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458 F ORTY-FIRST CON GRESS. Sess. IH. Ch. 100. 1871. _ $¤D¢*'Vi¤l¤G Sec. 63. And bait further enacted, That the President of the United

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appointment, supervising inspector-general, who shall be selected with reference to hisd¤**°°» P°Y• &°· ntness and ability to systematize and carry into effect all the provisions of law relating to the steamboat inspection service, whose duty it shall be, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, to superiuteud the administration of the steamboat inspection laws, preside at the meetings of the board of supervising inspectors, receive all reports of inspectors, and receive and examine all accounts of such omcers, report fully at stated periods to the Secretary of the Treasury upon all matters pertaining to his ofhcial duties, and produce a correct and uniform administration of the inspection laws, rules, and regulations; and the said supervising inspector-general shall be paid for his services at the rate of three thousand five hundred dollars per annum, and all his reasonable traveling expenses, or mileage at the rate of ten cents per mile when on official duty. Secretary of Sec. 64. And be itfurtlacr enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury $:1;_?::5;’H8 may, upon application therefor, remit or mitigate any fine or penalty pro- ,,,,{,m,,_&(,_ vided for in this act, or discontinue any prosecution to recover penalties under this wt, denounced in this act excepting the penalty of imprisonment, or of re-

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prosecutions: proper; and that all rights granted to informers by this act shall be held f°g;§h*• °*` ***· subject to the said Secretary’s power of remission, except in cases where n` the claims of any informer to the share of any penalty shall have been determined by a comirt of competent jurisdiction prior to the application for the remission of said penalty ; and that the said Secretary shall have Facts tube authority to ascertain the facts upon all such applications, in such manner “°°*`m“°d· and under such regulations as he may deem proper. Instruments, Sec. 65. And be itfurt/wr enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury ?;‘;""3é‘;’p&_lj‘g;‘uti shall procure for the several supervising inspectors and local boards of bod;-dg, inspectors, such instruments, stationery, printing, and other things necessary for the use of their respective offices as may be required therefor; and shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to secure the proper execution of the steamboat acts. Salaries and i Sec. 66. And be it further enacted, That the salaries of all supervising g¥l};;;§£Q:°€° inspectors, local inspectors, assistant inspectors, supervising inspectorbg polo our of general, and clerks, herein provided for, together with their traveling and ggvgzvgggsigg other expenses ·wheu on oliloial duty, and all instruments, books, blanks, Bpmm 0H6s_ stationery, furniture, and other things necessary to carry into effect the sels, licensing of prov1sions of this act, shall be paid for under the direction of the Secre· °$§f';v*§f’b 9. gary og the Treasury, out of the] revenues received into the treasury rom e mspection o steam-vesse s, and the lieensinv of the officers of Appooppgonoo, such vessels, as provided for by the terms of this ae;; and the same is hereby appropriated for the payment of such expenses, or so much thereof as may be required for such purposes. Bonds of su- Sec. 67. And be it further enacted, That supervising and local inspect- E:}*";¤£€::£¤- orshof stgashboats sthlpll ésxecute prfoper bonds, in such form and upon suc con 1 ions as e eoretar o the Treasur ma reseribe and subject to his approval, eonditioiied for the faithtéhl peifogmanee df the duties of their respective offices, and the payment in the manner provided by law of all moneys that may be received by them. thpenizlty under Sec. 68. And be it further enacted, That the penalty for the violation ¤°*:;§l°;*:vfs:°“ of any provision of this act that is not otherwise speeislly provided for pmoidoo ,-o,._ shall be a fine of five hundred dollars, one half for the use of the informer. Masters and Sec. 69. And be it further enacted, That if any shipper or shippers of 3;**;*** °*`V¤¤¤¤l¤ platina, gold, gold-dust, silver, bullion or other reeions metals coins .*°"'°" 'ewelr sm r b k · ’ · P ’ · ’ ggynql-g~fo[ bag J yy B 0 any Pu QP Publlc body, dl3lI]OHdS OP Ol»h€I` Precious pgoertgin goods stones, or any gold or srlver 1I1`8» manufactured or unmanufactured state, °°" m °‘“°“· watohesaclooks, or txmepieces of any description, trinkets, orders, notes, or securities for payment of money, stamps, maps, writings, title-deeds,