts w ithin the area described as follows:
Waters of the Gulf of Mexico between Lati tude 26 45 North and Latitude 255730"
North, adjacent to Padre Island, Brazos Is land and the Coast of Texas south thereof, and extending easterly 25 miles into the Gulf of Mexico; and all waters of Laguna Madre south of Latitude 2645 North.

vessel entering or navigating the waters of the Padre Island Sea Range Area does so at its own risk, and shall obey all instructions received from the United States Army or other United States authority.
2. The movements of vessels within the Padre Island Sea Range Area shall be subject to supervision, either through surface craft or aircraft.
3. All United States Government au thorities shall place at the disposal of the Army authorities their facilities for aiding in the enforcement of these regu lations.
4. Should any vessel or person within the said Area disregard these regulations, or regulations issued pursuant hereto, or fail to obey an order of the United States Army authority, or perform any act threatening the efficiency of Army train ing or defenses or the safety of naviga tion, or take any action therein inimical to the defense of the United States, such vessel or person may be subjected to the force necessary to require compliance, and may be liable to detention or arrest, or penalties or forfeiture, in accordance with law.
The Secretary of War is charged with the enforcement of these regulations and he may prescribe such additional regula tions as may be necessary to meet local conditions.
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 20th day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty seal two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-sixth.

Regulations for the Control of PacLre Island Sea Range Area 1.
At no time shall vessels or other F ranklin D R oosevelt craft be navigated within such area un By the President:
less specific permission therefor is first C ordell H ull , obtained, in the manner prescribed by Secretary of State.
him, from the Secretary of War or from the officer designated by him. Although F. R. Doc. 424754; Filed, May 23, 1942;
such permission has been obtained, a 11:10 a. m.

CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
P roclamations:

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Fifth Registration Day_______ 3866
Padre Island Sea Range Area, establishment__________ 3865
REGULATIONS
B itum in o u s C oal D iv is io n :

Minimum price s c h e d u l e s amended:
District 8_____
District 14________________
District 23________________

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H ome O w n ers L oan C orporation :

Accounting procedure-______

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M in e s B ureau :

Explosives, control during war or emergency: miscellane ous amendments________ 3876
O ffice
of t io n :

D efense T ransporta
Coal movements on Great Lakes 2 documents_______ 3905, 3906
O ffice
of
P rice A dm inistration :

Bituminous coal, compensatory adjustment f o r wartime transportation c o s t in crease------:_____________
Bituminous coal delivered from mine or preparation plant, price regulation amended 2 documents__________
Bolts, nuts, screws and rivets;
price regulation corrected Canned vegetables, maximum price regulation________
Citric acid, price s c h e d u l e amended_______________
Commodities and services; ex ceptions to general maxi mum price regulation_____
Containers, new bags; maximum price regulation_________
Cotton products, price regula tion corrected__________ .
Cotton textiles; carded grey and colored-yarn goods, price schedule amended_______
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