their usual banking functions except as otherwise prohibited; and WHEREAS on December 30, 1933, the President of the United States issued Proclamation No. 2070 which excluded from the scope of the said proclamations of March 6 and March 9, 1933, and the Executive order of March 10, 1933, all banking institutions which were not members of the Federal Reserve System; and WHEREAS by December 30, 1933, the Secretary of the Treasury had acted upon all requests for licensing of member banks of the Federal Reserve System; and WHEREAS on December 31, 1945, the Secretary of the Treasury issued a General License to transact normal banking business to all banks thereafter authorized to begin business by the Comptroller of the Currency and to all State banks thereafter admitted to membership in the Federal Reserve System, and thereby dispensed with the requirement of an individual license for each new member bank of the Federal Reserve System; and WHEREAS it is no longer necessary, or in the interest of government internal management, for the Secretary of the Treasury to license the transaction of normal banking business: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5 (b) of the Trading with the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917, 40 Stat. 415, as amended, and section 4 of the act of March 9, 1933, 48 Stat. 2, and by virtue of all other authority vested in me, do hereby, in the interest of the internal management of the Government, proclaim, order, direct, and declare that the said proclamations of March 6 and March 9, 1933, and Executive order of March 10, 1933, as amended, are further amended to exclude from their scope banking institutions which are members of the Federal Reserve System: Provided, however, that no banking institution shall pay out any gold coin, gold bullion, or gold certificates, except as authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury, or allow the withdrawal of any currency for hoarding. This proclamation shall become effective as of March 15, 1947. 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 7th day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty[SEAL] seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-first. HARRY S. TRUMAN By the President: Acting Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2726 CHILD HEALTH DAY, 1947 WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution of May 18, 1928 (45 Stat. 617), authorized and requested the President "to issue annually a proclamation setting apart May 1 of each year as Child Health Day and inviting all agencies and organizations interested in child welfare to unite upon that day in the observance of such exercises as will awaken the people of the Nation to the fundamental necessity of a year-round program for the protection and development of the health of the Nation's children"; and WHEREAS every citizen of our country has an inescapable obligation to aid in insuring the American child's birthright of health and of freedom from handicaps; and WHEREAS accidents are the leading cause of death and an important cause of crippling among children: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate May 1, 1947, as Child Health Day; and I invite interested individuals and agencies to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies designed to stimulate interest in and devotion to the cause of child welfare in the coming year. I call upon parents to dedicate themselves on that day to the exercise of unusual diligence throughout the year toward the prevention of accidents in the home, so that the children may be protected from needless injury and suffering and may receive and enjoy the blessings of health and happiness. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of WHEREAS, in the eloquent words of NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have here- DONE at the City of Washington this Lord nineteen hundred and By the President: DEAN ACHESON, HARRY S. TRUMAN Acting Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2728 NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, 1947 WHEREAS the future peace of the WHEREAS international trade and WHEREAS the welfare of the Ameri- WHEREAS the Congress by Public NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have here- PROCLAMATION 2729 COPYRIGHT EXTENSION: NEW ZEALAND WHEREAS by the act of Congress approved September 25, 1941 (55 Stat. 732) the President is authorized, on the conditions prescribed in that act, to grant an extension of time for the fulfilment of the conditions and formalities prescribed by the copyright laws of the United States of America with respect to works first produced or published outside the United States of America and subject to copyright or to renewal of copyright under the laws of the United States of America, including works subject to ad interim copyright, by nationals of countries which accord substantially equal treatment to citizens of the United States of America; and WHEREAS the Governor-General of New Zealand has issued an Order in Council, effective from this day, by the terms of which treatment substantially equal to that authorized by the aforesaid act of September 25, 1941 is accorded in New Zealand to literary and artistic works first produced or published in the United States of America; and WHEREAS the aforesaid Order in Council is annexed to and is part of an agreement embodied in notes exchanged this day between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of New Zealand; and WHEREAS by virtue of a proclamation by the President of the United States of America dated April 9, 1910 (36 Stat. 2685) citizens of New Zealand are, and since July 1, 1909 have been, entitled to the benefits of the act of Congress approved March 4, 1909 (35 Stat. 1075) relating to copyright, other than the benefits of section 1 (e) of that act; and WHEREAS by virtue of a proclamation by the President of the United States of America dated February 9, 1917 (39 Stat. 1815) the citizens of New Zealand are, and since December 1, 1916 have been, entitled to the benefits of section 1 (e) of the aforesaid act of March 4, 1909; NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid act of September 25, 1941, do declare and proclaim:1 'Noted in Title 37, § 202.1, infra. That with respect to (1) works of citizens of New Zealand which were first produced or published outside the United States of America on or after September 3, 1939 and subject to copyright under the laws of the United States of America, including works subject to ad interim® copyright and (2) works of citizens of New Zealand subject to renewal of copyright under the laws of the United States of America on or after September 3, 1939, there has existed during several years of the time since September 3, 1939 such disruption or suspension of facilities essential to compliance with the conditions and formalities prescribed with respect to such works by the copyright laws of the United States of America as to bring such works within the terms of the aforesaid act of September 25, 1941; and that accordingly the time within which compliance with such conditions and formalities may take place is hereby extended with respect to such works until the day on which the President of the United States of America shall, in accordance with that act, terminate or suspend the present declaration and proclamation. It shall be understood that the term of copyright in any case is not and cannot be altered or affected by this proclamation, and that, as provided by the aforesaid act of September 25, 1941, no liability shall attach under the Copyright Act for lawful uses made or acts done prior to the effective date of this proclamation in connection with the above-described works, or in respect to the continuance for one year subsequent to such date of any business undertaking or enterprise lawfully undertaken prior to such date involving expenditure or contractual obligation in connection with the exploitation, production, reproduction, circulation, or performance of any such work. 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 twenty-fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred [SEAL] and forty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventyfirst. By the President: DEAN ACHESON, HARRY S. TRUMAN Acting Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2730 AMENDMENT OF REGULATION RELATING TO MIGRATORY BIRDS AND GAME MAMMALS WHEREAS the Under Secretary of the -Interior has submitted to me for approval the following regulations adopted by him, after notice and public procedure pursuant to section 4 of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U. S. C. Supp. 1003), on March 26, 1947, under authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (40 Stat. 755, 16 U. S. C. 704), Reorganization Plan No. II (53 Stat. 1431), and act of August 14, 1946 (Public Law 732, 79th Cong.): AMENDMENT OF REGULATION RELATING TO MIGRATORY BIRDS AND GAME MAMMALS By virtue of and pursuant to the authority contained in section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (40 Stat. 755, 16 U. S. C. 704), and Reorganization Plan No. II (53 Stat. 1431), I, Oscar L. Chapman, Under Secretary of the Interior, having due regard to the zones of temperature and to the distribution, abundance, economic value, breeding habits, and times and lines of flight of the migratory birds included in the terms of the conventions between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of migratory birds, concluded August 16, 1916, and between the United States and the United Mexican States for the protection of migratory birds and game mammals, concluded February 7, 1936, have determined that development of future wildlife refuge areas and the protection of wildlife thereon may be accomplished in accordance with approved plans by individuals who have conveyed such lands to the United States for refuge purposes subject to a possessory estate and in accordance with such determinations do hereby amend the regulations approved by Proclamation No. 2616,1 July 27, 1944, as last amended by Proclamation No. 2699,2 of August 8, 1946, by the adoption of an amendment to Part 1 of Subchapter A of Chapter I of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, effective 30 days after publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER, as follows:3 1.71 Wildlife Development Areas. With respect to any lands which have been or may hereafter be acquired by the United States for future use as a migratory bird sanctuary or other wildlife refuge, subject to an outstanding possessory estate, the owner of such outstanding estate may, in accordance with a program for the development of the area and the limitation of shooting during such development period, approved by the Secretary of the Interior, take such measures as are calculated to maintain and increase the waterfowl population of the area in question, and engage in the shooting of migratory birds within the limitations set forth in the approved program. 1.72 Revocation of Program Approval. Approval of any such program may be revoked by the Secretary of the Interior upon a finding that the terms of such program have been violated by the proponents thereof. Following such revocation, all rights and privileges derived from the existence of an approved area development program shall cease. 1.73 Notice and Hearing. Prior to any Secretarial determination that the terms of an approved area development program have been, or are being, violated by the proponent thereof a notice shall be sent to said proponent specifying the character, time and locality of the alleged violation and designating a representative of the Secretary with whom the proponent of the program may discuss any controverted issue of fact or interpretation in an effort to reach an amicable agreement or understanding. Thereupon, the said proponent shall cease and desist from the commission of acts specified in such notice for a period of 60 days, or if the case be finally determined during such 60-day period then only until such final determination. If, within 30 days after such notice has been received, no such agreement or understanding is reached then the Secretary may, after allowing such further opportunity for hearing as he deems proper, make and promulgate a final order revoking approval of the development area program. Thereupon, the provisions of section 1.3 of Part 1, Subchapter A, Chapter I, Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall be fully applicable to the area in question. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the seal of the Department of the Inte rior to be affixed this 28th day of March, 1947. [SEAL] OSCAR L. CHAPMAN, Under Secretary of the Interior. AND WHEREAS upon consideration it appears that the foregoing regulation I will tend to effectuate the purposes of the aforesaid Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918; NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918, do hereby approve and proclaim the foregoing regulation of the Under Secretary of the Interior. 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 1st day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty[SEAL] seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-first. HARRY S. TRUMAN By the President: G. C. MARSHALL, Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2731 FLAG DAY, 1947 WHEREAS it has become our hallowed custom to observe June 14 of each year as Flag Day by engaging in patriotic exercises and by displaying the American flag proudly in commemoration of its adoption on June 14 in the year 1777; and WHEREAS this symbol of our national strength, our national unity, and our national integrity now flies with the flags of all the other United Nations as an earnest of newly achieved international strength, unity, and integrity; and WHEREAS, in the words of President Wilson set forth in his Flag Day proclamation of 1916, the anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as our national emblem "should this year and in the years to come be given special significance as a day of renewal and reminder, a day upon which we should direct our minds to thoughts of the ideals and principles of which we have sought to make our great Government the embodiment": NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate June 14, 1947, as Flag Day; and I direct the officials of the Federal Government and request the officials of the State and local governments to have our colors displayed on all public buildings on that day. I also urge the people of the United States to fly the American flag from their homes on June 14, and I suggest that civic groups and individuals arrange, where feasible, for joint displays of the emblems of the United Nations in recognition of our joint dedication to the freedom of mankind. 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 27th day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty[SEAL] seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-first. HARRY S. TRUMAN By the President: PROCLAMATION 2732 REVOCATION OF PROCLAMATION NO. 2412,1 WHEREAS by Proclamation No. 2412, issued June 27, 1940, the President consented to the exercise, with respect to foreign and domestic vessels, by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Governor of the Panama Canal of all the powers conferred by section 1 of Title II of the act of Congress approved June 15, 1917, 40 Stat. 220 (50 U. S. C. 191), upon the President, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Governor of the Panama Canal; and 13 CFR Cum. Supp. Noted in Title 35, §§ 4.180-4.187, infra. |