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 994 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 250. 1920. States Government furnished by the board from July 1, 1918, to June 30, 1919, inclusive, for the use of such department. emrmgigg crshipwd 1 Sec. 16B That all tzuthorization tcil purchgslgidbuild, rieqnéisitign, Authoriiatious M, ease, exc an e, or o erwise ac llll'6 ouses, ings or an un er V°1‘4°’p‘438‘ Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation to purchase, lease, requisition, or otherwise acquire, and to sell or otherwise dispose of improved or unimproved lands, houses, buildings, and for other pur- §;·Ki—;;L_S a,,0W9d_ p?)es," approved March 1, 1918, is hereby terminated: Promded, ever, hat expenditures may be made under said Act for the repair of houses and buildings already constructed, and the com-, _ letion of such houses or buildings as have heretofore been contracted ,,,.§§§_" dmmsal dl` lbr or are under construction, if considered advisable, and the board is authorized and directed to dis ose of all such properties or the interest of the United States in allp such properties at as early a date as ]§·a<_;gicablp§ consistent with good business and the best interests 0 the United States. ,,,,If°‘§§?;,‘§{°·3§Z,’i,,{l,‘§§j Sec. 17. That the board is authorized and directed to take over on Nhtmd to me mr January 1, 1921, the possession and control of, and to maintain and etutmi, etc. ’ develop, all docks, piers, warehouses, wharves and terminal equipment and facilitiles, including allh leasehold easiements, rigllzlits of way, ri arian ts and o er ts estates an interests erein or a l°"°""*°°‘ pgrtingnllilhegeto, aplqluirlill by, the President liy or undgrithe Al: entitle " ct ma appro riations to supp yurgent e ciencies in a propriations for thi fiscal Iyear ending June 30, 1918, and prior fiscal years, on account of war expenses, and for other purposes," (mm docks em appiiloved March 28, 1918. _ ,,qu,,.,d for ,,;,,.,7 O; e possession and control of such other docks, piers, warehouses, g*;§r‘;Yd·u§*”B§aQ,° "°“S‘ wharves and terminal equipment and facilities or parts thereof, in- ` cluding all leasehold easements, rights of way, riparian rights and other rights, estates or interests therein or a purtenant thereto which me acquired by the War lgepartnéent or tlie Navy Departgnent for ` 'ta or nava purposes uring e war emergency may e transferredrliy the President to the board whenever the President deems such transfer to be for the best interests of the United States. ,,,"Q§‘,';,,*’;"‘Q,§*'§§,°,i’,?’}’,§§ The President mai at any time he deems it necessary, by order {yds ¤i¤¤r¢¢f» r¤r¤¤¤¤· setting out the need erefor and fixing the period of such need, permit ` or transfer the possession and control of any part of the property taken over by or transferred to the board under this section to the War Department or the Navy De artment for their needs, and when _ in the opinion of the President such need therefor ceases the possession S“‘““ '“*""°""‘· and control of such property shall revert to the board. None of such mp 39. pp mb prmépertysshrsplll bp so  exqppg 3£1I1182§}g0 h_erea;Lte‘r   by lavg d ve1.zo,p.orx>,ame¤c- EC. . & Sec 1011 0 e ‘ pping e, , is amen e °°’; _ to read as follows; u·l§f§ii§¤1diilitiiiédii ‘ ‘Sec. 9. That any vessel purchased, chartered, or leased from the " registered or enrolled and licensed, or both r@tered and enrolled _ and licensed, as a vessel of the United States and entitled to the i¤°é¥£§Z built ss- bcooits and pmvilogos apportaining thereto: Provided, That foreigniiigmeéi-· tsgg,>;¤g·t built vessels admitted to American registry or enrollment and license ter-lei, etc., by du- under this Act, and vessels owned by any corporation in which the "’°S· United States is a stockholder, and vessels sold, leased, or chartered by the board to any person a citizen of the United States, as provided in this Act, may engage m the coastwise trade of the United States while owned, leased, or chartered by such a person. suQ£¤c;g;;>;v uegcji ¤ I ‘ ‘Every vessel purchased, chartered, or leased from the board shall, ` ” " unless otherwise authorized by the board, be operated only under such registry or enrollment and license. Such vessels while employed
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