[PUBLIC-No. 33-74TH CONGRESS] [8. 619] AN ACT To amend section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (U. S. C., title 46, sec. 883), as amended, is amended by striking out the final period and inserting in lieu thereof a colon and the following: "Provided further, That this section shall not apply to the transportation of merchandise loaded on railroad cars or to motor vehicles with or without trailers, and with their passengers or contents when accompanied by the operator thereof, when such railroad cars or motor vehicles are transported in any railroad-car ferry operated between fixed termini on the Great Lakes as part of a rail route, if such car ferry is owned by a common carrier by water and operated as part of a rail route with the approval of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and if the stock of such common carrier by water, or its predecessor, was owned or controlled by a common carrier by rail prior to June 5, 1920, and if the stock of the common carrier owning such car ferry is, with the approval of the Interstate Commerce Commission, now owned or controlled by any common carrier by rail and if such car ferry is built in and documented under the laws of the United States." Approved, April 11 1935. [H. R. 4005] AN ACT To amend section 21 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, with respect to the time of making the annual report of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sentence of section 21 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "The Commission shall, on or before the 3d day of January of each year, make a report which shall be transmitted to Congress and copies of which shall be distributed as are the other reports transmitted to Congress." Approved, May 23, 1935. [PUBLIC-No. 74-74TH CONGRESS (H. R. 5444] AN ACT To authorize the Department of Commerce to make special statistical studies upon payment of the cost thereof, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Department of Commerce be, and hereby is, authorized, within the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce, upon the written request of any person, firm, or corporation, to make special statistical studies relating to foreign trade, domestic trade, and other economic matters falling within the province of the Department of Commerce; to prepare from its records special statistical compilations; and to furnish transcripts of its studies, tables, and other records, upon the payment of the actual cost of such work by the person, firm, or corporation requesting it. SEC. 2. All moneys hereafter received by the Department of Commerce in payment of the cost of such work shall be deposited in a special account to be administered under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce. These moneys may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the ordinary expenses incidental to the work and/or to secure in connection therewith the special services of persons who are neither officers nor employees of the United States. SEC. 3. The Secretary of Commerce shall prescribe rules and regulations for the enforcement of this Act; and the Secretary of Commerce shall make a report to Congress, at the beginning of each regular session, giving a detailed statement showing (1) the name of every person, firm, or corporation for whom work has been performed under the authority of this statute; (2) the nature of the services rendered to him; (3) the price charged for these services by the Department of Commerce; and (4) the manner in which the moneys received were deposited or used. Approved, May 27, 1935. [H. R. 4751] AN ACT To amend sections 11 and 24 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, with respect to the terms of office of members of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, is amended by inserting at the end of section 11 and immediately preceding the last sentence of section 24 a new sentence as follows: "Upon the expiration of his term of office a Commissioner shall continue to serve until his successor is appointed and shall have qualified." Approved, July 16, 1935. 71-725 O-66-16 [PUBLIC-NO. 255-74TH CONGRESS] [S. 1629] AN ACT To amend the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, by providing for the regulation of the transportation of passengers and property by motor carriers operating in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, herein referred to as " Part I", is hereby amended by inserting at the beginning thereof the caption " part I ", and by substituting for the words "this Act", wherever they occur, the words "this part ", but such part I may continue to be cited as the "Interstate Commerce Act", and said Interstate Commerce Act is hereby further amended by adding the following part II: "PART II SHORT TITLE "SEC. 201. This part may be cited as the 'Motor Carrier Act, 1935'. 66 DECLARATION OF POLICY AND DELEGATION OF JURISDICTION "SEC. 202. (a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to regulate transportation by motor carriers in such manner as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of, and foster sound economic conditions in, such transportation and among such carriers in the public interest; promote adequate, economical, and efficient service by motor carriers, and reasonable charges therefor, without unjust discriminations, undue preferences or advantages, and unfair or destructive competitive practices; improve the relations between, and coordinate transportation by and regulation of, motor carriers and other carriers; develop and preserve a highway transportation system properly adapted to the needs of the commerce of the United States and of the national defense; and cooperate with the several States and the duly authorized officials thereof and with any organization of motor carriers in the administration and enforcement of this part. "(b) The provisions of this part apply to the transportation of passengers or property by motor carriers engaged in interstate or foreign commerce and to the procurement of and the provision of facilities for such transportation, and the regulation of such transportation, and of the procurement thereof, and the provision of facilities therefor, is hereby vested in the Interstate Commerce Commission. "(c) Nothing in this part shall be construed to affect the powers of taxation of the several States or to authorize a motor carrier to |