CHAP. 206.-An Act Making appropriations for the service of May 27, 1908. the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thir- [H. R. 18437.] tieth, nineteen hundred and nine, and for other purposes. [Public, No. serv Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- pt. 1, p. 406. tires of the United States of America in Congress assem- Postal Bled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, ice appropriaappropriated for the service of the Post-Office Depart- tions. ment, in conformity with the Act of July second, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, as follows: OFFICE OF THE SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL. etc. Mail bags, Equipments For mail bags, cord fasteners, label cases, and labor and material necessary for manufacture and repairing equipment, and for incidental expenses pertaining thereto, five hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That out of this Proviso. appropriation the Postmaster-General is authorized to for Alaska and use so much of the sum not exceeding four thousand five island service. hundred dollars as may be deemed necessary for the purchase of material, and the manufacture of such small quantities of distinctive equipment as may be required by other Executive Departments and for service in Alaska, Porto Rico, Philippine Islands, Hawaii, or other island possessions, and for such special equipment for testing and for other purposes in connection with the reduction in weight of mail pouches and sacks. * OFFICE OF THE THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL. Record of And it shall hereafter be the duty of the unpaid orders. Auditor for the Post-Office Department to maintain a complete and permanent record of all unpaid money orders issued by postmasters in the United States, or such of its insular possessions as are amenable to the authority of the Postmaster-General for payment within its own territory, such record to serve as a basis for adjudicating claims for payment by warrant of the amounts of said orders. [H. R. 21815.] CHAP. 212.-An Act To amend the laws relating to navigation, May 28, 1908. and for other purposes. [Public, No. 35 Stat. L., Navigation Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 152.] tires of the United States of America in Congress assem- pt. 1, p. 424. bled, That section twenty-seven hundred and ninety-two laws. of the Revised Statutes be, and is hereby, amended by Entry, etc. ing triweekly from fees. adding thereto, thirty days after the passage of this Act, the following: Vessels mak- "Any passenger vessel engaged triweekly or oftener in trips exempt trade between ports of the United States and foreign R. S., sec. ports shall be exempt from entrance and clearance fees 2792, amended. and tonnage taxes while such service triweekly or oftener is maintained." Licensed off cers. Licenses masters, etc., 4438, amended. SEC. 2. That section forty-four hundred and thirtyeight of the Revised Statutes is hereby amended to read as follows sixty days after the passage of this Act: of "SEC. 4438. The boards of local inspectors shall license modified. 'and classify the masters, chief mates, and second and third R. S. sec. mates, if in charge of a watch, engineers, and pilots of all steam vessels, and the masters of sail vessels of over seven hundred gross tons, and all other vessels of over one hundred gross tons carrying passengers for hire. It shall be unlawful to employ any person or for any person to serve as a master, chief mate, engineer, or pilot of any Sail vessels. steamer or as master of any sail vessel of over seven hundred gross tons or of any other vessel of over one hundred gross tons carrying passengers for hire who is not licensed Penalty for by the inspectors; and anyone violating this section shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each offense." violations. Count of passengers R. S.. re sec. 4467, amended. SEC. 3. That section forty-four hundred and sixty-seven of the Revised Statutes is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 4467. The master of every passenger steamer quired. shall keep a correct count of all the passengers received and delivered from day to day, which count shall be open to the inspection of the inspectors and officers of the customs at all times, and the aggregate number of passengers shall be furnished to inspectors as often as called for: Provisos. Provided, however, That a correct list of passengers reon seagoing, ceived and delivered from day to day shall be kept, inetc., steamers. stead of a correct count, by the masters of seagoing passenger steamers in the coastwise trade and by the masters of passenger steamers on the Great Lakes on routes Foreign trade exceeding three hundred miles: Provided further, That nothing herein shall affect existing laws relative to vessels running between this country and foreign ports." List required not affected. failure. p. amended. SEC. 4. That section forty-four hundred and sixty-eight of the Revised Statutes is hereby amended to read as follows: Penalty for "SEC. 4468. Every master of any passenger steamer who R. S.. sec. fails, through negligence or design, to keep a count or 4468 865, list of passengers as required by the preceding section shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars." Yachts. SEC. 5. That whenever it shall be made to appear to the exemption of satisfaction of the President of the United States that foreign, from tonnage, etc., yachts belonging to any regularly organized yacht club fees. of the United States are allowed to arrive at and depart from any foreign port and to cruise in the waters of such port without entering or clearing at the custom-house Reciprocal R. S., 4216. sec. Licenses. thereof and without the payment of any charges for entering or clearing, dues, duty per ton, tonnage taxes or charges for cruising licenses, the Secretary of Commerce and Labor may authorize and direct the customs authorities at the various ports and subports of entry of the United States to allow yachts from such foreign port belonging to any regularly organized yacht club thereof to arrive at and depart from any port or subport of the United States and to cruise in waters of the United States without the payment of any charges for entering or clearing, dues, duty per ton, or tonnage taxes, but the Secretary of Commerce and Labor may, in his discretion, direct that such foreign yachts shall be required to obtain licenses to cruise, in a form prescribed by him, before they shall be allowed under the provisions of this Act to cruise in waters of the United States. Such licenses shall be issued Limitations, without cost to such yachts and shall prescribe such limitations as to length of time, direction, and place of cruising and action, and such other particulars as the Secretary of Commerce and Labor may deem proper: Prorided, That the privileges of this section shall not extend to any yacht built outside of the United States and owned, etc., by citizens chartered, or used by a citizen of the United States unless such ownership or charter was acquired prior to February fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven. etc. Proviso. Foreign yachts owned, excluded. R. S., sec. SEC. 6. That section forty-two hundred and sixteen of 4216, repealed: the Revised Statutes is hereby repealed. nals. SEC. 7. That thirty days after the passage of this Act if a shipowner desires to use for the purpose of a private Private sig code any rockets, lights, or other similar signals, he may register those signals and house flags and funnel marks with the Commissioner of Navigation, who shall give public notice from time to time of the signals, house flags, and funnel marks so registered in such manner as he may think requisite for preventing those signals from being mistaken for signals of distress or signals for pilots. The Commissioner of Navigation may refuse to register any signals which in his opinion can not easily be distinguished from signals of distress, signals for pilots, or sigals prescribed by laws for preventing collisions. Registry, etc., permitted. Inspectors of hulls and boilers. R4, amended. R. S., sec. 4414, Honolulu, Hawaii, and SEC. 9. That section forty-four hundred and fourteen of the Revised Statutes of the United States be amended by inserting in the first paragraph thereof, after the words" and Burlington, Vermont," and before the words "one inspector of hulls," the words "Honolulu, Hawaii, San Juan, P. and San Juan, Porto Rico;" and that the said section be R., added. further amended by inserting in the fifth paragraph thereof, after the words "and Norfolk, Virginia," and before the words "at the rate of two thousand dollars," the words "Honolulu, Hawaii, and San Juan, Porto Rico." Seagoing barges. SEC. 10. That on and after January first, nineteen hundred and nine, the local inspectors of steamboats shall at least once in every year inspect the hull and equipment made. Annual inspection to be of every seagoing barge of one hundred gross tons or over, and shall satisfy themselves that such barge is of a structure suitable for the service in which she is to be employed, has suitable accommodations for the crew, and is in a condition to warrant the belief that she may be Certificates. used in navigation with safety to life. They shall then 4421, 4423. issue a certificate of inspection in the manner and for the purposes prescribed in sections forty-four hundred and twenty-one and forty-four hundred and twenty-three of the Revised Statutes. R. S. secs. . Life-saving appliances required. Requirements before registry, etc. Penalty for violations. Towing vessels in inland Regulations for pared. SEC. 11. That every such barge shall be equipped with the following appliances of kinds approved by the Board of Supervising Inspectors: At least one lifeboat, at least one anchor with suitable chain or cable, and at least one life-preserver for each person on board. SEC. 12. That a register, enrollment, or license shall not be issued or renewed by any collector or other officer of customs to any such barge unless at the time of issue or renewal such barge has in force the certificates of inspection prescribed by section ten and on board the equipment prescribed by section eleven. SEC. 13. That if any such barge shall be navigated without such certificate of inspection, or without any part of the equipment prescribed by section eleven, the owner shall be liable to a penalty of five hundred dollars for each offense. SEC. 14. That the chairman of the Light-House Board, waters. the Supervising Inspector-General of the Steamboathawsers, Inspection Service, and the Commissioner of Navigation etc., to be pre- shall convene as a board at such times as the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall prescribe to prepare regu lations limiting the length of hawsers between towing vessels and seagoing barges in tow and the length of such tows within any of the inland waters of the United States designated and defined from time to time pursuant to section two of the Act approved February nineteenth. eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and such regulations when approved by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall have the force of law. Enforcement. Penalty for violation by master. SEC. 15. That the master of the towing vessel shall be liable to the suspension or revocation of his license for any willful violation of regulations issued pursuant to section fourteen in the manner now prescribed for incompetency, misconduct, or unskillfulness. May 30, 1908. [H. R. 19795.] [Public, No. 165.] 35 Stat. L., CHAP. 225.-An Act To promote the safety of employees on railroads. assem Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representapt. 1. p. 476. tives of the United States of America in Congress Locomotive bled, That on and after the first day of January, nineteen Engines to be hundred and ten, it shall be unlawful for any common equipped with safety pans. carrier engaged in interstate or foreign commerce by rail ash pan. road to use any locomotive in moving interstate or foreign traffic, not equipped with an ash pan, which can be dumped or emptied and cleaned without the necessity of any employee going under such locomotive. Use of locomotives not SEC. 2. That on and after the first day of January, nineteen hundred and ten, it shall be unlawful for any com- equipped with, mon carrier by railroad in any Territory of the United forbidden. States or the District of Columbia to use any locomotive not equipped with an ash pan, which can be dumped or emptied and cleaned without the necessity of any employee going under such locomotive. Penalty for violation. SEC. 3. That any such common carrier using any locomotive in violation of any of the provisions of this Act -hall be liable to a penalty of two hundred dollars for each and every such violation, to be recovered in a suit or suits to be brought by the United States district attorney in the district court of the United States having jurisdiction in the locality where such violation shall have been committed; and it shall be the duty of such district attorney to bring such suits upon duly verified information being lodged with him of such violation having occurred; and it shall also be the duty of the Interstate Commerce Commission to lodge with the proper district attorneys information of any such violations as may come to its Information. knowledge. Suits. Commerce enforce act. SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty of the Interstate Com-Interstate merce Commission to enforce the provisions of this Act, Commission to and all powers heretofore granted to said Commission are hereby extended to it for the purpose of the enforcement of this Act. etc., included SEC. 5. That the term "common carrier " as used in this Receivers. Act shall include the receiver or receivers or other persons in term comor corporations charged with the duty of the management and operation of the business of a common carrier. SEC. 6. That nothing in this Act contained shall apply Exception. to any locomotive upon which, by reason of the use of oil, electricity, or other such agency, an ash pan is not necessary. CHAP. 227.-An Act Making appropriations to supply de- May 30, 1908, ficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June H. R. 21946.] thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, and for prior years, and for [Public, No. other purposes. 167.1 35 Stat. L., Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- pt. 1, p. 478. tires of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and eight, and for prior years, and for other objects hereinafter stated, namely: 12607-09- -14 |