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 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 106. 1917. 4].3 munication intended for or to be delivered, directly] or indirectly, D. to an enemy or ally of enemy: Provided, however, at any person auewai is name may send, take, or transmit out of the United States anything “‘°’°‘°' °"‘°“‘°d· herein forbidden if he shall first submit the same to the President, or to such officer as the President may direct, and shall obtain the license or consent of the President, under such rules and regulations, and with such exemptions, as shall be prescribed by the resident. ,3,,,,,,),,,,,,,, ,0, public (d) Whenever, during the present war, the President shall deem safety, ·>r,¤<>;nm¤mca— that the public safet demands it, he ms;y cause to be censored under til? ° °” gu °°°”` such rules and regulations as he may rom time to time establish, communications by ma.i1, cable, radio, or other means of transmission passing between the United States and any foreign country he By vessels em may from time to time specify, or which may be carried by any ' vessel or other means of transportation touching at any port, place,. or territory of the United States and bound to or from any foreign rrmsamm for eva. country. Anfy person who willfully evades or attempts to evade the “*°“S» mg °°°°S· °‘°- submission o any such communication to such censorship or willfully uses or attempts to use any code or other devigg for the purpose of concealing from such censorship the intend meaning of such communication shall be punished as provided in section sixteen *’°·"· P· *25- of this Act. _ En Sec. 4. (a) Every enemy or ala- of enemy msurance or reinsurance wmp;°’£`r·{s,a¤. °° com any, and eve enemy or y of enemy, doi? business within ,,,§`,‘;°*;'g"•sé,°t1;P§°°g{,§1°gg the United States [through an igency or branch office, or otherwise, guuncs in Umm, may, within thirty days after e passage of this Act, apply to the. °‘°°°‘ President for a license to continue to_do usiness; and, wut in thirty days after such application, the President mayhenter an order either cm-wm officense. ganting or refusing to grant such license. e license, if granted, _ may be templorary or otherwise, and for such period of time, and may contain suc provisions and conditions regulating} the business, encies managers and trustees and the control an disposition of • llhge fimdh of the company, or of such enemy or ally of enemgr, as the President shall deem necessary for the safety of the Unite States; mvmmm etc and an license granted hereunder may be revoked or regranted or ’ ` renewed in such manner and at such times as the President shall p,.,,,,,,,,_ determine: Provided, however, That reasonable notice of his intent N9g°g,*y¤¢”{11g1tg¤;1;· to refuse to grant a license or to revoke a license granted to any li°ig¤r’»v¤¤¤»u¤»¤sa reinsurance company shall be given by him to all insurance companies _ incorporated withm the United States and known to the President Mmmm 0, to be doing business with such reinsurance company: Provided fur- mas mm wm°fif.§ ther That no insurance company, orgamzed withm the United States, {,*:*,,,2,Y ·*'°“'°“ °°¤‘ shall be obligated to contmue any existing contract, entered into priorto the beginning of the war, wit any enemy or ally of enemi insurance or reinsurance company, but any such comipany may a rogate and cancel ang such contract by serving thirty ays notice in writ- ' upon the resident of its election to abrogate such contract. mlior a period of thirty days after the passageof this Act, and further ,,,,?,`,°",}}’°@,`§§,’,,,,,,°°“,,,°*,‘{,‘}Z pending the entry of such order by the President, after application ¤¤°° °°¤1P¤111¤¤· made by any enemy or ally of enemy insurance or reinsurance com- . pany, within such thirty ays as above provided, the provisions of the Presidents proclamation of Alpril sixth, nineteen undred and PM. pe 1654. 1¤r1~ seventeen, relative to agencies in the United States of certain insur- p,Y,,°§i'§¥.l{,,‘{”°"“'h” ance companies as modified by the provisions of the President’s proclamation of, July thirteenth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, relative to marine and war-risk insurance, shall remain in full force and effect so far as it applies to such German insurance companies, and the conditions of said proclamation of April sixth, mneteen hundred and_ seventeen, as modined by said plroclamation of July thirteenth, mneteen hundred and seventeen, s all also during said period of th1r’i.)y days after the pamage of this Act, and pending the ,,§,§‘{,,{*§$'{,,g’§,${,Vf P"' order of the resident as herein provided, apply to any enemy or