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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1916. 177] 6. Retaining another person to go beyond the limits of the United States with intent to be enlisted as aforesaid. 7. Retaming another person to go beyond the limits of the United States with intent to be entered into service as aforesaid. (But the R'¢***—" °'¤'¤¤s’°¤'¤· said act 15. not to be construed to extend to a citizen or sub'ect of either bellrgerent who, being transiently within the United States, shall, on board of any vessel of war, which, at the time of its arrival within the United States, was fitted and equipped as such vessel of . war, enlist or enter  or hire or retam another sub`ect or citizen of the_same bellrgerent, who is transientl within the 1United States, to enhst or enter himself to serve such liielligerent on board such vessel of war, if the United States shall then be at peace with such belligerent.) 8. Fitting out and arming, or attempting to iit out and arm, or procuring;-3 be fitted out and armed, or knowingly bein concerned in the furnis `_ g, fitting out, or arming of any shiplor vessgl with intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed 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. Increasing or augmenting, or procuring to be increased or augmented, or knowingly ilieing concerned in increasin or augmenting, the force of any ship of war, cruiser, or other armeg vessel, which at the time of her amval within the United States was a shi of war, cruiser, or armed vessel in the service of either of the said belliigerents or belonging to the subjects of either, by adding to the number oi guns of suc vessels, or by changi§ those on board of her for guns of a larger calibre, or by the ad tion 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 United States against the territories or dominions of either of the said belligerents. And I do hereby further declare and proclaim that any frequenting ugljm V¤¤•'¤ ¤' N'- and use of the waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the Unite Restrictions im, in States by the armed vessels of a belligerent, whether public ships or t°"“°""""""‘· privateers, for the purpose of preparing for hostile operations, or as posts of observation upon the ships of war or privateers or merchant vessels of a bellpgerent l ing within or being a out to enter the jurisdiction of the nited States, must be riphgarded as unfriendly and offensive, and in violation of that neutr ty which it is the determination of this govcmment to observe; and to the end that the hazard and inconvenience of such apprehended practices may be avoided, I further proclaim and dec are that from and after the thirteenth of March, instant, and during the continuance of the resent hostilities, no ship of war or prrvateer of any belligerent shall lie permitted to make use of any {port, harbor, roadstead or_other waters within the jurisdiction of the Lnrted States as a station_ or place of resort for any warlike piurpose or for the purpose of obtainmg any facilities of warlike equipment; and no ship of war or privateer of either belligerent shall be permitted to sail out of or leave an port, harbor, roadstead, or waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States from which a vessel of an opposing belligerent (whether the same shall be a ship of war, a privateer, or a_merchant ship) shall have previously departed, until a ter the expiration of at least twenty- four hours from the departure of such last—mentioned vessel beyond the jurisdiction of the Lnited States. If any shlgp of war or privateer of a belligerent shall, after the time this nof cation takes eEect, enter any ort, harbor, roadstead, or waters of the United States, such vessel) shall be required to depart and to put to sea within