Executive Order 2037

To Amend the "Rules and Regulations for the Operation and Navigation of the Panama Canal, etc."

By virtue of the authority vested in me, I hereby establish the following order for the Canal Zone:

I. Rule No. 2 of the "rules and regulations for the operation and navigation of The Panama Canal, and approaches thereto, including all waters under its jurisdiction," dated July 9, 1914, is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

2. Any person violating any of the provisions of the rules and regulations, established hereunder, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.

II. This order shall take effect from and after this date.

Woodrow Wilson.

The White House, 3 September, 1914.