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 1932 PROCLAMATIONS, 1919. ties, duties, obl` ations, and prohibitions hereinafter set forth are created, estalblished, conferred, and prescribed. The President is authorized to make such regulations and to issue such ogders as are essential effectively to carry out the provisions of t s act." AND, WHEREAS, it is further provided in said act as follows: _ -*""·P-Zn "That, from time to time, whenever the President shall find It essential 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 announce, no person shall, after a date fixed  the announcement, engage in or 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 shall secure and hold a. license issued pursuant to this section. The President is authorized to issue such licenses and to prescribe regulations for systems of accounts and auditing of accounts to be ke t by licenses, submission of reports by them, with or without oatlli or affirmation and the entry and inspection b the Presidents duly authorized agents of the places of business of,licenses." AND, WIHDREAS, by virtue of the above provisions certain public announcements were made by the President from- time to time as a result of which the importation, manufactiue, storage and distribution of certain necessaries was licensed. AND, VWHEREAS, a changed situation has been brought about léy the present armistice in the war between the United States and erman . cmasuignmgim thqjclg NOW¥THEREFORE, I, WOODROW WILSON, President of the uecessgrieg eespiguger United States of America, b virtue of the powers conferred upon me by said Act of Congress, hereby find and determine and by this Proclamation do announce that it is no longer essential in order to carry into effect the urposes of the Act that the importation, manufacture, storage or distribution of certain necessaries be subject to license, to the extent hereinafter specified. rimmsmmiea Licenses heretofore reguired for the importation, manufacture, storage or distribution officertain necessaries are hereby cancelled, effective February 22, 1919, with respect to the following: cciixarégoom, md  persons, firms, corporations or associations engaged in thé ,,,,,,,m,_'m1,1m_ business of irggortation, manufacturing, or distributing butter or eggs, or engag in_ the business of operating cold storage warehouses. m§gg,}f,f,§,;‘§g},j All regu ations issued under the said Act coverin licensees so dealing in these commodities are hereby cancelled, eéective Febru- _ ary 22, 1919. ,w‘,;,;`_°°$°” “°‘ °" This Proclamation shall in no way affectlicenses heretofore required for the importation, manufacture, storage or distribution of necesszgries, or regulations governing licensees, other than as indicated a ove. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done in the City of Paris, France, this 11th da of February, in the year of the Lord One Thousand Niine Hundred and [SEAL.] Nineteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the One Hundred and Forty-third. Woonnow Winsor: By the President F nam: L. Pom: Acting Secretary of State