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Page 665 - ... between points in the United States, including Districts, Territories, and possessions thereof embraced within the coastwise laws, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation, in any other vessel than a vessel built in and documented under the laws of the United States...
Page 650 - ... the date of the taking effect of this Act, the term of each to be designated by the President, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of seven years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the commissioner whom he shall succeed.
Page 623 - Rule XII Damage to Cargo in Discharging, etc. Damage to or loss of cargo, fuel or stores caused in the act of handling, discharging, storing, reloading and stowing shall be made good as general average, when and only when the cost of those measures respectively is admitted as general average. Rule XIII Deductions from Cost of Repairs In adjusting claims for general average, repairs to be allowed in general average shall be subject to deductions in respect of „new for old" according to the following...
Page 369 - Act or omission of the shipper or owner of the goods, his agent or representative...
Page 679 - ... and the corporation itself is organized under the laws of the United States or of a State, Territory, District, or possession thereof...
Page 304 - Such water carriage shall be performed subject to all the terms and provisions of, and all the exemptions from liability contained in the Act of Congress of the United States, approved on February 13, 1893, and entitled "An act relating to the navigation of vessels, etc.
Page 629 - ... the owners shall have the faculty of withdrawing the said steamer from the service of the Charterers, without prejudice to any claim they, the Owners, may otherwise have on the Charterers, in pursuance of this Charter.
Page 291 - ... excepted, even when occasioned by negligence, default, or error in judgment of the Pilot, Master, Mariners, or other servants of the Shipowners.
Page 625 - Rule XV Loss of Freight. Loss of freight arising from damage to or loss of cargo shall be made good as general average, either when caused by a general average act, or when the damage to or loss of cargo is so made good.
Page 679 - ... may be exercised, directly or indirectly, in behalf of any person who is not a citizen of the United States...