To Amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as Amended: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Seventy-sixth Congress, First Session, on S. 1516, a Bill to Amend Sections 704, 705, 706, and 707 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as Amended. February 24 and 25, 1939

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Page 20 - of the bidder may be exercised, directly or indirectly, in behalf of any person who is not a citizen of the United States, and that the control of the bidder is not conferred upon nor permitted to be exercised by any person who is not a citizen of the United States by any means whatsoever.
Page 17 - voting power of the bidder may be exercised, directly or indirectly, in behalf of any person who is not a citizen of the United States, and that the control of the bidder is not conferred upon nor permitted to be exercised by any person who is not a citizen of the United States by any means whatsoever.
Page 127 - percent of the voting power of the bidder may be exercised, directly or indirectly, in behalf of any person who is not a citizen of the United States, and that the control of the bidder is not conferred upon nor permitted to be exercised by any person who is not a citizen of the United States by any means whatsoever.
Page 127 - That title to 100 percent of the stock of the bidder is vested in citizens of the United States free from any trust or fiduciary obligation in favor of any person not a citizen of the United States; that
Page 2 - SEC. 809. Contracts under this Act shall be entered into so as to equitably serve, insofar as possible, the foreign trade requirements of the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific ports of the United States. In awarding contracts under this Act, preference shall be given to persons who are citizens of the United States and who
Page 41 - That preference in the sale or assignment of vessels for operation on such steamship lines shall be given to persons who are citizens of the United States who have the support, financial and otherwise, of the domestic communities primarily interested in such lines if the Board is satisfied of the ability of such persons to maintain the service desired and proposed to be maintained,
Page 20 - of the United States free from any trust or fiduciary obligation in favor of any 4. That title to percent of the stock of the bidder is vested in citizens person not a citizen of the United States; that
Page 127 - (hereinafter referred to as bidder), being duly sworn do depose and say as follows: 1. That the bidder is a corporation duly organized and existing under and pursuant to the laws of the State
Page 8 - SEC. 706 (a) The Commission shall not charter its vessels to private operators except upon competitive sealed bids submitted in strict compliance with all the terms and conditions of a public advertisement soliciting such bids, except as otherwise provided in section 704 of this Act, as amended.

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