30 LAWS GOVERNING MARINE INSPECTION 



Anchorage and general regulations for St. Marys River 

 33 U.S.C. 474 



The Commandant of the Coast Guard is authorized and directed 

 to adopt and prescribe suitable rules and regulations governing the 

 movements and anchorage of vessels and rafts in St. Marj's River 

 from Point Iroquois, on Lake Superior, to Point Detour, on Lake 

 Huron, and for the purpose of enforcing the observance of such regu- 

 lations the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to detail one or 

 more Coast Guard cutters for duty \i\x>n the request of the Comman- 

 dant of the Coast Guard on said river. 



All officers of the Coast Guard who are directed to enforce the regu- 

 lations prescribed by the above rules are empowered and directed, in 

 case of necessity, or when a proper notice has been disregarded, to use 

 the force at their command to remove from channels or stop any vessel 

 found violating the prescribed rules. 



In the event of the violation of any such regulations or rules of 

 the Commandant of the Coast Guard by the owners, master, or person 

 in charge of such vessel, such owners, master, or person in charge 

 shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $200: Provided, That the 

 Commandant of the Coast Guard may remit said fine on such terms 

 as he may prescribe: Provided also, That nothing in this section shall 

 be construed to amend or repeal chapter 4 of this title regulating 

 navigation on the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary 

 waters as far east as Montreal. (Mar. 6, 1896, ch. 49, §§ 1-3, 29 Stat. 

 5^55; Apr. 26, 1906, ch. 1874, §§ 1, 2, 34 Stat. 136; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 

 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 101-104, eff. July 

 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7875, 60 Stat. 1097: Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §§ 1, 20, 

 63 Stat. 496, 561.) 



Adoption of rules of navigation for Mississippi River and cer- 

 tain other rivers 



33 U.S.C. 301 (R.S. 4233) 



The following regulations for preventing collisions shall be followed 

 by all vessels upon the waters of the Mississippi River between its 

 source and the Huey P. Long Bridge and all of the tributaries emp- 

 tying thereinto and their tributaries, and that part of the Atchafalaya 

 River above its junction with the Plaquemine-Morgan City alternate 

 waterway, and the Red River of the North; and are declared special 

 rules duly made by local authoritv. (R.S. § 4233 ; Aug. 19, 1890, c. 802, 

 26 Stat. 320; Feb. 8, 1895, c. 64, 28 Stat. 645; Feb. 19, 1895, c. 102, 

 § 1, 28 Stat. 672; June 7, 1897, c 4, 30 Stat. 96; May 21, 1948, c. 328, 

 § 4, 62 Stat. 249 ; Aug. 8, 1953, c. 386, § 2, 67 Stat. 497.) 



Note.— A separate pamphlet entitled "Rules of the Road — Western Rivers," CG-184, 

 contains such laws, rules, and regulations, and therefore they have not been reprinted 

 herein. 



Additional lights; lights of steam vessels not otherwise pro- 

 vided for 



33 U.S.C. 316(b) (Rule numbered 7(b)) (R.S. 4233) 



(b) The lights for barges, canalboats, scows, and other vessels 

 of nondescript type, when in tow of steam vessels, and for ferryboats, 



