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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 55 STAT. · July 8, 1941 · Public Law 138

Public Law 138.

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*Merchant seamen.* AN ACT Relating to the manning of certain sail vessels July 8, 1941 579 158 *West Virginia, conveyance.* JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Secretary of War to convey certain lands to the State of West Virginia July 8, 1941 580 159
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