R.S. § 4067 derived from act July 6, 1798, ch. 66, § 1,
1 Stat. 577.
1918—Act Apr. 16, 1918, struck out provision restricting this section to males.
Proclamations issued under this chapter during the years 1917 and 1918 will be found in
40 Stat. 1651, 1716, 1730, and 1772.