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every bill of lading or similar document of title which is evidence of a contract for the carriage of goods by sea from ports of the United States, in foreign trade, shall contain a statement that it shall have effect subject to the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 14. Upon the certification of the Secretary of Commerce that the foreign commerce of the United States in its competition with that of foreign nations is prejudiced by the provisions, or any of them, of title I of this Act, or by the laws of any foreign country or countries relating to the carriage of goods by sea, the President of the United States may, from time to time, by proclamation, suspend any or all provisions of title I of this Act for such periods of time or indefinitely as may be designated in the proclamation. The President may at any time rescind such suspension of title I hereof, and any provisions thereof which may have been suspended shall thereby be reinstated and again apply to contracts thereafter made for the carriage of goods by sea. Any proclamation of suspension or rescission of any such suspension shall take effect on & date named therein, which date shall be not less than ten days from the issue of the proclamation.

Any contract for the carriage of goods by sea, subject to the provisions of this Act, effective during any period when title I hereof, or any part thereof, is suspended, shall be subject to all provisions of law now or hereafter applicable to that part of title I which may have thus been suspended.

SEC. 15. This Act shall take effect ninety days after the date of its approval; but nothing in this Act shall apply during a period not to exceed one year following its approval to any contract for the carriage of goods by sea, made before the date on which this Act is approved, nor to any bill of lading or similar document of title issued, whether before or after such date of approval in pursuance of any such contract as aforesaid.

SEC. 16. This Act may be cited as the "Carriage of Goods by Sea Act."

[8. 1379]

AN ACT

To amend section 981 of title 4, and section 843 of title 6 of the Canal Zone Code.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 981 of title 4, Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1122), is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 981. It shall be lawful for the clerk of the district court, referees, and commissioners appointed by the district court, the marshal, magistrates, constables, and other officers and persons hereinafter mentioned, together with their assistants and deputies, to demand and receive the hereinafter-mentioned fees and no more. All fees collected by officers drawing a salary or compensation from the Government, other than those collected by the clerk of the district court and the marshal, shall be paid over to the collector of the Panama Canal. The clerk of the district court and the marshal shall receive, deposit, and account for all public moneys collected by them in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations governing the receipt and disposition of moneys by clerks of United States district courts and United States marshals, respectively, in the continental United States exclusive of Alaska.' 99

SEC. 2. That section 843 of title 6, Canal Zone Code, is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 843. The clerk shall receive, deposit, and account for all public moneys collected by him in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations governing the receipt and disposition of moneys by clerks of United States district courts in the continental United States, exclusive of Alaska."

Approved, May 13, 1936.

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[H. R. 10308]

AN ACT

To amend article 3 of the "Rules Concerning Lights, and so forth", contained in the Act entitled "An Act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions upon certain harbors, rivers, and inland waters of the United States", approved June 7, 1897.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sentence of article 3 of the "Rules Concerning Lights, and so forth", contained in the Act entitled "An Act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions upon certain harbors, rivers, and inland waters of the United States", approved June 7, 1897, is amended to read as follows:

"ART. 3. A steam vessel when towing another vessel or vessels alongside shall, in addition to her side lights, carry two bright white lights in a vertical line, one over the other, not less than three feet apart, and when towing one or more vessels astern, regardless of the length of the tow, shall carry an additional bright white light three feet above or below such lights: Provided, That on the Red River of the North and the rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico and their tributaries, this article shall not affect the signal lights used on towing vessels which propel the tow by pushing at the rear of the tow."

Approved, May 20, 1936.

(H. R. 11036)

AN ACT

To amend section 4321, Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 46, sec. 263), and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4321, Revised Statutes of the United States (U. S. C., title 46, sec. 263), be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows:

"The form of a license for carrying on the coasting trade or fisheries shall be as follows:

"License for carrying on the (here insert 'coasting trade', 'whale fishery', 'mackerel fishery', or 'cod fishery', as the case may be).

"In pursuance of title L (Revised Statutes 4311-4390), 'Regulation of Vessels in Domestic Commerce', of the Revised Statutes of the United States (inserting here the name of the husband or managing owner, with his occupation and place of abode, and the name of the master, with the place of his abode), having sworn that the (insert here the description of the vessel, whether ship, brigantine, snow, schooner, sloop, or whatever else she may be), called the (insert here the vessel's name), whereof the said (naming the master) is master, burden (insert here the number of tons, in words) tons, as appears by her enrollment, dated at (naming the district, day, month, and year, in words at length, but if she be less than twenty tons, insert, instead thereof, 'proof heing had of her admeasurement'), shall not be employed in any trade, while this license shall continue in force, whereby the revenue of the United States shall be defrauded, and having also sworn (or affirmed) that this license shall not be used for any other vessel, or for any other employment, than is herein specified, license is hereby granted for the said (inserting here the description of the vessel) called the (inserting here the vessel's name), to be employed in carrying on the (inserting here 'coasting trade, whale fishery', 'mackerel fishery', or 'cod fishery', as the case may be), for one year from the date hereof, and no longer. Given under my hand and seal, at (naming the said district), this (inserting the particular day) day of (naming the month), in the year (specifying the number of the year in words at length);": Provided, That vessels of five net tons and over entitled under the laws of the United States to be enrolled and licensed or licensed for the coasting trade may be licensed for the "coasting trade and mackerel fishery", and shall be deemed to have sufficient license for engaging in the coasting trade and the taking of fish of every description, including shellfish: Provided further, That the provisions of sections 4364 and 4365, Revised Statutes of the United States (U. S. C., title 46, secs. 810 and 311), shall be, and are hereby, made applicable to vessels so licensed: And provided further, That vessels operating on the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters under enrollment and license issued in conformity with the provisions of section 4818,

Revised Statutes of the United States (U. S. C., title 46, sec. 258), shall be deemed to have sufficient license for engaging in the taking of fish of every description within such waters without change in the form of enrollment and license prescribed under the authority of that section.

Approved, May 20, 1936.

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