Executive Order 1392

By virtue of the authority vested in me, I hereby establish the following order for the Canal Zone.

Section 1. Any person who sets on foot, instigates, promotes or carries on any fights between cocks or other birds, or any dog fight, or bull fight, or fight between other animals; or who does any act as assistant, umpire or principal in furtherance of any fight between any such animals, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

Sec. 2. This order shall take effect thirty days from this date.

Wm. H. Taft.

The White House,

August 4, 1911.