Executive Order 548

  The Governor of Tutuila is hereby authorized to issue to merchant vessels entitled thereto, under the conditions and limitations hereinafter set forth, certificates of protection entitling the vessels to which they are given to the protection and flag of the United States on the high seas and in all ports, provided such vessels are owned by:

Such certificates of protection shall entitle the vessels holding them to the privileges, and subject them to the disabilities, prescribed in Article XX of the Consular Regulations of 1896 for American or foreign built vessels transferred abroad to citizens of the United States.

The form and manner of the issuance of certificates of protection provided for in this order shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy.

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 * January 15, 1907.

