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
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. 272, 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 April 25, 1940, to amend laws for preventing collisions of vessels, to
regulate equipment of certain motorboats on the navigable waters of the
United States. (Public Law No. 484, 76th Cong.)--
Act of April 30, 1940, to provide for rearrangement of the location of the
several boards of local inspectors. (Public Law No. 487, 76th Cong.). - -
Act of June 8, 1940, to repeal certain laws with respect to manifests and
vessel permits. (Public Law No. 573, 76th Cong.) -
Act of June 11, 1940, to amend section 4370 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States. (Public Law No. 599, 76th Cong.).
Act of June 11, 1940, making it a misdemeanor to stow away on vessels and
providing punishment therefor. (Public Law No. 601, 76th Cong.)____
Act of June 12, 1940, to provide for the examination of civilian nautical
schools and for the inspection of vessels used in connection therewith.
(Public Law No. 606, 76th Cong.) -
Act of June 12, 1940, to amend the Canal Zone Act. (Public Law No. 626,
76th Cong.)
Act of June 29, 1940, to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as
amended, to provide for marine war-risk insurance and reinsurrance and
for marine risk reinsurance. (Public Law No. 677, 76th Cong.).
Act of July 10, 1940, to amend the act entitled "An act granting additional
quarantine powers and imposing_additional duties upon the Marine
Hospital Service". (Public Law No. 735, 76th Cong.) -
Act of July 19, 1940, to establish the composition of the U.S. Navy, to
authorize the construction of certain naval vessels. (Public Law No.
757, 76th Cong.).
Act of August 27, 1940, to permit American vessels to assist in the evacua-
tion from the war zones of certain refugee children. (Public Law No.
776, 76th Cong.).
Act of September 18, 1940 (extract from), regulation of water carriers in
Interstate and Foreign Commerce. (Public Law No. 785, 76th Cong.) -
Act of October 9, 1940, to amend section 4472 of the Revised Statutes, to
provide for the safe carriage of explosives or other dangerous or semi-
dangerous articles or substances on board vessels. (Public Law No.
809, 76th Cong.).
Act of October 10, 1940, to expedite national defense by suspending,
during the national emergency, provisions of law that prohibit more
than eight hours labor in any one day of persons engaged upon work
covered by contracts of the United States Maritime Commission.
(Public Law No. 831, 76th Cong.) –
Act of October 10, 1940, to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, amend-
ed. (Pɛblic Law No. 840, 76th Cong.).
Act of November 4, 1939, to preserve the neutrality and the peace of the
United States and to secure the safety of its citizens and their interests.
(Public Res. No. 54, 76th Cong.) -
Act of June 26, 1940, to amend section 4 of Public Res. No. 54, approved
November 4, 1939. (Public Res. No. 87, 76th Cong.) -
Act of June 29, 1940, to make emergency provision for the maintenance of
essential vessels affected by the neutrallity Act of 1939, and for adjust-
ment of obligations with respect to such vessels. (Public Res. No. 89,
Act of July 18, 1940, making an appropriation to enable the United States
Maritime Commission to establish the Marine and war-risk insurance
fund. (Public Res. No. 94, 76th Cong.).
Act of September 24, 1940, to authorize Commander Howard L. Vickery
to hold the office of a number of the United States Marine Commission.
(Public Res. No. 98, 76th Cong.) ___.
Act of October 8, 1940, to authorize the U.S. Maritime Commission to
furnish to the State of Pennsylvania a vessel suitable for the use of the
Pennsylvania State nautical school. (Public Res. No. 101, 76th Cong.)__
Act of January 29, 1941, to authorize major alterations of certain naval
vessels. (Public Law No. 1, 77th Cong.).
Act of January 31, 1941, authorizing appropriations for additional ship-
building and ordnance manufacturing facilities and equipment for the
U.S. Navy. (Public Law No. 4, 77th Cong.) -
Act of February 6, 1941, making an appropriation to the U.S. Maritime
Commission for emergency cargo ship construction. (Public Law No. 5,
77th Cong.) -
Act of May 2, 1941, to make emergency provision for certain activities of
the United States Maritime Commission. (Public Law No. 46, 77th
Cong.) -
Act of May 24, 1941, authorizing the acquisition or construction of certain
auxiliary vessels for the U.S. Navy. (Public Law No. 72, 77th Cong.)..
Act of May 31, 1941, authorizing vessels of Canadian registry to transport
iron ore on the Great Lakes during 1941. (Public Law No. 90, 77th
Cong.).
Act of June 6, 1941, to authorize the acquisition by the United States of
title to or the use of domestic or foreign merchant vessels for urgent
needs of commerce and national defense. (Public Law No. 101, 77th
Cong.)
Act of June 23, 1941, to extend certain provisions of Title X of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1936, as amended. (Public Law No. 124, 77th
Cong.) . .
Act of July 14, 1941, to provide for priorities in transportation by merchant
vessels in the interests of national defense. (Public Law No. 173, 77th
Cong.)..
Act of July 15, 1941, to authorize the construction of Coast Guard cutters
necessary in the interest of national defense and for performance of Coast
Guard duties. (Public Law No. 178, 77th Cong.)... ....
Act of July 29, 1941, authorizing appropriations for the U.S. Navy, addi-
tional shipbuilding, ship repair, and ordnance manufacturing facilities.
(Public Law No. 192, 77th Ĉong.).
Act of September 24, 1941, to amend the act entitled "An act to provide
for the registry of pursers and surgeons as staff officers on vessels of the
United States. (Public Law No. 254, 77th Cong.)-
Act of September 25, 1941, to permit the steamship Port Saunders, official
number 220150, and steamship Hawk, official number 220149, to engage
in the fisheries. (Public Law No. 261, 77th Cong.).
Act of November 21, 1941, to authorize the construction or acquisition of
certain naval local defense vessels. (Public Law No. 323, 77th Cong.) - -
Act of December 16, 1941, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to
purchase or accept as gifts motorboats, yachts, and similar vessels for
Act of March 4, 1942, to authorize the U.S. Maritime Commission to
acquire certain lands in Nassau County, N.Y. (Public Law No. 472,
77th Cong.)..
Act of March 6, 1942, to extend and amend Subtitle Insurance of Title II
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. (Public Law No. 482, 77th Cong.) --
Act of March 14, 1942, to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as
amended. (Public Law No. 498, 77th Cong.).
Act of March 17, 1942, authorizing appropriations for the U.S. Navy,
additional ordnances manufacturing and production facilities. (Public
Law No. 499, 77th Cong.).
Act of April 11, 1942, to amend war-risk insurance provisions of the
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, in order to expedite ocean
transportation and assist the war effort. (Public Law No. 523, 77th
Cong.).
Act of March 13, 1944, to provide cash awards to personnel of the Maritime
Commission and the War Shipping Administration for useful suggestions
to improve administration of their activities. (Public Law No. 254,
78th Cong.)...
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