Proclamations
Proclamations are official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government.
Proclamations are intended for individuals outside of the government, while executive orders are intended for individuals within the government. Tables that are part of the proclamations are not included in this web site, please see the Code of Federal Regulations for the tables.
Proclamation 2723
WHEREAS more fatal accidents occur in agriculture than in any other occupation; and
WHEREAS the increasing complexity of modern farm operations creates additional accident hazards; and
Whereas caution and intelligent effort on the part of every farm…
Proclamation 2724
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 27, 1947,…
Proclamation 2725
WHEREAS on March 10, 1933, the President of the United States, in pursuance of the program to permit resumption of banking operations following the Bank Holiday Proclamations No. 2039 of March 6 and No. 2040 of March 9, 1933, respectively, issued…
Proclamation 2726
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…
Proclamation 2727
WHEREAS it is a felicitous American custom to turn our thoughts anew to the commemoration of motherhood on one day in each year; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of that custom, Public Resolution 25, 63d Congress, approved May 8, 1914, provides that the…
Proclamation 2728
WHEREAS the future peace of the world, so earnestly sought by all, will be immeasurably advanced by the cooperation of the several nations in removing excessive restrictions upon international trade, and the United States has already assumed the lead in…
Proclamation 2729
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 fulfillment of the conditions and formalities prescribed by the…
Proclamation 2730
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,…
Proclamation 2731
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…
Proclamation 2732
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…
Proclamation 2733
WHEREAS it appears that it would be in the interest of administrative management to consolidate certain portions of the Siskiyou, Klamath, and Trinity National Forests, within the State of California, into a national-forest unit designated as the Six…
Proclamation 2734
WHEREAS pursuant to section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 as amended by section 31 of the act of August 24, 1935, 49 Stat. 750, 773, as amended by section 5 of the act of February 29, 1936, 49 Stat. 1148, 1152, and as reenacted by section…
Proclamation 2735
WHEREAS Proclamation No. 2708 of October 25, 1946,(1) authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to permit, under such regulations and subject to such conditions as the Secretary may deem necessary, the importation free of duty of any articles which the…
Proclamation 2736
WHEREAS the sixth of July nineteen hundred and forty-seven is the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Paul Jones at Arbigland in the parish of Kirkbean, Kirkcudbright, Scotland; and
WHEREAS John Paul Jones drew his sword in the struggle of the…
Proclamation 2737
WHEREAS the Army Air Forces contributed immeasurably to our victory over the enemy in Europe and Asia, and stands ever ready to defend our nation in time of danger; and
WHEREAS our appreciation of liberty is strengthened by our recollection of the…
Proclamation 2738
WHEREAS section 3228(f) of the Internal Revenue Code provides in part as follows:
Opiate. The word "opiate" as used in this part and subchapter A of chapter 23 shall mean any drug (as defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) found by the…
Proclamation 2739
WHEREAS the Acting Secretary of the Interior has adopted, after notice and public procedure pursuant to section 4 of the Administrative Procedure Act of June 11, 1946 (*Pub Law No. 404—79th Cong.), and has submitted to me for approval the following…
Proclamation 2740
WHEREAS by the act of Congress approved July 17, 1946, 60 Stat. 568, the President is authorized, under the conditions prescribed in that act, to grant an extension of time for the fulfillment of the conditions and formalities for the renewal of trade-…
Proclamation 2741
WHEREAS by the act of Congress approved July 17, 1946, 60 Stat. 568, the President is authorized, under the conditions prescribed in that act, to grant an extension of time for the fulfillment of the conditions and formalities for the renewal of trade-…
Proclamation 2742
WHEREAS each year preventable fires claim the lives of thousands of our citizens, both young and old, and cause permanent disability or painful injury to countless others; and
WHEREAS the destruction by fire of our natural and created resources has…
Proclamation 2743
WHEREAS the National Guard of the United States has been a bulwark of our military forces in struggles against foreign aggressors and the support of our people in times of domestic disaster; and
WHEREAS the security of our Nation demands that the…
Proclamation 2744
WHEREAS the Acting Secretary of the Interior has adopted and has submitted to me for approval the following amendment of the regulations approved by Proclamation No. 2739 of July 31, 1947, relating to migratory birds and game mammals included in the…
Proclamation 2745
WHEREAS this Nation has an unused reservoir of skills and strength in those of our fellow citizens who by reason of physical handicaps are denied opportunities for employment, and
WHEREAS the people of this National are profoundly conscious of the…
Proclamation 2746
WHEREAS section 4228 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended by the act of July 24, 1897, c. 13, 30 Stat. 214 (U.S.C., title 46, sec. 141), provides, in part, as follows:
Upon satisfactory proof being given to the President, by the…
Proclamation 2747
WHEREAS the Secretary of the Interior has adopted and has submitted to me for approval the following amendments of the regulations approved by Proclamation No. 2739 of July 31, 1947, relating to migratory birds and game mammals included in the terms of…