50 U.S.C. § 4311 — Importations prohibited
submitted 109 years ago by ch. 106 to r/title-50-WAR-AND-NATIONAL-DEFENSE · 97 words · no verdicts yet
During the present war, the President may prohibit listed imports from listed countries when public safety requires it. The President may set exceptions and conditions but may not favor one State’s ports.
During the present war, after a public-safety finding and proclamation, importing a listed article from a listed country is unlawful until the President or Congress changes the rule. The President may set times, regulations, orders, limits, and exceptions. The ports of one State may not receive preference over another’s.
Whenever during the present war the President shall find that the public safety so requires and shall make proclamation thereof it shall be unlawful to import into the United States from any country named in such proclamation any article or articles mentioned in such proclamation except at such time or times, and under such regulations or orders, and subject to such limitations and exceptions as the President shall prescribe, until otherwise ordered by the President or by Congress: Provided, however, That no preference shall be given to the ports of one State over those of another.
Source credit: (Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 106, § 11, 40 Stat. 422.)
- 1917Enacted · Act of Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 106 · 40 Stat. 422
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 106 on 1917-10-06.
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