Merchant Marine Act, 1936: Revised to January 1, 1949 |
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49 Stat 52 Stat 80th Cong 80th Congress Act of June agreement amended America in Congress amount applicant Appropriation Act approved cargo carrier by water centum per annum charge citizen coastwise commerce Commission is authorized common carrier construction contract contractor corporation cost court deemed deposited determined district documented employees enactment filed foreign trade gross registered tonnage intercoastal interest Interstate Commerce Commission joint resolution June 23 June 30 lien Maritime Commission maritime lien ment Merchant Marine Act Navy necessary officers operating-differential subsidy operation owner paid payment person port preferred mortgage prescribe President prior purposes rates read as follows reconditioning registry repealed respect route Secretary shipbuilder Shipping Act Shipping Administration Shipping Board sion statutory sales price subsection subsidized vessels suit thereof tion Title 46 transfer transportation Treasury United States Maritime United States Shipping vessel or vessels violation War Shipping Administration
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Page 168 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act to make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person, company, firm, corporation, or locality, or any particular description of traffic, in any respect whatsoever...
Page 64 - Circuit Court of Appeals of the United States, within any circuit wherein such person resides or has his principal place of business, or in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, by filing in such court, within sixty days after the entry of such order, a written petition praying that the order of the Commission be modified or set aside in whole or in part.
Page 157 - An Act to establish a United States Shipping Board for the purpose of encouraging, developing, and creating a naval auxiliary and naval reserve and a merchant marine to meet the requirements of the commerce of the United States with its Territories and possessions and with foreign countries; to regulate carriers by water in the foreign and interstate commerce of the United States; and for other purposes,' " approved July 15, 1918, contains the following provisions: "SEC.
Page 16 - Commission, on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture...
Page 179 - States; and it is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to do whatever may be necessary to develop and encourage the maintenance of such a merchant marine...
Page 24 - Corporation, with the consent of any board, commission, independent establishment, or executive department of the Government, including any field service thereof, may avail itself of the use of information, services, facilities, officers, and employees thereof in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Page 193 - ... between points in the United States, including Districts, Territories, and possessions thereof embraced within the coastwise laws, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation, in any other vessel than a vessel built in and documented under the laws of the United States...
Page 159 - President; but their successors shall be appointed for terms of six years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the Commissioner whom he shall succeed.
Page 159 - States (a) if the title to a majority of the stock thereof is not vested in such citizens free from any trust or fiduciary obligation in favor of any person not a citizen of the United States...
Page 85 - Two of the members in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Board.