914 six·rY-1·*1F·1·H GONGRESS. Sess. 11. GH. 157. 1918. “°“’°¢» ,°*°· "**¤‘ and conditions thereof are first approved by him. Whenever any ml mi"m` vessel is comprised in any such proclamation, it shall be unlawful to make any charter thereof, or comply with or perform any of the rates, terms, or conditions of any charter thereof, or to operate such {ess?-all upder (any charter, without first obtaining the approval thereof y the resident. ¤1}i1i°g`§:•`Z2haY1Zi:ei1i1 Whenever any charter of such vessel is atplproved, it shall be unlawful, without the aplproval of the President t obtained, to make any alterations in suc charter, or additions thereto or deletions therefrom, gr to I:l8·kB or receive ang? paymeplt or Ido Iany act with respect to suc vess , except in accor ance wit suc c arter. mF;°i»€°°{}mZ`&°?°b;¤?°°" Sec. 6. That the President shall have power to determine, prescribe, a1}d enforce reasonable freigaljlt rates and the terms and con; ditions 0 ightment which sh govern the trans ortation o goods on vessels of the United States, which shall be tiled with the qg,;§,`§t;_E‘§{;:$;$,{l Sviéalltes Shlipping Boaiid and open to public imspecltion. It shall e a to c arge or co act any compensation or the transportation of goods on any such vessel, or to enforce or attempt to enforce any terms or conditions of affreightment, or to make or receive any payment or do any act with respect to such transportation, not in accordance with the rates, terms, and conditions so prescribed, angrthing in any coggract whether heretofore or hereafter made, to the _ contrary notwit ’ ..,m?"°Y£',i“ ;§°2"‘§?; Sec. 7. That the President shall havzpower to prescribe the order ”"i’°‘*· of priority in tgliiagl be carrid or oth§r servidcss yanyv o e m tatesan tospecygoo wc.s be carried or to direct the vo age or emcployment of any such vessel md to make such rules, regullstions, an orders with respect to any such vessel, relating to the oadinfg, discharging, lighterage, or storage of goods, or the procurement o bimker ue , or any other matter relating to the receiving, handling, transporting, storing, or delivering 0 goods, as may in his ju@ent be necessary and prpger for the efficiepthutilization of transportation facilities and the ective conduct o the war. v '°’§§ Sec. 8. That the President may by proclamation extend the pro- °*“*°¤¤· visions_ of sections five, six, and seven, or any of them, to any vessel °f f‘L'1$逓p2’.’L.'ii§“§`1‘1?'.c`i“2Z°’t1‘i}§”*"°’(i.*’ 2 °“i?“ °i“‘° Umm S°°"°" or 0 u j urns c ion ereo .
Sec. 9. That the President shall have power to make such rules,
°¤°¤¤¤’— regulations, and orders regarding voyages, courses, the use of protective devices, and any other matters affecting the na tion equipment, fueling, pamtmg, or arming of vessels of the United States as may, in his judgment, be conducive to the protection of such vessels from submarines, mines, or other war perils, any expense Exdmm 0, wsu so iinciuilrgdgo be iifllowgis foil in determining frpight {md cparter {gates rromadsngerwne. un ert ct. in ° ju gment anyvesse orcasso vesse on account of size, speed, structure, method of propulsion, or for any other reason is uniit for service in any waters which he may declare Vmlamm mam to be a danger zone, he mqy, by order, exclude such vessel or vessels Cmmdmm, mm from such anger zone. t shall be unlawful to violate any order, ac. ’ rule, or regulation made under this section. Rules, regulations, or orders issued under this section may, in the discretion of the President, be issulpd confidentjgly, mtwhiplh evint they shall be binding only _ on suc persons as ve no ice ereo . ,,,,*Q?,"§,‘§,“,,‘§§§’,F,,‘*g,°§Y; _ Sec. 10. That the President mayl by proclamation require that no my Mw ¤v1¤¤v¤¤- citizen of the United States, or other person subject to the jurisdiction_thereof, shall charter anly vessel of foreign nationality unless ge mstrulmentdlipi wlncjli suq chagltgr is embodied and the rates, _ rmsancon onstereo are ta rovedb thPr°d t. ta-l?$S§;r3}7.i.$1wr¤f1far After the making of such proclamation itpdliall be ilnlavgful ifi- girly such citizen or person to make any charter of any such vessel, or
