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SIXTYJTOURT H CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cns. 371, 372. 1916. 529 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 S°°‘m°“ '°g°1°¤°"S“ on foreign voyages shall appl; to seamen of all vessels of the United States at the Panama Cana one, whether such vessels be registered or enrolled and hcensed, and the powers in respect of such seamen of such_ vessels bestowed by law urign consular officers of the United States in foreign ports an upon s 'pping commissioners in ports of the United States are hereby bestowed upon the shi ping commisggner and deputy shipping commissioners on the Panama Canal ne. Sec. 10. The President is hereb authorized to make rules and ,,§$l§’,$§i°“· °t°·· regulations, and to alter or amend tlive same from time to time, touching the right of any person to enter or remain upon or pass over any part of the Canal one; for the detention of an person entering the D°P°*"°°**°¤S· anal Zone in violation of such rules and reixétions, and return of such person to the country whence he or s e 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 wrmmnaing uwfor 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 Hne imposed and the cost of maintenance of such person are paid. Any person violating any of such rules or mliuuishmenrror vioregulations 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 liunisignmeut gxany means or in any way, to injure or obstruct or attempt to injure mm ’ or obstruct, any part of the Panama Canal or the locks thereof or the approaches thereto. Any person violating this_ provision shall be . urlty of a felon , 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 andy person within ¤*¤¤i¤s d¤¤¤¤- a year and a day thereafter, the person so convicte s all be guilty of murder and shall be punished accordingly. _ _ Sec. 11. That all laws, orders, or ordinances in conflict with this pf;§’,‘}f'°““* ”“” ’°' Act are hereby repealed. Approved, August 21, 1916. CHAP. 372.-—An Act Gr-antin the consent of Con to Trumbull County, Ohio, M *2* m°· to construct a bridge across the Mghoning River in dime of Ohio. Be it enacted the Senate and House of Re esentatives of the United _ _ States of Amerwzliz in Congress assembled, 'lqat the consent of Con- ¥,i‘,‘,€;,,°'§},§ *§§‘§;,,, grass is hereby granted to Trumbull County, Ohio, its successors and gngymhndes. Warm:. assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mahoning River at a point suitable to the mterests of navigation, at or near the city of Warren, III the <>0l1f{l5y of T1‘um· _ bull, in the State of Ohio, in accordance with the provisions of the $<g_¤i·¤t3p¤%j·g; Act entitled "An Act to rggulate the construction of brrdgles over ’ Dagigable waters," approv March twenty-th1.rd, nmeteen undred an SIX- . . amendment. Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, August 21, 1916. 91890°——vor. 39—r·r 1--34