Executive Order 7701—Limiting the Importation of Red Cedar Shingles from Canada During the Last Six Months of 1937

Whereas Executive Order No. 7575 of March 13, 1937, issued under and pursuant to section 811 of the Revenue Act of 1936 (49 Stat. 1746), limited the quantity of red cedar shingles imported from Canada which might be admitted to entry during the first six months of the calendar year 1937 to 1,048,262 squares, the equivalent of 25 per centum of the combined total of the shipments of red cedar shingles by producers in the United States and the imports of such shingles from Canada for the last six months of the calendar year 1936; and Whereas the said section 811 of the Revenue Act of 1936 requires that the President shall issue a new order for each succeeding half-calendar year during the life of the reciprocal trade agreement entered into with the Dominion of Canada under date of November 15, 1935, limiting the imports of red cedar shingles from Canada for such half-calendar year to 25 per centum of the combined total of such shipments and imports of red cedar shingles for the preceding half-calendar year; and Whereas I find from available statistics that the combined total of such shipments and imports of red cedar shingles during the first half of the calendar year 1937 is 3,569,492 squares: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the aforesaid section 811 of the Revenue Act of 1936 it is hereby ordered that the quantity of red cedar shingles imported from Canada which may be admitted to entry during the last six months of the calendar year 1937 shall be limited to 892,373 squares. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, September 3, 1937.