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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 2798
WHEREAS (1), pursuant to the authority conferred by section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by section 1 of the Act of June 12, 1934, by the Joint Resolution approved June 7, 1943, and by sections 2 and 3 of the Act of July 5, 1945 (48 Stat.…
Proclamation 2799
WHEREAS TITLE I OF THE Selective Service Act of 1948, approved June 24, 1948, contains, in part, the following provisions: SEC. 3. Except as otherwise provided in this title, it shall be the duty of every male citizen of the United States, and every…
Proclamation 2800
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 2801
WHEREAS the Secretary of the Interior has adopted, after notice and public procedure pursuant to section 4 of the Administrative Procedure Act of June 11, 1946 (60 Stat. 238), and has submitted to me for approval the following amendments of the…
Proclamation 2802
WHEREAS (1), pursuant to the authority conferred by section 350(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the act of June 12, 1934 entitled "AN ACT To amend the Tariff Act of 1930" (48 Stat. 943 and 944, ch. 474) the President of the United States of…
Proclamation 2803
WHEREAS, on August 4, 1790, the Revenue Cutter Service, which together with the Life Saving Service, the Bureau of Lighthouses, and the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation now forms the United States Coast Guard, was founded with the mission of…
Proclamation 2804
WHEREAS the National Guard of the United States has been a faithful and unflinching servant of the people in struggles against foreign aggression and in times of domestic disaster; and WHEREAS the cause of national security demands that the National…
Proclamation 2804
WHEREAS each year preventable fires claim the lives of thousands of the men, women, and children of this Nation and cause permanent disability to many thousands more; and WHEREAS the destruction by fire of our natural and created resources has increased…
Proclamation 2805
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 2806
To the People of the United States: The Nation has lost one of its most preeminent elder sages. Charles Evans Hughes, who died at Osterville, Massachusetts, last night, will be counted in the long perspective of history not only as one of the most…
Proclamation 2807
WHEREAS section 3228(f) of the Internal Revenue Code provides in part as follows: (f) 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 2808
WHEREAS section 411 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934, authorizes the President to prescribe and from time to time change the tolls that shall be levied by the Government of the United States for the use of the Panama Canal, and…
Proclamation 2809
WHEREAS Proclamation No. 2790 of June 11, 1948,(1) proclaimed that the provisions of part I of schedule XX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade should be applied as if the rectifications in the Protocol of Rectifications to the General Agreement…
Proclamation 2810
WHEREAS September 18, 1948, is the first anniversary of the autonomous United States Air Force; and WHEREAS it is fitting that our people pay tribute to the men and women, both living and dead, who have contributed to the growth of American air power;…
Proclamation 2811
WHEREAS the people of the United States are united in a firm resolve to cooperate effectively with other countries, through the medium of the United Nations, to the end that a future of peace, freedom, and justice may prevail upon the earth; and WHEREAS…
Proclamation 2812
WHEREAS our Nation would be materially strengthened and our democracy enriched if all citizens capable of performing any kind of useful labor were afforded opportunities for suitable employment; and WHEREAS the millions of disabled persons in the United…
Proclamation 2813
WHEREAS four hundred and fifty-six years ago Christopher Columbus broadened the world's horizons through his keen vision, his indomitable spirit, and his unflagging persistence; and WHEREAS the old world which gave him birth and the new world which he…
Proclamation 2814
WHEREAS October 11, 1948, is the one hundred and sixty-ninth anniversary of the death of Count Casimir Pulaski, son of a foreign nation, who gave his life for the cause of American freedom; and WHEREAS his death from a wound received while leading the…
Proclamation 2815
WHEREAS it is the purpose of the United States navy to maintain sufficient strength on the sea and in the air to enable it, in conjunction with our other armed forces, to uphold our national policies and interests, to protect our commerce, to support our…
Proclamation 2816
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 2817
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 (60 Stat. 238), and has submitted to me for approval the following regulation relating…
Proclamation 2818
WHEREAS the Acting Secretary of the Interior has submitted to me for approval the following regulation adopted by him under authority 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…
Proclamation 2819
WHEREAS Title 17 of the United States Code, entitled "Copyrights", has been codified and enacted into positive law by the act of Congress approved July 30, 1947, 61 Stat. 652; WHEREAS section 9 of the said Title 17 provides in part that the copyright…
Proclamation 2820
WHEREAS November 11, 1948, marks the thirtieth anniversary of the signing of the Armistice which terminated hostilities between lawless aggressors on one side and defenders of freedom and peace on the other; and WHEREAS less than a generation after the…
Proclamation 2821
WHEREAS the Acting Secretary of the Interior has adopted and has submitted to me for approval the following amendment of the regulations relating to migratory birds and game mammals included in the terms of the Convention between the United States and…