Amending Section 704, Merchant Marine Act: Hearing... on H.R. 4207... Feb. 17-18, 19371937 - 185 pages |
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... organization in France for the promotion and development of American commerce and organized at that time a French subsidiary known as the Con- sortium Maritime Franco - American . This French subsidiary has established a chain of ...
... organization in France for the promotion and development of American commerce and organized at that time a French subsidiary known as the Con- sortium Maritime Franco - American . This French subsidiary has established a chain of ...
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... organized to serve an entirely different trade ( United Kingdom , Ireland , and Germany ) and ( 2 ) is offering the ... organization in France and with the handicap of the proposed sailing schedule for the line , a serious loss of ...
... organized to serve an entirely different trade ( United Kingdom , Ireland , and Germany ) and ( 2 ) is offering the ... organization in France and with the handicap of the proposed sailing schedule for the line , a serious loss of ...
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... organization in the United States , with its principal office in New York , and agencies in other cities from which comes the largest part of its business . It has an unusually fine and active organization in France , with agents in ...
... organization in the United States , with its principal office in New York , and agencies in other cities from which comes the largest part of its business . It has an unusually fine and active organization in France , with agents in ...
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... organizations to the detriment of the American merchant marine . Right there I would like to say , Mr. Chairman , that going back to 1920 , when we were founded , there were more ships than there were experienced operators to operate ...
... organizations to the detriment of the American merchant marine . Right there I would like to say , Mr. Chairman , that going back to 1920 , when we were founded , there were more ships than there were experienced operators to operate ...
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... organization ? Mr. PAYNE . That is correct , sir . Mr. O'LEARY . Now , if the Government was to sublet these ships to another contractor , they certainly could not sublet your organiza- tion to that contractor , could they ? Mr. PAYNE ...
... organization ? Mr. PAYNE . That is correct , sir . Mr. O'LEARY . Now , if the Government was to sublet these ships to another contractor , they certainly could not sublet your organiza- tion to that contractor , could they ? Mr. PAYNE ...
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Page 143 - ... operated under the United States flag by citizens of the United States insofar as may be practicable, and (d) composed of the best-equipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels, constructed in the United States and manned with a trained and efficient citizen personnel. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to foster the development and encourage the maintenance of such a merchant marine.
Page 177 - ... or any officer, director, agent, or executive thereof, directly or indirectly, shall own, operate, or charter any vessel or vessels engaged in the domestic intercoastal or coastwise service, or own any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any person or concern that owns, charters, or operates any vessel or vessels in the domestic intercoastal or coastwise service, without the written permission of the Commission.
Page 34 - ... thereafter what steamship lines should be established and put in operation from ports in the United States or any Territory, District, or possession thereof to such world and domestic markets as in its judgment are desirable for the promotion, development, expansion, and maintenance of the foreign and coastwise trade of the United States and an adequate postal!
Page 71 - Commission). The Commission shall be composed of five persons, in this title referred to as members, to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Page 143 - Commissioners shall receive a salary at the rate of $20,000 per annum. (d) A vacancy in the Commission, so long as there shall be three Commissioners in office, shall not impair the power of the Commission to execute its functions. Any three of the Commissioners in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Commission and the affirmative votes of any three Commissioners shall be sufficient for the disposition of any matter which may come before the Commission.
Page 80 - Such contract shall provide that the amount of the operating-differential subsidy shall not exceed the excess of the fair and reasonable cost of Insurance, maintenance, repairs not compensated by insurance...
Page 173 - In the event of accident, danger, damage, or disaster before or after commencement of the voyage resulting from any cause whatsoever, whether due to negligence or not, for which or for the consequence of which the carrier is not responsible by statute, contract, or otherwise, the goods...
Page 173 - ... in general average to the payment of any sacrifices, losses or expenses of a general average nature that may be made or incurred for the common benefit or to relieve the adventure from any common peril.
Page 17 - That the board is authorized and directed to investigate and determine as promptly as possible after the enactment of this Act and from time to time thereafter what steamship lines should be established and put in operation from ports in the United States or any Territory, District, or possession thereof to such world and domestic markets as in its judgment are desirable for the promotion, development, expansion, and maintenance of the foreign and coastwise trade of the United States...
Page 149 - ... capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency, (c) owned and operated under the United States flag by citizens of the United States insofar as may be practicable...