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PROCLAMATIONS, 1914. 2003 5. Hiring another person to go beyond the limits of the United States with intent to e entered into service as aforesaid. 6. Retaining mother person to go beyond the limits of the United ' States with intent to be enlisted as aforesaid. 7. Retaining another person to go beyond the limits of the United Bishtsoitmmiwts. States with intent to be entered into service as aforesaid. (But the said act is not to be construed to extend to a citizen or sub'ect of either belligerent who, being transiently within the United States shall, on board of any vessel of war, which, at the time of its arrival withm the United States was fitted a.nd_ equippled as such vessel of war enlist or enter himself or hire or retain anot er sub'ect or citizen of the same belhgerent, who is transiently within the United States, to enlist or enter himself to serve such belliggrent on board such {Bea? of wpr, if the United States shall then at peace with such erent. . 8. Fitting out and arming or attempting to fit out and arm or

 to be fitpied out and armed, or   concieriietg

m e umn} , ttingout,orarmingo an s orvesse wi intent that suc or vessel shall be emplciyed in the service of either of the said be erents. 9. Issuing or delivering a commission within the territory or jurisdiction of e United States for any ship or vessel to the intent that she mag be employed as aforesaid. _ 10. creasing or augmenting, or procuring to be increased or augmented, or knowingly eing concerned in urcreasigg or augmenting, the force of any ship of war, cruiser or other arm vessel, which at the time of her arrival within the State was a shi of war, cruiser, or armed vessel in the swvice of either of the said besigerents or- belonging to the subgects of either, by adding to the number of gums of such vemels or y changing those on board of her for guns of a larger calibre, or by the addition thereto of any equipment solely applicsgile to war. tt { t _ _ _ th 11. egmmng' orse on oo or rovr orpreparing emeans for any military n or enéirisedtlhlgbe carried on from the territory or 'urrsdiction of the Uni States against the territories or dominions oi either of the said belligerents. _ _ And I do hereby further declare and proclaim that any frequenting §*;;*g_'•¤•*¤ °' b•'· and use of the waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the United mmm ¤¤. l¤ States by the armed vessels of a. belligerent, whether public ships or “°'”‘ privateers for the purpose of preparing for hostile operations, or as posts of observation upon the ships of war or privateers or merchant vessek of a bolligerent withm or being a out to enter the jurisdiction of the nited tates must be rggarded as unfriendly and oHensive, and in violation of, that neutr ty which it is the determination of this government to observe; and to the end that the hazard and inconvenience of such apprehended practices may be avoided, I further proclaim and dec are that from and after the sixth da of August instant, and during the continuance of the present liostilities, no ship of war or prrvateer of any belligerent shall be permitted to make use of any harbor, roadstead, or waters subject to the jurisdiction of the mted States from which a vessel of an opposing belligerent (whether the same shall be a ship of war, a rivateer, or a merc ant ship) shall have previously departed, rmtil aiiter the expiration of at least twenty-four hours from the departure of such last-mentioned vessel beyond the jurisdiction of the United States. If any ship of war or privateer of a belligerent shall, after the time this notification takes effect, enter any lport, harbor, roadstead, or waters of the United States, such vesse shall be required to depart and to put to sea. within twenty-four hours after her entrance into such port, harbor, roadstead, or waters, except m case