428 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 212. 1908. believe that such sludge, acid, or other injurious material is allowed to run into the tidal waters of the harbor in violation of section one of thehaforesaid Act of June twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty- eig t. P¤·•-kv f*¤*¤‘*'*°¤’¥· " ‘ Evcry_p:rson who, directly or indirectly, gives any sum of money or other bri upresent, or reward, or makes any offer of the same to any inspector, epgty inspector, or other employee of the office of the supervisor of the rbor with intent to iniiueuce such inspector, deputy inspector, or other employee to permit or overlook any violation of the provisions of this section or of the said Act of June twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and eightyeight, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less than five hun red dollars nor more than one thousand S dollars, and be imprisoned not less than six months nor more than one
- °*°~*‘¤°‘ P°¤¤***· " ‘Every permit issued m accordance with the provisions of this
section of this Act, which may not be taken upaby an inspector or _ deputg inspector, shall returned within four ys after issuance to mdommmt — the office of the supervisor of the harbor; such perimt shall bear an indorsement by the master of the towboat, or the person acting in such capacity, stating whether the permit has been use , and, if so, the time Pmnry. and_place of dnmpmg. Amy person violating the provisions of this section shall be liable to a ne of not more t an five hundred dollars I I hun nor less thanhone hundred dollars.;’ f th ”'¥’°°*°’° ° ’ Sec. 9. That section forty-four undred and ourteen of e Revised m1€.g§i;•§;l?4—414.v-SQ. Statutes of the United States be amended by inserting in the iirst para- "{$_ ¤,},_1m glraph thereof, after the words " and Burlington, Vermont," and before _,:n°¤‘,§“B‘j ;{*§°_,_s*" the words "one inspector of hulls," the words “Honolulu, Hawaii, and 'San Juan, PortohR1co;" and that the said section be further amended }’.§i»1I""€£'}T"§¥.';¥ :.3**.?.r:::%sP£:.‘:;:rr:; z£::*.:.s::1€:., :::.15.:21 dollars,” the words “Honolulu, Hawaii, and San Juan, Porto Rico." §‘;’ggf{¤ mgfgon Sec. 10, That on and after January iirst, nineteen hundred and nine, m ra-mms. the local inspectors of steamboats s all at least once in every year ilnsréect the hull and equipnl1erld<;f every szagoing barge of one hunre grosstons or over, an s al satisfy themse ves t at such barge is of a structure suitable for the service in which she is to be employed, _ has suitable accommodations for the crew, and is in a condition to war- 1-ant the belief that she may be used in navigation with safety to life. Ce,,m,,m,_ They shall then issue a certificate of inspection in the manner and for ,,_*§_,$··°°°°·“°’·“’“· the purposes prescribed in sections forty-four hundred and twenty- _ _ one and for?-four hundred and twenty-t ree of the Revised Statutes. _n‘é*ef;*éq‘{,*gd_•PP'*· Sec. 11. _ hat every such barge shall be equipped with the followingappliances of kinds approved the Board of Superyising 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. ,0§€°gé*;,;jgf¤;g¤c_ be Sec. 12. That a register, enrollment, or license shall not be issued gg renewpd by aply collector or other officer of customs to any such rge un ess at the time of issue or renewal such barge has in force tlte certificates of insplepgipjn prescribefl by section ten and on board t e equipment prescri y section e even. mf;‘}°“Y '°’ '*°‘* Sec. 13. That if any such barge shall be navigated without such certificate of inlspectioxlr, or withopt imy lpart of the equipment prescribed by section e even, the owners al be iable to a penalty of five hundred dollars for each offense. ,,,}"j’,,',¥,‘}f,,,,‘Q.,°f“°‘“ "‘ Sec. 14. That the chairman of the Light-House Board, the Superhrceguiggontg rg; vising_Inspector—General of the Steamboat-Inspection Service, and the preinsnmréei. “Commissioner of Navigation shall convene as a board at such times as the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall prescribe to prepare regu- Iations limiting the length of hawsers between towing vessels and seagoing barges in tow and the length of such tows within any of the
