10 USC 4742: Control of transportation systems in time of war
Text contains those laws in effect on January 4, 1995
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle B-ArmyPART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENTCHAPTER 447-TRANSPORTATION
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§4742. Control of transportation systems in time of war
In time of war, the President, through the Secretary of the Army, may take possession and assume control of all or part of any system of transportation to transport troops, war material, and equipment, or for other purposes related to the emergency. So far as necessary, he may use the system to the exclusion of other traffic.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 4742 | 10:1361. | Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 418 (last par. under "Ordnance Department"), |
The words "as may be needful or desirable" are omitted as surplusage.