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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1939
Page
2
Published by Authority under the Defence Act 1939 the Governor in Commission has approved the following regulations dated the 1st day of September 193%. w. J. Carew Secretary of the Commission of Government
The regulations consolidate interpretation and general provisions on immigration declarations, post censorship, firearms control, import export bans, food price proclamations, and miscellaneous public safety rules. Authority rests with the Governor in Commission and officials, with penalties up to one year or five thousand dollars for violations. An annex and additional proclamation appoint cens ors, define alien particulars, and prohibit enemy dealings during wartime.
The document proclaims a state of war with Germany and outlines duties under the Trading with the Enemy Act 1939. It defines enemy country and enemy as persons tied to Germany, and sets the outbreak of war as 10 a.m. Daylight Saving Time, September 3, 1939, with rules to follow thereafter.
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