PROCLAMATIONS-DEC. 29, 31 , 1941 WHEREAS it appears that it would be desirable for administrative purposes to transfer such duty and authority to the Secretary of War: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, as President of the United States and as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, do proclaim that the duty imposed upon the Attorney General by the aforesaid proclamations of executing all the regulations therein prescribed regarding the con- duct of alien enemies within Alaska, and the authority conferred upon him with respect to such duty, are hereby transferred to the Secretary of War. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 2 9 th day of December in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-one, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-sixth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: CORDELL HULL Secretary of State. EXTENDING THE PERIOD FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADEQUATE SHIPPING SERVICE FOR, AND DEFERRING EXTENSION OF THE COAST- WISE LAWS TO, CANTON ISLAND BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS section 21 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (41 Stat. 977), as amended and as incorporated into section 877, title 46, United States Code, provides: "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 covered thereby on lune 5, 1920, and the Commission is directed prior to the expiration of sucheyenr to have established adequate steamship 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: Prorided, That if ade- quate 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 Territory or possession for such time as may be necessary for the establish- ment of adequate shipping facilities therefor * * * ."; AND WHEREAS an adequate shipping service to accommodate the commerce and the passenger travel of Canton Island has not been established as provided in the aforesaid section; and WHEREAS the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to Canton Island, as provided in the aforesaid section, is dependent upon the establishment of such adequate shipping service; and WHEREAS by Proclamation No. 2448 of November 23, 1940, the period for the establishment of an adequate shipping service for Canton Island was extended to January 1, 1942, and the extension of the coast- wise laws of the United States to Canton Island was deferred to Jan- uary 1, 1942: Jurisdiction over alien enemies in Alas- ka transferred to Sec- retary of War. December 31, 1941 [No. 2534] 41 Stat. 997. 54 Stat. 2767. 55 STAT.] 1715
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