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 28 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 15-17. 1894. tions to navigation, said dam or dams shall be at once removed, or suitable lock or locks provided by the owner or owners thereof at his or their expense, so as not to interfere with navigation: And provided mmovnhv •¢·¤-. by further, That if after due and sufficient notice in such case the owner or S°°'°°"’ "' owners of said dam or dams shall neglect or fail to provide smtable lock or locks, or otherwise modify or remove said obstruction, in such manner as the Secretary of War may direct, the said Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause suitable lock or locks to be provided, or said obstructions to be removed or modified at the,expense of the United States, and to institute proceedings against the person or personsor corporation owning or controlling said dam or dams for_the ,,.§§,,‘j°"°" °' “' recovery of the expense thereof before the circuit court of the United States in and for the district in which said dam or dams may be located. wfn°*{°*;{g*¤“m”° “"’ Sec. 2. That the dam or dams herein provided for shall be compmenced within one year from the date of approval of this act and completed within three years, under penalty of the forfeiture of the franchise herein granted. A¤·¤¤¤¤*· •*¤- Sec. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved; Approved, January 22, 1894. ·l•¤¤•!7 ¤· 1***- ‘ CHAP. 16.-A.n Act To amend section forty-four hundred and thirt, Title fifty- 1`;—_"_U two, of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relative to inspection ofiron or steel boiler plates. Be it enaewd by the Senate and House of Representativeeof the United I¤¤r•¤¤¤¤¤f¤·¤¤= States of America in Congress assembled, That section forty-four hun- ’|i:.t°°s. •••. au, p. dred and thirty of the Revised Statutes of the United States be N ¤•*•‘· ended by adding thereto a paragraph, as follows: r¤.pwu¤¤ at ¤n11¤,?‘And the Supervising Inspector-General may, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, detail assistant inspectors from any local inspection district where assistant inspectors are employed, to inspect iron or steel boiler plates at the mills where the same are manufactured; and if the plates are found in accordance with the rules of sump. the supervising inspectors, the assistant inspector shall stamp the same with the initials of his name, followed by the letters and words, A ¤ ¤ ¤1> *•¤, ¤,• 0* ‘ U. S. Assistant Inspector;’ and material so stamped shall be accepted mmby the local inspectors in the districts where such material is to be mauulhctured into marine boilers as being in full compliance with the _ requirements of this section regarding the inspection of boiler plates; ,,§f“f,‘§,,§f" '°"""· it being further provided that any person who afllxes any false, forged, fraudulent, spurious, or counterfeit of the stamp herein authorized to be put on by an assistant inspector, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and shall be lined not less than one thousand dollars, nor more than tive thousand dollars, and imprisoned not less than two years nor more than live years." Appmved, January 22, 1894. S   17.—An Act To gnnenil section four hundred and seven of the Revised H8 8 l11TB 0 I S I ll J3 X..E€3. ..£’3.£ ¥m?‘i—L'i’1h€°f»T.2.’{.‘$§.“B‘L?,Tft.?J.£°°‘ ‘“““’” ‘° "° ’°“° *° Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United rum an-me States of America in Congress assembled, That section four hundred and 14. s. we. an, pm, seven of the Revised Statutes of the United States be. and the same '¤°”•*°‘ is hereby, amended to read as follows; p.,,...n¤:m¤¤¤». ¤ Sec. 407. The postal revenues and all debts due the PostOlIiee Department shall, when collected, be paid into the Treasury of the United States under the direction of the Postmaster-General, and the