Chapter 378.
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CHAP. 378.— Joint Resolution To amend section 2 of the public resolution entitled “Joint resolution to authorize the operation of Government-owned radio stations for the use of the general public, and for other purposes,” approved April 14, 1922. February 28, 1925.[[S. J. Res. 177](/us/bill/68/sjres/177).] [[Pub. Res., No. 56](/us/bill/68/pubres/56).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 ofGovernment radio stations.Vol. 42, p. 495, amended. public resolution numbered 48, Sixty-seventh Congress, approved April 14, 1922, is amended to read as follows:
" “Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized, underNaval stations.Specified uses authorized. the terms and conditions and at rates prescribed by him, which rates shall be just and reasonable, and which, upon complaint, shall be subject to review and revision by the Interstate Commerce Commission, to use all radio stations and apparatus, wherever located, owned by the United States and under the control of the Navy 1092Press messages.Department
(a)for the reception and transmission of press messages offered by any newspaper published in the United States, its Territories or possessions, or published by citizens of the United States in foreign countries, or by any press association of the United Private commercial messages between ships, and with shore.*Provisos.*Rates other than Pacific coast, etc., press messages.States, and
(b)for the reception and transmission of private commercial messages between ships and between ship and shore: *Provided*, That the rates fixed for the reception and transmission of all such messages, other than press messages between the Pacific coast of the United States, Hawaii, Alaska, the Philippine Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Orient, shall not be less than the rates charged by privately owned and operated stations for like messages Termination when private stations able to meet requirements.and service: *Provided further*, That the right to use such stations for any of the purposes named in this section shall terminate and cease as between any countries or localities or between any locality and privately operated ships whenever privately owned and operated stations are capable of meeting the normal communication requirements between such countries or localities or between any locality and privately operated ships, and the Secretary of Commerce shall Final termination, except in China.have notified the Secretary of the Navy thereof, and in any event all rights conferred by this section shall terminate and cease on June 30, 1927, except that all such rights conferred by this section in the Republic of China shall terminate and cease on January 1, 1924.” " Approved, February 28, 1925.