Shipping act, act to establish Shipping Board for purpose of encouraging, developing, and creating naval auxiliary and naval reserve and merchant marine to meet requirements of commerce of United States with its Territories and possessions and with foreign countries [and] to regulate carriers by water [engaged] in foreign and interstate commerce of United States, approved Sept. 7, 1916; also Emergency shipping fund provision of act approved June 30 [15] 1917; and joint resolution authorizing seizure of German ships, approved May 12, 1917.
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Shipping act, act to establish Shipping Board for purpose of encouraging, developing, and creating naval auxiliary and naval reserve and merchant marine to meet requirements of commerce of United States with its Territories and possessions and with foreign countries [and] to regulate carriers by water [engaged] in foreign and interstate commerce of United States, approved Sept. 7, 1916; also Emergency shipping fund provision of act approved June 30 [15] 1917; and joint resolution authorizing seizure of German ships, approved May 12, 1917.
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Shipping act, act to establish Shipping Board for purpose of encouraging, developing, and creating naval auxiliary and naval reserve and merchant marine to meet requirements of commerce of United States with its Territories and possessions and with foreign countries [and] to regulate carriers by water [engaged] in foreign and interstate commerce of United States, approved Sept. 7, 1916; also Emergency shipping fund provision of act approved June 30 [15] 1917; and joint resolution authorizing seizure of German ships, approved May 12, 1917.