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SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Suss. I. CHS. 106; 107, 109. 1916. 61 for the said (grantee for the purposes hcrcin specified, and in the cvcnt the sa1d lan s shall ccasc to be so used they shall revert to the United States, and this condition shall be expressed in the patent to be issued under the terms of this Act. Approved, May 3, 1916. CHAP. 10’7.—Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of Labor todpérmit the (H¥?T¥1%g?;g:] South Carolina Naval to usc the Charleston immigration station an dock cou- ’T;uT1§{¤";m nectcd theremth. ’ Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Labor mg§§"n'§§°t‘Q'§;0%_°··’m‘ is authorized to permit the South Carolina Naval Militia to occupy LE&*g:gzm%S9·§N¤v¤ the Charleston immigration station and the dock therewith connected y ` and usc them as an armo and place of landing under such condi- _ tions as may be prescribcdrlgy him: Provided, That the State of South § m Carolina shall make, at its own expense, such repairs as may be ’ necessary on said building and dock, ordinagy wear smd·tc•u· cxccptod, so lo as the same is used for the purposes-sei; fol[’§l1=iI1a this rosolu- Room um tion: further, That the,Sccretary,0f Lsbom;na£ tpkc pos-_ P" session of and rooccupy mid immigration station and doc whenever in his ljudgmant ho such pcsscssiozvand rcoccupamcy dcsirab c. ‘ »— ·- » 1 · Appmvqd, May 3, 191§L~ Ma 4, 1916. CHAP. 109.-An Act To amend section three of an Act entitled "An Act to pro- ig 37694 mote the ssfct of employees and travelers u on railroads by limiting the hours of [Public, Nc. cs.] service of employees thereon/’ approved March fourth, nineteen hundred and seven. Be it enacted by the Senate and House <y"Representa¢·ives of the United Rmmd I States :3* America in Oxmgress assembled, That section three of an Act Hours »:°;?$°·¤°cZ°$ entitle "An Act to promote the safety of cm loyccs and travelers “‘$‘§‘j"·,, p_ mc upon railroads by limiting the hours of service opcmployccs thereon/’ ¤¤=¤¤¢¤¤· ' approved March fourth, nineteen hundred and seven, bc, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: “Sec. 3. That any such common carrier, or any officer or agent m§m°f*°">' ‘°' "*°’¤· thereof, requiring or permitting any employee to bc, or remain on duty in violation of the second section hereof sggll be liable to a penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each and every violation, to be recovered in a suit or suits to be brought gy the United States district attorney in the district court of the nited States having jurisdiction in the locality where such violations shall have been committed; and it shall be the ding ot such district attorney to bring such suit upon satisfactory omxation being lodged with him· but no such suit shall be brought after the expiration of one year {rom the date of such violation; and it shall also be the duty of t 16 Interstate Commcrcc Commission to lodgc with the proper district attorney information of any such violations as may comc to Its knowledge. In all prosecutions under this Act the common car- P"°”°““°“’· Tier shall be deemed to have knowledge of all acts of all its ofHC€l$ mmm and agents: Provided That the provisions of this Act shall not aggliv umwsdatxe acc:- H1 any case of casualty or unavoidablc accident or the act of ; d°“"‘»°°°··°°‘!’°*"°d· nor whcrc the dclay was the result of a causc not known to the cay- mcr or its officer or agent in char c of such employee at the tune smd cmplo cc left a terminal, and vvijch could not have been foreseen: Proud` ed further, That the Emvisiom of this Act shall not apply to ,§.§_°°"“’· °‘°·· the crews of or rc of trai.¤s." ~ Sec. 2. That mthing in this Act shall aicct, or be held tq aifqct, mzmmv ¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¢ any suit that may be instituted for rcc0vcry¤0f,paualty for vxolatum ‘