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 362 FIFTY-THIRD CGNGBESS. Sess. II. Ch. 299. 1894. ¤¤i¤¤¤‘·<>f l·¤•*¤· Second. To go on board of any scow or towboat engaged in unlawful dumping of prohibited material, or in moving the same without a permit as required in this section of this Act, and to seize and hold said boats until they are discharged by action of the commissioner, judge, or court of the United States before whom the otfending persons are brought. · _ cumay orwsmm. Third. To arrest and take into custody any witness or witnesses to such unlawful dumping of prohibited material, the said witnesses to be released under proper bonds. Awmpmymgmw- Fourth. To go on board of any towboat having in tow scows or ‘°"“· boats loaded with such prohibited material, and accompany the same to the place of dumping, whenever such action appears to be neccssary to secure compliance with the requirements of this Act and of the Act aforesaid. _ I¤¤1¤•¤¤¤zs•¤. m.. Filth. To enter gas and oil works and all other manufacturing works "°'*'· for the purpose of discovering the disposition made of sludge, acid, or other injurious material, whenever there is good reason to believe that such sludge, acid, or other injurious material is allowed to run into the tidal waters of the harbor in violation of section one of the aforesaid Act of June twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight. Penalty {or Mb Every person who, directly or indirectly, gives any sum of money or “"· °°°‘ other bribe, present, or reward or makes any ofer of the same to any inspector, deputy inspector, or other employee of the ofllce of the supervisor of the harbor with intent to influence such inspector, deputy inspector, or other employee to permit or overlook any violation of the provisions of this section or of the said Act of June twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, shall, on conviction thereoii be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not less than six months nor more than one year. mama pu-mu. Every permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this section of this Act which may not be taken up by an inspector or deputy inspector shall be returned within forty-eight hours after issuance to the office of the supervisor of the harbor; such permit shall bear an rnaommm. indorsement by the master of the towboat, or the person acting in such capacity, stating whether the permit has been used, and if so the time and place of dumping. Any person violating the provisions of many. this section shall be liable to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars nor less than one hundred dollars. Use or cmu. nc., Sec. 4. That it shall he the duty of the Secretary of War to prescribe §§,'},‘};°,*f}‘%°§2_"’ “°°‘ such rules and regulations for the use, administration, and navigation of any or all canals and similar works of navigation that now are, or that hereafter maybe, owned, operated, or maintained by the United States as in his judgment the public necessity may require. Posting rules- Such rules and regulations shall be posted..in conspicuous and appropriate places, for the intbrmation of the public; and every person and every corporation which shall knowingly and willfully violate such rules and regulations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof in any district court in the United States within whose territorial jurisdiction such offense may have been committed, shall be punished by a line not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment (in the case of a natural person) not exceeding six mcénths, inflhe discrletion of the court. Dnwbridza. mc. 5. · at it s all be the duty of all ersons owuin o eratin ,,,$,'ggQ,',j*{,{§‘§',§‘,,ff" ““° and tending the drawbridges now built, or which may heregfteip be built across the navigable rivers and other waters of the United States, to open, or cause to be opened, the draws of such bridges under such rules and regulations as in the opinion of the Secretary of War the public interests require to govern the opening of drawbridges for the passage of vessels and other water crafts, and such rules and regulations, when so made and published, shall have the force of law. Every such person who shall willfully fail or refuse to open, or cause to be opened,