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 382 THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. 11. Ch. 106. 1849. S=¤i<i¤fH<=é¢¤ *0 Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That any officer so appointed their examina- ascertaining the facts, shall report: first, whether the proposed facility second, where it should be placed if the interests of commerce demand it; third, if the thing proposed be not the most suitable, whether it is expedient to make any other kind of improvement; fourth, whether the proposed light has any connection with other lights, and if so, whether it cannot be so located as to subserve both the general and the local wants of trade and navigation; and fifth, whether there be any, and if any, what other facts of importance touching the subject. Re opt; to he Sec. 4. And be rther enacted, That all such reports shall, as hid g>¤f¤¤‘¢ the speedily as may be, lg; laid before the Secretary of the Treasury, and °f tm if such as to authorize the work without further legislation, he shall forthwith proceed with it, otherwise such reports shall be laid before Congress at the next ensuing session; but in all cases where the Fifth Auditor does not report such preliminary examination as expedient, the provisions of this act shall without delay be carried into execution. na uintiousu, S1ac.,5. And be it ficrther enacted, That vessels, steamboats, and g<—>sS<§;¤¤‘§gm;y propellers, navigating the northern and western lakes, shall, from and b§,,S_ gw__ mM_ after the thirtieth day of April next, comply with ’the following gatingthenorth- regulations, for the security of life and property, to wit: during the $,f;,eg`1B,Q;’;*h‘ night, vessels on the starboard tack shall show a red light, vessels on ' the larboard tack a green light, and vessels going off large, or belbre the wind, or at anchor, a white light; steamboats and propellers shall carry on the stem, or as far forward as possible, a triangular light, at an angle of about sixty degrees with the horizon, and on the starboard side a light shaded green, and on the larboard side red; said lights shall be furnished with reflectors, &.c., complete, and of a size to insure a good and sufficient light; and if loss or damage shall occur, the owner or owners of the vessel, steamboat, or propeller, neglecting to comply with these regulations, shall be liable to the injured party for all loss or damage resulting from such neglect; and the owner or owners of any vessel failing to comply with said regulations shall forfeit a penalty of one hundred dollars, which may be·reeovered in an action of debt, to be brought by the district attorney of the United Stateis, in the name of the United States, in any court of competent yur1s iction. Approved, March 3, 1849. Cxnr. CVI.—An Act ma/ci A r riations th cu a d ntinrrent .. Expenses nf the Indian Depzgtmgrihvdnd for fuéldingf Tr;;:;tSt£;ula;fam dit}: tftchpeginwés fgkibes, for the Year ending June zleirrietk, one thmtsand dig 1L'}! T0 an y. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of paying the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes. _ or the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, Superintendent VIZ- Z 3f g;*d£*;1,:E:;f3 For the pay of superintendent of Indian affairs at St. Louis, and the gud,,,,, ,8;,,,,, several Indian agents, as provided by the acts of June thirtieth, eigh- $1i1gg20,h 162 teen hundred and thirty-four, and of March third, eighteen hundred .1837;;,,: my and thirty-seven, and of June twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and 1846, e1i.s4. forty-six, fourteen thousand dollars.
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