1812 PROCLAMATIONS, 1918. an Act entitled "An Act to pimish acts of interference with the foreign relations, the neutrality, and the foreign commerce of the United States, to punish espionage, and better to enforce the crumnal laws of the United States, and for other purposes", approved June 15, 1917. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereimto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. _ DONE in the District of Columbia this 29th dag of July, m the year of our Lord one thousand n.ine_ hun red and eighteen [SEAL.] and of the Inde endence of the United States of America the one hundred)and forty-thi.rd. Woonnow WESON By the President: FRANK L Pom: Acting Secretary of State. MY @19*8- Br mm Pmnsmnrrr or rms Uurmn- Srxrns or Amnmca ‘ A PROCLAMATION. . ¤,, ‘§‘} °' rrr Section three of the Act of Corilgress approved July
- ’*°· _ third, nmeteen hundred and eighteen, entitle "An ct To give
effect to the convention between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of migratory birds concluded at Washington, August sixteenth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, and for other ` smuuxy mama- purposes" (Public No. 186-65th Congress), provides as follows: °‘}‘;,,,_ ,,_ ,51 "That subfgect to the provisions and in order to carry out the purposes of the convention, the Secretary of Agriculture IS author- 1ze and directed, from time to time, having due regard to the zones of temperature and to the distribution, abundance, economic value, breeding habits, and times and lines of migratory flight of such birds, to determine when, to what extent, i at all, and by what means, it is compatible with the terms of the convention to allow hunting, taking, capture, killing, sale, urchase, shipment, transportation, carriage, or export of any such bird, or any part, nest, or egg thereof, and to adopt suitable regulations permitting and governing the same, in accordance wit 1 such determinations, which regulations shall become effective when approved by the President. " ,,@Q{}';,“ g}‘°Xg°°,§ AND, _WHEREAS, The Secretary of Agriculture, pursuant to §¤{érg;m{¤gk§¤,p:g%¤ said section and having due regard to the zones of temperature and lm. Y to the distribution, a undance, economic value, breeding habits, "°"· F*· “'”· and times and lines of migratory flight of migratory birds included in the terms of the convention between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of migrate birds concluded August sixteenth, nineteen hundred and sixteenflias determined when, to what extent, and by what means it is compatible with the terms of said convention to allow hunting, taking, capture, killing, possession, sale, purchase, shipment, transportation, carriage, and export of such birds and parts thereof and their nests and eggs, and in accordance with such determinations has adopted and submitted to me for approval regulations, which the Secretary of A iculture has determined to be suitable regulations, permitting an? governing hunting, taking, capture, killing, possession, sale, purchase, shipment, transportation, carriage, and export of said birds and arts thereof and their nests and eggs, which said regulations are as lbllows: Reounyrioxs, Mienaromr Bmn Tmzarr Aer. REGULATION 1.———DEFI`N'I'l'IONS OF MIGRATORY BIRDS. Definitions- Migratory birds, included in the terms of the convention be w n v°"3°'°° 1m' the United States and Great Britain for the rotection of mi tat? . P of YY birds, concluded August 16, 1916, are as follows:
