FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. ll. CHS. 26-28, 30, 31. 1898. 249 °or northwestern frontiers of the United States, shall r·eport at the office of any collector or deputy collector of the customs, which shall be nearest to the point at which such vessel may enter such waters; and P¤f¤¤i¢¤- such vessel shall not transfer her cargo or passengers to another vessel or proceed farther inland, either to unlade or take in cargo, without a special permit from such collector or deputy collector, issued under and in accordance with such general or special regulations as the Secretary A of the Treasury may, in his discretion, from time to time prescribe. This section shall also apply to trade with or through Alaska. For any To apply w Alaska. violation of this section such vessel shall be seized and forfeited.” Sec. 5. This Act shall take eifect one month after its passage. To take tem. Approved, February_17, 1898. ` CHAP. 27.-An Act To make available fifteen thousand dollars heretofore appro- February 17, 1898. priated for the expense of operating a dredge boat at Sabine Pass, Texas. ——_;—·— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of nfteen thou- §**>i¤P I;;>::;0T¤¤;!¤~ sand dollars appropriated by the Act of June fourth, eighteen hundred amigtmtissi iriimsiii and ninety-seven, for the expense of operating, during the iiscal year “°:£’“i;**;l?}_:l’];bSs,0u ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, a dredge asm cd¤gm¤,p.4a.' boat to be purchased for use in the harbor improvement at Sabine Pass, _ Texas, shall be immediately available, and shall be applied and used to operate the dredge boat or boats now in use or to be used at Sabine Pass, Texas, and for dredging and improving said harbor. Approved, February 17, 1898. CHAP. 28.-An Act Making Rockland, Maine, a subport of entry. February 17, 1808. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representaitives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Rockland, in the State ‘m{f,·;:l§,}Q_;{*(;,,€3} $*;· of Maine, be, and is hereby, constituted a subport of entry in the I °' customs collection district of Waldoboro, Maine. Approved February 17, 1898. CHAP. 30.-An Act To provide an American register for the steamer Leelanaw. February 19. 18*98. Be i thenacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States ¢y" America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the m§§i?m°" " l· ° *‘***· Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to cause the foreign-built _American regime: steamer Leelanaw, owned by James Jerome, of San Francisco, Cali- *°'· fornia, to be registered as a vessel of the United States. Approved, February 19, 1898. CHAP. 31.——An Act Making appropriations for expenses of United States courts, F€bF¤¤¤'S T9- 1**% and for other purposes. "‘“"""°""4“ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ _ States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, p,£,§?§},§{‘"‘°“ “’l"'°` and they are hereby, appropriated out of any money in the Treasury l‘¤ire<iS¤msc·<>urr¤» not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the following appropriations for expenses of United States courts for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninetyeight, namely: For fees of jurors, two hundred thousand dollars; For fees of witnesses, one hundred and seventy-tive thousand dollars.
