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PROCLAMATIONS, 1916. 1763 Now,_ therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United ,g,{8“§g°'g' {Q ’§§·g)°gj States, in compliance with the suggestion of the Senate thereof, do tribute aid ui stricken appoint and proclaim January 27, 1916, as 0. day upon which the J°°'ljSh °°°pl°‘ people of the United States may make such contributions as they eel disposed for the aid of the stricken Jewish peo le. _ Contributions may be addressed to the American Red Cross, Washmgton, D. C., which will care for their proper distribution. N WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United_States to be aflixed. Done at the City of Washington this eleventh day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [sun.] sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and fortieth. Woonnow WILSON By the President: Ronmnr Laivsmo Secretary of State. Br rmx: Pizrzsnmrrr or mn Umrnu Srxms or Ammuca. ’**¤¤¤*¥ “» 1*****- A PROCLAMATION. I Whereas, the Congress of the United States has provided by Act N“°“° IS‘**¤d:W·I• of August 18, isse (11 U. S. Statutes at Large, page 119; Secs. wiiigiiitiiis. 5570 to 5578 U. S. Revised Statutes) that whenever any citizen of the p§i¤¤i>%f5”557°' United States, after the passage of, the Act, discovers a deposit of guano on any island, rock, or key, not within the lawful jurisdiction of any other Government and shall take lpeaceable possession thereof and occuply the same, the island, rock, or ey may at the discretion of the President of the United States, be considered as appertaining to the United States. AND WHEREAS, pursuant to the foregoin Act of Con ss, the Island of Navassa is now under the sole and exclusive jmisgigtion of the United States and out of the jurisdiction of any other Government. von ss. p. 22%- AND WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States biyghe Act of October 22, 1913, (38 U. S. Statutes at Large, page 224), made an sltppropriation for the construction of a light station on the Island of avassa. NOW, THEREFORE I, WOODROW WILSON, President of the ,_sI:'°$¥;Qg*}1§'*¥”*”°“° United States, by virtue of the power in me vested, do hereby declare, roclaim, and make known that the said Island of Navassa in the West Indies be and the same is hereby reserved for lighthouse purposes, such reservation being deemed necessary in the public interests, subject to such legislative action as the Congress of the United States may take with res act thereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this seventeenth day} of January in the year of our ord one thousand nine undred and [sean.] sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States the · one hundred and fortiet . Woomiow Wn.soN By the President: Ronnnr Lavsmc Secretary of State