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 1890 PROCLAMATIONS, 1918. all and singular the powers conferred upon e President y the Act of Congress entitled, "An Act to Provide for the Oiperation of Transportation Systems while under Federal Control, or the Just Comensation of their Owners, and for Other Purposes," approved hlarch 21, 1918. _ ¤¤%$’:`,`$Z.° b"m°°t The said Director General of Railroads may perform the duties hereby imposed u n him, so long and to such an extent as he shall determine, through) the Board o Directors, officers and employees of the said American Railway Express Company, under the contract already made, and dated the twenty-sixth day of June, 1918, between the said Director General of Railroads and said American Railway Express Comfpany, and until and except so far as said Director General shall rom time to time by general or special orders otherwise provide, the Board of Directors, officers and employees of said Company shall continue the operation thereof in the usual and _ ordinary course under such contract. m°°""" d“°· From and after 12 o’clock noon on said 18th November, 1918, the said transportation system shall conclusively be deemed within the possession and control of said Director General without further act or notice. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be ailixed. Done by the President, through Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War, in the District of Columbia, this 16th day of [SEAL.] November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, and of the independence olfmtllie United States the one hundred and forty- t. Woonnow Wrnsoiw By the President: Ronnnr Lansme Secretary of State Nnwrozw D. Bama Secretary of War Br mn Pnnsmmivr or mm Umrmn S·rA·ms or America. A PROCLAMATION. m§§i‘,llp’i°° m°°d’ Whereas, bg an Act of Congress entitled, "An Act to Authorize the fajmgfljéz Calling into the Service of the United States, the Militia and Other ’ Locally Created Armed Forces in the Philippine Islands and for Other Purposes," approved by the President on the twenty-sixth of January, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, it is rovided that the militia and other re larly armed forces in the Philippine Islands may be called into saiglservice and organized in such manner as is or may be provided by law for calling or drafting the National 7 Guard into said service, and ‘°l·39·P·2°8· Whereas, by an Act, of Congress entitled, “An Act fOr M&li'lD§ Further and More Eifectual Provision for the National Defense an Other Purposes/’ approved the third day of June. one thousand nme hundred and sixteen, it is provided that, "The National Guard, when called as such into the service of the United States shall, from the time they are required by the terms of the call to respond thereto, _ be subject to the laws and regulations governing the Regular Army/’ ,,,,I§{§_,“,E§§,$,*£§l,,*{,§§§ Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United mmm- States of America, by authority of the powers conferred upon me by said Acts of Congress, do hereby call into the military service of
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