POSTMASTER: PLEASE POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE.—JAMIES A. FARLEY, Fostmater Genel UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT Issued April 5, 1933 all persons are required to deliver ON OR BEFORE MAY 1, 1933 all GOLD COIN, GOLD BULLION, AND GOLD CERTIFICATES now owned by them to a Federal Reserve Bank, branch or agency, or to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System. Executive Order ‘Fer Further Information Consult Yout Local Bank GOLD CERTIFICATES may be identified by the words “GOLD CERTIFICATE” appearing thereon, ‘The serial number and the Treasury seal on the face of a GOLD CERTIFICATE are printed in YELLOW. Be careful not to confuse GOLD. CERTIFICATES with other lssues which are redecmablo in gold hut which are not GOLD CERTIFICATES. Federal Notes and United States Notes are “redeemable ‘not “COLD CERTIFICATES” and Section 2 of the Executive Order CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER $10,000 fine or 10 years imprisonment, or both, as provided in Section 9 of the order on — EXECUTIVE ORDER (Enlarged for your convenience} FORAIDDING THE HOARDING OF GOLN CoIN|IGOLD BULLION AND GOLD CERTIFICATES, ‘Ay wrue ofthe authosty vested in me by Section 5 (of te Actot Octovers, 1977, as mended by Secton 2 ct ne ‘cl March 9, 1983, entioa an act pronae reef the ‘uiting national emergency in paneng, ne fo cher furposee, ir when amendatory Act Covgiess deca’ he President of he UntedSistes of mevea. 60 gecare that ‘sol national emergency stl continues tis ena purs.ant fb sla section 8 hereby pron te Hoang & gla ole bullon, ane gold cerfstes with nth centnentl UUntea stats by arava, parvershibe, assriaions ane corpeations and feeby pes te falowing regulations forearying out the purposes ofthe order. Secon 1, Fer the pumoses of hs teguatin he term “noarding" means the wihdrawal ane withholding of aol con, gla Buln a gldeatieates fom Ine recognizes land customary chans of ade. Tre te “perso” means any newedual,panne'ship. aeeocaton oF corporation ‘Section 2 Al perzons are hereby roguled to dever on oe bore tay 1, "253, tos Foxe “enone Bancor branch or genny thereat oF any morsbr Bane of the esers Reserve System al gold con, gold bulon an gols esrictes nw eames ty ther ox coma no ‘Snerhie on cr before Ap'26, 1083, excep the folowing (a) suen amount gold as may be reques "or legitmate and customary use 9 est, Profession ora win a essere 6 ‘nevsing 25d posto "enng ane sto 0 gol it rseonabi amount for he ual ae ‘equremens of owners mining ana efning such oe (©) Gold coin and god cartestes in ar amount net ‘xceoaing nthe ogee $100 0 belonging to ‘ny one parton. and gals cans naving a Feeognizes special value to colectos of rateand (6) Gold coin and bulton earmarkea or hela tust fore recognizes torogn aovernmant ar foreign central banko the Bankor Iterations Setemeats (2) Gold coin ana tulle Neanses for cer proper tensecions (ot invchng nearing} including ole (oI and bulton imports for re-on20" or hal ‘ensing anion on appieation or expan leeneos Section 3. Uni oterwise ordered by any parson becemina the owner of any golden, oi aullon or gol ceiieates site" Apri 28,1989, sal hin tres days ete ecept ‘herao, ceiver samen he manner saseribee #9 Secon 2 nls such gois cain, gota bullion or gold catates are held any of he purpose speotad sa paegtap a, (0) © (©) Secson 2, unlenesuon gos coin or gla bulion a hel f= purposes saeciadinparagrape (s)o" Section 2 snd he parson Roding fis, win vespect to seh gold can Sr bullion, leenste or applicator lcense peraing action ‘thereupon ‘Sacton 4 Upon receipt of gtd con, gold tullon or god ‘ences dalvores to kin accordance wth Selon 2or3, the ert raseve ark or member bank wil pay teretore [Br equiraint amount ofan form of san et eurency cosas ‘tissues de the aus of he United States. Stcton 5. Member banks shall ever al gol ean gait bn and golscentansee owned er receved oy them (cine than ar exempts snide! he piowsion of Sechor 2) {re ogee reserve Bence otha raspectvesistrte ane ‘eeive creditor payment therefore. “secton 6 The Secretary ofthe Treasury, ct of he sum tnade avalabie fo tne Presiden by Secon Sc1 of the et of March 8, 1883, wil al proper cases pay te eosonabie Postel ansfovtaton of god fain, gol elon or gold eniicneedelvared toa member Sunk ot Federal Reserve Bank n aecotdance vith Sexton 2,2 or Svevec,neudng ‘he cos of insurance, preection, ane such eter incidental {ost 28 may be necorsa’y upon sfoduction of satistectary ‘evicesce of sen costs. Voucher forms or tis purrose may be procures rom te Fecoral reserve bans, ection 7 In sases where th delivery f gol in, gold bation ar gle certicntes bythe mare ferectrnin he time se frth above wl waive extaorcnary Rardship ‘icy, the Sesretary 0! the Treasury mat, nh {iscreion extend the time withn whi euch del veg must ‘be made. Appicaons fo such enersion must to mad wring unger oath adzresses ote Secretary othe ‘Treasury anaes wih a Federal esorve tane Eacn pprcation mut eate the date fowhich ne etene o> Sesred the moun an lomsson ot Ne gocon gold [ulin une gld cerfeates in respect which auch ‘epleabon is made andthe facts showing eension to be necessary to avid exranrdnary hardship o dieu ‘Secton &. The Secretary ofthe Treasury i neeby ‘authored ard empowered to Ste Such fhe" regulations ‘35 he may deem neoersary fo Cay out he purposes ofS ‘rate anata leave leeneve tne under through sush oto ‘raporcies ashe may dasignate, including inorsen renting the Federal reserve hanks and member banks of {ne Feceral Reserve System, in return fran aquvalent Srount of other con, eurency or cles o delver. earmark {rol hus! gold cin and bullon foe or sersons Snowing the need fore sare fo any of the putpores Specfd in Paragrept (8), cand (dof Secton Zot ese regulations {Seaton 0. Whose willy vss any protien of tris Executive Orie: of nese regulation of tan ule, fegulaton or leenae seuss thereunder maybe fined at ‘mors than $10,000 or fa ratral person, may bo Imprigened for nat mere than ten yeas, or bth ana ny ter, sector agency ot any coravation wa knowingly Paripates in any euch voto may e punished by ake fine. mpisonment 1 bath, ‘his ort ara hers roguiations may be mociid or revoked stay Ee