Laws Relating to Shipping and Merchant Marine

proved land, houses, buildings. (Public Law No. 102, 65th Cong.)____
Act of March 28, 1918 (extract from), making appropriations to supply
urgent deficiencies. (Public Law No. 109, 65th Cong.) –

Act of May 16, 1918, an act to amend section 1, title 1, of the act entitled

"An Act to punish acts of interference with the foreign relations, the

neutrality, and the foreign commerce of the United States, to punish

espionage.' (Public Law No. 150, 65th Cong.).

Act of July 11, 1918, an act to amend the war-risk insurance Act. (Public

Law No. 195, 65th Cong.)- - -·

Act of July 15, 1918, an act to amend the act approved September 7, 1916.

(Public Law No. 198, 75th Cong.) -

Act of November 4, 1918 (extract from), Emergency Shipping Fund.
(Public Law No. 233, 65th Cong.)

Act of May 12, 1917, resolution authorizing the President to take over for
the United States the possession and title of any vessel within its juris-
diction, which at the time of coming therein was owned in whole or in
part by any corporation. (Public Law No. 2, 65th Cong.) -

Act of February 28, 1920 (extract from), to amend certain sections of the
Interstate Commerce Act. (Public Law No. 152, 66th Cong.).......
Act of October 14, 1919, an act extending the provisions for the regulation
of steam vessels owned or operated by the U.S. Shipping Board.
lic Law No. 65, 66th Cong.) ... -

(Pub-

Act of March 9, 1920, an act authorizing suits against the United States in

admiralty, suits for salvage services, and providing for the release of

merchant vessels belonging to the United States from arrest and attach-

ment in foreign jurisdictions. (Public Law No. 156, 66th Cong.) - - - -

Act of June 5, 1920, an act to provide for the promotion and maintenance of

the American merchant marine, to repeal certain emergency legislation,

and provide for the disposition, regulation, and use of property acquired

thereunder. (Public Law No. 261, 66th Cong.) -

Act of June 6, 1924, an act to amend sections 11 and 12 of the Merchant

Marine Act of 1920. (Public Law No. 205, 68th Cong.) __

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Act of April 22, 1918, an act to amend the emergency shipping fund pro-

visions of the urgent deficiency appropriation Act approved June 15,

1917. (Public Law No. 138, 65th Cong.)..

Act of March 3, 1925, an act authorizing suits against the United States in
admiralty for damage caused by and salvage services rendered to public
vessels belonging to the United States. (Public Law No. 546, 68th
Cong ).

Act of May 29, 1928 (extract from), an act to reduce and equalize taxation,
provide revenue. (Public Law No. 562, 70th Cong.).....

Act of May 22, 1928, an act to further develop an American merchant

marine, to assure its permanence in the transportation of the foreign trade

of the United States. (Public Law No. 463, 70th Cong.)---
Act of February 20, 1929 (extract from), U.S. Shipping Board. (Public
Law No. 778, 70th Cong.) ----

Act of February 2, 1931, an act to amend subsection (d) of section 11 of the

Merchant Marine Act of June 5, 1920, as amended by section 301 of the

Merchant Marine Act of May 22, 1928. (Public Law No. 603, 71st
Cong.)...

Act of February 10, 1932, to amend section 3 of the Rivers and Harbors
Act, approved June 13, 1902. (Public Law No. 16, 72d Cong.)-------

Act of May 9, 1932, to amend the act entitled "An act to regulate naviga-

tion on the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters,"

approved February 8, 1895. (Public Law No. 127, 72d Cong.) - - - -
Act of June 30, 1932 (extract from), Reorganization of Shipping Board.
(Public Law No. 212, 72d Cong.) --- .

Act of June 30, 1932, To amend section 5 of the Suits in Admiralty Act,
approved March 9, 1920. (Public Law No. 213, 72d Cong.) - - - .

Act of March 3, 1933, amending the Shipping Act, 1919, as amended, for

the purpose of further regulating common carriers by water in interstate

commerce of the United States engaged in transportation by way of the

Panama Canal. (Public Law 415, 72d Cong.) -

Act of March 1, 1933, to amend article 5 of the Act of Congress approved

June 7, 1897, relating to the approval of regulations for preventing col-

lisions upon certain harbors, rivers, and inland waters of the United

States. (Public Law No. 400, 72d Cong.(---

Act of March 26, 1934, requiring agricultural or other products to be
shipped in vessels of the United States here the Reconstruction Fi-
nance Corporation or any other instrumentality of the Government fi-
nances the exporting of such products. (Public Res. No. 17, 7 d Cong.).

Act of June 13, 1933, to amend sections 4399, 4418, 4428, 4429, 4430, 4431,

4432, 4433, and 4434 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, relating to

the construction and inspection of boilers, unfired pressure vessels, and

the appurtenances thereof. (Public Law No. 40, 73d Cong.) --
Act of June 13, 1933 (extract from), to extend the gasoline tax for 1 year.
Exemption from tax on certain supplies for vessels. (Public Law No.
73, 72d Cong.).

Act of May 4, 1934, authorizing pursers or licensed deck officers of vessels

to perform the duties of the masters of such vessels in relation to entrance

and clearance of same. (Public Law No. 201, 73d Cong.)
Act of June 16, 1933 (extract from), Fourth Deficiency Act of 1933. (Pub-
lic Law No. 78, 73d Cong.) - -

Act of March 27, 1934, to establish the composition of the United States

Navy with respect to the categories of vessels limited by the treaties

signed at Washington, February 6, 1922, and at London, April 22, 1930,

at the limits prescribed by those treaties; to authorize the construction

of certain naval vessels. (Public Law No. 135, 73d Cong.) – .
Act of June 19, 1924 (extract from), foreign ships. (Public Law No. 416,
73d Cong.).

Act of June 18, 1934, to provide for the establishment, operation, and

maintenance of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United

States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce. (Public Law No.