Executive Order 1141
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| Signed by President William H. Taft November 23, 1909 |
Any person who, as principal or agent, shall, with the intent or for the purpose of recruiting on the Canal Zone mechanics, laborers, artisans, or any character of workmen, to go into a foreign country, induce or attempt to induce any person who is working for or is under contract to work for, or who desires to work for, the Isthmian Canal Commission or the Panama Railroad Company, or a contractor of either or both of them, to cease to work for, or break any such contract to work for, or not to begin work for, the Isthmian Canal Commission or the Panama Railroad Company, or a contractor of either or both of them, or to leave the Canal Zone with a view or for the purpose of working in a foreign country, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the common jail not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the Court.
Wm. H. Taft.
The White House,
- November 23, 1909.
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