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 730 SIXTY·FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 451. 1916. in any other place than in the city of Washington, shall be allowed ind on the pxiesialntationl of itemized vouchers therefor approved y e c airman o the oar. B¤¤*¤* ¤*'¤¤·¤· f Until otherwise provided by law the board may rent suitable offices _ _ or its use. _ bum examme all accounts of expenditures of the board. ,,§g,'°§{°"*’ "’  Tha; the boapd, mh the approylal (in the President, £ au onzedto aveconsruc an ui in e`c hi and navy ards or elsewhere, givi eq rgflyence, oth; lzhihgspbidh Purdue charter, K . ug g M, ’ equal, to omestic lyoards, or tcoapmclliue, lease, or charter, vessels _ suitable as far as t commer requirements of the marine trade °°° mm` ¥f.°¤‘§°pEl‘J‘3.‘} ?§I·‘Z‘¥i.L‘$Z.’§.¥T’?Li’“fi;.€fl$ "“ ““'“1 “"§“L.“‘l°S I? my, or , an ma eneces- ` ??°r¤§é¤, ta., ¤. sary repairs on and alterations of such v rovided, That neither °‘*;,';‘}_P_m_ the   nor auy_ corporation formed under section eleven in which g United Stiates B then a stockholder shall purchase, lease, or char- E , an vesse — — mmm. in mm (a) Which is then   in the foreign or domestic commerce of the United States,   it is about to be withdrawn from such commerce without any intention on the part of the owner to return it or usnipmc me- thereto   a reasonable time; W- _ (b) Which is under the registry or Hag or a foreign country which °“""""‘ B lhfnvvitlgeigm uiztiral me 1. 1) al c_ isno p ,orcannot yreaso le te ti d Um_‘¤my_ rep•.u·s be_ adapted, to the purposes specified in lslilis sectiohz (ms an (d) Which, upon expert exammation made under the direction of the  atwriitltien geuppert cg such examipatiop   filed as a public reco ,1sno wi ou ra onorre to tl t t- five per centum as efiicient as at tligrtiriiglit was drigirilsallgrlagraibiilil in -·-·;‘····‘·* ;··-····°‘·-·4°°1·"‘t¤ °°‘é‘;'.:‘S§‘°&‘·;.?‘&£2“1»..,,.”°"‘={‘l%T..‘;°““°‘· me — 1,., tl f _ _. . _ ma er ei. limited periods to the board sugh vemels belcgging tt:>mtl11e}W)sir<(i; Navypepartment as are suitable for commercial uses and not uired {<;r3l1;l1bt:r·y1pr naval use in tilpxegfepgaoe, and Rcause tg gg trarnzlerred mmnmnmm m§mq i:°¤¢;Ei;l{;•}8;·:d6sS· y _ emma a mpany and ¤¤¤· I0. . 3, tqring ° prwcd ‘ and alpparegpgeky ftlgle P§e;l)it3:l-ntgmmtgyaggxtdrélbggse, or sellotlobgng P6l'80, o e m sm, gte, of um,-v, $$!‘|1ci·0d, or t,g·;ns{cn·°d_ * my vessel 90 p\1.l‘chased’ com, i¤¤¤bl• mae. Sec. 8. That when any vemel purchased or constructed by or transféiigretg to the boardhas herem gmgidadgrgnd owned by the United _ , _ mesm eopmnonote ,uniitf th m-pos this Act, it shall be appraised and sold at public o1?Ipriv?al.)e comgsegl tive sale after due advertisement free from the conditions and restrici t tioéis of tlii'1shAct. N, "K ’ '{ nc. 9. at an l hased h 1,,,,,,,,, yvesse pure ,cartered, lasedfro 1; ¤¤$¤d.m° t 1 board may be registered or emolled and licensed,0d·r both regigileied _ · zgndlecnrolled and ceased, as a vessel of the United States and entitled e.,`,m,,1 "’"’° md. P,. f lg b°¤9b _ 6*8 md P¤Y1}¢g6S ugacrtpmmng thereto: Pmmkkd, That ww. preign- uilt vessels admitted to erican regrstry or enrollment and hcense under this Act, and vessels owned, chartered or leased by an corporation in which the United States is a stockhhlder and vessel; sol, leased, or chartered to any person a. citizen of the United States m this Act, may engage in the coastwise trade of the; ¤mOperstt¤n as Ama:. E  1 1 . mm*r*·“· .m¤§2’riIL°§%.ePP5ft0.etaih“,fia“.fi...‘*’..?.‘i,l$,..°".‘3§,’.,€‘.?t&% b3.§ff.¥§`€}i; ggptry or enrollment and cense. _Such vessels whiha employed y as merchant vessels shall be subyect to all laws, regulations, and
 * "°’“"*‘ ‘°°°°“°°‘ The Auditor for the State and Other Departments shall receive and