Public Law 755.
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(/us/pl/74/754).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of American in Congress assembled*,Frank Wideman.Restrictions respecting certain counsel waived in favor of. That the employment of Frank Wideman as an attorney or counselor specially employed; retained, or appointed by the Attorney General or under authority of the Department of Justice to assist in the conduct of legal proceedings pertaining to the unpaid tax liability of Associated Gas and Electric Company and its corporate affiliates and to assist in the conduct of the case of Commissioner of Internal Revenue against Charles E.
Mitchell, including all proceedings therein and any other case or proceeding, appellate or otherwise, that may arise out of or pertain to the tax liability of said taxpayers shall not be construed to be employment within the meaning of sections 109 and [U. S. C., pp. 43, 734, 735](/us/usc/pp43/734/735).113 of the Criminal Code of the United States, as amended (U. S. C., title 18. secs. 198 and 203), or section 190 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U. S. C., title 5, sec. 99).
Approved, June 22, 1936. To define the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard. 1936-06-22 705 Chapter 49 Stat. 1820 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 705.] AN ACT To define the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard. June 22, 1936.[[H. R. 12305](/us/bill/74/hr/12305).][[Public, No. 755](/us/pl/74/755).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of American in Congress assembled*,Coast Guard.Jurisdiction defined.
That commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of the Coast Guard are hereby empowered to make inquiries, examinations, inspections, searches, seizures, and arrests upon the high seas, and the navigable waters of the United States, its Territories, and possessions, except the Philippine Islands, for the prevention, detection, and suppression of violations of laws of *Proviso*.Waters excluded.the United States: *Provided*, That nothing herein contained shall apply to the inland waters of the United States, its Territories, and possessions, other than the Great Lakes and the connecting waters Right to board, search, etc., vessels.thereof.
For such purposes, such officers are authorized at any time to go on board of any vessel, subject to the jurisdiction, or to the1821 operation of any law, of the United States, to address inquiries to those on board, to examine the ship’s documents and papers, and to examine, inspect, and search the vessel and use all necessary force to compel compliance. When from such inquiries, examination, inspection,Arrest of law violators. or search it shall appear that a breach of the laws of the United States rendering a person liable to arrest is being, or has been committed, by any person, such person shall be arrested or, if escaping to shore, shall be immediately pursued and arrested on shore, or other lawful and appropriate action shall be taken; or, if it shall appearSeizure of vessel. that a breach of the laws of the United States has been committed so as to render such vessel, or the merchandise, or any part thereof, on board of, or brought into the United States by, such vessel, liable to forfeiture, or, so as to render such vessel liable to a fine or penalty and if necessary to secure such fine or penalty, such vessel shall be seized.
Sec. 2. The officers of the United States Coast Guard, insofar asOfficers deemed agents of executive departments, etc. they are engaged, pursuant to the authority contained in this Act, in enforcing any law of the United States, shall—
(a)Be deemed to be acting as agents of the particular executive department or independent establishment charged with the administration of the particular law; and
(b)Be subject to all the rules and regulations promulgated by such department or independent establishment with respect to the enforcement of that law. Sec. 3. The foregoing provisions shall be in addition to any powersProvisions to be additional to vested powers. conferred by law upon such officers, and not in limitation of any powers conferred by law upon such officers or any other officers of the United States. Sec. 4. The term “inland waters” as used in this Act shall not be“Inland waters” construed. construed to include harbors, bays, sounds, roadsteads, and like bodies of water along the coasts of the United States, its Territories, and possessions, and shores of the Great Lakes. Approved, June 22, 1936. To amend section 8 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Archives of the United States Government, and for other purposes”, approved June 19, 1934. 1936-06-22 706 Chapter 49 Stat. 1821 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 706.] AN ACT To amend section 8 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a National Archives of the United States Government, and for other purposes”, approved June 19, 1934. June 22, 1936.[[H. R. 12410](/us/bill/74/hr/12410).][
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