, A.. .,; ^ . vx:. \ m.-vnovi 



of the crew the master and owner shall be severally 

 liable to a penalty of $40Q, to be sued for, prose- 

 i. and disposed of to such manner a penalties 

 ami forfeitures which may be toured f--r offenses 

 against the law* relati ng etionofdi 



: -mallies snail not be incurred 

 master not producing to t! tiding 



1 in the list who 

 ,-n country 



. . Tice-oonsul. c..m- 



J agent, or vice commercial agent then' re- 

 MMI*. certified in writing, under hi* hand ami of- 

 flcial 1. to be prod* i to th.- coll,, t-.r with the 

 otlwr persons composing the en*, nor.... account 

 of anv such person dying or abscond in. 



"ly imprest int.. other *-M i< e, -f hidi satis- 

 r proof shall also be exhibited t.. the col- 



vi MOT ini iv* producing .- 

 ottear any of the persons contain- -1 m 

 mm have been dinehargrd "' 

 wit)i the mnwtil of the consul. \ic,-. 



-ic. 4. That sK-ti.-n -i:.i of the RevisadStat- 

 utes be, and is herebv, amended l>y striking out the 

 r the district.' m the sev- 

 enth line of said section, and substituting in place 

 thereof the words 'circuit court of the circuit ': 

 and that said section be. and is hereby, further 

 amended by striking out the words 'district judge/ 

 where they occur in the eleventh and twelfth lines 

 of said Btction, and substituting in place thereof 

 the words 'circuit court/ 



That rule 11 of si-ction 4238 of the Re- 

 Tised Statutes, relating to pilot boats, be amended 

 by adding thereto a paragraph, as follows: 



-am pilot boats shall, in addition to the D 

 head light and green and red side lights required 

 for ocean steam Teasels, carry a red light hung ver- 

 tically from 8 to 5 feet above the foremast hcad- 

 the purpose of dist iiiLruishing such steam 

 m ' ::. othar steam mala. 1 



pilot* 



,-.. That section 4542 of the Revised 

 ute* be, and in herebv, amended by adding thereto 

 the word* 'or where I'M- d, 



to. 7. That section 4545 of the Revised 

 ntes be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows : 

 uit court, in Eta discretion, m*y 

 at any time direct the sale of the whole or any part 

 of the effects of a deceased seaman or apprentice, 

 which it has received or may h.-n-afi- 

 and shall hold the proceeds of such sale as the 

 want of deceased seamen are held. When no 

 claim to the wage* or effects or proceeds of the sale 

 of the effects of a deceased seaman or appr- 

 received by a circuit court, is substantiated within 

 six Tears after the receipt thereof by the court, it 

 shall be in the absolute discretion <>f th.- court, if 

 any subsequent claim is made, either to allow or n- 

 fnae the same. Such courts shall, from time to 

 pay any moneys arising from the unclaimed 

 wages and effects of deceased seamen, which in 



opinion is not necessary to retain for the pur- 

 pose of satisfying claims, into the Treasury of the 



1 States, and r. vs shall form a fund 



for. and be appropriated to. the relief of sick and 

 disabled and destitute seamen belonging to the 



d State* mere hant-marine sen 

 -SOC. & That chapter <7 of the laws of 1805, 

 entitled * An Act to amend an act .-nt it led ' A 



>iend the law* relative to shipping cornmis- 

 afoaerm" appr.. r.. IHUO/ is amended by 



ig thervfrorn the wonl 'H-venlh' in the 

 eighteenth line, and inserting the words 'and four 

 thousand six hundred and two* In tbe thirty-fourth 

 line after the words *four thousand flv. 

 and fifty-four/ 



c.9. That fee* for the entry direct f ro m a 



foreign port and for the clearance f,, r - 



of a vessel navigating the waters of the 



northern, northeastern, and northwestern frontiers 



of tbe United States otherwise than by sea, pre- 



\\ Kiel fi . i, undac existing ia\\>. 



iut- in whole or in part the rompm-al ion of 



[eetOf "f .-u-toms. Mich olliccr shall hereafter 



receive a li\--l MUM for c ci|u:tl to the 



amount \\hich he Would II.-IM- IMTII elltlll.il I 



ceive as fees for u<-h <-r\ i< 



'. That se<-tion 4165 of the i;.-\iM-d Stal- 



, i i- hen-liy. amended to i ,,,\v> : 



i.l |iur-uaiit to law. 



which by sale 1 i for- 



r. shall lie entitled to u new iv^'Mrr u|,,.u 

 ward becoming American property, tin, 

 has >" DC '!,.;!,_-,. in liiiild 



out>idc the Tinted States.' 



>n. 11. That section !:; ,.f chapter :MJ ..f the 

 laws of 1874 be, and i> lieivl>y. amended to read as 

 follows: 



9l . . i: 1 ,. That 1 .ry of th. 



may, upon application ti ,11 or mi: 



any penalty provided for in this act. <>r di^-ont nine 

 prosecution to thfl same, upon such 



terms as he. in \>\^ discretion, shall think pi 

 and shall have authority to ascertain the facts upon 

 all such applications in w\\ manner and under 

 such regulations a> he may think proper. All pen- 

 alties herein provided mav lie sued for. prosecuted, 

 rccovereil. an<l di^po.s.'d of in I he manner prc>crilx d 

 : - ' U Msed Statutes.' 



-Si. . !.. That rule 1 I. rule ].'i (}, (b\(c\ rule UJ, 

 and rule 17 of sectiofl J'. 1 ::-; of the I; itatM 



:id an- herel.y. amende. 1 to read as follow- : 



'Kule 14. The exhibition Of any lii;ht on lioard 

 of a vessel of war of t he I'nited States m.-iy he sus- 

 pended whenever, in the opinion of th* 

 of the Navy, t he commander in chief of a squadron, 

 or the commander of a vessel a-tinir singly, tin- 

 special character of the service may require it. 

 The exhibition of any li-ht on board of a revenue 

 cutter of the United States may l.e susprnde.l 

 whenever, in the opinion of the commander of the 

 vessel, tin- sjiecial character of the service may re- 

 quire it. 



"Kule l."i. Whenever there is a f"ir or thick 

 weather, whether by day or iii.u'ht. fo;; signals shall 

 lie used as follows': (n\ Steam vessels under \\ay 

 shall sound a steam whistle placed before the fun- 

 nel, not less than H feet from the deck, at intervals 

 of not more than one minute. Steam verN, when 

 towing, shall sound three blasts of quick 



ti intervals of not more than one minute. 

 (//) Sail vessels under way shall sound a foi: horn at 

 intervals of not more than one minute. 

 vessels and sail vessels, when not under way. shall 

 sound a bell at intervals of not more than two 

 mini, 



Kill. 1C. Ki^k of collision can. when circum- 

 s permit, \te ascertained by carefully watch- 

 ing t!. hearing of an approaching W( 

 If the bearing does not apprecial'. . -uch 

 ri-k should be deemed to exist. 



Kule 17. When two sailing vessels are approach- 

 ing one another so as to involve risk of collision. 

 r them shall keep out of the way of the other 

 as follows, namely : 



\ vessel which is runnini: free ^}\n\\ 

 out of the way of a vessel which is closehauled. 



'-I A vessel which is doseliaiilcd on the port 

 tack shall keep out of the way of a vessel which is 

 closehauled on the starboard tack. 



0) When both are running free with the wind 

 on different sides, the vessel which has the wind on 

 the jM.rt >ile shall keep .,ut of the way of the other. 

 '/i When both vessels are running free wit h 

 the wind on the same side, the vessel which i- to 

 the windward shall keep out of tiic way Of the 

 sel which is to the leeward. 



