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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1918. 1777 Are hereby required to secure on or before June 1, 1918, license, ¥”¤°°"*<=¤¤•¤- which hcense will be 1ssued_under such rules and regulations governing the_ conduct of the busmess as ma be prescribed. A H U ,0,,00,, Application for license must be mad:-a to the United States Food Adriiiiiiism Admimstration, Washington, D. _C., License Division, on forms prepared by it for that purpose, which may be secured on request. Any person,  corporation or association who shall carry on pnL°s°$l”f°” ”°°°°m` any business herembefore specified after June 1, 1918 without first ·‘”"·P·"'8- Tcgirigig such hcense, w1ll_ be hable to the penalty prescribed by said c o on ess. IN WITHESS WHEBEOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done m the District of Columbia, this 14th day of May in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighteen, ’ [san,.] and of the Independence of the United States of America, the One Hundred and Forty-second. Woonnow Wmson By the President Rosnnr Lsirsnm, Secretary of State. Br mm Paasmnirr or mn Umrnn Srrxrzs or Anmmoa. i?.}i’-L"; A PROCLAMATION. Whereas under and by virtue of an Act of Congress entitled "An urn?-ni}-.; f Act To provide further for the national securit anddefense by encouraging the production, conservinfg the supply, and controlling the distribution 0 food products and uel," approved by the Presigpirilt on tpeumth day of August, 1917, it is provided among other gs as o ows: That by reason of the existence of a state of war, it is essential to iitimhitgyzwvmn the national security and defense, for the successful prosecution of the war, and for thesupport and maintenance of the Army and N :3, to assure an adequate supply and equitable distribution, and to f `· tate the movement, of foods, feeds, fuel including fuel oil and natural gas, and fertilizer and fertilizer ingredients, tools, utensils, implements, machinery, and equipment required for the actual production of foods, feeds, and fuel, hereafter in this Act called neceesar1es;_t0 prevent, locally or generally, scarcity, monopolization, hoarding, m- ]1u·ious speculation, manipulations, and private controls, affecting such supply, distribution, and movement; and to establish and maintain governmental control of such necemaries during the war. For such purposes theinstrumentalities, means, methods powers, authorities, duties, oblilgations, and prohibitions hereinafter set forth are created, establis ed, conferred, and prescribed. The President k authorized to make such regulations and to issue such orders as are essential effectively to carry out the provisions of this Act; And whereas it is further provided in said Act as follows: Am m That, from time to time, whenever the President shall find it essen- P` ` tial to license the importation, manufacture, storage, mining, or distribution of any necessaries, in order to carry into effect any of the purposes of this Act, and shall publicly so annormce, no person shall, after a date fixed in the announcement, engageinor carry on any such business specified in the announcement of importation, manufacture, storage, mining, or distribution of any necessaries as set forth in such announcement, unless he shallsecure andhold alicense