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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1914. 2037 8. Fitting out and armindg, or attempting to tit out and arm, or procuring to be fitted out an armed, or knowingly being concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, or arming of an shi or vessel with intent that such ship or vessel shall be employe} in the service of either of the said belligerents. _ 9. Issuing or delivering a commission within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States for any ship or vessel to the intent that she may be employed as aforesaid. 10. ncreasing or augnenting, or procnuing to be increased or augmented, or knowingly eing concerned in increasin or augmenting, the force of any ship of war, cruiser, or other arme<I vessel, which at the time of her arrival within the United States was a shi of war, cruiser, or armed vessel in the service of either of the said belligerents or belonging to the subjects of either, by adding to the number pf guns of such vessels, or by changing those on board of her for guns of a larger calibre, or by the addition thereto of any equipment solely applicable to war. 11. Beginning or setting on foot or' providing or preparing the means for any military expedition or enterprise to be carried on from the territory or jurisdiction of the Unite States against the territories or dominions of either of the said belligerents. Nm, 1 0, w_ And I do hereby further declare and proclaim that any frequentin uganncq. and use of the waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the United m,,,°f,;°`$,,Q°‘{’.l"§f‘°’!°°°" States by the armed vessels of a belligerent, whether public ships or privateers, for the purpose of preparing for hostile operations, or as posts of observation upon the ships of war or rivateers or merchant vessels of a bell%erent ging within or being about to enter the jurisdiction of the nited tates must be regarded as unfriendly and offensive, and in violation of that neutrality which it is the determination of this government to observe; and to the end that the hazard and inconvenience of such apprehended practices may be avoided I further proclaim and declare that from and after the fifth day of November instant, and during the continuance of the Hresent hostilities, no ship of war or privateer of ang belligerent sha be permitted to make use of anyilport, harbor, roa sted, or waters subject to the Lurisdiction of the nited States from which a vessel of an opposing elli erent (whether the same shall be a ship of war a privateer, or a mergiant ship) shall have previously departed, untii after the expiration of at least twenty-four hours from the departure of such astmentioned vessel beyond the tjurisdiction of the United States. If any ship of war or Erivateer 0 a belligerent shall, after the time this notification takes e ect, enter an port, harbor, roadstead, or waters of the United States, such vesselys all be required to depart and to put to sca within twenty-four hmus after her entrance into such port arbor, roadstead, or waters, except in case of stress of weather or of her requiring provisions or things necessary for the subsistence of her crew, or for repairs; in any of which cases the authorities of the port or of the nearest port (as the case may be) shall require her tgdput to sea as soon as possible after the expiration of such peri of twenty-four hours, without permitting her to take m supplies beyond what may be necessary for her immediate use; and no such vessel which may have been permitted to remain within the waters of the United States for the cpiupose of  shall continue withm such port, harbor, roadstea, or waters or a longler period than twenty-four hours after her necessary repairs shall ave been completed); imless within such twenty-four hours a vessel, whether sh;-H of war, privateer, or merchant ship of an opposing belligerent, sh have departed therefrom, in which case the time limited for the departure of such ship of war or privateer shall be extended so far as may be necessary to secure an interval of not less than twenty-four 96497°·-vot 38-rr 2»—53