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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1918. 1803 and requirements for systems of accounts and auditing of accounts to be kept by licensees, submission of reports by them, with or without oath or affirmation, and the entry and inspection by the President’s duly authorized agents of the places of business of licensees. AND, WHEREAS, it is essential in order to carry into effect the purposes of said Act, and in order to secure an adequate su ply and equitable distribution, and to facilitate the movement, oi) certain necessaries hereafter in this proclamation s ecified, that the license powers conferred upon the President by said Act be at this time exercised to the extent hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, I, WOODROW WILSON, President of the 0;’§’,§'gc°*$“,§l”,$,]§€§’;‘s;’§§ United States of America, by virtue of the powers conferred on me “  *0* fwd by said Act of Congress, here y find and determine and by this proc- ` lamation do announce, that it IS essential, in order to carry into effect the purposes of said Act, to license the importation, storage, and distribution of certain necessaries, to the extent hereinafter specified. All individuals, partnerships, associations, and corporations en- ,,.g§Z'§$,§"gud.Zg?Qdt_l§‘§f; gaged in the business of con ucting or operating, for comgnsation wyghogt P lm or profit, places, establishments, or facihties, commonly own as ` ` stockyards, consisting of pens or other enclosures, and their appurtenances, in which live cattle, sheep, swine, or goats are received, held, or kept for sale, feeding, watering, or shipment, and all individuals, partnerships, associations, and cor rations, commonly known as commission men, order buyers, trad)§rs, speculators, and scalpers, engaged in the business of handling or dealing in live cattle, sheep, swine, or goats in or in connection with such stockyards (except as exempted by said Act of Congress), are hereby required to secure licenses on or before July 25, 1918, which will be issued under such rules and regulations governing the conduct of the business as may be prescribed under said Act. The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry into effect the rovisions 8.;§QY,;,”§ d§}°“§§?m}f of said Act, and shall supervise and direct the exercise of the powers W"- and authority thereby given to the President, as far as the same apply to the said business, and to any and all practices, procedure, and regulations applicable thereto, authorized or required under the provisions of said Act, and in this behalf he shall do and perform such acts and things as maiy be authorized or required of him from time to time by direction o the President and imder such rules and regu— lations as may be rescribed by the President from time to time. All departments and) agencies of the Government are hereby directed to cooperate with the ecretaryl of Agriculture in the performance of the duties hereinbefore set fort . A mm t Fwd Applications for licenses must be made to the Law Department, .·mili.ii.nem°Zf¤i¤.° License Division, United States Food Administration, Washington, D. C., upon forms prepared for that purpose. Pm, h t, Any individual, partnership, association, or corporation, other wmpiiingifn °° mm than as hereinbefore excepted, who shall engage in or carry on any business described herein, without first securing the license required therefor, will be liable to the penalties prescribed by said Act of """·°‘m‘ Con ess. I'? WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done in the District of Columbia, this 18th day of Jime, in the vear of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and [sian.,] Eighteen, and of the Inde endence of the United States of America, the One Hundred and Forty-second. Woomzow Winsor:. By the President: Ronmzr Lxxsixo, Secretary of State.