§ 51 to 63. — Repealed.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 47USC51]
TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 3--RADIOTELEGRAPHS
Secs. 51 to 63. Repealed. Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, Sec. 39, 44
Stat. 1174
Section 51, act Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 302,
required license for operation of apparatus for radio communication and
transmission of radiograms or signals, revocable for cause, described
its interstate, foreign and local aspects, exempted the United States
from its requirement and provided for special call letters for every
Government station and penalties and forfeiture of offending apparatus.
See sections 301, 305, 312, 501, and 503 of this title.
Section 52, act Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, Sec. 2, 37 Stat. 303,
related to form of license, United States citizenship of licensee, and
contents of license, including statement of restrictions, ownership,
location, purpose, wave length, and hours for work of station,
subjection to rules and regulations and to closing by the President in
time of war, public peril or disaster or Government use or control with
payment of just compensation. See sections 307 to 309 of this title.
Section 53, act Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, Sec. 3, 37 Stat. 303,
required that operators of radio apparatus be licensed, provided for one
year period of suspension of license for noncompliance with rules and
regulations, declared the employment of unlicensed operators to be
unlawful and provided penalty therefor and authorized the issuance of
temporary permits in emergencies by collector of customs to operators on
a vessel. See sections 308 and 318 of this title.
Section 54, act Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 304,
subjected private and commercial stations to certain specific
regulations, provided for enforcement and waiver of regulations, for
grant of special temporary licenses to conduct radio tests and
experiments, and prescribed general penalty for violation of regulations
and reduction and remittance of such penalty and suspension or
revocation of license. The Regulations, numbered First-Nineteenth,
related to: (1) normal wave length; (2) other wave lengths; (3) use of a
pure wave; (4) use of a sharp wave; (5) use of a standard distress wave;
(6) signal of distress; (7) use of broad interfering wave for distress
signals (see section 321(a) of this title); (8) distance requirement for
distress signals; (9) right of way for distress signals (see section
321(b) of this title); (10) reduced power for ships near a Government
station; (11) intercommunication (see section 322 of this title); (12)
division of time (see section 323(a) of this title); (13) Government
stations to observe divisions of time (see section 323(b) of this
title); (14) use of unnecessary power (see section 324 of this title);
(15) general restrictions on private stations; (16) special restrictions
in the vicinities of Government stations; (17) ship stations to
communicate with nearest shore stations; (18) limitations for future
installations in vicinities of Government stations; (19) secrecy of
messages and penalty for violations (see sections 501 and 605 of this
title). See also sections 502 and 504 of this title.
Section 55, act Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, Sec. 5, 37 Stat. 308,
required license to prescribe that operator shall not willfully or
maliciously interfere with any other radio communications and provided
penalty for such violations. See sections 308 and 501 of this title.
Section 56, act Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, Sec. 6, 37 Stat. 308,
defined radio communication. See section 153(33) of this title.
Section 57, act of Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, Sec. 7, 37 Stat. 308,
prohibited uttering or transmitting false or fraudulent signals and
prescribed penalty therefor. See sections 325 and 501 of this title.
Section 58, act Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, Sec. 8, 37 Stat. 308,
related to restriction of use of apparatus for radio communication on
foreign ships. See section 306 of this title.
Section 59, act Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, Sec. 9, 37 Stat. 308,
related to jurisdictions of offenses. See section 505 of this title.
Section 60, act Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, Sec. 10, 37 Stat. 308,
declared radiotelegraph provisions to be inapplicable to Philippine
Islands. See section 152 of this title.
Section 61, act June 5, 1920, ch. 269, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1061,
related to use of Government-owned radio stations and apparatus for
official business, compass reports, and safety of ships. See section 305
of this title.
Section 62, acts June 5, 1920, ch. 269, Sec. 2, 41 Stat. 1061; Apr.
14, 1922, ch. 132, 42 Stat. 495; Feb. 28, 1925, ch. 378, 43 Stat. 1091,
related to use of Naval stations for commercial messages and rates
thereof. See section 327 of this title.
Section 63, act June 5, 1920, ch. 269, Sec. 3, 41 Stat. 1061,
declared radiotelegraph provisions to be applicable to Government owned
stations, except as otherwise provided therein. See section 305 of this
title.
