For the alteration, maintenance, and installation of the seacoast artillery, including the purchase and manufacture of machinery, tools, and materials necessary for the work, and expenses of civilian mechanics, and extra-duty pay of enlisted men engaged thereon, $68,000.

For continuing the construction of barracks, quarters, storehouses, and other buildings necessary for accommodating the mobile army and Coast Artillery troops to be stationed there, including water, sewer, and lighting systems, roads, walks, and so forth, and for repairing and remodeling existing buildings to render them suitable for sheltering troops, $2,000,000;

In all, specifically for fortifications and armament thereof for the Panama Canal, $4,535,000.

Provided, That no part of the appropriations made in this Act shall be available for the salary or pay of any officer, manager, superintendent, foreman, or other person having charge of the work of any employee of the United States while making or causing to be made with a stop watch, or other time-measuring device, a time study of any job of any such employee between the starting and completion thereof, or of the movements of any such employee while engaged upon such works; nor shall any part of the appropriations made in this Act be available to pay any premium or bonus or cash reward to any employee in addition to his regular wages, except for suggestions resulting in improvements or economy in the operation of any Government plant.

SEC. 2. That the Joint Land Commission established under article fifteen ISI of the treaty between the United States and the Republic of Panama, proclaimed February twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and four, shall not have jurisdiction to adjudicate or settle any claim originating under any lease or contract for occupancy heretofore or hereafter made by the Panama Railroad Company of lands or property owned by said Panama Railroad Company in the Canal Zone, and no part of the moneys appropriated by this or any other Act shall be used to pay such claims.

SEC. 3. That appropriations herein and hereafter made for printing and binding shall not be used for any annual report or the accompanying documents unless the copy therefor is furnished to the Public Printer in the following manner: Copies of the documents accompanying such annual reports on or before the fifteenth day of October of each year; copies of the annual reports on or before the fifteenth day of November of each year; complete revised proofs of the accompanying documents and the annual reports on the tenth and twentieth days of November of each year, respectively; and all of said annual reports and accompanying documents shall be printed, made public, and available for distribution not later than within the first five days after the assembling of each regular session of Congress. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the annual reports of the Smithsonian Institution, the Commissioner of Patents, or the Comptroller of the Currency.

SEC. 4. That the information required in connection with estimates for general or lump-sum appropriations by section ten of the sundry civil appropriation Act, approved August first, nineteen hundred and fourteen, shall be submitted hereafter according to uniform and concise methods which shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, but with reference to estimates for pay of mechanics and laborers there shall be submitted in detail only the ratings and trades and the rates per diem paid or to be paid.

SEC. 5. That hereafter at the termination of each fiscal year each Auditor of the Treasury shall report to the Secretary of the Treasury all checks issued by any disbursing officer of the Government as shown by his accounts rendered to such auditor, which shall then have been outstanding and unpaid for three years or more, stating fully in such report the name of the payee, for what purpose each check was given, the office on which drawn, the number of the voucher received therefor, the date, the number, and the amount for which it was drawn, and, when known, the residence of the payee. And such reports shall be in lieu of the returns required of disbursing officers by section three hundred and ten of the Revised Statutes.

SEC. 6. That all sums appropriated by this Act for salaries of officers and employees of the Government shall be in full for such salaries for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and seventeen, and all laws or parts of laws to the extent they are in conflict with the provisions of this Act are repealed.

Approved, July 1, 1916. [39 Stat., 287, 318, 332.]

p. 22. See notes thereunder.

MR 79217- -9

An Act For the relief of Joseph A. Buckholdt.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Joseph A. Buckholdt, of San Antonio, Texas, the sum of $3,000, in full compensation for injuries received by him by reason of an accident which occurred on January twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, while in the employ of the United States Government on the Panama Canal. Approved, August 4, 1916. [39 Stat., 145.]

An Act For the relief of Olaf Nelson.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Olaf Nelson, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,200, in compensation for injuries sustained on the Panama Canal while in the discharge of his duties. Approved, August 8, 1916. [39 Stat., 150.]

An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, for the purposes and objects hereinafter expressed, namely:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

GENERAL EXPENSES, WEATHER BUREAU: For carrying into effect in the District of Columbia and elsewhere in the United States, in the West Indies, in the Panama Canal, the Caribbean Sea, and on adjacent coasts, in the Hawaiian Islands, in Bermuda, and in Alaska, the provisions of an Act approved October first, eighteen hundred and ninety, so far as they relate to the weather service transferred thereby to the Department of Agriculture,

Total for Weather Bureau, $1,747,260.

Approved, August 11, 1916. [39 Stat., 448.]

An Act Extending certain privileges of canal employees to other officials on the Canal Zone and authorizing the President to make rules and regulations affecting health, sanitation, quarantine, taxation, public roads, self-propelled vehicles, and police powers on the Canal Zone, and for other purposes including provision as to certain fees, money orders, and interest deposits.**

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, until otherwise provided by Congress, the President is authorized to make rules and regulations in matters of sanitation, health, and quarantine for the Canal Zone or to modify or change existing rules and

152 The Panama Canal Act, sec. 2, p. 79. ratined and confirmed as valid and binding until Congress should otherwise provide, all laws, regulations, and or linances adopted and promulgated in the Canal Zone by order of the President for the government and sanitation of the Canal Zone and the construction of the Panama Canal. The more important Executive Orders issued under the first five sections of this act, and in effect as of June 1, 1921, are: Order of Oct. 9, 1918 (E. O. 247) relating to chauffeur license regulations; order of Mar. 6, 1920 (E. O. 267) relating to the carrying and keeping of arms; order of Mar. 31, 1920 (E. O. 268) providing maritime quarantine rules and regulations; order of Feb. 26, 1921 (E. O. 277) providing maximum rates of fare and governing transportation of passengers for hire; order of Apr. 14, 1921 (E. O. 283) relating to the operation of vehicles, licensing of vehicles, road rules, etc. See also notes under other sections of this act.

regulations and those hereafter made from time to time. Violations of any quarantine regulations provided for herein shall be punished by fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment in jail not to exceed ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the court's discretion; and a violation of any sanitary regulations hereunder shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $25 or by imprisonment in jail not to exceed thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the court's discretion. Each day such violation may continue shall constitute a separate offense.

SEC. 2. That, until otherwise provided by Congress, the President is hereby authorized to make and from time to time change rules and regulations for levying, assessing, and collecting ad valorem, excise, license, and franchise taxes in the Canal Zone, or to modify or change existing rules or regulations for that purpose. Ad valorem taxes imposed shall not exceed one per centum of the value of the property, nor shall franchise or excise taxes exceed two per centum of gross earnings.

SEC. 3. That, until otherwise provided by Congress, it shall be lawful for the President to make, publish, and enforce all rules and regulations for the use of the public roads and highways in the Canal Zone, and also for regulating, licensing, and taxing the use and operation of all self-propelled vehicles using the public highways, including speed limit, signals, tags, license fees, and all detailed regulations which may be from time to time deemed necessary in the exercise of the authority hereby conferred. The taxes on automobiles may be graded according to the value or the power of the machine, and such rules and regulations as now exist may be changed by such order from time to time, and any that may be hereafter made may be changed from time to time. The President may make mutual agreements with the Republic of Panama touching the reciprocal use of the highways of the Canal Zone and the Republic of Panama by self-propelled vehicles touching taxes and license fees, and any other matter of regulation to establish comity for the convenience of the residents of the two jurisdictions.

SEC. 4. That it shall be unlawful to commit any breach of the peace or engage in or permit any disorderly, indecent, or immoral conduct in the Canal Zone. The President is authorized to enforce this provision by making rules and regulations to assert and exercise the police power in the Canal Zone, or for any portion or division thereof, and he may amend or change any such regulation now existing or hereafter made.153

SEC. 5. That any person who commits any act or who carries on any business, trade, or occupation in the Canal Zone without complying with the rules and regulations established by the President for the levying, assessing, and collecting of taxes, or who violates any rules or regulations for the use of the public roads and highways, or who violates any rules and regulations touching the licensing, taxes, operation, and use of self-propelled vehicles, or who violates any of the police regulations authorized hereunder, shall be punished by fine not to exceed $25 or by imprisonment in jail not to exceed thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the court's discretion.

SEC. 6. That deposit money orders issued in the Canal Zone in lieu of postal savings certificates in accordance with the rules and regulations heretofore established by the President, or that may hereafter be established by him, shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding two per centum per annum.154

SEC. 7. That the interest received from the Canal Zone money-order funds de posited in banks under Canal Zone regulations shall be available to pay the interest on deposit money orders authorized by the preceding section. Such interest shall also be available to pay any losses which are chargeable to the Canal Zone postal service.

SEC. 8. That whenever a customs officer of the Canal Zone shall certify an invoice, landing certificate, or other similar document, or shall register a marine note of protest, or shall perform any notarial services, he shall be authorized to collect a fee equivalent to the fee prescribed by the United States consular regulations for the same act or service when performed by consular officials.

SEC. 9. The laws relating to seamen of vessels of the United States on foreign voyages shall apply to seamen of all vessels of the United States at the Panama Canal Zone, whether such vessels be registered or enrolled and licensed, and the powers in respect of such seamen of such vessels bestowed by law upon consular officers of

15 See Title XIV, secs. 280-293, Penal Code (L. C. Z. 136-133) of crimes against the public peace; also Executive Order of Jan. 9, 1908 (E. O. 74) making "any king of uisorderly conduct or breach or disturbance of the peace" a misdemeanor.

154 Deposit money orders provided under Executive Order of Sept. 5, 1914 (E. O. 199), which order repealed the Postal Savings System in the Canal Zone established under Executive Order of Sept. 8, 1911. See rules relating to deposit money orders provided by Executive Order of Oct. 22, 1916 (E. O.

the United States in foreign ports and upon shipping commissioners in ports of the United States are hereby bestowed upon the shipping commissioner and deputy shipping commissioners on the Panama Canal Zone.155

SEC. 10. The President is hereby authorized to make rules and regulations, and to alter or amend the same from time to time, touching the right of any person to enter or remain upon or pass over any part of the Canal Zone; for the detention of any person entering the Canal Zone in violation of such rules and regulations, and return of such person to the country whence he or she came, on the vessel bringing such person to the Canal Zone, or any other vessel belonging to the same owner or interest, and at the expense of such owner or interest; and in addition to the punishment prescribed by this section for violation of any such rules and regulations, the authorities of the Canal Zone may withhold the clearance of such vessel from any port in the Canal Zone until any fine imposed and the cost of maintenance of such person are paid. Any person violating any of such rules or regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction in the district court of the Canal Zone shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment not exceeding a year, or both in the discretion of the court. It shall be unlawful for any person, by any means or in any way to injure or obstruct or attempt to injure or obstruct, any part of the Panama Canal or the locks thereof or the approaches thereto. Any person violating this provision shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction in the district court of the Canal Zone, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding twenty years, or both, in the discretion of the court. If the act shall cause the death of any person within a year and a day thereafter, the person so convicted shall be guilty of murder and shall be punished accordingly.156

SEC. 11. That all laws, orders, or ordinances in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Approved, August 21, 1916. [39 Stat., 528.]

An Act Making appropriations for the support of the Army, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth nineteen hundred and seventeen, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the Army for the year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and

seventeen.

PAY OF OFFICERS OF THE LINE.

And provided further, That the general officers of the line who were appointed as such pursuant to the Act of March fourth, nineteen hundred and fifteen (Thirtyeight Statutes at Large, page eleven hundred and ninety-one), shall take rank in their present grades over all officers hereafter appointed to like grades.

BARRACKS AND QUARTERS:

Provided further, That the Secretary of War is authorized to expend from the above amount not to exceed $110,000 for the purpose of providing temporary shelter on the Canal Zone for one regiment of Infantry and one company of Engineers.

155 See Executive Order of May 6, 1911 (E. O. 108) relating to arrest and discharge of deserting seamen. See also 679 series Governor's Circulars, relating to customs, shipping commissioner, manifests, crew and passenger lists, etc., and Circular No. 660-48, authorizing a Bureau of Shipping Commissioner.

15 Compare this section (No. 10) with section 10 of the Panama Canal Act, p. 85. See Executive Order of Feb. 6, 1917 (E. O. 220) issued under authority of this section, providing for exclusion and deportation of undesirables; and other order of same date (E. O. 222) relating to the exclusion of Chinese.

See also notes under order of July 25, 1910 (E. O. 98) empowering the Commission to make rules and regulations to protect construction of Canal.

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT: For the purchase of medical and hospital supplies, including motor ambulances, and motorcycles for medical service, their maintenance, repair, and operation, and disinfectants, and the exchange of typewriting machines, for military posts, camps, hospitals, hospital ships and transports, and supplies required for mosquito destruction in and about the military posts in the Canal Zone:

HOSPITAL CARE, CANAL ZONE GARRISONS: For paying the Panama Canal such reasonable charges exclusive of subsistence, as may be approved by the Secretary of War for caring in its hospitals for officers, enlisted men, military prisoners, and civilian employees of the Army admitted thereto upon the request of proper military authority: Provided, That the subsistence of the said patients, except commissioned officers and acting dental surgeons, shall be paid to said hospitals out of the appropriation for subsistence of the Army at the rates provided therein for commutation of rations for enlisted patients in general hospitals, $45,000.

Approved, August 29, 1916. [39 Stat., 623, 636, 639, 640.]

An Act Making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the naval service of the Government for the year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and for other purposes:

Section six of an Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, namely:" approved May tenth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

"SEC. 6. That unless otherwise specially authorized by law, no money appropriated by this or any other Act shall be available for payment to any person receiving more than one salary when the combined amount of said salaries exceeds the sum of $2,000 per annum, but this shall not apply to retired officers or enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, or to officers and enlisted men of the Organized Militia and Naval Militia in the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia: Provided, That no such retired officer, officer, or enlisted man shall be denied or deprived of any of his pay, salary, or compensation as such, or of any other salary or compensation for services heretofore rendered, by reason of any decision or construction of said section six.'

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.

CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF VESSELS:

installing gun foundations

on Panama Canal colliers Ulysses and Achilles,

BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERING,

High-power radio stations: For the completion of high-power radio stations (cost not to exceed $1,500,000), to be located as follows: One in the Isthmian Canal