Shipping Act Merchant Marine 1920 US Shipping Board Admiralty Law GPO Washington

by United States Shipping Board

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This official government publication, a substantial softcover volume issued by the United States Shipping Board, compiles the foundational maritime statutes of the early twentieth century. The title page announces its contents as *The Shipping Act and Merchant Marine Act 1920*, with the word "Amendments" added in pink ink, alongside the *Suits in Admiralty Act, Emergency Shipping Legislation and Other Laws, Proclamations and Executive Orders Relating to the Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation and Merchant Marine Act - 1928*. Published in Washington by the Government Printing Office in 1920, the document was revised to July 1, 1920, making it a primary source for understanding the regulatory overhaul of American maritime commerce in the immediate aftermath of the First World War. The presence of the United States Shipping Board’s official seal, featuring a ship illustration, authenticates the work as an official government imprint. A faint pencil notation reading "New" appears on the top right corner of the title page, and additional, largely indecipherable handwritten annotations suggest the volume was used by a contemporary shipping lawyer, maritime historian, or government clerk who tracked the evolving legislation. The physical artifact exhibits the expected patina of age, with browning pages, wear along the edges, and rust visible around the staples, alongside some curling at the corners. The internal pages, as revealed in the contents view, begin with a discla

• Publisher: Government Printing Office
• Year: 1920
• Condition: Good

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