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PROCLAMATIONS, 1924. 1943 By th e Presi den t of th e Uni te d Stat es of Amer ic a jurisdiction, conditions of domestic violence exist, which are or may be promoted by the use of arms or munitions of war procured from the United States, and makes proclamation thereof, it shall be unlaw- ful to export, except under such limitations and exceptions as the President prescribes, any arms or munitions of war from any place in the United States to such country until otherwise ordered by the President or by Congress.” And whereas, it is provided by Section II of the said Joint Reso- lution that “Whoever exports any arms or munitions of war in violation of section I shall on conviction be punished by fine not exceeding $10,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding two years, or both.” Now, therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, acting 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 there exists in Honduras such conditions of domestic violence which are or may be promoted by the use of arms or munitions of war procured from the United States as contemplated by the said Joint Resolution; and I do hereby admonish all citizens of the United States and every person to abstain from every violation of the provisions of the Joint Resolution above set forth, hereby made applicable to Honduras, 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 preventing violations of the said Joint Resolution and this my Proclamation issued thereunder, and in bringing to trial and pun- ishment any offenders against the same. 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-second day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred [seal .] and twenty-four and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty-eighth. Cal vi n Coo li dg e By the President: Char le s E. Hug he s Secretary of State. Vol. 42, p. 361. Declaration of do- mestic violence existing in Honduras. Post, p. 1950. Warning against ille- gal shipments of arms, etc., thereto. Officers to enforce laws. April 7,1924. A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, an Act of Congress entitled the“ Merchant Marine Act of 1920”, approved June 5, 1920, contains the following provisions: “Sec. 21. That 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 now covered thereby, and the board is directed prior to the expiration of such year to have estab- lished adequate steamship service at reasonable rates to accom- modate 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: Provided, That if adequate 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 45822°—vo l 43—pt 2------ 40 Virgin Islands. Preamble. Statutory provisions. Vol. 41, p. 997. 1944 PROCLAMATIONS, 1924. Vol. 41, p. 997. Vol. 42, p. 2261. Vol. 42, p. 2269. Vol. 42, p. 2287. Time for establishing service to, further ex- tended to November 1, 1924. Ante, p. 1929. Post, p. 1970. Coastwise laws de- ferred to November 1, 1924. Ante, p. 1929. Post, p. 1970. be necessary for the establishment of adequate shipping facilities therefor: Provided further, That until Congress shall have author- ized the registry as vessels of the United States of vessels owned in the Philippine Islands, the Government of the Philippine Islands is hereby authorized to adopt, from time to time, and enforce regulations governing the transportation of merchandise and pas- sengers between ports or places in the Philippine Archipelago: And provided further, That the foregoing provisions of this section shall not take effect with reference to the Philippine Islands until the President of the United States after a full investigation of the local needs and conditions shall, by proclamation, declare that an adequate shipping service has been established as herein provided and fix a date for the going into effect of the same.” AND WHEREAS, an adequate shipping service to accommodate the commerce and passenger travel of the Virgin Islands has not been established as provided by Section 21 of the “ Merchant Marine Act of 1920”; AND WHEREAS, a proclamation dated February 1, 1922, was is- sued by Warren G. Harding, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred on him by Section 21 of said Act of Congress, declaring that the period for the establishment of adequate shipping service of the aforesaid Virgin Islands be extended from February 1, 1922, to May 1, 1922, and that the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the afore- said Virgin Islands be deferred from February 1, 1922, to May 1, 1922; AND WHEREAS, a second proclamation dated May 18,1922, was issued by Warren G. Harding, President of the United States of America, declaring that the period for the establishment of adequate shipping service of the aforesaid Virgin Islands be extended from May 1, 1922, to November 1, 1922, and that the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the aforesaid Virgin Islands be deferred from May 1, 1922, to November 1, 1922; AND WHEREAS, a third proclamation dated October 28,1922, was issued by Warren G. Harding, President of the United States of America, declaring that the period for the establishment of adequate shipping service of the aforesaid Virgin Islands be extended from November 1, 1922, to November 1, 1923, and that the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the aforesaid Virgin Islands be deferred from November 1, 1922, to November 1, 1923; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority con- ferred upon me by Section 21 of said Act of Congress, having issued a proclamation on October 25, 1923, declaring that the period for the establishment of an adequate shipping service to the aforesaid Virgin Islands be extended from November 1, 1923, to May 1, 1924, and that the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the aforesaid Virgin Islands be deferred from November 1, 1923, to May 1, 1924, do hereby declare and proclaim that the period for the establishment of adequate shipping service of the aforesaid Virgin Islands be further extended from May 1, 1924, to November 1, 1924; AND INASMUCH as the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the aforesaid Virgin Islands, as provided in Section 21 of the aforesaid act, is dependent upon the establishment of an adequate shipping service to such island possession, I do hereby further proclaim and declare that the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the Virgin Islands is deferred from May 1, 1924, to November 1, 1924. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. PROCLAMATIONS, 1924. 1945 DONE at the city of Washington this 7th day of April, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty- [sea l .] four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the One Hundred and Forty-eighth. Cal vi n Coo li dg e . By the President: Char le s E. Hug he s , Secretary of State. April 11,1924. A PROCLAMATION. By th e Presi den t of th e Uni te d Stat es of Amer ic a WHEREAS, The Secretary of Agriculture, by virtue of the author- ity vested in him by section three of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40 Stat., 755), has submitted to me for approval, a regulation further amendatory of the regulations approved and proclaimed July 31, 1918, which the Secretary of Agriculture has determined to be a suitable amendatory regulation permitting and governing the hunting, taking, capture, killing, possession, sale, purchase, ship- ment, transportation, carriage, and export of said birds and parts thereof and their nests and eggs, as follows: REGULATION 4.—OPEN SEASONS ON AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS. Protection of migra- tory birds. Preamble. Vol. 40, p. 755. Vol. 39, p. 1702. Open seasons. Vol. 42, p. 2266. Regulation 4, sub-title “Doves” is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Doves.—The open seasons for mourning doves shall be as follows: In Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ken- tucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, that portion of Texas lying west and north of the main tracks of the International and Great Northern Railroad extending from Laredo to San Antonio, Austin, and Longview, and the Texas and Pacific railroad extending from Longview to Marshall and Texarkana, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, California, Nevada, Idaho, and Oregon the open season shall be from September 1 to December 15; In Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi the open season shall be from October 16 to January 31; In that portion of Texas lying east and south of the main tracks of the International and Great Northern railroad extending from Laredo to San Antonio, Austin, and Longview, and the Texas and Pacific railroad extending from Longview to Marshall and Tex- arkana the open season shall be from November 1 to December 31; and In South Carolina and Louisiana the open season shall be from November 1 to January 31. NOW, THEREFORE, I, CALVIN COOLIDGE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DO HEREBY APPROVE AND PROCLAIM the foregoing amendatory regulation. 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 11th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty- [sea l .] four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty-eighth. Cal vi n Cool id ge By the President: Char le s E. Hug he s Secretary of State. Doves. Geographical limita- tions. Ante, p. 1916, amend- ed. Approval of regula tion.