...for whose interests they were legislating. The act of which section 20 is a part is entitled one — "to promote the welfare of American seamen In the...in relation thereto, and to promote safety at sea." Section 1 amends section 4516 of the Revised Statutes (Comp. St. 1916, § 8306), under the title "Merchant...

...United States, as the same was amended by section 4 of the act of Congress, approved March 4, 1915, entitled "An act to promote the welfare of American...In relation thereto; and to promote safety at sea" — vlolative of the Constitution of the United States? Second. Is section 4530 of the Revised« Statutes...

...connection with section 4, of the act of Congress approved March 4, 1915 (38 Statutes at Large, 1164, 1185), entitled "An act to promote the welfare of American...in relation thereto, and to promote safety at sea." The sections involved are those which prohibit the making of certain advances to seamen before the...

...shall not interfere with the operation of tho Act approved March fourth, nineteen hundred and fifteen, entitled "An Act to promote the welfare of American...in relation thereto; and to promote safety at sea." SEC. 29. This Act shall take effect and be enforced on and after January first, nineteen hundred and...

...than this, and not only declares the purposes to promote the welfare of American seamen but further to abolish arrest and imprisonment as a penalty for...in relation thereto; and to promote safety at sea. But the title of an act cannot limit the plain meaning of its text, although it may be looked to to...

...than this, and not only declares the purposes to promote the welfare of American seamen but further to abolish arrest and imprisonment as a penalty for...in relation thereto; and to promote safety at sea. But the title of an act cannot limit the plain meaning of its text, although it may be looked to to...

...the United States to abolish arrest and imprisonment as a penalty for desertion and to secure tlie abrogation of treaty provisions in relation thereto; and to promote safety at soa. (Public, No. 302. 63d Cong. June 12, 1916.) SHIPPING BOARD, CREATION OK. — An act to establish...

...accompany HK 12396.] The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bijl (HR 12396) to amend an act entitled "An act to promote the welfare of American...in relation thereto, and to promote safety at sea," approved March 4, 1915, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with the recommendation...

...enforcement of such laws shall not interfere with the operation of the act approved March 4, 1915, entitled "An act to promote the welfare of American...relation thereto, and to promote safety at sea."* SKI-. 13. The provisions of this act are in addition to and not in substitution for the provisions...

...but, further, to abolish arrest and imprisonment as a penalty for desertion, and to secure 64 L. cd. the abrogation of treaty provisions in relation thereto, and to promote safety at sea. But the title of an act cannot limit the plain meaning of its text, although it may be looked to to...