An Act to amend sections 337 and 4200 of the Revised Statutes of the United States so as to eliminate the oath requirement with respect to certain export manifests.
PL 87-191 (S.1289), enacted 08/31/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-191-AUG. 31, 1961 
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SEC. 6. The succession of Federal Facilities Corporation is ter-
minated and the Corporation is dissolved. 
The charter of the 
Corporation, as amended, is repealed. 
Repeal of char-
SEC. 7. No suit, action, or other proceeding lawfully commenced by 
s u i t s against 
or against Federal Facilities Corporation before the dissolution of ^^oJutlon ^^^°'^ 
the Corporation shall abate by reason of such dissolution; but the 
court may, on motion or supplemental petition filed at any time within 
twelve months after such dissolution and showing a necessity for the 
survival of such suit, action, or other proceeding to obtain a settle-
ment of the questions involved, allow the same to be maintained by 
or against the United States in such court. 
After the dissolution of 
the Corporation, any suit, action, or other proceeding which, but for 
such dissolution, would be commenced by or against the Corporation, 
shall be commenced by or against the United States in a Federal court 
of competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 8. In the event that title to any real property which was sold ,J ^^^ '•" "^^ 
by the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission or by the 
Federal Facilities Corporation to private industry on credit, under 
mortgage, deed of trust, or similar arrangement, is acquired by the 
United States by reason of default by, or failure of performance of, 
the purchaser, or its successor in interest, of any of its obligations, 
such real property shall continue to be subject to special assessments 
for local improvements and to State, county, municipal, or local taxa-
tion to the same extent according to its value as other real property is 
taxed and the Administrator of General Services is authorized and 
directed to pay such special assessments and taxes. 
SEC. 9. This Act shall take effect at the close of September 30,1961. 
Effective date. 
Approved August 30, 1961. 
Public Law 87-191 
AN ACT 
August 31, 1961 
To amend sections 337 and 4200 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
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so as to eliminate the oath requirement with respect to certain export 
manifests. 
Vessels. 
Exp ort m ani-
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 4200 of 
the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 U.S.C. 92) is feats! 
amended— 
oaths. 
(1) by striking out "oath" in the first two sentences and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "certification"; 
(2) by striking out "upon oath" in the third sentence and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "by certification"; and 
(3) by striking out that portion of the fourth sentence preced-
ing the proviso and inserting in lieu thereof "The certifications 
shall be m writing". 
SEC. 2. That section 337 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (15 U.S.C. 174) is amended by striking out "oath" in the 
third sentence of the paragraph numbered "Fifth" and inserting 
"certification". 
Approved August 31, 1961.