800 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 463. 1916. mm °°*”¤"°*'- or advant e in any respect whatsoever to any particular person, com any, agian, or corporation, or any particular description of traiiii: in the United States or its ssessrons or to any citizens of the United States residing in neutralpidountries abroad,_or is subjecting any particular person, company, firm, or corporation or any particular description of traffic in the United States or its possessions, or any citizens of the United States residing in neutral countries abroad xscany undue or unreasonable prejudice, disadvantage, injury, or ` rimination in regard to accepting, recer§, transporting, or delivering, or refusing to accept, receive, tr er, or delrver any cargo, freight or pass ers, or in any other respect whatsoever, he is hereb authorized aeiiig empowered to direct the detention of such vessels hy withholdin clearance or by formal notice forbidding de arture and to revolre, modify, or renew any such direction. ,,,,L°§°,.",§;{,gi*°,ll:‘§q'Y,”,,i }l`hat whenever, d the existence of a war in which the United ggniu; °°b_*§g*€,h’,L*{g States is not engaged, the President shall be satisfied that there is argues? reasonable ound to believe that under the laws, regulations or practices ofgr any belligerent country or Government, American ships or American citizens are not accorded an of the facilities of commerce which the vessels or citizens of that belligerent count enjoy in the United States or its possessions, or are not accordedyby such belligerent equal rivil e or facilities of trade with vessels or citizens o any nationality ollier than that of such belligerent, the President is hereby authorized and em owered to withhold clearance from one or more vessels of such belligerent country until such belligerent shall restore to such American vessels and American citizens recip- ,,,,P'°?,°;,,"§,‘:; '.§"$ rocal libert of commerce and equal facilities of trade· or the Presi-
- 3 ,· ·*°·$,°° '¤•'=b:,[ dent mai direct that similar privileges and facilities, any, enjoyed
vomit, uiligga to by vesse or citizens of such belligerent in the United States or its “"'“’“'“‘ possessions be refused to vessels or citizens of such belligerent; and m such case he shall make proclamation of his direction, stating the facilities and privileges which shall be refused, and the belligerent to whose vessels or citizens they are to be refused, and thereafter the furnishing of such prohibited privileges and facilities to an vessel or citizen of the belhgerent named in such proclamation shall be unlawful; and he may change, modify, revoke, or renew such procla-
.,,'°,,f,,"{‘, mation; and anysperson or persons who shall furnish or attempt or
¤¤¤••· conspire to or_be concerned in furnishing or in the concealment of furnishing facilities or privileges to ships or persons contrary to the prohibition rn such proclamation shall be liable to a fine of not less than $2,000 nor more than $50,000 or to imprisonment not to exceed two years, or_ both, in the discretion of the court. wm*’g¤g=d¤g;:¤;, ximg; In case any vessel which IS detained by virtue of this Act shall demeeec. part. or attempt to depart from the jurisdiction of the United States without clearance or other lawful authority, the owner or master or person or persons having charge or command of such vessel shall be severally liable to a fine of not ess than $2,000 nor more than $10,000, or to imprisonment not to exceed two years, or both, and in addition Lam d I surrililgtestiel forléeitid ao thellénited Stitessb ¤¤, ,¤ ¤,v¤ e resident o the `nite tates is ere authorized and zaiixiigvsnus t° empowered to emplioly such part of the land or naiial forces of the Xcngted Statesass benecessarytocariyoutthepmposes ofthis TITLE IX. Invnlldity of any S · _ o,.,,, em, ,,0, to nc. 900. That if any clause, sentence, ragra h or art of this mmrmamaocraa. __%c|_·,·Shgu for spy reason be adjudged by ag?} court of comriiatent jurisdiction to be mvahd, such judgment sh not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of said Act, but shall be confined in its o a- tion to the clause, sentence, paraiaph, or part thereof directlpeinvolxd an the controversy m whrc such judgment shall have been ren re .
