they shall not be allowed for periods exceeding those mentioned in the following schedule, respectively: SCHEDULE OF VOYAGES FOR SAILING VESSELS. [For steam vessels on foreign voyages the allotment may be one-half of the amount allowed sailing vessels. ] 1 4 $5 Coasting voyages, except between the Atlantic and Pacific ports, including voyages from first coasting district to Atlantic ports in the Dominion of Canada. 10 Voyages between ports in second and third coasting districts to Atlantic ports in the Dominion of Canada. 35 12 15 Between ports on Pacific and Atlantic coasts. 5 Between Pacific ports and British Columbia. Between ports in first and third coasting districts and ports in Europe. Between ports in first and third coasting districts and ports on the Mediter ranean east of Sicily, and Black Sea. 20 Between ports in second coasting district and ports in Europe. 40 15 20 མ་ 30 35 15 12 Between ports on Pacific coast and ports in Europe. Between ports on Pacific coast and ports in New Zealand, Tahiti, Australia, Between ports on Pacific coast and ports in China, Philippine Isles, Java, &c. Between ports on Atlantic or Gulf coasts and West Indies and Central 30 Between ports on Atlantic or Gulf coasts and east coast of Africa, Mauritius. 35 40 Between ports on Atlantic or Gulf coasts and East Indies, including Singa- Between ports on Atlantic or Gulf coasts and China and Japan and Philippine 30 Between ports on Atlantic or Gulf coasts and Australia and New Zealand. 30 35 10 5 Between ports on Atlantic or Gulf coasts and ports on west coast of South Between ports in first and third coasting districts and Mexico. (Treasury circular June 21, 1886.) FISHING AND WHALING VESSELS-SLOP-CHESTS ON. SEC. 13. That section eleven of "An act to remove certain burdens on the American merchant marine and encourage the American foreign carrying-trade, and for other purposes," approved June twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, shall not be construed to apply to vessels engaged in the whaling or fishing business. (Act of June 19, 1886.) NATURALIZATION OF SEAMEN. (Revised Statutes, Title XXX.) SEC. 2174. Every seaman, being a foreigner, who declares his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States in any competent court, and shall have served three years on board of a merchant-vessel of the United States subsequent to the date of such declaration, may, on his application to any competent court, and the production of his certificate of discharge and good conduct during that time, together with the certificate of his declaration of intention to become a citizen, be admitted a citizen of the United States; and every seaman, being a foreigner, shall, after his declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States, and after he shall have served such three years, be deemed a citizen of the United States for the purpose of manning and serving on board any merchant-vessel of the United States, anything to the contrary in any act of Congress notwithstanding; but such seaman shall, for all purposes of protection as an American citizen, be deemed such, after the filing of his declaration of intention to become such citizen. 2.-LOG-BOOKS. (Revised Statutes, Title XLVIII.) SEC. 4290. Every vessel making voyages from a port in the United States to any foreign port, or being of the burden of seventy-five tons, or upward, from a port on the Atlantic to a port on the Pacific, or vice versa, shall have an official log-book; and every master of such vessel shall make, or cause to be made therein, entries of the following matters, that is to say: First. Every legal conviction of any member of his crew, and the punishment inflicted. Second. Every offense committed by any member of his crew for which it is intended to prosecute, or to enforce a forfeiture, together with such statement concerning the reading over such entry, and concerning the reply, if any, made to the charge, as is required by the provisions of section forty-five hundred and thirty [ninety-seven]. Third. Every offense for which punishment is inflicted on board, and the punishment inflicted. Fourth. A statement of the conduct, character, and qualifications of each of his crew; or a statement that he declines to give an opinion of such particulars. Fifth. Every case of illness or injury happening to any member of the crew, with the nature thereof, and the medical treatment. Sixth. Every case of death happening on board, with the cause thereof. Seventh. Every birth happening on board, with the sex of the infant, and the names of the parents. Eighth. Every marriage taking place on board, with the names and ages of the parties. Ninth. The name of every seaman or apprentice who ceases to be a member of the crew otherwise than by death, with the place, time, man. ner, and cause thereof. Tenth. The wages due to any seaman or apprentice who dies during the voyage, and the gross amount of all deductions to be made therefrom. Eleventh. The sale of the effects of any seaman or apprentice who dies during the voyage, including a statement of each article sold, and the sum received for it. SEC. 4291. Every entry hereby required to be made in the official logbook shall be signed by the master and by the mate, or some other one of the crew, and every entry in the official log-book shall be made as soon as possible after the occurrence to which it relates, and, if not made on the *See sec. 4597. same day as the occurrence to which it relates, shall be made and dated so as to show the date of the occurrence, and of the entry respecting it; and in no case shall any entry therein, in respect of any occurrence happening previously to the arrival of the vessel at her final port, be made more than twenty-four hours after such arrival. SEC. 4292. If in any case the official log-book is not kept in the manner hereby required, or if any entry hereby directed to be made in any such log book is not made at the time and in the manner hereby di rected, the master shall, for each such offense, be liable to a penalty of not more than twenty-five dollars; and every person who makes, or procures to be made, or assists in making, any entry in any official logbook in respect of any occurrence happening previously to the arrival of the vessel at her final port of discharge, more than twenty-four hours after such arrival, shall, for each offense, be liable to a penalty of not more than one hundred and fifty dollars. AN ACT relating to the limitation of steam pressure of vessels used exclusively for towing and carrying freight on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of an act entitled "An act to provide for the better security of life on vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam," &c., approved February twentyeight, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, so far as they relate to the limitation of steam pressure of steamboats, used exclusively for towing and carrying freight on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, are hereby so far modified as to substitute for such boats one hundred and fifty pounds of steam pressure in place of one hundred and ten pounds, as provided in said act for the standard pressure upon standard boilers of forty-two inches diameter, and of plates of one-quarter of an inch in thickness; and such boats may, on the written permit of the supervising inspector of the district in which such boats shall carry on their business, be permitted to carry steam above the standard pressure of one hundred and ten pounds, but not exceeding the standard pressure of one hundred and fifty pounds to the square inch. Approved, January 6, 1874. AN ACT making appropriation for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and for other purposes. [See page 137.] And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized, whenever he shall deem it advisable, to acquire, by donation or purchase, in beH. Mis. 391—14* 209 half of the United States, the right to use and occupy sites for life-saving or life-boat stations, houses of refuge and sites for pier-head beacons, the establishment of which has been, or shall hereafter be, authorized by Congress. Approved, March 3, 1875. AMENDS SECTION 4349 REVISED STATUTES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of sections forty-three hundred and forty-nine, forty-three hundred and fifty, fortythree hundred and fifty-one, forty-three hundred and fifty-two, forty-three hundred and fifty-three, forty-three hundred and fifty-four, forty-three hundred and fifty-five, and forty-three hundred and fifty-six of the Revised Statutes, requiring the master of every vessel licensed to carry on the coasting-trade, laden in part with foreign merchandise or distilled spirits, to procure a permit from the customs officer of the port at which his vessel was laden, authorizing him to proceed to his port of destination, and also to procure a permit from the port of destination for the unlading of his cargo, shall not be held to include vessels engaged in the navigation of the Mississippi River or tributaries above the port of New Orleans. Approved, July 12, 1876. AN ACT making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, and for other purposes. And the person in immediate charge of the Life-Saving Service, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall make a report annually to the Secretary of the Treasury, showing the manner in which all moneys appropriated for the maintenance of said Service shall have been expended, and setting forth specifically the operations of said Service during the year; and said report shall be transmitted to Congress with the papers accompanying the Annual Finance Report. Approved, July 31, 1876. COMPENSATION OF SURVEYORS. Where a surveyor certifies a manifest, or grants a permit, or receives a certified manifest and grants a permit, the fees arising therefrom shall be received by him solely for his use; and all other fees arising by virtue of this section shall be received and accounted for by the collec tor, or, at his option, by the naval officer, where there is one, and where there is a collector, naval officer, and surveyor shall be equally divided, monthly, between the said officers; and where there is no naval officer, two-thirds to the collector and the other third to the surveyor; and where there is only a collector he shall receive the whole amount thereof; and where there is more than one surveyor in any district, each of them shall receive his proportional part of such fees as shall arise at the port for which he is appointed; and in all cases where the |