ENGINEERS' LICENSE LAWS 291 



EXTRACTS FROM UNITED STATES LAWS 



Following is a true copy of certain sections from the United 

 States Marine Laws, the sections relating to the licensing of 

 marine engineers: 



''1. Before an original license is issued to any person to 

 act as a master, pilot, or engineer, he must personally appear 

 before some local board or a supervising inspector for examina- 

 tion; but upon the renewal of such license, when the distance 

 from any local board or supervising inspector is such as to put 

 the person holding the same to great inconvenience and expense 

 to appear in person, he may, upon taking oath of office before 

 any person authorized to administer oaths, and forwarding 

 the same, together with the license to be renewed, to the local 

 board or supervising inspector of the district in which he 

 resides or is employed, have the same renewed by the said 

 inspectors, if no valid reason to the contrary be known to them; 

 and they shall attach such oath to the stub end of the license 

 which is to be retained on file in their office: Provided, how- 

 ever, That any officer holding a license, and who is engaged 

 in a service which necessitates his continuous absence from 

 the United States, may make application in writing for one 

 renewal and transmit the same to the board of local inspect- 

 ors with a statement of the applicant, verified before a consul 

 or other officer of the United States authorized to administer 

 an oath, setting forth the reasons for not appearing in person, 

 and upon receiving the same the board of local inspectors 

 that originally issued such license shall renew the same for 

 one additional term of such license, and shall notify the 

 applicant of such renewal. 



" The first license issued to any person by a United States 

 inspector shall be considered an original license, where the 

 United States records shows no previous issue to such appli- 

 cant." 



'' No original license shall be issued to any naturalized 

 citizen on less experience in any grade than would have been 

 required of an American by birth. 



" 2. All licenses hereafter issued to masters, mates, pilots, 

 and engineers shall be filled out on the face with pen and ink 



