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 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Srzss. I. Cris. 234, 235. 1908. 555 Sec. 2. That within ninet days from the assa e of this Act the R°€“l¤**°¤*· Interstate Commerce Commission shall formulate rigulations for the °ii»mii$ safe transportation of explosives, and said regulations shall be binding "‘“]g"°‘ upon all common carriers engaged in interstate commerce which transport explosives by land, and violations of them shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided. The Interstate Commerce Commission, C¤¤¤¤.<¤¤· on its own motion or upon application made by any interested party, may make changes or modifications of the regulations for the safe ` transportation of explosives, made desirable by new information or altered conditions, and such changed regulations shall have all the force of the original regulations. The regulations for the safe trans· t£¤¤k*¤=· ¤¤·¤l¤i¤s» portation of explosives referred to in this section shall be in accord ° ' with the best known practicable means for securing safety in transit, covering the packing, marking, loading, handling while in transit, and the precautions necessary to determine whether the material when offered is in proper condition to transport. The regulations for the E**°°*~ safe transportation of explosives shall take effect three months after their formulation and publication by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and shall be in effect until reversed, set aside, or modified. Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful to transport, carry, or convey §;°{g{lj{‘§{*g°·g§· liquid nitroglycerine, fulminate in bulk in dry condition, or other like mmspommm 6r,p¤¥ explosive between a place in a foreign country and a place within the ]“°i°°°‘ United States, or a place in one State, Territo, or District of the United States and a place in an other State, Territory, or District thereof, on any vessel or vehicle of any description operated by a common carrier in the transportation of passengers or articles of commerce by land or water. Sec. 4. Every package containing explosives or other dan erous of°§§f,lf§2§.,,P“°k“g“ articles when resented to a common carrier for shipment shalI have lainl marked on the outside thereof the contents thereof, and it shall he unlyawful for any person to deliver, for interstate or foreign transportation, to any common carrier engaged in interstate or foreign com- _ merce by land or water, or to cause to be delivered, or to carry, any ”°°°P“"° ’“"**"¤· explosive, or other dangerous article, under any false or deceptive marking, description, invoice, shipping order, or other declaration, or without informing the agent of such carrier of the true character thereof, at or before the time such delivery or carriage is made. Sec. 5. That every person who knowingly violates, or causes to be gsngnigw m I, violated, any of the foregoing provisions of this Act shall be deemed 1u::§.¤Hm¤1é¤. guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished for each offense by a line not exceeding two thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding eighteen months, or by both such Hue and im risonment, in the discretion of the court. · · Sec. 6. That this Act shall take effect immediately, and all Acts or  _ parts of Acts in conflict therewith are hereby repealed, except section R-S--°°°-**”·¥’·“‘· forty-four hundred and twenty-two of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which shall remain in full force and effect. Approved, May 30, 1908. GKAP. 235.-An Act To amend section fifty-four hundred and thirty-eight of §’f§E°i;:£i thé R.8VlS0d St2.l'.1lt·€S. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives afthe United _ _ States of America in Congress assembled That section fifty-four hun- ,hl;}§‘,°v‘;l*§,‘f_’Q§,§‘§“""° dred and thirty-eight of the Revised Statutes be, and the same is R-S·.ss<··5•¤1*·p-10‘€>4· hereby, amended to read as follows: P _ mln " Sec. 5438. Every person who makes or causes to be made, or pre- cm§f°“““g sents or causes to be resented, for payment or approval, to or py any person or officer in the civil, military, or naval service of the nited