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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1919. 1763 _ And whereas, by an Act of Congress, approved June 15th, 1917, V°'·‘°·P-22* 1t isigigivided as follows: " I enever an attempt. is made to export or ship from or take out of the United States, any arms or munitions of war, or other articles, in violation of law, or whenever there shall be known or probable cause to believe that any such arms or munitions of war, or other articles, are being or are intended to be exported, or shipped from, or taken out of the United States, in violation of law, the several collectors, naval officers, surveyors, inspectors of customs, and marshals, and deputy marshals of the United States, and every other person duly authorized for the purpose by the President, may seize and detain any articles or munitions of war about tobe exported or shipped from, or taken out of the United States, in violation of law, an the vessels or vehicles containing the same, and retain possession thereof_ until released or disposed of as hereinafter directed. If upon due inquiry as hereinafter provided, the roperty seized shall appear to have been about to be so unlawfully exported, shipped from, or taken out of the United States, the same shall be forfeited to the United States" And whereas, by the same Act of Congress, it is provided in Section "°‘· ‘“’·P·”‘· 8 thereof as follows: ‘ ‘The President may employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States as he may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this title." Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States m:,§’§,P’§,§§‘g',§c,°f,x,";‘{j of America, acting_under and by virtue of the authority conferred in i¤zi¤M·¤i<>·>· me by the said Joint Resolution and Act of Congress, do hereby declare and proclaim that I have found that there exist in Mexico such conditions of domestic violence romoted by the use of arms or mimitions of war procured from the lllnited States as contemplated Wmin pmstmw by the said Joint esolution and Act of Congress; and I do hereby gaismpmifa aims, admonish all citizens of the United States and eve person to ab- °‘”··‘° "°"°°· stain from every violation of the provision of theliimt Resolution and Act of Congress above set forth, hereby made applicable to Mexico, and I do hereby warn them that all violations o such pro- · visions will be rigorously prosecuted. _ Omcm to mma And I do hereby engoin upon all officers of the Un1ted_ States, nm. charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost dilligence in preventing violations of the said Joint Resolution and Act_ of Congress and this my Proclamation issued thereunder and in brmgmv UW Mm Amy to trial and punishment any offenders against the same. And I ` direct and authorize the officers and enlisted men of the Army of the United States to observe like diligence in preventing such viola, tions and in causing offenders to be turned over to the appropriate civil authorities for trial and punishment according to law. Poms delegated ,0 And I do hereby delegate to the Secretary of tate the power of me Secretary creme. rescribing exceptions and limitations to the application of the said Joint Resolution of March 14, 1912, as made effective by this my Proclamation issued thereunder. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to  affixed. _ Done in the District of Columbia this twelfth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand n1ue_hundred and nineteen [SEAL.] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundre and forty-fourth. Woooaow Wusox By the President: FRANK L Pour Acting Secretary of State. 44282°—voL 41-yr 2--22