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 1930 74T H CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 815, 816 . J UNE 25, 1936 . U.S.C.,p.753. SEC. 8. Section 240 of the Criminal Code (U. S. C., 1934 ed., title 18, sec. 390) is amended to read as follows : Shipping unlabeled "Whoever shall knowingly ship or cause to be shipped from one package s in inter state, etc ., commerce . State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncon- tiguous to but subject to the jurisdi ction th ereof, into any other State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncon- tiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, or from any foreign country into any State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncon tiguous to but subject to the jurisdi ction th ereof, any package of or package containing any spirituous, vinous, malted, or oth er ferm ented li quor, o r any co mpound containi ng any spiritu - ous, vinous, malted, or other fermented liquor fit for use for bever- age purposes, unless such package be so labeled on the outside cover as to plainly show the name of the consignee, the nature of its con- Fine, forfeiture, etc. tents, and the quantity contained therein, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both ; and such liquor shall be forfeited to the United States, and may be seized and condemned by like proceedings as those provided by law for the seizur e and f orfeitur e of pr operty i mported into th e Unite d State s contrary to law ." Shipments, etc ., con- SEC . 9. Section 5 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropria- section repealed. tions for the Post Office Department for the year ending June 30, Cvo p1. 1483p. 316; U. s . 1918", approved March 3, 1917, as amended (U. S . C ., 1934 ed ., title 27, sec . 123), as amended, is hereby repealed . Appl icati on of exis t- SEC. 10. Nothing contained in this Act shall repeal any other ing laws. prov isions of exist ing law s except such p rovision s of su ch laws as Can al zone. are directly in conflict with this Act and nothing in this Act shall apply to the Canal Zo ne . Separ abili ty p ovi- si ons SEC . 11 . If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof . to any person or circumstances, be held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of such provision to other persons or cir- cumstance, shall not be affected thereby . Effective date . SEC . 12. This Act shall be effective as of the thirtieth day follow- ing the date of its enactment . Approved, June 25, 1936 . [C HAPTER 816 .] June 25, 1936 . AN ACT	[H. R. 8597.] To ame nd section 13 of the Act of March 4, 1915, entitled "An Act to pro mo te [Public, No.808.] the welfare of Amer ican s eamen in th e mer chant marine of the United States ; to abolish arrest and imprisonment as a penalty for desert ion a nd to secur e the abrogation of treaty provisions in relation thereto ; and to promote safety at sea" ; to maintain discipline on shipboard ; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the of 38,pi16a seamen. S. United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 13 of C., p. 2044. the Act of March 4, 1915, be amended to read as follows : Crew requirements. Proportion t "SEC. 13 . (a) That no vessel of one hundred tons gross and n a ble to understand orders . upward, except those navigating rivers exclusively and the smaller inland lakes and except as provided in section 1 of this Act, shall be permitted to depart from any port of the United States unless she has on board a crew not less than 75 per centum of which, in each depa rtment thereof, are ab le to un derstan d any or der giv en by th e seamen . Percentage of able officers of such vessel, nor unless 65 per centum of her deck crew, exclus ive of licensed officers a nd apprentices, are of a rating not less Rating of able sea- men ; qualifications . than able seamen . Every person shall be rated an able seaman, and qualified for service as suh on the seas, who is nineteen years of age