REGISTE
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VOLUME 4
1934
NUMBER IS5
Washington, Saturday, August 26, 1939
The President
Extending the Period for the Establish-
ment of ah Adequate Sbxfpxhg Service
fob, and Deferring Extension of the
Coastwise Laws to, Canton Island
by the president of the united states
of america
a proclamation
WHEREAS section 21 of the Merchant
Marine Act, 1920 (ch. 250, 41 Stat. 997),
provides:
"That from and after February 1,1922,
the coastwise laws of the United States
shall extend to the Island Territories and
possessions of the United States not now
covered thereby, and the board is di-
rected prior to'the expiration of such
year to have established adequate steam-
ship service at reasonable rates to
accommodate the commerce and the
passenger travel of said Islands and to
maintain and operate such service until
it can be taken over and operated and
maintained upon satisfactory terms by
private capital and enterprise: Provided,
That if adequate shipping; service is not
established by February 1, 1922, the
President shall extend the period herein
allowed for the establishment of such
service in the case of any island Terri-
tory or possession for such time as
may be necessary for the establish-
ment - of adequate shipping facilities
therefor  *   • *;"
WHEREAS an adequate shipping serv-
ice to accommodate the commerce and
the passenger travel of Canton Island
has not been established as provided in
the aforesaid section;
WHEREAS the extension of the coast-
wise laws of the United States to Can-
ton Island, as provided in the aforesaid
section, is dependent upon the estab-
lishment of such adequate shipping
service;
• NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN
D. ROOSEVELT, President of the
United States of America, under and by
virtue of the authority vested in me by
section 21 of the Merchant Marine Act,
1920, do hereby declare and proclaim
that the period for the establishment
of an adequate shipping service for Can-
ton Island is extended to January 1,
1940, and that. the extension of the
coastwise laws of the United States to
Canton Island is deferred to January 1,
1940.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affixed.!
DONE at the city of Washington this
21" day of August, in the year of our
Lord nineteen hundred and
(seal] thirty-nine and of the* Inde-
pendence of the United States
of America the one hundred and sixty-
fourth.
Franklin D Roosevelt
By the President:
Sumner Welles
Acting Secretary of State.
[No. 2346]
(F. R. Doc. 39-3136; Filed, August 25, 1939;
11:29 a. m.)
executive order
Abolishing Customs Collection Dis-
trict Number 44 (Iowa) ; Extending
Limits of Customs Collection Dis-
trict Number 39 (Chicago) to Include
the State of Iowa; and Revoking the
Designations of Des Moines, Iowa,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Tulsa,
Oklahoma, as Customs Ports of
Entry
By virtue of and pursuant to the au-
thority vested in me by section 1 of the
act of August 1, 1914, 38 Stat. 609, 623
(U.S.C., title 19, sec. 2), It is ordered that
the following changes be made in the
customs field organization:'
1. Customs Collection District No. 44
(Iowa), is hereby abolished.
2. The territory comprising the State
of Iowa is hereby consolidated with, and
made a part of, Customs Collection Dis-
trict No. 39 (Chicago), with headquarters
at Chicago, Illinois.
3. The designation of the customs port
of entry of Des Moines, Iowa, in Customs
on*
CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
^Proclamation:
Canton Island, extending penal I
for establishment of adff
; quale shipping service foT
deferring extension
coastwise laws-to.
Executive Orders:
Customs Collection District
44 (Iowa) abolished; No. 39
(Chicago) extended; desig-
nations of Des Moines, etc-
revoked as customs ports pi
entry—.---------*—j=g3
Government employees, regulf
tions amended relative}
temporary employees:
Annual leave___
Sick leave-------------
RULES, REGULATK
ORDERS
Title 7—Agriculture:
Bureau  of Entomolog;
Plant Quarantine:
Acorns and chestnuts,
tions governing ei
Division of Marketing a
keting Agreemep'
Fort Wayne, Ia2~
Area, hanci--^^
regulatory q t^>/
Title 26—Internal a .
Bureau of Internals 0
Excess-profits .tac-
tions_____
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