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.
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, 73d 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, Åpril 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, 1934 (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.
397, 73d Cong.).
Act of August 29, 1935, to extend the time within which contracts may be
modified or cancelled under the provisions of section 5 of the Indepen-
dent Offices Appropriation Act, 1934. (Public Res. No. 66, 74th Cong.).
Act of June 15, 1935, to repeal certain laws providing that certain aliens
who have filed declarations of intention to become citizens of the United
States shall be considered citizens for the purposes of service and protec-
tion on American vessels. (Public Law No. 142, 74th Cong.) ---
Act of June 30, 1932, to amend section 5 of the Suits in Admiralty Act.
(Public Law No. 213, 72d Cong.) -- --
Act of August 5, 1935, to protect the revenue of the United States and
provide measures for the more effective enforcement of the laws re-
specting the revenue, to prevent smuggling, to authorize customs-
enforcement area. (Public Law No. 238, 74th Cong.)-----.
Act of May 20, 1936, to amend section 4321, Revised Statutes. (Public
Law No. 607, 74th Cong.) --
Act of May 27, 1936, to provide for a change in the designation of the
Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection, to create a marine
casualty investigation board and increase efficiency in administration
of the steamboat inspection laws. (Public Law No. 622, 74th Cong.)--
Act of June 16, 1936, amending the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended.
(Public Law No. 685, 74th Cong.) --
Act of June 29, 1936, to further the development and maintenance of an
adequate and well-balanced American merchant marine, to promote the
commerce of the United States to aid in the national defense, to repeal
certain former legislation. (Public Law No. 835, 74th Cong.).
Act of August 31, 1935, providing for the prohibition of the export of
arms, ammunition, and implements of war to belligerent countries; the
prohibition of the transportation of arms, ammunition, and implements
of war by vessels of the United States for the use of belligerent states.
(Public Res. No. 67, 74th Cong.).
Act of February 29, 1936, extending and amending the joint resolution
(Pub. Res. No. 67, 74th Cong.) approved August 31, 1935. (Public
Res. No. 740, 74th Cong.) - -
Act of June 19, 1936, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to permit
the transportation of bonded merchandise by other than common
carriers under certain conditions. (Public Res. No. 108, 74th Cong.) __
Act of April 1, 1937, to amend section 704 of the Merchant Marine Act of
1936. (Public Law No. 27, 75th Cong.)..
Act of May 22, 1937, to provide that graduates of approved school ships
may be rated as able seamen upon graduation. (Public Law No. 100,
75th Cong.)
Act of May 20, 1937, to amend the Communications Act of 1934, for the
purpose of promoting safety of life and property at sea through the use
of wire and radio communications, to make more effective the Inter-
national Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1929. (Public Law
No. 97, 75th Cong.).
Act of June 28, 1937 (extract from), for the protection of the northern
Pacific halibut fishery. (Public Law No. 169, 75th Cong.)....
Act of July 30, 1937, to authorize the construction of certain auxiliary
vessels of the Navy. (Public Law No. 226, 75th Cong.)..
Act of August 14, 1937, to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to exempt vessels
arriving for the purpose of taking on ships stores and certain sea stores
from the requirement of formal entry. (Public Law No. 280, 75th
Cong.).
Act of August 16, 1937, to provide more effectively for the marketing of
wrecked and sunken craft for the protection of navigation, to improve
the efficiency of the Lighthouse Service. (Public Law No. 310, 75th
Cong.).
Act of May 31, 1938, to amend the act approved June 19, 1934, entitled the
"Communications Act of 1934." (Public Law No. 561, 75th Cong.)---
Act of June 1, 1938, to amend section 402 of the Merchant Marine Act,
1936, to further provide for the settlement of ocean mail contract
claims. (Public Law No. 573, 75th Cong.)....
Act of June 16, 1938, to amend section 4197 of the Revised Statutes, as
amended, and section 4200 of the Revised Statutes. (Public Law No.
656, 75th Cong.).
Act of June 21, 1938, authorizing the United States Maritime Commis-
sion to sell or lease the Hoboken Pier Terminals, or any part thereof, to
the city of Hoboken, N.J. (Public Law No. 689, 75th Cong.) -
Act of June 22, 1938 (extract from), to amend an act entitled "An Act to
establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United
States," approved July 1, 1898, and acts amendatory thereof and sup-
plementary thereto. (Public Law No. 696, 75th Cong.).
Act of June 25, 1938, to amend an act approved June 14, 1906, An act to
prevent aliens from fishing in the waters of Alaska. (Public Law No.
731, 75th Cong.) -
Act of June 23, 1938, to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to further
promote the merchant marine policy therein declared. (Public Law
No. 705, 75th Cong.)-----
Act of May 1, 1937, to amend the joint resolution approved August 31,
1935, entitled "Joint resolution providing for the prohibition of the ex-
port of arms, ammunition, and implements of war to belligerent coun-
tries." (Public Res. No. 27, 75th Cong.).
Act of April 5, 1938, to authorize compacts or agreements between the
States bordering on the Great Lakes with respect to fishing in the waters
of the Great Lakes. (Public Res. No. 84, 75th Cong.).-
Act of April 26, 1938, to permit the transportation of passengers by Ca-
nadian passenger vessels between the port of Rochester, N.Y., and the
port of Alexandria Bay, N. Y., on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence
River. (Public Res. No. 89, 75th Cong.) --
Act of June 29, 1938, to amend H.R. 10672, 75th Cong., 3d sess., entitled
"An act to amend section 4197 of the Revised Statutes, as amended."
(Public Res. No. 130, 75th Cong.). -
Act of March 29, 1939, to exempt all vessels of the United States of less
than 200 tons gross registered tonnage from the provisions of the Officers
Competency Certificates Convention, 1936. (Public Law No. 16,
76th Cong.)....
Act of May 26, 1939, to amend the act of March 2, 1929, entitled "An act
to establish load lines for American vessels." (Public Law No. 92,
76th Cong.).---
Act of June 23, 1939, to establish a Coast Guard Reserve to be composed
of owners of motorboats and yachts. (Public Law No. 152, 76th
Cong.).
Act of July 17, 1939, to make effective the provisions of the Officers Com-
petency Certificates Convention, 1936. (Public Law No. 188, 76th
Cong.).
Act of August 1, 1939, to provide for the registry of pursers and surgeons
as staff officers on vessels of the United States. (Public Law No. 251,
76th Cong.)...
Act of August 4, 1939, to amend certain provisions of the Merchant Marine
Act and Shipping Acts, to further the development of the American
merchant marine. (Public Law No. 259, 76th Cong.)---
Act of August 7, 1939, to amend sections 712, 802, and 902 of the Merchant
Marine Act, 1936, as amended, relative to the requisitioning of vessels.
(Public Law No. 328, 76th Cong.).....
Act of August 7, 1939, to exempt certain motorboats from the operation of
sections 4 and 6 of the Motor Boat Act of June 9, 1910, and from certain
other acts of Congress, and to provide that certain motorboats shall not
be required to carry on board copies of the pilot rules. (Public Law No.
331, 76th Cong.)
Act of August 10, 1939, to amend section 4488 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, as amended. (Public Law No. 371, 76th Cong.)....
Act of August 10, 1939, to amend section 4471 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, as amended. (Public Law No. 372, 76th Cong.)___
Act of August 10, 1939, to admit the American-owned barges Prari and
Palpa to American registry and to permit their use in coastwise trade.
(Public Law No. 380, 76th Cong.) -
Act of August 11, 1939, authorizing and providing for the construction of
additional facilities on the Canal Zone for the purposes of more ade-
quately providing for the defense of the Panama Canal and for increasing
its capacity for the future needs of interoceanic shipping. (Public Law
No. 391, 76th Cong.)---
Act of March 18, 1940, to amend section 602(e) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, relating to a study of radio requirements for
ships navigating the Great Lakes and inland waters of the United States.
(Public Law No. 441, 76th Cong)_.
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