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§60311 Hospital Vessels in Time of War
Title 46 › Subtitle VI — Clearance, Tonnage Taxes, and Duties › CHAPTER 603 — TONNAGE TAXES AND LIGHT MONEY › § 60311
Summary
During war, hospital ships that meet the rules of the Hague Convention of December 21, 1904, do not have to pay taxes based on a ship’s size, fees for lighthouse services (light money), or harbor pilot fees while in United States ports. The President must issue a proclamation naming which ships qualify and saying when the exemption begins and ends.
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Title 46, §60311
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In time of war, a hospital vessel is exempt from tonnage taxes, light money, and pilotage charges in the ports of the United States if the vessel is one for which the conditions of the international convention for the exemption of hospital ships from taxation in time of war, concluded at The Hague on December 21, 1904, are satisfied. The President by proclamation shall name the vessels for which the conditions are satisfied and state when the exemption begins and ends.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6031146 App.:133.Mar. 24, 1908, ch. 96, 35 Stat. 46. 46 App.:134. The words “and possessions thereof” are omitted as unnecessary because of the definition of “United States” in chapter 1 of the revised title.
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46 U.S.C. § 60311
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Aug 21, 2026
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