erty designated. located and doing business in the United States. The Classes of prop- alien property custodian may deposit with such designated depositary or depositaries, or with the Secretary of the Treasury, any stocks, bonds, notes, time drafts, time bills of exchange, or other securities, or property (except money or checks or drafts payable on demand which are required to be deposited with the Secretary of the TreasCollection of ury) and such depositary or depositaries shall be authorized and empowered to collect any dividends or interest or income that may become due and any maturing obligations held for the account of such custodian. Any of moneys collected on said account shall be paid and deposited forthwith by said depositary or by the alien property custodian into the Treasury of the United States as hereinbefore provided. dividends, etc. Deposit moneys. positaries. Bonds from de- The President shall require all such designated depositaries to execute and file bonds sufficient in his judgment to protect property on deposit, such bonds to be conditioned as he may direct. tee of property management, etc. Custodian trus- The alien property custodian shall be vested with all other than money. of the powers of a common-law trustee in respect of all property, other than money, which shall come into his possession in pursuance of the provisions of this Act, and, acting under the supervision and direction of the President, and under such rules and regulations as the Ownership, President shall prescribe, may manage such property and do any act or things in respect thereof or make any disposition thereof or of any part thereof, by sale or otherwise, and exercise any rights which may be or become appurtenant thereto or to the ownership thereof, if and when necessary to prevent waste and protect such property and to the end that the interests of the United States in such property and rights or of such person as may ultimately become entitled thereto, or to the proceeds thereof, may be preserved and safeguarded.' It Enemy stock to shall be the duty of every corporation incorporated within the United States and every unincorporated association, or company, or trustee, or trustees within the United States issuing shares or certificates representing beneficial interests to transfer such shares or certificates upon its, his, or their books into the name of the alien property custodian upon demand, accompanied by the presentation of the certificates which represent such Deposit of re-shares or beneficial interests. The alien property custodian shall forthwith deposit in the Treasury of the be transferred to custodian. ceipts. United States, as hereinbefore provided, the proceeds of any such property or rights so sold by him. Treasurer on or Any money or property required or authorized by Payment the provisions of this Act to be paid, conveyed, trans- der of custodian. ferred, assigned, or delivered to the alien property custodian shall, if said custodian shall so direct by [424] written order, be paid, conveyed, transferred, assigned, or delivered to the Treasurer of the United States with the same effect as if to the alien property custodian. Claims for money, etc., after tled by Congress. Provisos. Payment on or dent, or of the After the end of the war any claim of any enemy or of an ally of enemy to any money or other property the war to be setreceived and held by the alien property custodian or deposited in the United States Treasury, shall be settled as Congress shall direct: Provided, however, That on order of the President as set forth in section nine hereof, or of der of the Presithe court, as set forth in sections nine and ten hereof, court. Ante, pp. 419, the alien property custodian or the Treasurer of the 420. United States, as the case may be, shall forthwith convey, transfer, assign, and pay to the person to whom the President shall so order, or in whose behalf the court shall enter final judgment or decree, any property of an enemy or ally of enemy held by said custodian or by said Treasurer, so far as may be necessary to comply with said order of the President or said final judgment or decree of the court: And provided further, That the Treasurer of the United States, on order of the alien property custodian, ents, etc. shall, as provided in section ten hereof, repay to the licensee any funds deposited by said licensee.' Repayment to licensees of pat Ante, p. 420. Shipping mani- fests, etc. 4198, 4200, pp. 809, Ante, p. SEC. 13. That, during the present war, in addition to the facts required by sections forty-one hundred and ninety-seven, forty-one hundred and ninety-eight, and 810. forty-two hundred of the Revised Statutes, as amended by the Act of June fifteenth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, to be set out in the master's and shipper's mani 1 Federal Statutes-Civil War. See act to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate the property of rebels, and for other purposes, July 17, 1862, 12 Stats. 589 [p. 1060]; Joint Resolution explanatory of "an Act to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate the property of rebels, and for other purposes," July 17, 1862, 12 Stats. 627 [p. 1066]; Act to protect the liens upon vessels in certain cases, and for other purposes, March 3, 1863, 12 Stats. 762 (p. 1067; Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to stipulate for the release from attachment or other process of property claimed by the United States, and for other purposes, July 11, 1864, 13 Stats. 122 (p. 1075). 222. Additional fests before clearance will be issued to vessels bound to sworn statements ments. By master. By shipper. Details of no illegal ship-foreign ports, the master or person in charge of any vessel, before departure of such vessel from port, shall deliver to the collector of customs of the district wherein such vessel is located a statement duly verified by oath that the cargo is not shipped or to be delivered in violation of this Act, and the owners, shippers, or consignors of the cargo of such vessels shall in like manner deliver to the collector like statement under oath as to the cargo or the parts thereof laden or shipped by them, respectively, which statement shall contain also the names and addresses of the actual consignees of the cargo, or if the shipment is made to a bank or other broker, factor, or agent, the names and addresses of the persons who are the actual consignees on whose account the shipment is Copy to consul made. The master or person in control of the vessel shall, on reaching port of destination of any of the cargo, deliver a copy of the manifest and of the said master's, owner's, shipper's, or consignor's statement to the American consular officer of the district in which the cargo is unladen.' on reaching port. Departure forbidden if manifest, etc., lieved false. SEC. 14. That, during the present war, whenever there be- is reasonable cause to believe that the manifest or the additional statements under oath required by the preceding section are false or that any vessel, domestic or foreign, is about to carry out of the United States any property to or for the account or benefit of an enemy, or ally of enemy, or any property or person whose export, taking out, or transport will be in violation of law, the collector of customs for the district in which such vessel is located is hereby authorized and empowered, subject to review by the President to refuse clearance to any such vessel, domestic or foreign, for which clearance is required by law, and by formal notice served upon the owners, master, or person or persons in command or charge of any domestic vessel for which clearance is not required by law, to forbid the departure of such vessel from the port, and it shall thereupon be unlawful for such vessel to depart. Each export of coin, etc., to be reported. Details. The collector of customs shall, during the present war, in each case report to the President the amount of gold 1 See Executive Order No. 2729-A, XXVIII, October 12, 1917 [p. 185]. Federal Statutes-War of 1812. See, generally, Act to prohibit American vessels from proceeding to or trading with the enemies of the United States, and for other purposes. July 6, 1812, 2 Stats. 778 [p. 996] or silver coin or bullion or other moneys of the United States contained in any cargo intended for export. Such report shall include the names and addresses of the consignors and consignees, together with any facts known to the col[425]lector with reference to such shipment and particularly those which may indicate that such gold or silver coin or bullion or moneys of the United States may be intended for delivery or may be delivered, directly or indirectly, to an enemy or an ally of enemy.1 for salaries, ex SEC. 15. That the sum of $450,000 is hereby appropri- Appropriation ated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United penses, etc. States not otherwise appropriated, to be used in the discretion of the President for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, and for the payment of salaries of all persons employed under this Act, together with the necessary expenses for transportation, subsistence, rental of quarters in the District of Columbia, books of reference, periodicals, stationery, typewriters and exchanges thereof, miscellaneous supplies, printing to be done at the Government Printing Office, and all other necessary expenses not included in the foregoing. lating provisions, tions, etc. Punishment for natural persons. SEC. 16. That whoever shall willfully violate any of the Penalty for vioprovisions of this Act or of any license, rule, or regulation licenses, regula issued thereunder, and whoever shall willfully violate, neglect, or refuse to comply with any order of the President issued in compliance with the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000, or, if a natural person, imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both; and the officer, director, or agent of any corporation who knowingly participates in such violation. shall be punished by a like fine, imprisonment, or both, and any property, funds, securities, papers, or other articles or documents, or any vessel, together with her tackle, apparel, furniture, and equipment, concerned in such violation shall be forfeited to the United States. Forfeiture of property, etc. district courts. SEC. 17. That the district courts of the United States Jurisdiction of are hereby given jurisdiction to make and enter all such rules as to notice and otherwise, and all such orders and 1 See Executive Order No. 2729-A, XXVIII, October 12, 1917 [p. 185]. Federal Statutes-War of 1812. See, generally, Act to prohibit American vessels from proceding to or trading with the enemies of the United States, and for other purposes, July 6, 1912, 2 Stats. 778 [p. 996). Appeals, etc Vol. 36, pp. 1133, 1157. Canal Zone. etc. decrees, and to issue such process as may be necessary and proper in the premises to enforce the provisions of this Act, with a right of appeal from the final order or decree of such court as provided in sections one hundred and twenty-eight and two hundred and thirty-eight of the Act of March third, nineteen hundred and eleven, entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the laws relating to the judiciary." Jurisdiction of SEC. 18. That the several courts of first instance in the courts of Philippine Islands and Philippine Islands and the district court of the Canal Zone shall have jurisdiction of offenses under this Act committed within their respective districts, and concurCospiracies, rent jurisdiction with the district courts of the United Vol. 35, p. 1096. States of offenses under this Act committed upon the high seas and of conspiracies to commit such offenses as defined by section thirty-seven of the Act entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States," approved March fourth, nineteen hundred and nine, and the provisions of such section for the purpose of this Act are hereby extended to the Philippine Islands and to the Canal Zone. Printing, etc., in foreign lan specting Govern etc., unlawful. Not applicable if sworn transla postmaster, SEC. 19. That ten days after the approval of this Act guage, matter re- and until the end of the war, it shall be unlawful for any ment policies, person, firm, corporation, or association, to print, publish, or circulate, or cause to be printed, published, or circulated in any foreign language, any news item, editorial or other printed matter, respecting the Government of the United States, or of any nation engaged in the present war, its policies, international relations, the state or conduct of the war, or any matter relating thereto: Proviso. Provided, That this section shall not apply to any print, tion filed with newspaper, or publication where the publisher or disprinted there-tributor thereof, on or before offering the same for mailing, or in any manner distributing it to the public, has filed with the postmaster at the place of publication, in the form of an affidavit, a true and complete translation of the entire article containing such matter proposed to be published in such print, newspaper, or publication, and has [426] caused to be printed, in plain type in the English language, at the head of each such item, editorial, or other matter, on each copy of such print, newspaper, or publication, the words "True translation filed with the post(naming the post office where the translation was filed, and the date of filing with. master at on 1 See Executive Order No. 2729-A, XXII-XXIV, October 12, 1917 [p. 184]. |
