PROCLAMATIONS, 1917. 1685 hereby prohibited from re—insuring with com anies inco rated under the laws of the German Empire, no matter where locateldlioand all per- Gfrjgu igf)‘g**¤:;i°§* sons in the United States are prohibited from ainst marine em., pmhibitedl ' or war risks with insurance comlpanies incorporated uniilir the laws of the German Empire or with in ividuals, firms, and insurance companies incorporated under the laws of any of the States or Territories of the United States or of any foreign country and now e ged in the business of marine or war risk insurance in the Uniteiii tates, which re—insure business oxpihginating in the United States with companies incorporated under e laws of the German Empire, no matter where located. ‘ _ The foregoing prohibitions shall extend and o erate as to all exist- su§p’j‘;f,‘},‘§ du,,°°,,'Q8*"“§ ing contracts for insurance and reinsurance which are hereby sus- wg- um. pended for the period of the war, except that they shall not operate to x°°p vitiate or prevent the insurance or re-insurance of, and the payment or receipt of, premiums on insurance or re—insurance under existing contracts on vessels or interest at risk on the date of this roclamation, and such insurance or re—insurance, if for a voyage, shgl continue in force until arrival at destination, and if for time, until thirty days from the date of this proclamation, but if on a voyage at that time, until the arrival at destination. Nothing herein shall be construed to operate to prevent the pay- ,u%° §,‘},{% ment or receipt of any premium, return premium, or claim now due or Medwhich magr become due on or in respectto or reinsurances nor1hprol;iu¥eddby}:his£r2>_}c1amatiom c _ _ ~ ,_ th ,_- { mmsmondnmda at un s 0 suc erman com ammnowin e possession 0 ,,,G,,_,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, their managers or agents, or which shall hereafterpcome into their possession, sha be subj_ec,t to such rules and the payment and disposition thereof as shall be Iifescribed by the insurance supervising officials of the State in whic the principal office of such establishment in the United States is located, but 113 no event ,,,} '“"""° shall any funds belonging to or held for the benefit of such companies be transmitted outside of the United States, nor be used as the basis for the establishment, directly or indirect] , of any credit within or outside of the United States to or for the `lbenefit or use of the enemy or anv of his allies without the permission of this Government. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the District of Columbia this thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred an seven- [san,.] teen and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-second. _ Woonaow WH4SON By the President: FRANK L. Pom: Acting Secretary of State. BY mn Prmsmniwr or run U1rr·rm> Sryrns or Aimnrca A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS it a ars that the public good will be romoted b D*"f"°N'**'”“"°" abolishing the, Daklbltii National Forest within the Stiite of North anim Dakota, and restoring the public lands subject to disposition therein V°l·i”·¥’·“3· in a manner authorized by the Act of Congress approved September thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen (38 Stat., 113), entxt ed "An
