Navigation Laws of the United States, 1919

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1920 - 635 páginas

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Gross tonnage
26
Deck houses breaks etc
28
Open vessels
29
Deductions for other purposes
31
Deductions for propelling power
32
Register tonnage
33
Vessels exempt from measurement
34
DOCUMENTS OF VESSELS 33 Carpenters certificate
35
Masters oath of citizenship
36
Form of register
38
Custody and surrender of register
39
Registers to corporations
40
Change of owner of registered vessel
41
Mortgage and bill of sale
42
Sale to alien
43
Failure to deliver former register
44
OFFICERS OF MERCHANT VESSELS
56
MERCHANT SEAMEN
63
Shipment in foreign ports before consuls
69
Discharge in foreign trade
76
Vessels exempt from libel for wages
82
Offenses and punishments
90
SEAWORTHINESS SUPPLIES LOG BOOK
104
Weights and measures
111
General libel bond
117
Inspection of hulls and equipment
126
Stairways and deck room
151
Carriage of passengers
158
Enforcement and penalty
164
Death of passenger
173
Penalties
174
GENERAL PILOT LAWS 163 General pilot laws
175
TONNAGE TAX 164 Rates of tax
177
165a Philippine vessels
178
Alien tonnage taxes in exceptional cases
179
Light money in exceptional cases
180
Refund of tonnage tax
181
DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION 171 Discrimination against American vessels
183
Discrimination against products of the United States
185
Vessels of nations not assimilated by treaty to American vessels
186
Discriminating duties
187
ENTRY AND CLEARANCE 177 Clearance
190
Form of outward manifest
191
Form of clearance
192
Liveoak timber
193
Oath of ownership on entry
194
Deposit of papers
195
War documents passports sea letters
196
Illegal boarding of vessel
197
CUSTOMS LAWS DIRECTLY RELATING TO VESSELS 191 Boarding and search of vessel
198
Seizure of vessels or merchandise
199
Exemption from forfeiture
202
MoietiesInformers and customs officers awards
203
Procedure
205
Oaths of masters and owners
207
ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE 198 Definitions
208
Ports of entry
209
Special inward manifest for Treasury Department
210
Cargo in bulk
211
Inspection of merchandise laden for export
212
Vessels exempt from entry
213
Vessels exempt from certain charges
214
Coal
215
Cigars
216
Inward manifests
217
Inspection of inward manifests by boarding officer
218
Entry of merchandise at special ports
220
Clearance at special ports
225
Comparison of cargo and manifest
226
Special permit to unlade by night and preliminary entry
227
Unlading by day
229
Supervision of unlading
230
Limit of time for unlading
232
Unlading of wines and spirits
233
Returns of unlading of cargo
234
Obstruction by ice
235
Unlawful removal of bonded merchandise
236
Transportation to special ports
237
Immediate delivery
239
Salvage of merchandise
243
Fraudulent importation of merchandise 240 Express packages
244
Liens for freight or general average
246
TARIFF PROVISIONS DIRECTLY RELATING TO VESSELS 242 Coal
247
Sunken merchandise
248
Sea stores and equipments
249
CONSULS SERVICES TO VESSELS 249 Consuls services to vessels
250
Naval officer acting as consul
251
COMMERCE WITH CONTIGUOUS COUNTRIES 251 Size of foreigntrade vessels
252
Inward manifests
253
Customs inspection
254
Transfer of cargo
256
Saloon stores
257
Entry from one district to another 260 263 Forms and penalties
260
Foreign merchandise coastwise
261
DOMESTIC COMMERCE Page 267 Great districts
262
Arrival within a great district
263
Coasting trade via Isthmus of Panama
264
Arrival from another great district
265
Exemption on the Mississippi and tributaries
266
Registered vessels in the coasting trade
268
Immediate exportation to foreign port
269
Foreign tugboats
270
Forfeiture of vessel and merchandise
271
TRADE WITH HAWAII 283 General provisions
272
Fisheries
273
TRADE WITH PORTO RICO 289 General provisions
275
Transit in bond
286
307a Tariff and tax provisions Virgin Islands
287
SEAL HUNTING AND ALASKA FISHERIES 308 Convention with Great Britain Japan and Russia effective December 15 1911
288
Act of August 24 1912
290
Regulations for the protection of furbearing animals in Alaska dated May 24 1915 Department of Commerce
293
Alien fishermen in Alaska
298
IMMIGRATION
311
ment of Labor Washington D C
317
WRECKS
324
CATTLE LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY TRADE
331
Care of cattle in domestic trade
337
OPIUM TRADE Page 366 Opium trade
346
RULES TO PREVENT COLLISIONS 367 Duty to stay by
350
368a Numbering motor boats
353
368b Taxes on water transportation sale and use of motor boats
354
International rules of 1897
355
Consideration of future rules
369
Limits of application of international and inland or local rules
380
Rules for the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence River as far east as Montreal
384
Rules for the Red River of the North and rivers emptying into Gulf of Mexico and their tributaries
390
River navigation
395
Rules for the St Marys River
396
AIDS TO NAVIGATION 378 Assistance by United States vessels
398
Lights and buoys
399
Storm and weather signals
400
Interference with range lights
401
Anchorage grounds
402
OBSTRUCTIONS TO NAVIGATION 388 Improvements by private or municipal corporations
403
General obstructions
409
Penalties
410
Impairing public works
412
Log regulations
413
Penalties
414
Bridge spans
415
Bridge piers and abutments
416
Sunken wrecks
417
Speed of vessels navigation of canals
419
Potomac River
420
NEW YORK HARBOR 405 New York Harbor
421
RADIO COMMUNICATION 406 Wireless ship act
426
Enforcement of wirelesscommunication laws treaties and conventions
427
OFFENSES AGAINST NEUTRALITY 409 Offenses against neutrality
436
409a Enforcement of neutrality
439
GUANO ISLANDS Page 410 Guano islands
442
MISCELLANEOUS 411 Lifesaving medals
445
Rescuing shipwrecked American scamen
446
Instruction at military schools
447
Instruction in shipbuilding
448
North Atlantic fisheries
450
Navy ration
451
Export of arms to American countries
452
Panama Canal
453
Great LakesAtlantic Canal
463
Employment of vessels of the United States for public purposes
464
Exemption of private property at sea
465
Liens on vessels
466
Enforcement of navigation laws
467
Assistance and salvage at sea
468
a Vessels in ports of the United States in time of war
469
b Injuring vessels engaged in foreign commerce
470
c Interference with foreign commerce by violent means
471
e Certain exports in time of war unlawful
473
f Stamp taxes
474
h Acquisition of vessels by United States
476
i Priority shipments
479
j United States Railroad Administration
480
LEGAL PROCEDURE 434 Jurisdiction of district courts
482
Summary trial
484
CRIMES 437 Place of trial
486
Murder
487
Rape
488
Robbery
489
Miscellaneous offenses
490
Ill treatment of crew
491
Barratry
492
Crimes on the Great Lakes
493
PIRACY Page 458 Piracy
494
Crimes deemed piracy
495
PROTECTION OF SUBMARINE CABLES 460 Protection of submarine cables
497
ADMINISTRATIVE AND EXECUTIVE OFFICES 461 Department of Commerce
500
Bureau of Navigation
504
Shipping commissioners
506
Customs officers
507
SteamboatInspection Service
514
Public Health Service
521
Immigration and Naturalization Bureau
523
Coast Guard
526
LifeSaving Service
528
Coast Guard
532
Treasury agents
536
Alaska seal agents
537
Coast and Geodetic Survey
538
District court commissioners
539
Unauthorized services
540
476a Waterways Commission
541
476b Bureau of War Risk Insurance
542
FEES PAYABLE BY PRIVATE PERSONS 477 Fees on vessels payable by private persons
549
Customs districts and ports of entry
554
Power to designate ports and subports
560
CONSULATES OF THE UNITED STATES 480 Consulates of the United States
562
APPENDIX THE SHIPPING ACT AS AMENDED AND THE EMERGENCY_SHIP PING ACT WITH OTHER LAWS RELATING TO THE SHIPPI...
567
INDEXES Index to the shipping act 1916
593
1 Revised Statutes and amendments
603
Acts subsequent to Revised Statutes
610
Accommodations
615
Light and
623

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Página 374 - Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any ship, or the owner, or master, or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper look.out, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
Página 496 - If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States in any manner or for any purpose...
Página 373 - ... between the two vessels shall make the overtaking vessel a crossing vessel within the meaning of these rules, or relieve her of the duty of keeping clear of the overtaken vessel until she is finally past and clear.
Página 371 - Risk of collision can, when circumstances permit, be ascertained by carefully watching the compass bearing of an approaching vessel. If the bearing does not appreciably change, such risk should be deemed to exist.
Página 385 - In narrow channels every steam-vessel shall, when it is safe and practicable, keep to that side of the fair-way or mid-channel which lies on the starboard side of such vessel.
Página 442 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another person to enlist or enter himself, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States, with intent to be enlisted or entered in the service of any foreign prince, state, colony, district or people, as a soldier, or as a marine or seaman, on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque or privateer, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of...
Página 384 - ART. 21. Where by any of these rules one of two vessels is to keep out of the way, the other shall keep her course and speed. ART. 22. Every vessel which is directed by these rules to keep out of the way of another vessel shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other.
Página 390 - On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam...
Página 392 - ... feet above the hull, one such light and at or near the stern of the vessel, and at such a height that it shall be not less than fifteen feet lower than the forward light, another such light.
Página 371 - A vessel when towing, a vessel employed in laying or in picking up a telegraph cable, and a vessel under way, which is unable to get out of the way of an approaching vessel through being not under command, or unable to maneuver as required by the rules...

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