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 F1"FTY—FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 389. 1897. *689 Sec. 4. That section fort -nve hundred and fort -one of the Revised ,,,°“?““ °°““ ‘° Statutes be, and is hereby, dmended by striking out the words “district ¤¤®°¤£c£ of M judge for the district," in the seventh line of said section, and substi- a;-;;f,£;,;,$j *5*1* P' tutin g in place thereof' the words “circuit court of the circuit;" and that said section be, and is hereby, further amended by striking out the words “district judge" where they occur in the eleventh and twelfth lines of said section and substituting in place thereof the words ccrrcuit court." Sec. 5. That rule eleven of ection forty-two hundred and thirty- ¤c1=¢¤·>¤v¤¤¤¤1¤- three of the Revised Statutes, relating to pilot boats, be amended by adding thereto a paragraph as follows: “ Steam pilot boats shall, in addition to the masthead light and green §*°°g" P“°* b¤·*¤- and red side lights required for ocean steam vessels, carry a red light s1v,`•m3¤71°;i.4233' P' hung vertically from three to five feet above the foremast headlight, for the spprpose of distinguishing such steam pilot boats from other steam ves s. » Sec. 6. That section forty-five hundred and forty-two of the Revised w?‘;‘f“°°° “°‘““°”'° Statutes be, and is hereby, amended by adding thereto the words *‘or Ig S·» M- 4542, v. whero he died]; 878, amended. Sec. 7. That section forty-five hundred and forty-Eve of the Revised Statutes be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: “SEc. 4545. A circuit court, in its discretion, may at any time direct QQQ QQ_;:?';;'] the sale of the whole or any part of the effects of a deceased seaman B- -.¤¤M5•5,i».s·n•, or apprentice, which it has received or may hereafter receive, and shall ""°"°°d‘ hold the proceeds of such sale as the wages of deceased seamen are held. When no claim to the wages or effects or proceeds of the sale of the effects of a deceased seaman or apprentice, received by a circuit court, is substantiated within six years after the receipt thereof by the court, it shall be in the absolute discretion of the court, if any subsequent claim is made, either to allow or refuse the same. Such courts shall, from to time, pay any moneys arising from the unclaimed wages and effects of deceased seamen, which in their opinion it is not necessary to retain for the purpose of satisfying claims, into the Treasury of the United States, and such moneys shall form a fund for, and be appropriated to, the relief of sick and disabled and destitute seamen belonging to the United States merchant marine service." Sec. 8. That chapter ninety-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred 0¤S_fj}}{;‘;“§_;j_Q,j’j,,§§';§; clearance direct to a foreign port of a vessel navigating the waters of b·{·1gr nM11g:;!- M_ the northern, northeastern, and northwestern frontiers of the United ‘°"°°°" "" ‘ " States otherwise than by sea, prescribed by section forty-three hundred _ _ and eighty-two of the Revised Statutes, are abolished. Where such mQ;'j£$°""° °°'"F‘°“‘ fees, under existing laws, constitute in whole or in part the compensa— tion of a collector of customs, such officer shall hereafter receive a fixed sum for each year equal to the amount which he would have been entitled to receive as fees for such services during said year. Sec. 10. That section forty-one hundred and sixty-five of the Revised Statutes be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: R _ t { A __ ·*Sec. 4165. A vessel registered pursuant to law, which by sale has _.,,,,°$‘§,.'§.{’, ,{,'§§"{. become the property of a foreigner, shall be entitled to a new register ggwd f=<>¤¤ *’¤¤>is¤· upon afterwards becoming American property, unless it has been ¤»».4m.p.sos, enlarged or undergone change in build outside of the United States." ‘*“‘°“'*°‘*· Sec. 11. That section thirteen of chapter three hundred and forty- four of the laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-four be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: srrur L—VOL 29—-44