Act of September 7, 1916, an act to establish a United States Shipping
Board for the purpose of encouraging, developing, and creating a naval
auxiliary and naval reserve and a merchant marine to meet the require-
ments of the commerce of the United States with its territories and
possessions and with foreign countries; to regulate carriers by water
engaged in the foreign and interstate commerce of the United States.
(Public Law No. 260, 64th Cong.)
Act of June 15, 1917, an act to punish acts of interference with the foreign
relations, the neutrality, and the foreign commerce of the United States,
to punish espionage, and better to enforce the criminal laws of the
United States. (Public Law No. 24, 65th Cong.)---
Act of October 6, 1917, an act giving the U.S. Shipping Board power to
suspend present provisions of law and permit vessels of foreign registry
and foreign-built vessels admitted to American registry under the act of
August 18, 1914. (Public Law No. 73, 65th Cong.) -
Act of March 1, 1918, an act to authorize and empower the U.S. Shipping
Board Emergency Fleet Corporation to purchase, lease, requisition, or
otherwise acquire, and to sell or otherwise dispose of improved or unim-
proved land, houses, buildings. (Public Law No. 102, 65th Cong.) ____
Act of March 28, 1918 (extract from), making appropriations to supply
urgent deficiencies. (Public Law No. 109, 65th Cong.).
Act of November 4, 1918 (extract from), Emergency Shipping Fund.
(Public Law No. 233, 65th Cong.)
Act of February 28, 1920 (extract from), to amend certain sections of the
Interstate Commerce Act. (Public Law No. 152, 66th Cong.).......
Act of October 14, 1919, an act extending the provisions for the regulation
of steam vessels owned or operated by the U.S. Shipping Board.
lic Law No. 65, 66th Cong.) -
Act of March 9, 1920, an act authorizing suits against the United States in
admiralty, suits for salvage services, and providing for the release of
merchant vessels belonging to the United States from arrest and attach-
ment in foreign jurisdictions. (Public Law No. 156, 66th Cong.) - - - .
Act of June 5, 1920, an act to provide for the promotion and maintenance of
the American merchant marine, to repeal certain emergency legislation,
and provide for the disposition, regulation, and use of property acquired
thereunder. (Public Law No. 261, 66th Cong.)
Act of June 6, 1924, an act to amend sections 11 and 12 of the Merchant
Marine Act of 1920. (Public Law No. 205, 68th Cong.)..