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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1937 389 RULES APPLYING TO VESSELS OF WAR, OTHER THAN ARMY AND Rules applying to vessels of war, other NAVY TRANSPORTS, COLLIERS, SUPPLY SHIPS, AND HOSPITAL SHIPS thantransportsetc. TOLLS UPON WARSHIPS SHALL BE LEVIED UPON ACTUAL DISPLACE- MENT UPON ARRIVAL AT CANAL 76. ART. XIX. The toll on warships, other than Army and Navy transports, colliers, supply ships, and hospital ships, shall be based upon their tonnage of actual displacement at the time of their appli- cation for passage through the Canal. The displacement tonnage of such warships shall be their displacement before the vessels have taken on such coal, fuel oil, stores, or supplies as may be purchased and taken on board after arrival at the Canal for transit through the same. " WARSHIPS" DEFINED Toll on warships. 77. ART. XX. "Warships" in the meaning of articles XIX to Wedarships" de- XXIV shall be considered to be all vessels of war, other than Army and Navy transports, colliers, hospital ships, and supply ships, as defined in article I. Warships are vessels of Government ownership Ante p 373- that are being employed by their owners for military or naval purposes. 78. ART . XXI. Every warship, other than Army and Navy trans- minemean draft. ports, colliers, supply ships, and hospital ships (as defined in art. I) Ante, p. 373. upon applying for passage through the Panama Canal shall, in order to facilitate the ascertainment of its mean draft, be anchored or placed at such station or location as shall be designated by the Gover- nor of the Panama Canal or by the officials authorized to act for him. COMMANDER OF EACH WARSHIP TO EXHIBIT VESSEL'S DISPLACEMENT SCALE AND CURVES 79. ART . XXII . The commander of every warship, other than Army and Navy transports, colliers, supply ships, and hospital ships (as defined in art. I), applying for passage through the Panama Canal, shall exhibit for examination by the Governor of the Panama Canal, or by the officials authorized to act for the Governor of the Panama Canal, an official document containing the vessel's curve of displace- ment, its curves for addition to displacement for change of trim, and a scale so arranged that the displacement at any given mean draft is shown. Such document or documents shall be issued and be certified as correct by competent authorities of the government to which the vessel belongs. ACTUAL DISPLACEMENT TO BE DETERMINED, AND TO BE EXPRESSED IN TONS OF 2,240 POUNDS 80. ART. XXIII. The actual displacement of warships shall be determined from their official displacement scale and curves, and shall be expressed in tons of 2,240 pounds. Should the displacement scale and curves of a warship show or state the vessel's displacement tonnage in metric tons of 2,204.62 pounds, the tonnage so expressed shall be multiplied by 0.9842 for the purpose of converting the tonnage into tons of 2,240 pounds. Exhibition of ves- sel's displacement scale and curves. Determination of actual displace- ment. RULE FOR DETERMINING DISPLACEMENT OF A WARSHIP NOT SUPPLIED arship not sup- plied with displaes- WITH DISPLACEMENT SCALE AND CURVES mentscaleandcurves. 81. ART. XXIV. Should any warship, other than Army and Navy transports, colliers, supply ships, and hospital ships (as defined in art. I), apply for passage through the Panama Canal and, for Rule for determin- ing displacement. Ante, p. 373.

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