764 FIFTY-FIFTH CON GRESS. Sess. III. CHS. 28, 29. 1898. IT’*?*’**S°· . of the United States would be for a similar violation: Pronided, That 1”'°°mg"°°°°S' treaties in force between the United States and foreign nations do not conflict. R<¤s¤1¤¤¤¤¤· “(g) That under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury the . Commissioner of Navigation shall make regulations to carry out this section." ` aspen Sec. 25. That section three of chapter four hundred and twenty-one §°g_?Qg§gi°53l,4532_ of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-six, approved June nine- 4533·4534·P-87“· teenth, eighteen hundred and “eighty-six; sections forty-five hundred and thirty-one, forty-five hundred and thirtytwo, forty-five hundred RS-.¤~>c¤-45¤8·4599» and thirty-three, forty—iiv.e hundred and thirty-four, forty-five hun- PI{8?S;,mc.4601,p.892. dred and ninety-eight, forty-five hundred and ninety-nine, forty-six KS-··¤¤·4°*>°·P·“°*— hundred and one, and fortysix hundred and nine, of the Revised v¤1.zz,p.¢ssv. Statutes, and so much of chapter ninetyseven of the laws of eighteen KS~“°°·““·"‘m‘ hundred a11d ninety-five as relates to allotment, and subdivision eight of section forty-five hundred and eleven of the Revised Statutes, in so far as the same relates to the domestic trade as donned in section nineteen of this Act, and that section three of an Act entitled “Au Act i to amend the laws relating to navigation, and for other purposes," v¤1.2s,p.so. approved April fourth, eighteen hundred and eightyeight, chapter sixty-one, page eighty, Statutes Fiftieth Congress, first session, are hereby repealed. N lrfoct Sec. 26. That this Act shall take effect sixty days after its approval, Scope of we and shall apply to all vessels not herein specifically exempted, but sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, _ Exception or am thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, twenty-three, and twenty-four shall not apply "‘g*°""·"°°°°“" to fishing or whaling vessels or yachts. Approved, December 21, 1898. I D°°¤mb°Y ZL18W- CHAP. 2Q.—An Act Concerning sail vessels of over seven hundred tons, and for other purposes. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United {gl ggzwaféa P 859 States of America in Congress assembled, That section forty-four hundred mts3m.`nand giiirtyieight of the Revised Statutes be, and is hereby, amended to re as o ows: ° m],;';:::;: °* '“°°‘°" **8120. 4438. The boards of local inspectors shall license and classify the masters, chief mates, and second and third mates, if in charge of a watch, engineers, and pilots of all steam vessels, and the masters and chief mates of sail vessels of over seven hundred tons and all other vessels and barges of over one hundred tous burden carrying passengers for hire. It shall be unlawful to employ any person, or for any person to serve, as a master, chief mate, engineer, or pilot of any steamer, or as master or chief mate of any sail vessel of over seven hundred tons . who is not licensed by the inspectors; and anyone violating this section shall be liable to a. penalty of one hundred dollars for each oflense." _ Sec. 2. That section forty-four hundred and thirty-nine of the Revised Statutes be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: }{j*§ff;§j>,Qt},,Q,*f*;;°,{%,’ “S1;o, Wlnenever any person applies to be licqmsgd as mastutugggpgmon of A _ of any steam vessel, or of a sail vessel ot over seven hundred tons, the Pham_ P inspectors shall make diligent inquiry as to his character, and shall carefully examine theapplicant as well as the proofs which he presents in support ot his claim, and if they are satisfied that his capacity, expe— rience, habits of life, and character are such as warrant the belief that he can safely be intrusted with the duties and responsibilities of the station for which he makes application, they shall grant him a license qevocatiou OH, authorizing him to discharge such duties on any such vessel for the wm term of nve years; but such license shall be suspended or revoked upotpeszptisfactcéry proof of bad conduct, intemperate habits, incapacity, ‘ ina n ion 0 is uties or the willful‘ ‘ ‘ · title applicable to mm]; violation of any provision of this
