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 FIFTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 3907-3909. 1906. 633 mental. moral, and professional fitness to perform the duties of that grade: Pro*oided_fin·the¢·, That the said James H. Oliver shall be car- Additional numberried as additional to the number of the grade to which he may be Ofgmde appointed under this Act or at any time thereafter promoted: And provided further, That said James H. Uliver shall not by the passage No back my- of this Act be entitled to back pay of any kind. Approved, June 30, 1906. CHAP. 3908.—A11 Act For the relief of Francis J. Cleary, a midshipman in the Junew 1906 United States Navy. * _ [S. 45E9B.] ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United [Public' N0` W`] States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and NavY·_ he is hereby, authorized to nominate and, by and with the advice and ;ifQ°,{]°{,Sf,J‘,,°€,$2}€d consent of the Senate, to appoint Francis J. Cleary, now a midship- °““g“°” °°“V**i¤*· man in the United States Navy, to the grade and rank of ensign on the active list of the Navy, to take rank with the members of his class according to proficiency as shown by order of merit at the date of iinal graduation: Ihooided, That the said Cleary shall bean addi- Krvvykvp. tional number in the grade of ensign, and in any grade in which he in g`ig.it$?ZZ2_""mb°r may hereafter be advanced. Approved, June 30, 1906. ‘ CHAP. 3909.-An Act'1‘o amend section twenty-eigbt hundred and seventy-one of June 30, 1906. the Revised Statutes.[H· B- 7099-} _ [Public, N0. 378.] Be it enacted by the Senate and H0usg;>_fl`Representatives of the United States o America in Cbngress assent e, That section twenty-eight Shi .¤i¤g- _ hundredjhnd seventy-one of the Revised Statutes of the Unitedy States inléiiéigisnd umm is hereby amended so as to read as follows: (ASec. 2871., Upon arrival at any port in the United States of a Special imma im-_ steamship or other conveyance from a foreign port or place, or upon "‘,{{‘§f‘,§;,,c_,,,,,_p_556_ the arrival of a steamship or other conveyance from anot er port in the ¤¤¤g;¤{<;;g· dt be ded United States belonging to a line designated by the Secretarly of the mam, ° ° ° Treasury as a common carrier of bonded merchandise, the col ector of . customs, with the concurrence of the naval officer, where there is one, upon or after the issuing of a general order, shall grant, upon proper application therefor. a special icense to lade or unlade the cargo of said vessel or other conveyance at night—that is to say, between sunset and sunrise; but before any such special license is granted the mas- Bona. ter, agents, or consignees of the vesse or other conveyance shall exe— cute and deliver to the collector a good and sulhcient bond, to be approved by him, conditioned to indemnify and save the collector harmless from any and all losses and liabilities which may occur or be occasioned b reason of the granting of such special license. And any liabilitv of tlile master or owner of any such steamship or other conveyandc to the owner or consignee of any merchandise landed from her or other convevancc shall not be affected by the granting of such special license or of any general order, but such liability shall continue until the merchandise is properly removed from the dock whereon the same may be landed. The C0ll€Ct0I', lll1d8i' such general regulations i Compensation for as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, shall fix a uniform "“’°f"°”‘. and reasonable inte of compensation for like service, to be paid by the master, owner, or consignee whenever such special license is granted, and shall collect and distribute the same among the inspectors assigned to superintend the lading or unlading of the cargo." Approved, June 30, 1906.