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I U B A WELNESDAY 1418 NMAY 1994 for the establishment of adeguate | shipping facilities therefor: Provid- | ed further, That until Congress shall have authorized the registry as | vessels )f the Uniied States of ves- | sels owned in the Philippine [slands, ! the Government of the Philippine | Islands is herveby authorized to | adopt, from time to time, and en- | forece regulations goverring trans- | portation of merchandisa and pas- | sengers between ports or places in | the Philippine Archipelago; And pro- | vided further, That the foregoing i provisiors of this seetion shall not | take effect with reference to the | Philippine Islands until the Presi- | dent of the United States after a | full investigation of the local needs and corditions shall, by proelrma- | tion, declare that an acequate ship- | ping service has been establizhed as | hereir provided and fix a date for | the going into effect of the same.”’ | AND WHIRFAS, an zdequate ship- ping service to acecn ncdate the com- meice and rasserger travel of the Vir- | gin Isl2rds las not been estzblished as | rrovided by Seetion 21 of tke ""Meickant | Marire Act of 1920"’; 5 AND WEEFRFAS, s picelan aticn dat- | ¢ed Febitmy 1. 1922 +vßs issued Ly | Weiien G. Buardine, Ficsicert cos tle | Uri‘ed States of 2nerica, cctirg vrcer | ¢rd by virtve of the zuilority corferred | chEam iy Sectice 21 0f tnid Actof Cone | gress, declarirg that the jericd for the | estellishment of edequate shippirg ser- | vice ¢f tLe afcieszid Virgin lslzids be | exterded ficnm Febiuary 1, 1942, to May | 1, 1622, gnd that the extensicn of the | ccastwise laws of the Urited States to | the afcresaid Virgin Islands be deferred | frcm February 1, 1922, to May 1, 1942; 1 AND WHEREAS, a second proclama- | ticn da‘ed May 18, 1922, was issued by | Waren G, Hardieg, President of the | United States of America, deciaring that the pericd for the establishment of ade- | quate shippirg service of the aforesaid | Virgin Islands be extended from May 1, | 1922, to Nuvember 1, 1922; and that the | ¢xtepsion of the coastwise laws of the | United States to the aforesaid Virgin | Islarnds be deferred from May 1, 192210 | November 1, 1922; AND WHEREAS, a third proclama- tion dated Cctober &8, 1922, was issued by Warren G. Harding, Pres'dent of the United States of Ameriea, declaring that THE ST. CROIX AViS 18 printed and published d-wily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Office. TERMS:--50 c2nts mo thly in advance, 2 ¢onts per single copy. Entered as second class wmatter May 26th 1917 at the Post Office at Christian- sted St Crowx. V. L of thel. 8. A. un- der the Act of March 3, 1879. Contribution to this paper will be glad- lg received when the same deals with mat- ters of general interest, and 1s accompa- nied with the autho.r’s name, as a guar- antee of }!](n)d faith = The editor cannot be responsible for the views of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarily andorsethem. (Further extending the establish- ment of adequate shipping service in and deferring extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the Virgin Islands.) BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNI- TED STATES OF AMERICA. A Procl ] roclamation. HEREAS, an Act of Congress en- w titled the ‘‘Merchant Marine Act of 1920,”” approved June 5, 1920, con- tairs the following provisions: “Qee. 21. That from and after February 1, 1922, the coastwise laws of the United States shall extend to the islind territories and possessions of the United States not now cov- ercd thereby, and the board is di- r¢ cted prior to the expiration of such year 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 mairtained upon <atisfactory terms by private capi- tal and enterprise; Provided, That if adequate shipping service is not established by February 1, 1922, the President shall externd the geri- od herein allowed for the establish- ment of such service in the case of any island Territory or possession for such ume as may be necessary No 110 the period for the estabiishnent of ade quate shipping servvice of the aforesaid Virgin Islands be e xterded from Neven berl, 1922 to November 1. 1922 un: that ti e extension of the coastwise lrw . of the United States to the aforesaid V; gin Islands be deferred from Novemb:: 1, 1922, to November 1, 1923: NOW THEREFORE, I, Calvin Coolige President of the United States of Amer: ca, acting under and by the Virtue of ti authority conferred upon me by Seciiioi 21 of said Act of Congress, haviag issu: ¢ a proclamation on QOeteber 25, 1923, d« claring the period for the establishn e of an adequate shipping serviee to 1! aforesaid Virgin Isitnds be extend: from November 1, 1923, to May 1, 19 ;. and that the extension of the coastw:-¢ laws of the United States to the afores: Virgin Islands be deferred from Novem ber 1, 1923, to Mesy 1, 1924, do herely declare and proelaim that the period for the establishment of adequate shipp ig service of the afciesaid Vi-gin Is'erds be furthcr extended fretn May 1, 1024, to Novemwber 1, 1924: AND INASMUCH as the exteunsion of the ccastwise laws of the United Staies to the aforesaid Virgin Islands, as pio- vided in section 21 of the aforesaid act, is dependent upon the establishment of en adequate shipping service to such is- land pesessior, I do hereby further pio- claim and declare that the exiension of the coastwise laws of the United Sta:cs to the Virgin Islands is deferred from May 1, 1924, to November 1, 1924, IN WITNESS WHEROF. I have here unto set my hand and caussd the seal o1 the United States to be uffixed. Done at the city es Washington this Tth day of April in the year of our Loid, One Thou<and Nine Hundred and Twen- ty-four, and of the Independence of th: United States of America the One Huu- dred and Forty-eight, CALVIN COOLIDGE. (SEAL) By the President: CHARLES E. HUGHES Secretary of State, (No. 1690.) Mr. Hubert Alexander Phillip please call at the Post Ofiice, Ired- (.‘!'ik.".‘;‘.‘a{.