Public Law 685.
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(/us/pl/74/684).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Hot Springs National Park, Ark.Boundaries extended. That the boundaries of the Hot Springs National Park in the State of Arkansas be, and the same are hereby, extended to include the following land, to wit: Lot 11, block 101; lot 5, block 185; lot 6, block 186; lots 5, 6, and 7, block 187 ; and lots 1, 2, 3, 6, and 15, block 188, United States Hot Springs Reservation, as surveyed, mapped, and plotted by the United States Hot Springs Commission, and any of such lands when acquired by the Secretary of the Interior on behalf of the United States shall be and remain a part of the Hot Springs National Park, subject *Proviso*.Purchase; cost limitation.to all laws and regulations applicable thereto: *Provided*, That the lands hereinabove described may be acquired within funds already appropriated and at a cost not to exceed $15,000.
Approved, June 15, 1936. Authorizing the President to invite foreign countries to participate in the New York World’s Fair 1939, Incorporated, in the city of New York during the year 1939. 1936-06-15 555 Chapter 49 Stat. 1516 74 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 555.] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the President to invite foreign countries to participate in the New York World’s Fair 1939, Incorporated, in the city of New York during the year 1939.
June 15, 1936.[[S. J. Res. 267](/us/bill/74/sjres/267).][[Pub. Res., No. 105](/us/bill/74/pubres/105).] New York World’s Fair 1939, Incorporated. Preamble.Whereas there is to be held at New York City during the year 1939 a world’s fair, which has for its purpose the celebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the inauguration of the first President of the United States of America and of the establishment of the national government in the city of New York; and Whereas, because of its location and purpose, its scope and aims, said world’s fair is deserving of the support and encouragement of the Government of the United States of America:
Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, President requested to invite participation by foreign countries. That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and respectfully requested by proclamation, or in such manner as he may deem proper, to invite foreign countries and nations to such proposed world’s fair with a request that they participate therein. Approved, June 15, 1936.
Making provision for a national celebration of the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, wealthiest signer of the Declaration of Independence. 1936-06-15 556 Chapter 49 Stat. 1516 74 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 556.] JOINT RESOLUTION Making provision for a national celebration of the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, wealthiest signer of the Declaration of Independence.
June 15, 1936.[[S. J. Res. 151](/us/bill/74/sjres/151).][[Pub. Res., No. 106](/us/bill/74/pubres/106).] Bicentenary of birth of Charles Carroll of Carrollton.Preamble.Whereas Charles Carroll of Carrollton during his lifetime of nearly a century rendered services of paramount importance to his country; and Whereas on February 18, 1776, more than four months before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams stated that “in the cause of American liberty his zeal, fortitude, and perseverance11So in original. have been so conspicuous that he is said to be marked out for a peculiar vengeance by the friends of administration; but he continues to hazard his all, his immense fortune, the largest in America, and his life”; and 1517 Whereas in signing the Declaration of Independence Charles Carroll of Carrollton pledged his life, his sacred honor, and the largest fortune in America to the success of the Revolution; and Whereas the services rendered by Charles Carroll of Carrollton to the United States during the War of Independence, and in the subsequent struggle to preserve the Republic from disintegrating, which resulted in the adoption of the present Constitution, received the warm praise of his contemporaries, including the Father of his Country; and Whereas Charles Carroll of Carrollton, as United States Senator from Maryland, played a foremost part in the organization of the Federal Government, under the Presidency of George Washington; and Whereas for a period of fifty-six years following the signing of the Declaration of Independence Charles Carroll of Carrollton watched the progress of American Affairs with eager solicitude and labored unceasingly for the advancement of the Republic; and Whereas Daniel Webster in an oration delivered at Faneuil Hall, Boston, on August 2, 1826, on the occasion of a civic tribute to Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, then recently deceased, paid eloquent homage to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, then the last of the signers, comparing him to a venerable oak “standing alone on the plain”, hailing him as a “fortunate, distinguished patriot”, and exhorting his hearers to “let him know that while we honor the dead we do not forget the living, and that there is not a heart here which does not fervently pray that Heaven may yet keep him back from the society of his companions”; and Whereas in 1828, as a mark of national homage to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Congress, by joint resolution, conferred upon him the franking privilege, Speaker Stevenson requesting him, in his official notification, to receive the honor “as a token of the distinguished respect and veneration which Congress entertains toward an early and devoted friend to liberty, and one who stood eminently forward in the purest and noblest band of patriots that the world has ever seen”; and Whereas on November 15, 1832, the President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, voiced in feeling terms the tribute of the Republic to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, who had died on the preceding day, affirming that “no one estimated higher than I did his claims, whilst living, upon the gratitude and love of his country; none will cherish more sacredly his memory now that he is taken from us by the Great Disposer of the affairs of this world”; and Whereas the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Carroll of Carrollton occurs on September 19, 1937; and Whereas it is eminently proper and desirable that the United States should officially commemorate this event:
Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of“The Charles Carroll of Carrollton Bicentenary Commission”; appointment; duties. the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint a body of five persons, to be designated “The Charles Carroll of Carrollton Bicentenary Commission”, this Commission to be charged by him with the work of making adequate preparations for a national celebration of the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out ofAppropriation authorized. any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum not to exceed $12,500, or the necessary part thereof, to carry out the provisions of this resolution. Approved, June 15, 1936. Authorizing the President to invite foreign countries to participate in the San Francisco Bay Exposition in 1939 at San Francisco, California. 1936-06-15 557 Chapter 49 Stat. 1518 74 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public 1518 [CHAPTER 557.] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the President to invite foreign countries to participate in the San Francisco Bay Exposition in 1939 at San Francisco, California. June 15, 1936.[[S. J. Res. 226](/us/bill/74/sjres/226).][[Pub. Res., No. 107](/us/bill/74/pubres/107).] San Francisco Bay Exposition, 1939. Preamble.Whereas there is to be held at San Francisco, California, during the year 1939 an international exposition which has for its purpose the celebration of the completion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge, and which is designed to depict and exhibit the progress and accomplishments of the Pacific area of the United States in science, industry, business, transportation, and culture, and which, because of its world character, will contribute to cordial relations among the nations of the world; and Whereas, because of its location and purpose, its scope and aims, said exposition is deserving of the support and encouragement of the Government of the United States of America:
Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Revresentaiives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, President requested to invite participation by foreign countries. That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and respectfully requested by proclamation, or in such manner as he may deem proper, to invite foreign countries and nations to such proposed exposition with a request that they participate therein. Approved, June 15, 1936.
Amending the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended. 1936-06-16 581 Chapter 49 Stat. 1518 74 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 581.] AN ACT Amending the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended. June 16, 1936.[[S. 3467](/us/bill/74/s/3467).][[Public, No. 685](/us/pl/74/685).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Shipping Act of 1916, amendment.Vol. 39. p. 734.[U.
S. C., p. 2057](/us/usc/p2057). That section 16 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 46, section 815), is hereby amended to read as follows: " Sec. 16. Unlawful acts by shippers, etc.Unfair devices to obtain lower rates for transportation. That it shall be unlawful for any shipper, consignor, consignee, forwarder, broker, or other person, or any officer, agent, or employee thereof, knowingly and willfully, directly or indirectly, by means of false billing, false classification, false weighing, false report of weight, or by any other unjust or unfair device or means to obtain or attempt to obtain transportation by water for property at less than the rates or charges which would otherwise be applicable.
Unlawful acts of carriers by water.“That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier by water, or other person subject to this Act, either alone or in conjunction with any other person, directly or indirectly— “First. Preferences. To make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person, locality, or description of traffic in any respect whatsoever, or to subject any particular person, locality, or description of traffic to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage in any respect whatsoever.
“Second. False billing, classification, weighing, etc. To allow any person to obtain transportation for property at less than the regular rates or charges then established and enforced on the line of such carrier by means of false billing, false classification, false weighing, false report of weight, or by any other unjust or unfair device or means. “Third. Inducing discriminatory insurance rates. To induce, persuade, or otherwise influence any marine insurance company or underwriter, or agent thereof, not to give a competing carrier by water as favorable a rate of insurance on vessel 1519or cargo, having due regard to the class of vessel or cargo, as is granted to such carrier or other person subject to this Act.
“Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty ofPenalty for violation. a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for each offense.” " Approved, June 16, 1936. To amend the Federal Aid Highway Act, approved July 11, 1916, as amended and supplemented, and for other purposes. 1936-06-16 582 Chapter 49 Stat. 1519 74 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 582.] AN ACT To amend the Federal Aid Highway Act, approved July 11, 1916, as amended and supplemented, and for other purposes. June 16, 1936.[[H. R. 11687](/us/bill/74/hr/11687).][
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