ORGANIC LAWS GOVERNING U.S. COAST GUARD 23 



Certain fees abolished 



46 U.S.C. 331 



No fees shall be charged or collected by collectors or other officers 

 of customs, or by Coast Guard officials, for the following services to 

 vessels of the United States, to wit: Measurement of tonnage and 

 certifying the same, except that the compensation and necessary travel 

 and subsistence expenses of the officers so measuring or certifying such 

 vessels at the request of the owners thereof at a place other than a 

 port of entry or a customs station shall be paid by such owners; is- 

 suing of license or granting of certificate of registry, record, or enroll- 

 ment, including all indorsements on the same and oath ; indorsement 

 of change of master; certifying and receiving manifest, including 

 master's oath and permit ; granting permit to vessels licensed for the 

 fisheries to touch and trade; granting certificate of payment of ton- 

 nage dues; recording bill of sale, mortgage, hypothecation or convey- 

 ance, or the discharge of such mortgage or hypothecation ; furnishing 

 certificate of title; furnishing the crew list; certificate of protection 

 to seamen ; bill of health ; shipping or discharging of seamen, as pro- 

 vided by title 53 of the Eevised Statutes and sections 563 and 646 of 

 this title ; apprenticing boys to the merchant service ; inspecting, exam- 

 ining, and licensing steam vessels, including inspection certificate and 

 copies thereof; and licensing of master, engineer, pilot, or mate of 

 a vessel. (June 19, 1886, c. 421, § 1, 24 Stat. 79; Apr. 4, 1888, c. 61, 

 §2, 25 Stat. 80; June 25, 1938, 5 p.m. e.s.t., c. 679, § 19(a), 52 Stat. 

 1087; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 101-104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 

 7875, 60 Stat. 1097.) 



Dismissal of official disclosing source of information 



46 U.S.C. 234 (R.S. 4448) 



No Coast Guard official receiving information from a licensed 

 officer who is employed on any vessel as to the defects in such vessel, 

 or her equipments, boilers, or machinery, or that any provision of 

 title 52 of the Revised Statutes is being violated, shall impart the 

 name of such licensed officer, or the source of his information to any 

 person other than his superiors in the Coast Guard. Any Coast 

 Guard official violating this provision shall be subject to dismissal 

 from the service. 



Copies of laws governing marine inspection to be kept on pas- 

 senger vessels 



46 U.S.C. 492 (R.S. 4494) 



Every master or commander of any steam vessel carrying pas- 

 sengers shall keep on board of such vessel at least two copies of the 

 provisions of title 52 of the Revised Statutes, to be furnished to him 

 by the Commandant of the Coast Guard ; and if the master or com- 

 mander neglects or refuses to do so, or shall unreasonably refuse 

 to exhibit a copy of the same to any passenger who asks for it, he 

 shall be liable to a penalty of $20, 



