An Act to amend the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 in order to permit certain air carriers to grant reduced rate transportation to ministers of religion
PL 84-865 (S.3149), enacted 08/01/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 865-AUG. 1, 1956 
[70 ST A T . 
igus 
IS. 3149] 
52 Stat. 993. 
49 u s e 483. 
Public Law 865 
CHAPTER 816 
AN ACT 
To amend the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 in order to permit air carriers to 
grant reduced rate transportation to ministers of religion. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Americfa in Congress assembled^ That subsection (b) 
of section 403 of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended, is 
amended by inserting at the end thereof the following sentence: "Any 
air carrier or foreign air carrier, under such terms and conditions as 
the Board may prescribe, may grant reduced-rate transportation to 
ministers of religion on a space available basis." 
Approved August 1, 1956. 
August 1, 1956 
[S. 4215] 
Public Law 866 
CHAPTER 817 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of July 15, 1954, authorizing the sale of certain vessels to 
Brazil. 
Brazil. 
Sale of veasels. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Urdted States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of 
Congress entitled "To authorize the sale of certain vessels to Brazil 
for use in the coastwise trade of Brazil", approved July 15, 1954 (68 
Stat. 481), is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof 
a comma and the following: "except that, upon recommendation of 
the Maritime Administrator, and with the approval of the Secretary 
of Commerce, any such vessel may carry bulk grain and coal cargo 
while en route from the United States directly to Brazil after purchase 
hereunder for use thereafter only in the coastwise trade of Brazil". 
Approved August 1, 1956. 
Public Law 867 
CHAPTER 818 
August 1. 1956 
[H. R. 5417] 
62 Stat. 783. 
18 u s e 1721. 
AN ACT 
To amend section 1721, title 18, United States Code, relating to the sale or pledge 
of postage stamps. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^semhled, That section 1721, 
title 18, United States Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: 
•'§ 1721. Sale or pledge of stamps 
"Whoever, being a postmaster or postal service employee, know-
ingly and wdllfully: uses or disposes of postage stamps, stamped 
envelopes, or postal cards entrusted to his care or custody in the pay-
ment of debts, or in the purchase of merchandise or other salable 
articles, or pledges or hypothecates the same or sells or disposes of 
them except for cash; or sells or disposes of postage stamps or postal 
cards for any larger or less sum than the values indicated on their 
faces; or sells or disposes of stamped envelopes for a larger or less 
sum than is charged therefor by the Post Office Department for like 
quantities; or sells or disposes of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, 
or postal cards at any point or place outside of the delivery of the 
office where such postmaster or other person is employed; or fOr the 
purpose of increasing the emoluments, or compensation of the post-
master or any employee of a post office or station or branch thereof.