Public Law 97. to relieve restricted Indians whose lands have been taxed or have been lost by failure to pay taxes, and for other purposes”, is hereby amended to read as follows:" Sec. 2

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(/us/bill/75/pl/96)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Indian lands.[49 Stat. 1542](/us/stat/49/1542).[25 U. S. C., Supp. II, § 412a](/us/usc/t25/s412a). That section 2 of Public Law Numbered 716 of the Seventy-fourth Congress, being an Act entitled “An Act to relieve restricted Indians whose lands have been taxed or have been lost by failure to pay taxes, and for other purposes”, is hereby amended to read as follows:

" Sec. 2. Homesteads purchased from trust, etc., funds to be nontaxable. All homesteads, heretofore purchased out of the trust or restricted funds of individual Indians, are hereby declared to be instrumentalities of the Federal Government and shall be nontaxable *Provisos*.Restrictions against alienation, etc.until otherwise directed by Congress: *Provided*, That the title to such homesteads shall be held subject to restrictions against alienation or encumbrance except with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior: *And provided further*, That the Indian owner or owners shall select, with the approval of the Secretary of Optional selection of lands.the Interior, either the agricultural and grazing lands, not exceeding a total of one hundred and sixty acres, or the village, town, or city property, not exceeding in cost $5,000, to be designated as a homestead.

" Approved, May 19, 1937. To amend the Communications Act of 1934, approved June 19, 1934, for the purpose of promoting safety of life and property at sea through the use of wire and radio communications, to make more effective the international Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1929, and for other purposes. 1937-05-20 229 Chapter 50 Stat. 189 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 2024-11-23 public 75 1 189 [CHAPTER 229] AN ACT To amend the Communications Act of 1934, approved June 19, 1934, for the purpose of promoting safety of life and property at sea through the use of wire and radio communications, to make more effective the international Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1929, and for other purposes. May 20, 1937[[S. 595](/us/bill/75/s/595)][[Public, No. 97](/us/bill/75/pl/97)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 1 of Communications Act of 1934, amendments.[48 Stat. 1064](/us/stat/48/1064).[47 U. S. C. § 151](/us/usc/t47/s151).Purposes extended.the Communications Act of 1934 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “for the purpose of the national defense” a comma and the words “for the purpose of promoting safety of life and property through the use of wire and radio communication”.

Sec. 2. Section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 is hereby [48 Stat. 1065](/us/stat/48/1065).[47 U. S. C. § 153](/us/usc/t47/s153).Definitions.amended by adding at the end thereof five new subsections to read as follows:" “(w)

(1)‘Ship’ or ‘vessel’ includes every description of watercraft “Ship” or “vessel.”or other artificial contrivance, except aircraft, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, whether or not it is actually afloat. “(2) A ship shall be considered a passenger ship if it carries or Passenger ship.is licensed or certificated to carry more than twelve passengers. “(3) A cargo ship means any ship not a passenger ship. Cargo ship. “(4) A passenger is any person carried on board a ship or vessel Passenger.except

(1)the officers and crew actually employed to man and operate the ship,

(2)persons employed to carry on the business of the ship, and

(3)persons on board a ship when they are carried, either because of the obligation laid upon the master to carry shipwrecked, distressed, or other persons in like or similar situations or by reason of any circumstance over which neither the master, the owner, nor the charterer (if any) has control. “(x) ‘Auto-alarm’ on a foreign ship means an automatic alarm “Auto-alarm”, foreign ships.receiver which has been approved by the country to which the ship belongs, provided the United States and the country to which the ship belongs are both parties to the same treaty, convention, or agreement prescribing the requirements for such apparatus. ‘Auto-alarm’ Ships of the United States.*Post*, p. 192.on a ship of the United States subject to the provisions of part II of title III of this Act means an automatic alarm receiver complying with law and approved by the Commission. Nothing in this Act Ships of country not a party to safety convention, etc.*Post*, p. 192.or in any other provision of law shall be construed to require the recognition of an auto-alarm as complying with part II of title III of this Act, on a foreign ship subject to such part, whose country of origin is not a party to a treaty, convention, or agreement with the United States in regard to such apparatus. “(y)

(1)For the purpose of part II of title III, a ‘qualified operator’ “Qualified operator” or “operator”, foreign ships.or ‘operator’ on a foreign ship means a person holding a certificate as such complying with the provisions of the General Radio Regulations annexed to the International Telecommunication Convention [49 Stat. 2445](/us/stat/49/2445).in force, or complying with an agreement or treaty between the United States and the country to which the ship belongs. “(2) For the purpose of part II of title III, a ‘qualified operator’ Ships of the United States.or ‘operator’ on a ship of the United States means a person holding a radio operator’s license of the proper class, as prescribed and issued by the Commission. “(z) ‘Harbor’ or ‘port’ means any place to which ships may resort “Harbor” or “port.”for shelter or to load or unload passengers or goods, or to obtain fuel, water, or supplies. This term shall apply to such places whether proclaimed public or not and whether natural or artificial.190 “(aa) “Safety convention.”*Post*, p. 1121. ‘Safety convention’ means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea in force and the regulations referred to therein. “Sec. 3. Annual reports to Congress.[48 Stat. 1068](/us/stat/48/1068).[47 U. S. C. § 154](/us/usc/t47/s154).Subsection

(k)of section 4 of the Communications Act of 1934 is hereby amended by substituting a colon for the period at the end of the subsection and adding the following: ‘ *Provided further*, That each year, at the beginning of the session of the Congress, the Commission shall report to the Congress whether or not any new wire or radio communication legislation is required better to Recommendations.insure safety of life and property. If any such new legislation is considered necessary the Commission shall make specific recommendations thereof to the Congress. ’” " Sec. 4. Section 4 of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection to read as follows:" “(o) Investigations and studies. For the purpose of obtaining maximum effectiveness from the use of radio and wire communications in connection with safety of life and property, the Commission shall investigate and study all phases of the problem and the best methods of obtaining the cooperation and coordination of these systems.” " Sec. 5. General powers of Commission.[48 Stat. 1082](/us/stat/48/1082).[47 U. S. C. § 303](/us/usc/t47/s303).Suspension of license of operator for designated acts. >Paragraph

(m)of section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 is hereby amended to read as follows:" “(m)

(1)Have authority to suspend the license of any operator upon proof sufficient to satisfy the Commission that the licensee— “(A) has violated any provision of any Act, treaty, or convention binding on the United States, which the Commission is authorized to administer, or any regulation made by the Commission under any such Act, treaty, or convention; or “(B) has failed to carry out a lawful order of the master or person lawfully in charge of the ship or aircraft on which he is employed; or “(C) has willfully damaged or permitted radio apparatus or installations to be damaged; or “(D) has transmitted superfluous radio communications or signals or communications containing profane or obscene words, language, or meaning, or has knowingly transmitted— “(1) false or deceptive signals or communications, or “(2) a call signal or letter which has not been assigned by proper authority to the station he is operating; or “(E) has willfully or maliciously interfered with any other radio communications or signals; or “(F) has obtained or attempted to obtain, or has assisted another to obtain or attempt to obtain, an operator’s license by fraudulent means. “(2) Notice, stating cause, etc., to be given. No order of suspension of any operator’s license shall take effect until fifteen days’ notice in writing thereof, stating the cause for the proposed suspension, has been given to the operator licensee who may make written application to the Commission at any time Effective date.within said fifteen days for a hearing upon such order. The notice to the operator licensee shall not be effective until actually received by him, and from that time he shall have fifteen days in which to mail the said application. In the event that physical conditions prevent mailing of the application at the expiration of the fifteen-day period, the application shall then be mailed as soon as possible thereafter, Hearing.accompanied by a satisfactory explanation of the delay. Upon receipt by the Commission of such application for hearing, said order of suspension shall be held in abeyance until the conclusion of the 191hearing which shall be conducted under such rules as the Commission may prescribe. Upon the conclusion of said hearing the Commission may affirm, modify, or revoke said order of suspension.” " Sec. 6.

(a)Subsection

(n)of section 303 of the Communications [48 Stat. 1082](/us/stat/48/1082).Act of 1934 is hereby amended to read as follows:" “(n) Have authority to inspect all radio installations associated Inspection of installations.with stations required to be licensed by any Act or which are subject to the provisions of any Act, treaty, or convention binding on the United States, to ascertain whether in construction, installation, and operation they conform to the requirements of the rules and regulations of the Commission, the provisions of any Act, the terms of any treaty or convention binding on the United States, and the conditions of the license or other instrument of authorization under which they are constructed, installed, or operated.” "

(b)Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 is hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection to read as follows:" “(r) Make such rules and regulations and prescribe such restrictions Rules and regulations, etc.and conditions, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, or any international radio or wire communications treaty or convention, or regulations annexed thereto, including any treaty or convention insofar as it relates to the use of radio, to which the United States is or may hereafter become a party.” " Sec. 7. Section 321

(a)of the Communications Act of 1934 is [48 Stat. 1090](/us/stat/48/1090).[47 U. S. C. § 321](/us/usc/t47/s321).hereby amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 321.

(a)The transmitting set in a radio station on shipboard Communications or distress signals; transmission of.may be adjusted in such a manner as to produce a maximum of radiation, irrespective of the amount of interference which may thus be caused, when such station is sending radio communications or signals of distress and radio communications relating thereto.” " Sec. 8. Section 322 of the Communications Act of 1934 is hereby [48 Stat. 1090](/us/stat/48/1090).[47 U. S. C. § 322](/us/usc/t47/s322).amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 322. Every land station open to general public service Intercommunication in mobile service.between the coast and vessels or aircraft at sea shall, within the scope of its normal operations, be bound to exchange radio communications or signals with any ship or aircraft station at sea; and each station on shipboard or aircraft at sea shall, within the scope of its normal operations, be bound to exchange radio communications or signals with any other station on shipboard or aircraft at sea or with any land station open to general public service between the coast and vessels or aircraft, at sea: *Provided*, That such exchange of radio *Proviso*.No distinction in exchanges.communication shall be without distinction as to radio systems or instruments adopted by each station.” " Sec. 9. Section 329 of the Communications Act of 1934 is hereby [48 Stat. 1092](/us/stat/48/1092).[47 U. S. C. § 329](/us/usc/t47/s329).amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 329. The Commission is authorized to designate any officer Administrative assistance, etc.or employee of any other department of the Government on duty in any Territory or possession of the United States to render therein such service in connection with the administration of this Act as the Commission may prescribe and also to designate any officer or employee of any other department of the Government to render such services at any place within the United States in connection with the administration of title III of this Act as may be necessary: *Provided*, *Proviso*.Approval required.That such designation shall be approved by the head of the department in which such person is employed.” " 192 Sec. 10. Heading of title III modified.[48 Stat. 1081](/us/stat/48/1081).

(a)The heading of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 is hereby amended to read as follows:" “TITLE III— PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO Title III—Provisions relating to radio. “Part I— General Provisions General provisions. "

(b)[48 Stat. 1092](/us/stat/48/1092). Such title III is further amended by adding at the end thereof a new part as follows:" “Part II— Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship Equipment and operators. “ship radio installations and operations “Sec. 351. Ship radio installations and operations.

(a)Except as provided in section 352 hereof, it shall be unlawful— “(1) For any ship of the United States, other than a cargo ship of less than sixteen hundred gross tons, to be navigated in the open sea outside of a harbor or port, or for any ship of the United States or any foreign country, other than a cargo ship of less than sixteen hundred gross tons, to leave or attempt to leave any harbor or port of the United States for a voyage in the open sea, unless such ship is equipped with an efficient radio installation in operating condition, in charge of and operated by a qualified operator or operators, adequately installed and protected so as to insure proper operation, and so as not to endanger the ship and radio installation, as hereinafter provided, and in the case of a ship of the United States, unless there is on board a valid station license issued in accordance with this Act; “(2) For any passenger ship of the United States of five thousand gross tons, or over, to be navigated outside of a harbor or port, in the open sea, or for any such ship of the United States or any foreign country to leave or attempt to leave any harbor or port of the United States for a voyage in the open sea, unless such ship is equipped with an efficient radio direction finder apparatus (radio compass) properly adjusted in operating condition as hereinafter provided, which apparatus is approved by the Commission; “(b) A ship which is not subject to the provisions of this part at the time of its departure on a voyage shall not become subject to such provisions on account of any deviation from its intended voyage due to stress of weather or any other cause over which neither the master, the owner, nor the charterer (if any) has control. “exceptions “Sec. 352. Exceptions.

(a)The provisions of this part shall not apply to— “(1) A ship of war; “(2) A ship of the United States belonging to and operated by the Government, except a ship of the United States Maritime Commission, the Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service, or the Panama Railroad Company; “(3) A foreign ship belonging to a country which is a party to the Safety Convention and which ship carries a valid certificate exempting said ship from the radio provisions of that Convention, or which ship conforms to the radio requirements of such Convention or Regulations and has on board a valid certificate to that effect; “(4) Yachts of less than six hundred gross tons not subject to the radio provisions of the Safety Convention; “(5) Vessels in tow; 193 “(6) A vessel navigating solely on the Great Lakes, or on any bays, sounds, rivers, or protected waters within the jurisdiction of the United States, or to a vessel leaving or attempting to leave any harbor or port of the United States for a voyage solely on the Great Lakes, or on any bays, sounds, rivers, or protected waters within the jurisdiction of the United states. “(b) The Commission may, if it considers that the route or the conditions of the voyage or other circumstances are such as to render a radio installation unreasonable or unnecessary for the purposes of this part, exempt from the provisions of this part any ship, or any class of ships, which falls within any of the following descriptions; “(1) Passenger ships which in the course of their voyage do not go more than twenty nautical miles from the nearest land or or11So in original. more than two hundred nautical miles between two consecutive ports; “(2) Cargo ships which in the course of their voyage do not go more than one hundred and fifty nautical miles from the nearest land; “(3) Passenger vessels of less than one hundred gross tons not subject to the radio provisions of the Safety Convention; “(4) Sailing ships. “operators, watches, auto-alarm “Sec. 353.

(a)Each cargo ship required by this part to be fitted Operators, watches, auto-alarm.with a radio installation and which is not fitted with an auto-alarm, and each passenger ship required by this part to be fitted with a radio installation, shall, for safety purposes, carry at least two qualified operators. “(b) A cargo ship, required by this part to be fitted with a radio installation, which is fitted with an auto-alarm in accordance with this title, shall, for safety purposes, carry at least one qualified operator who shall have had at least six months’ previous service in the aggregate as a qualified operator in a station on board a ship or ships of the United States. “(c) Each ship of the United States required by this part to be Continuous watch required.fitted with a radio installation shall, while being navigated outside a harbor or port, keep a continuous watch by means of qualified operators: *Provided, however*, That in lieu thereof on a cargo ship *Proviso*.Cargo ship watch.fitted with an auto-alarm in proper operating condition, a watch of at least eight hours per day, in the aggregate, shall be maintained by means of a qualified operator. “(d) The Commission shall, when it finds it necessary for safety purposes, have authority to prescribe the particular hours of watch on a ship of the United States required by this part to be fitted with a radio installation. “(e) On all ships of the United States fitted with an auto-alarm, said apparatus shall be in operation at all times while the ship is being navigated outside of a harbor or port when the operator is not on watch. “technical requirements “Sec. 354. The radio installation and the radio direction-finding Technical requirements.*Ante*, p. 192.apparatus required by section 351 of this part shall comply with the following requirements: “(a) The radio installation shall comprise a main and an emergency Radio installation.or reserve installation: *Provided, however*, That on a cargo *Proviso*.Cargo ship installations.ship, if the main installation complies also with all the requirements of an emergency or reserve installation, the emergency or reserve installation may be omitted. 194 “(b) Technical requirements—Continued. The ship’s radio operating room and the emergency or reserve installation shall be placed in the upper part of the ship in a position of the greatest possible safety and as high as practicable above the deepest load water line, and the location of such room or rooms shall be approved by the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, Department of Commerce. “(c) The main and emergency or reserve installations shall be capable of transmitting and receiving on the frequencies and types of waves designated by the Commission pursuant to law for the purpose of distress and safety of navigation. “(d) The main installation shall have a normal transmitting and receiving range of at least two hundred nautical miles, that is to say, it must be capable of transmitting and receiving clearly perceptible signals from ship to ship over a range of at least two hundred nautical miles by day under normal conditions and circumstances. “(e) Sufficient power shall be available at all times to operate the main radio installation efficiently under normal conditions over the range specified in subsection

(d)of this section. “(f) The emergency or reserve installation shall include a source of energy independent of the propelling power of the ship and of any other electrical system and shall be capable of being put into operation rapidly and of working for at least six continuous hours. For the emergency or reserve installation, the normal range as defined in subsection

(d)of this section shall be at least one hundred nautical miles. “(g) There shall be provided between the bridge of the ship and the radio room, and between the bridge and the location of the direction finding apparatus, when the direction finding apparatus is not located on the bridge, an efficient means of communication independent of any other communication system of the ship. “(h) The direction finding apparatus shall be efficient and capable of receiving clearly perceptible radio signals and of taking bearings from which the true bearing and direction may be determined. It shall be capable of receiving signals on the frequencies prescribed for distress, direction finding, and radio beacons by the General Radio Regulations annexed to the International Telecommunication Convention in force and in new installations after the effective date of this part, such other frequencies as the Commission may for safety purposes designate. “lifeboats “Sec. 355. Lifeboats.Every motor lifeboat, required to be equipped with radio by treaty or convention to which the United States is a party, by statute, or by regulation made in conformity with a treaty, convention, or statute, shall be fitted with an efficient radio installation under such rules and regulations as the Commission may find necessary to promote the safety of life. “approval of installations “Sec. 356. Approval of installations.

(a)Insofar as is necessary to carry out the purposes and requirements of this part, the Commission shall have authority, for any ship subject to this part— “(1) To approve the details as to the location and manner of installations of the equipment required by this part or of equipment necessitated by reason of the purposes and requirements of this part. “(2) To approve installations, apparatus, and spare parts necessary to comply with the purposes and requirements of this part. 195 “(3) To prescribe such additional equipment as may be determined to be necessary to supplement that specified herein, for the proper functioning of the radio installation installed in accordance with this part or for the proper conduct of radio communication in time of emergency or distress. “transmission of information “Sec. 357.

(a)The master of every ship of the United States Transmission of information.equipped with radio transmitting apparatus, on meeting with dangerous ice, a dangerous derelict, a tropical storm, or any other direct danger to navigation, shall cause to be transmitted all pertinent information relating thereto, to ships in the vicinity and to the appropriate authorities, in accordance with rules and regulations issued by the Commission, which authorities of the United States shall, when they consider it necessary, promptly bring the information received by them to the knowledge of those concerned and foreign authorities interested. “(b) No charge shall be made by any ship or station in the mobile service of the United States for the transmission, receipt, or relay of the information designated in subsection

(a)originating on a ship of the United States or of a foreign country. “(c) The transmission by any ship of the United States, made in compliance with subsection (a), to any station which imposes a charge for the reception, relay, or forwarding of the required information, shall be free of cost to the ship concerned and any communication charges incurred by the ship for transmission, relay, or forwarding of the information may be certified to the Commission for reimbursement out of moneys appropriated to the Commission for that purpose. “(d) No charge shall be made by any ship or station in the mobile service of the United States for the transmission of distress messages and replies thereto in connection with situations involving the safety of life and property at sea. “(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any station or carrier may render free service in connection with situations involving the safety of life and property, including hydrographic reports, weather reports, reports regarding aids to navigation and medical assistance to injured or sick persons on ships and aircraft at sea. All free service permitted by this subsection shall be subject to such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe, which rules may limit such free service to the extent which the Commission finds desirable in the public interest. “authority of master “Sec. 358. The radio installation, the operators, the regulation of Authority of master.their watches, the transmission and receipt of messages, and the radio service of the ship except as they may be regulated by law or international agreement, or by rules and regulations made in pursuance thereof, shall in the case of a ship of the United States be under the supreme control of the master. “certificates “Sec. 359.

(a)Each vessel of the United States to which the safety Certificates.convention applies shall comply with the radio and communication provisions of said convention at all times while the vessel is in use, in addition to all other requirements of law, and have on board an appropriate certificate as prescribed by the safety convention. 196 “(b) Appropriate certificates concerning the radio particulars provided for in said convention shall be issued to any vessel of the United States which is subject to the radio provisions of the safety convention and is found by the Commission to comply therewith. Such certificates shall be issued by the Department of Commerce, or whatever other agency is authorized by law so to do, upon request of the Commission made after proper inspection or determination of the facts. If the holder of such certificate violates the provisions of the safety convention, or of this Act, or the rules, regulations, or conditions prescribed by the Commission, and if the effective administration of the safety convention or of this part so requires, the Commission, after hearing in accordance with law, is authorized to request the modification or cancelation of such certificate. Upon receipt of such request the Department of Commerce, or whatever other agency is authorized by law to do so, shall modify or cancel the certificate in accord therewith. The Commission is authorized to issue, modify, or cancel such certificates in the event that no other agency is authorized to do so. “inspections “Sec. 360. Inspections.

(a)In addition to any other provisions required to be included in a radio station license, the station license of each ship of the United States subject to this title shall include particulars with reference to the items specifically required by this title. “(b) Every ship of the United States, subject to this part, shall have the equipment and apparatus prescribed therein, inspected at least once each year by the Commission. If, after such inspection, the Commission is satisfied that all relevant provisions of this Act and the station license have been complied with, that fact shall be certified to on the station license by the Commission. The Commission shall make such additional inspections at frequent intervals as may be necessary to insure compliance with the requirements of this Act. “control by commission “Sec. 361. Control by Commission. Nothing in this title shall be interpreted as lessening in any degree the control of the Commission over all matters connected with the radio equipment and its operation on shipboard and its decision and determination in regard to the radio requirements, installations, or exemptions from prescribed radio requirements shall be final, subject only to review in accordance with law. “forfeitures “Sec. 362. Forfeitures. The following forfeitures shall apply to this part, in addition to the penalties and forfeitures provided by title V of this Act: “(a) Any ship that leaves or attempts to leave any harbor or port of the United States in violation of the provisions of this part, or the rules and regulations of the Commission made in pursuance thereof, or any ship of the United States that is navigated outside of any harbor or port in violation of any of the provisions of this part, or the rules and regulations of the Commission made in pursuance thereof, shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $500, recoverable by way of suit or libel. Each such departure or attempted departure, and in the case of a ship of the United States each day during which such navigation occurs shall constitute a separate offense. 197 “(b) Every willful failure on the part of the master of a ship of the United States to enforce or to comply with the provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission as to equipment, operators, watches, or radio service shall cause him to forfeit to the United States the sum of $100.” " Sec. 11. Paragraph

(a)of section 402 of the Communications Act Commission’s orders; enforcement.[47 U. S. C. § 402](/us/usc/t47/s402).Suspending radio operator's license excepted.of 1934 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “or for modifications of an existing radio station license” a comma and the words “or suspending a radio operator’s license”. Sec. 12. Subsection

(b)of section 402 of the Communications Act Appeals.of 1934 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph to read as follows:" “(3) By any radio operator whose license has been suspended by By suspended operator.the Commission.” " Sec. 13. Paragraph

(c)of section 402 of the Communications Act Filing of evidence.of 1934 is hereby amended by inserting after the words in the last sentence “upon the application” the words “or order”. Sec. 14. Section 504 of the Communications Act of 1934 is hereby [48 Stat. 1101](/us/stat/48/1101).[47 U. S. C. § 504](/us/usc/t47/s504).amended to read as follows:" “provisions relating to forfeitures “Sec. 504.

(a)The forfeitures provided for in this Act shall be Provisions relating to forfeitures.payable into the Treasury of the United States, and shall be recoverable in a civil suit in the name of the United States brought in the district where the person or carrier has its principal operating office or in any district through which the line or system of the carrier runs: *Provided*, That in the case of forfeiture by a ship, said forfeiture *Proviso*.Recovery.may also be recoverable by way of libel in any district in which such ship shall arrive or depart. Such forfeitures shall be in addition to any other general or specific penalties herein provided. It shall be the duty of the various district attorneys, under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, to prosecute for the recovery of forfeitures under this Act. The costs and expenses Costs and expenses.of such prosecutions shall be paid from the appropriation for the expenses of the courts of the United States. “(b) The forfeitures imposed by title III, part II of this Act shall Remission, mitigation, etc.be subject to remission or mitigation by the Commission, upon application therefor, under such regulations and methods of ascertaining the facts as may seem to it advisable, and, if suit has been instituted, the Attorney General, upon request of the Commission, shall direct the discontinuance of any prosecution to recover such forfeitures: *Provided, however*, That no forfeiture shall be remitted or mitigated *Proviso*.Restriction.after determination by a court of competent jurisdiction.” " Sec. 15. Section 602 of the Communications Act of 1934 is hereby [48 Stat. 1102](/us/stat/48/1102).[47 U. S. C. § 602](/us/usc/t47/s602).amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection to read as follows:" “(e) Such part or parts of the Act entitled “An Act to require Repeals and amendments.[36 Stat. 629](/us/stat/36/629).[46 U. S. C. §§ 484–487](/us/usc/t46/s484–487).apparatus and operators for radio communication on certain ocean steamers”, approved June 24, 1910, as amended, as relate to the ocean and to steamers navigating thereon, are hereby repealed. In all other respects said Act shall continue in full force and effect. The Special study of radio requirements, Great Lakes, etc.*Post*, p. 758.Commission is requested and directed to make a special study of the radio requirements necessary or desirable for safety purposes for ships navigating the Great Lakes and the inland waters of the United States, and to report its recommendations, and the reasons therefor, Report to Congress.to the Congress not later than December 31, 1939.” " Sec. 16. This Act shall take effect upon approval, provided that Effective date of Act: exceptions.the Commission may defer the application of all or any part of sections 351 to 355, inclusive, for a period not to exceed six months after 198approval, in regard to any ship or classes of ships of the United States which are not subject to the provisions of the safety convention, if it is found impracticable to obtain the necessary equipment or make the required installations. Approved, May 20, 1937. Limiting the operation of sections 109 and 113 of the Criminal Code with respect to the agent appointed to represent the United States of America in the arbitration proceedings between the United States of America and the Dominion of Canada for the final settlement of difficulties arising through complaints of damage done in the State of Washington by fumes discharged from the smelter of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company, Trail, British Columbia. 1937-05-20 230 Chapter 50 Stat. 198 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 2024-11-23 public 75 1 [CHAPTER 230] AN ACT Limiting the operation of sections 109 and 113 of the Criminal Code with respect to the agent appointed to represent the United States of America in the arbitration proceedings between the United States of America and the Dominion of Canada for the final settlement of difficulties arising through complaints of damage done in the State of Washington by fumes discharged from the smelter of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company, Trail, British Columbia. May 20, 1937[[S. 2225](/us/bill/75/s/2225)][

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