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Executive Orders, Proclamations,
Memoranda
Issued by President Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921
#1857-3206* = Summary of Text
1913 - Wilson, Woodrow
Executive Orders
- 1857 - Regulate the carrying of arms in the Canal Zone
- 1860 - Fixing the rate of interest on money
- * 1862 - Prescribes that plans for new federal buildings in the District of Columbia which affect the appearance of the City, and cases where any question of Art in the Federal Government is concerned, be submitted to the Commissioners of Fine Arts for advice and comment.
1914- Wilson, Woodrow
Executive Orders
- 1880 - To prevent the corrupt influencing of agents, employees, or servants in the Canal Zone
- 1884 - To Prevent Fire-hunting at Night, and Hunting by Means of a Spring or Trap in the Canal Zone, and to Repeal the Executive Order of September 8, 1909
- 1885 - To Establish a Permanent Organization for the Operation and Government of the Panama Canal
- 1888 - Providing conditions of employment for the Permanent Force for the Panama Canal
- 1903 - Certain described lands in Utah reserved for the Goshute and other Indians.
- 1926 - Relating to salaries of Consular officers.
- 1944 - To create a committee to formally and officially open the Panama Canal.
- 1959 - Establishing Smith Island Reservation for the protection of native birds.
- 1988 - To require ocean-going vessels to be fitted with wireless apparatus.
- 1995 - Military Reservation for National Guard (July 23)
- 1997 - Amending the Civil Service Rules providing for the appointment of aliens when no citizens are available.
- 1999 - Governing the inspection of returns of corporations; joint stock companies, associations, or insurance companies.
- 2006 - Establishing a wireless telegraph station in the Canal Zone for use of the Navy.
- 2011 - To enforce neutrality of wireless stations.
- 2012 - For the relief, protection and transportation home of Americans in Europe at the outbreak of the European war of 1914.
- 2013 - Establishing Board of Relief for benefit of Americans stranded abroad during the European war, 1914.
- 2016 - Relating to the Customs Service and providing for fines for dishonest manifests in the Canal Zone.
- 2017 - Giving the Treasury Department full authority over all customs officers in the enforcement of the neutrality laws during emergency.
- 2018 - Relating to Postal Crimes in the Canal Zone.
- 2019 - To require security for costs in civil cases in the Canal Zone.
- 2020 - To Amend the Executive Order of April 15, 1913, entitled:"Executive Order to Provide Maritime Quarantine Regulations forthe Canal Zone and the Harbors of the Cities of Panama and Colon, Republic of Panama."
- 2021 - Amending the rules governing the granting of passports
- 2022 - Temporarily abolishing fees for passports and providing for certification of same.
- 2024 - For a lookout station at Twin Sisters Administrative Site (Near Colorado National Forest), Colorado.
- 2029 - Transferring Deadmans Island to the Health Service.
- 2031 - Designating customs collection Districts.
- 2039 - Admitting foreign-built ships to American Registry.
- 2042 - Taking over high-power radio stations for use of the Government.
- 2044 - Appointing experts for the War Risk Insurance in Treasury Department.
- 2045 - Combining Manzano and Zuni National Forests in Arizona and New Mexico.
- 2046 - Ranger station for Clear Creek administrative site near Coconino National Forest, Arizona.
- 2047 - Setting aside public land for an Elk refugee.
- 2048 - To divide administrative site within Oregon National Forest, Oregon.
- 2051 - To amend the Canal Zone law against gambling.
- 2052 - To amend the executive order of March 20, 1914, relating to compensation to be paid to injured employees of the Panama Canaland Panama Railroad Company.
- 2060 - Alaskan townsite withdrawal No. 4.
- 2067 - Gray's Lake Administrative site (Near Caribou National Forest) Idaho.
1915- Wilson, Woodrow
Executive Orders
- 2138 - Military Reservation for National Guard.
- 2185 - Changing the name of Culbera Cut to Galliard Cut.
- 2262 - Prescribing consular regulations for maintaining the rights, and enforcing the duties of American sailors in foreign ports.
- 2268 - Establishing a United States sheep experiment station.
- 2269 - Suspending operation of the act to promote the welfare of American seaman and to forbid their arrest and imprisonment for desertion.
- 2285 - Requiring American citizens traveling abroad to procure passports
1916- Wilson, Woodrow
Executive Orders
- 2341 - Relating to cancellation and reissue of passports.
- 2345 - Increasing the strength of the regular army.
- 2390 - Establishing sizes and proportions of the American Flag and the President's Flag.
- 2413 - Waving citizenship requirements for specified federal appointment.
- 2418 - Regulations for sale of the federal and cliff additions to Seward Townsite, Alaska.
- 2456 - Philippines--Requiring Governor General to report to Secretary of War.
- 2461 - Amending consular regulations 172.
- 2462 - Amending consular regulations 692.
- 2479 - Providing for the payment of interest on deposit money orders issued in the Canal Zone.
1917- Wilson, Woodrow
Executive Orders
- 2515 - Creating an Inter-Departmental Board on location of nitrate plants.
- 2526 - Relating to the exclusion of Chinese from the Panama Canal Zone.
- 2533 - Naval radio stations for Alaska.
- 2537 - Naval radio stations for Alaska.
- 2569A- Establishing civil service in first, second and third classes of post offices
- 2570 - Amending civil service regulations.
- 2572 - Temporarily suspending eight-hour law provisions in Department of Agriculture.
- 2584 - Establishing defensive sea areas.
- 2585 - Taking over necessary and closing unnecessary radio stations.
- 2587A- Federal employees removal on security grounds.
- 2594 - Committee on Public Information.
- 2596 - Allowing Treasury Department employees to be appointed on defense organizations.
- 2600 - Employees of Council of National Defense.
- 2602 - Cooperation among Civil Service Commissions.
- 2604 - Censorship of submarine cables, telegraph and telephone lines.
- 2605 - Suspending eight-hour law in contracts under War Department.
- 2605A- Taking over necessary and closing unnecessary radio stations.
- 2612 - Navajo Reservation.
- 2616 - Listing alien enemies for International Red Cross.
- 2617 - Civil Service Commission authorized to permit appointment of civilians.
- 2619 - Amending consular regulations and forms.
- 2619A- Seizure of the German vessels Odenwald and President at San Juan, P.R., by the Navy Secretary for use by the United States Navy ordered.
- 2621 - German vessel Atlas ordered transferred from the Treasury Dept. to commandant of the 12th Naval District for use in harbor patrol work.
- 2624 - Seizure of German boats.
- 2625 - Seizure of German boats.
- 2626 - Reinstating certain persons formerly in the competitive service.
- 2628 - Authorizing employment of foreign inspectors.
- 2635 - Seizure of German boats.
- 2641 - Amending Alaskan Railroad townsite regulations.
- 2645 - Export Licenses - Exports Council.
- 2651 - Seizure of German boats.
- 2653 - Seizure of German boats.
- 2664 - Exercise of authority under the Emergency Shipping Fund Act.
- 2670 - Lighthouse Service - Virgin Islands.
- 2673A- Explaining exemption of indispensable government employees from the selective draft.
- * 2679A- U.S. Food Administration created.
- 2681 - Authority to organize Food Administration Grain Corporation.
- 2687 - Exercise of authority under the "Naval Emergency Fund Act,"
- 2690 - Appointment of Fuel Administrator.
- 2691 - Rules for Government of Virgin Islands.
- 2692 - Establishing defensive sea areas for terminal ports of the Panama Canal, and providing regulations for the government of personsand vessels within said areas.
- 2694A- Authority to exercise powers bestowed by sections 15 and 16 of the Food Control Act.
- 2696 - Suspending law admitting foreign-built ships to American entry.
- 2697 - Regulations relating to the exportation of coin, bullion,and currency.
- 2699 - Certain described lands in Utah reserved for the use of certain Skull Valley Indians residing thereon and such other Indians asmay be settled thereon by the Interior Secretary.
- 2705 - Suspending eight-hour day in Bureau of Standards.
- 2708 - Creating divisions of pictures, films and publications under committee on public information.
- 2709 - Seizure of German boats.
- 2717 - Assigning quarantine duties in Virgin Islands to Treasury Department.
- 2718 - Suspending the eight-hour day in construction of Immigrant Station at Baltimore, Md.
- 2720 - Giving chief of staff control over War Department in absence of Secretary of War and Assistant Secretary of War.
- 2729a- Vesting power and authority in designated officers and making rules and regulations under Trading with the Enemy Act and Title VII of the act approved June 15, 1917
- 2730 - Free consular services
- 2734 - Suspending civil service rules in training camp activities
- 2736 - Providing for requisitioning of foods and feeds
- 2741 - Waving civil service regulations for confidential positions under Trading with the Enemy Act
- 2744 - Fixing salary of, and vesting certain power and authority in, the Alien Property Custodian appointed under Trading with the Enemy Act
- 2748 - Seizure of German boats
- 2765 - Determination of a just, fair, and reasonable profit under Section 5 of the Food Control Act
- 2770 - Vesting power and authority in designated officers and making rules and regulations under Trading with the Enemy Act and Title VII of the act approved June 15, 1917
- 2774A- Division created under Public Information Committee
- 2777 - Rules for government of Virgin Islands
OTHER:
Wilson's Message to Congress Asking for a Declaration of War Against Germany
Trading With the Enemy Act (note: Still in Effect, and has been cited by numerous successive presidents)
1918- Wilson, Woodrow
Executive Orders
- 2789 - Navajo Reservation
- 2796 - Executive order prescribing rules and regulations under Section 5 of the Trading-With-The-Enemy Act and supplementing rules, andregulations heretofore prescribed under Title 7 of the Espionage Act.
- 2809 - Certain described lands in Utah reserved for the use of certain Skull Valley, and other Indians.
- 2859 - National Research Council of National Academy of Sciences.
OTHER:
Wilson's "14 Points of Light Speech"
1919- Wilson, Woodrow
Executive Orders