PROCLAMATIONS, 1934. AND WHEREAS it is provided by section 2 of the said joint resolution that- 1745 "Whoever sells any arms or munitions of war in violation of section Ante, p. 811. I shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or by imP.Jjsonment not exceedine: two years, or both." NOW, THE~EdFOSRE, I, FRA~KLIN: D. ROOSEVELT, Presi- Pfes~dTarmstroBot (talk)ncement of dent of the Umte tates of Amenca, actmg under and by VIrtue of the authority conferred in me by the said joint resolution of Congress, do hereby declare and proclaim that I have found that the prohibition of the sale of arms and munitions of war in the United States to those countries now engaged in armed conflict in the Chaco may contribute to the reestablishment of peace between those countries, and that I have consulted with the governments of other American Republics and have been assured of the cooperation of such governments as I have deemed necessary as contemplated by the said joint resolution; and I do hereby admonish all citizens of the United States and every War':ling. to abstain person to abstain from every violation of the provisions of the joint from violatIOn of law. resolution above set forth, 'hereby made applicable to Bolivia and Para~uay, and I do hereby warn them that all violations of such provIsions will be rigorously prosecuted. And I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost diligence in pre- venting violations of the said joint resolution and this my proclamation issued thereunder, and in bringing to trial and punishment any of- fenders against the same. And I do herebY' delegate to the Secretary of State the power of ta=x:Ptionsandlimi- prescribing exceptIOns and limitations to the application of the said o. joint resolution of May 28, 1934, as made effectIve by this my procla- mation issued thereunder. 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 twenty-eighth dayof May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-four, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fifty-eighth. By the President: CORDELL HULL Secretary oj State. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT [No. 2087] SUSPENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE DAVIS-BACON ACT OF MARCil 3, 1931 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 'VHEREAS section 1 of the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931 (ch. 411, 46 Stat. 1494), provides: "*
- Every contract in excess of $5,000 in amount, to which
the United States or the District of Columbia is a party, which re- quires or involves the employment of laborers or mechanics in the construction, alteration, and/or repair of any public buildings of the June 5, 1934. Davis·Bacon Act 01 March 3, 1931. Vol. 46, p. 141N . Labor wage rates, bUilding C{)lltr:}('t~.
