SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 451. 1916. 731 liabilities governing merchant vessels, whether the United States be interested therein as owner, in whole or in part, or hold any mortgage, lien, or other mterest therein. No such vessel, without the approval T"”‘°"’ '°“"°“’d· of the board, sléall be triansferred to alfpdreggn rlpgisbgyrpr lilagpl or sold nor, except un er regu ations prescrr y the , e c artere or leased. When the United States is at war, or during any national emergency fer]: the existence of which is declared biy proclamation of the President, °i‘}§§’i,_ lm no vessel registered or enrolled an hcensed under the laws of the ' United States shall, without the approval of the board, be sold, leased, or chartered to any person not §clt1Z€§’ of the United Stages, or trans- Vmb M me to be f d to a fore' registry or ag. o vesse registere or enrolled aihdclicensed uuid; the laws of the United States, or owned by any gg:ld°¤t‘*i4··B·g?td wm person a citizen of the United States, except one which the board is prohibited from purchasing, shall be sold to any person not a citizen of the United States or transferred to a foreign registry or flag, unless such vessel is first tendered to the board at the price 1D.(Fo0d faith oiferlped by others, craig no suc? offetgl at a fair price to be etermrned ' themanuer rovi e insecion . mAny vessel gold, chartered leased, transferred, or operated in uf_*j"•**¤*• ‘°* vmviolation of this section shall be forfeited to_ the United tates, and whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Pm t immisdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $5,000 or to P,,,,d_“'““°" imprisonment of not more than five years, or both such fine and ° nt. ” www
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