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Woodrow Wilson: “It is no longer essential in order to carry into effect the purposes of the Act that the importation, manufacture…”

On the recordOctober 29, 1920
It is no longer essential in order to carry into effect the purposes of the Act that the importation, manufacture, storage or distribution of certain necessaries be subject to license, to the extent hereinafter specified.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Proclamation 1579—Canceling Licenses of Dealers in Sugar and Sugar By-Products

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