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 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 18-21. 1900. 29 shifting, or parking cars, or making up or breaking up trains of cars, or for any other purpose than the ordinary transit, without stopping, of railway trains: And provided farther, That the inner line of said —1¤c¤ri¤¤ of inner Front street shall not be located at any point nearer than eight feet to me °f’ °t°‘ the present iron fence inclosing the grounds of said marine-hospital property; and the violation of any of the provisions of this Act shall, P<=¤¤1¤y- as to the person, company, railway company, municipal corporation, o1· other corporation so violating any of said provisions, cause a revocation of al rights and privileges given or granted by this Act. Sec. 2. That gurisdiction, power, and authority be, and are hereby, Stgggisdggtgggcitovgcr recognized by the United States as existing in the city of New Orleans gr M ' to regulate and make improvements in said street as thus opened and extended as fully and completely as over any other portion of said street, or as fully and completely as said city of New Orleans now has, by her charter and the laws of the State of Louisiana, power and authority to regulate, to make improvements in, or govern any other street in said city. Approved, February 13, 1900. CHAP. 19.-An Act To amend section forty-two hundred and ninety of the February 14,1900. Revised Statutes, relating to log entry of collisions. 1···—·······— Be it enacted by t/ie Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Oonyress assembled, That section forty-two hun- Entries or corissm dred and ninety of the Revised Statutes be amended by adding the l,°,,oE§ '“"d° “‘ 1°g followin :, &u§;!§3e·i;=¢-4290.p·828. “TweRth. In every case of collision in which it is practicable so to ` do, the master shall, immediately after the occurrence, cause a statement thereof, and of the circumstances under which the same occurred, to be entered in the official log book. Such entry shall be made in —h0wmade; pemney. the manner prescribed in.section forty-two hundred and ninety-one, and failure to make such entry shall subject the offender to the penalties prescribed by section forty-two hundred and ninety-two.” Sec. 2. That t is Act shall take effect sixty days after its passage. meet. . Approved, February 14, 1900. CHAP. 20.-An Act For the preservation of the frigate Constitution. i February 14, 1900. Be it enacted by the Senate and House eg Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemb d, hat the Secretary of the rugsze commu- Navy is hereb authorized to place the frigate Constitution, now lying “‘}§‘;,,m,,,,,,0,,_ em at the Boston Navy-Yard, as near as may be consistent with her pres- Of- ' ervation, in the same condition as regards her hull and rigging as she was when in active service: Provide, That before beginning on such work a sufficient sum of money to complete such work shall be raised throu h the agpncy of the Massachusetts State Society United States Daugllgters of ighteen Hundred and Twelve and placed at his disposal for the purpose. " Approved, February 14, 1900. CHAP. 21.-An Act To authorize the Southeastern Railroad Company to con- February 15,1900. struct and maintain a bridge across the Lumber River within the boundary lines of ———————+- Robeson County, North Carol-ina. . . Be it enacted by the Senate and %use ofRq>resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Southeastern Railroad Southeastern R&il· - Company, a corporation created and existing under an act of the gen- f,‘§}dR’$$§}°§°§° Lum`