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[H. J. Res. 491]

JOINT RESOLUTION

Extending and amending the joint resolution (Public Resolution Numbered 67, Seventy-fourth Congress), approved August 31, 1935.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the joint resolution (Public Resolution Numbered 67, Seventy-fourth Congress) approved August 31, 1935, be, and the same hereby is, amended by striking out in the first section, on the second line, after the word "assembled" the following words: "That upon the outbreak or during the progress of war between", and inserting therefor the words: "Whenever the President shall find that there exists a state of war between"; and by striking out the word "may" after the word "President" and before the word "from" in the twelfth line, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "shall"; and by substituting for the last paragraph of said section the following paragraph: "except with respect to offenses committed, or forfeitures incurred prior to May 1, 1937, this section and all proclamations issued thereunder shall not be effective after May 1, 1937."

SEC. 2. There are hereby added to seid joint resolution two new sections, to be known as sections 1a and 1b, reading as follows: "SEC. 1a. Whenever the President shall have issued his proclamation as provided for in section 1 of this Act, it shall thereafter during the period of the war be unlawful for any person within the United States to purchase, sell, or exchange bonds, securities, or other obligations of the government of any belligerent country, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any person acting for or on behalf of such government, issued after the date of such proclamation, or to make any loan or extend any credit to any such go¬ernment or person: Provided, That if the President shall find that such action will serve to protect the commercial or other interests of the United States or its nationals, he may, in his discretion, and to such extent and under such regulation as he may prescribe, except from the operation of this section ordinary commercial credits and shorttime obligations in aid of legal transactions and of a character customarily used in normal peace-time commercial transactions.

"The provisions of this section shall not apply to a renewal or adjustment of such indebtedness as may exist on the date of the President's proclamation.

"Whoever shall violate the provisions of this section or of any regulations issued hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. Should the violation be by a corporation, organization, or association, each officer or agent thereof participating in the violation may be liable to the penalty herein prescribed."

"When the President shall have revoked his proclamation as provided for in section 1 of this Act, the provisions of this section and of any regulations issued by the President hereunder shall thereupon cease to apply.

"SEC. 1b. This Act shall not apply to an American republic or republics engaged in war against a non-American state or states, provided the American republic is not cooperating with a nonAmerican state or states in such war."

SEC. 3. Section 9 of said joint resolution is amended to read as follows:

"There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions and accomplish the purposes of this Act."

Approved, February 29, 1936.

[PUBLIC RESOLUTION-No. 108-74TH CONGRESS]

[H. J. Res. 589]

JOINT RESOLUTION

To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to permit the transportation of bonded merchandise by other than common carriers under certain conditions.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized, when it appears to him to be in the interest of commerce, and notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation requiring that the transportation of imported merchandise be by a bonded common carrier, to permit such merchandise which has been entered and examined for customs purposes to be transported by bonded cartmen or bonded lightermen between the ports of New York, Newark, and Perth Amboy, which are all included in Customs Collection District Numbered 10 (New York): Provided, That this resolution shall not be construed to deprive any of the ports affected of its rights and privileges as a port of entry.

[CHAPTER 64-18T SESSION]
[H. R. 4951]

AN ACT

To amend section 704 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (49 U. S. Stat. L 2008-2009).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 704 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (49 U. S. Stat. L. 2008–2009) be amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 704. All vessels transferred to or otherwise acquired by the Commission in any manner may be chartered or sold by the Commission pursuant to the further provisions of this Act. All vessels transferred to the Commission by this Act and now being operated by private operators on lines in foreign commerce of the United States shall be temporarily operated by the Commission for its account by private operators until such time and upon such operating agreements as the Commission may deem advantageous, but the Commission shall arrange as soon as practicable to offer all such lines of vessels for charter as hereinafter provided, preference to be given to present operators, and all operation of the Commission's vessels by private operators under such operating agreements shall be discontinued within one year after the passage of this Act: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall prevent private operators, under such operating agreements, commencing voyages prior to said expiration date and completing them thereafter: Provided further, That nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting or affecting the power of sale under provisions of section 705 of this Act."

Approved, April 1, 1937.

[CHAPTER 49-1ST SESSION]

[H. R. 5487)

AN ACT

To amend section 4551 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended (U. S. C., 1934 ed., Supp. II, title 46, sec. 643).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4551 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended (U. S. C., 1934 ed., Supp. II, title 46, sec. 643), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 4551. (a) Every seaman upon a merchant vessel of the United States of the burden of one hundred gross tons or upward, except vessels employed exclusively in trade on the navigable rivers of the United States, shall be furnished, at the option of the seaman, with a book to be known as a continuous discharge book or with a certificate of identification, which book or certificate shall be retained by the seaman and shall contain the signature of the seaman to whom it is so furnished and a statement of his nationality, age, personal description, photograph, thumbprint, and home address. Such books or certificates shall be issued by the shipping commissioners, or, at ports where no shipping commissioners have been appointed, by collectors or deputy collectors of customs or United States local inspectors of steam vessels, in such manner and form as the Director of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, shall determine. Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association which shall issue any such book or certificate, or make any statement or endorsement therein, except as authorized by the provisions of this section, or issue any imitation of any such book or certificate, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be imprisoned not less than one month nor more than three months, in the discretion of the court. "(b) Any person applying for such book or certificate and claiming to be a citizen of the United States shall furnish satisfactory evidence of such citizenship.

"(c) No seaman shall be employed on any vessel to which this section applies until he has exhibited a certificate of identification or a continuous discharge book to the shipping commissioner, or in cases where seamen are not signed on before the shipping commissioner, to the master of the vessel: Provided, That the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the employment of seamen at a foreign port or place, in which case seamen so employed shall be furnished a continuous discharge book or a certificate of identification, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, at the first port of entry in the United States or its territories at which the vessel arrives after such seamen are so employed.

"(d) Upon the discharge of any seaman and the payment of his wages, the shipping commissioner shall enter in the continuous dis

[CHAPTER 237—18T SESSION]

[8. 2084]

AN ACT

To provide that graduates of approved school ships may be rated as able seamen upon graduation, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (a) of section 13 of the Act entitled "An Act to promote the welfare of American seamen in the merchant marine of the United States; to abolish arrest and imprisonment as a penalty for desertion and to secure the abrogation of treaty provisions in relation thereto; and to promote safety at sea", approved March 4, 1915, as amended, is amended by striking out "after twelve months' service at sea after graduation" and inserting in lieu thereof "upon graduation in good standing from said school ships".

SEC. 2. Subsection (e) of such section 13, as amended, is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: "or proof that he is a graduate of a school ship approved by and conducted under rules prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce". Approved, May 22, 1937.

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