Chapter 1155. To amend section forty-one hundred and thirty-nine and section forty-three hundred and fourteen of the Revised Statutes
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CHAP. 1155.— An Act To amend section forty-one hundred and thirty-nine and section forty-three hundred and fourteen of the Revised Statutes. June 24, 1902.[[Public, No. 173](/us/pl/57/173).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Registry of vessels.[R. S., sec. 4139, p. 796, amended](/us/rs/s4139/p796). That section forty-one hundred and thirty-nine of the Revised Statutes be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows:
" “Sec. 4139. Parties competent to make oath. Previous to granting a register for any vessel owned by any incorporated company, or by an individual or individuals, the president or secretary of such company, or any other officer or agent thereof, duly authorized by said company in writing, attested by the corporate seal thereof, to act for the company in this behalf, or the managing owner, or his agent duly authorized by power of attorney, when such vessel is owned by an individual or individuals, shall swear 399 to the ownership of the vessel without designating the names of the persons composing the company, when such vessel is owned by a corporation, and the oath of either of said officers or agents shall be deemed sufficient without requiring the oath of any other person interested and concerned in such vessel.
” " Sec. 2. That section forty-three hundred and fourteen of the Revised Enrollment of vessels.[R. S., sec. 4314, p. 834, amended](/us/rs/s4314/p834). Statutes of the United States be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows:" “Sec. 4314. Previous to granting enrollment and license for any Parties competent to make oath. vessel owned by any incorporated company, or by an individual or individuals, the president or secretary of such company, or any other officer or agent thereof, duly authorized by said company in writing, attested by the corporate seal thereof, to act in its behalf, or the managing owner, or his agent duly authorized by power of attorney, when such vessel is owned by an individual or individuals, shall swear to the ownership of such vessel without designating the names of the persons composing such company, when such vessel is owned by a corporation, which oath shall be deemed sufficient without requiring the oath of any other person interested or concerned in such vessel.
” " Approved, June 24, 1902.