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SIXTY·FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cr:. 106. 1917. 4].5 Sec. 5. (a) That the President, if he shall End it compatible with the ,,§,‘§Rf1§‘,§,°:g,°§,§§°§§§‘,’; safety of the United States and withthe successful prosecution of <>f¤¤¤my· the war, may, by proclamation, suspend the provisions of this Act so far as they afpply to an ally of enemgf, and he may revoke or renew such mmm seaman. suspension rom time to time; an the President may grant licenses, ·“°“·°“°··‘”°’“d°d· special or general, tem rary or otherwise, and for such period of time and containing sugi) provisions anfl conditions as he s all prescribe, to any person or c ass of persons to do business as provided 4,,,,, 1,,, ,,3, 4,, in subsection (a) of section four hereof, and to lperform any act made unlawful without such license in_section three ereof, and to file and pta, p. 420. rosecute ap lications under subsection (b) of section ten hereof; and R°"°°““°‘·°‘°· he may revoke or renew such licenses from time to time, if he shall be of opinion that such grant or revocation or renewal shall be compatible with the safety of the United States and with the successful prosecution of the war; and he may make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessaiéy and proper to carry www ,,,p,,,,,,,_ out the provisions of this Act; and the President may exerc1se_ any power or authoritgrconferred by this Act through such officer or _ officers as he shall ect. If the President shall have reasonable cause to believe that any ¤g_st%u·$ act is about to be performed inviolation of section three hereof he " shall have authority to order the postponement of the performance of such act for a riod not exceeding nmety days, pending mvestigation of the facts li); him. _ (b) That the President may investigate, reiilate, or prohibit, under ,,,§{g,“’§§’,f,P·,n;,§f·;,,,‘;f such rules and regulations as he mafy prescrr e, by means of licenses gr£>g:.°tcvr¤r¤r¢y or otherwise, an transactions in oreign exchange, export or ear- r=m,pZs¤é. markings of gold, or silver coin or bullion or currency, transfers of credit in any form (other than credits relating solely to transactions to be executed wholly within the United States), and transfers of evidences of indebtedness or of the ownership of property between ` the United States and any foreign cormtry, whether enemy, ally of enemy or otherwise, or between residents of one or more foreign countries, by any person within the United States; and he ma require m,‘Q’§’“"°"’ ‘°'”' any such person engaged in any such transaction to furnish, under oath, complete information relative thereto, including the production of any books of accormt, contracts, letters or other papers, in connection therewith in the custody or control of such person, either before or after such transaction is completed. Sec. 6. That the President is authorized to appoint, prescribe the ,;,,‘f,}‘§,’},§'§,‘{,l’§,",§Y""‘°"°‘ duties of, and fix the salary (not to exceed $5,000 per annum) of an official to be known as the alien property custodian, who shall be Powers umd empowered to receive all money and property in the United States °°° ` due or belonging to an enemy, or ally of enemy, which ma be paid, conveyed, trans erred, assigned, or delivered to said custodian under the provisions of this Act· and to hold, administer, and account for the same under the aieneral direction of the President and as provided B d in this Act. The `en property custodian shall give such bond or im ` bonds, and in such form an amount and with such security as the M . . mms _ President shall prescribe. The President may further employ in the pioyees. °m District of Columbia and elsewhere and fix the compensation of such clerks, attorneys, investigators, accountants, and other employees as he_may find necess or the due administration of the provisions ,,,0,,,0, of this Act: Provwklcdjfrfllhat such clerks, investigators, accountants, civiiservice eligible: and other empkgees shall be appointed from lists of eligibles to be t°°°"S°d‘ supiplred by the vil Service Commission and in accordance with the Bmw, ,,,,,,,8, N, civ jservice law: Provided further, That the President shall cause a r>¤r¤r¤r¤¤•¤- detarled report to be ma_de to Congress on the Erst day of January of each year of all proceedisgs had under this Act during the yearegreceding. Such report sh contain a list of all persons appoint or