and if for a term of three years, unless sooner discharged, a bounty of three hundred dollars; one-third of which bounty shall be paid to the soldier at the time of his being mustered into the service, one-third at the expiration of one-half of his term of service, and one-third at the expiration of his term of service. And in case of his death while in service, the residue of his bounty unpaid shall be paid to his widow, if he shall Lave left a widow; if not, to his children, or if there be none, to his mother, if she be a widow.

[An act, approved March 3, 1865, chap. 124, s. 5, v. 13, p. 539, provides that no person appointed or rated an officer or clerk in the Navy, shall receive any bounty while holding such appointment.]

COAST SURVEY.

Title 56.

Mar. 3, 1813, 9. 1, v. 5, p. 640.

SEC. 4683. All appropriations made for the work of surMode of con Iveying the coast of the United States shall be expended in ducting surveys. accordance with the plan of reorganizing the mode of executing the survey which has been submitted to the President by a board of officers organized under the act of March three, eighteen hundred and forty-three, chapter one hundred.

Employment of

and Navy. Ibid.

19 A. G. Op., p. 182.

SEC. 4684. The President shall carry into effect the plan officers of Army of the board, as agreed upon by a majority of its members; and shall cause to be employed as many officers of the Army and Navy of the United States as will be compatible with the successful prosecution of the work; the officers of the Navy to be employed on the hydrographical parts, and the officers of the Army on the topographical parts of the work; and no officer of the Army or Navy shall receive any extra pay out of any appropriations for surveys.

Power to use

to employ per

SEC. 4685. The President is authorized, in executing the books, etc., and provisions of this Title, to use all maps, charts, books, instruments, and apparatus belonging to the United States, and to direct where the same shall be deposited, and to employ all persons in the land or naval service of the United States,

sons.

July 10, 1832, s. 2, v. 4, p. 571.

enlisted, or who may thereafter enlist, into the Navy or Marine Corps of the United States.

Enlisted men advanced after enlistment to any higher grade or rating do not thereby forfeit their right to any future instalment of bounty. (Fourth Auditor, Rules 1864.)

Where a soldier was enlisted in the Army as a volunteer in December, 1861, for three years, but afterward, and before the expiration of his term of enlistment, was voluntarily transferred to the naval service, in which he served out the remainder of his term: Held, That he is not entitled to the additional bounty provided by the act of July 28, 1866, chap. 296. (Op., XIV, 223, April 23, 1873, Williams.)

Where a soldier deserted, subsequently surrendered himself, was restored to duty, and finally "honorably discharged," the fact of the mark of desertion standing against him is no impediment to his receiving bounty (Kelly's case, Supreme Court, 15 Wallace, p. 34.) See sec. 2, act of August 14, 1888, title, "Deserters and desertion,"

Division I.

and such astronomers and other persons, as he shall deem proper.

Feb. 10, 1807, s.

SEC. 4686. The President is authorized, for any of the Power to empurposes of surveying the coast of the United States, to ploy vessels. cause to be employed such of the public vessels in actual 3, v. 2, p. 414; Apr. service as he deems it expedient to employ, and to give p.425. such instructions for regulating their conduct as he deems proper, according to the tenor of this Title.

14, 1818, s. 1, v. 3,

June 17, 1844, s. 1.v. 5, pp. 681, 691.

subsistence.

SEC. 4687. Officers of the Army and Navy shall, as far Manner of employment of offi. as practicable, be employed in the work of surveying the cers of Army or coast of the United States, whenever and in the manner Navy. required by the Department having charge thereof. SEC. 4688. The Secretary of the Treasury may make such allowances to the officers and men of the Army and Navy, while employed on Coast Survey service, for subsistence, 1. in addition to their compensation, as he may deem necessary, not exceeding the sum authorized by the Treasury pay and alregulation of the eleventh day of May, eighteen hundred lowances." and forty-four.

1,

Allowance for June 12, 1858, 9. v. 11, pp. 319,

See note to this section, Division

Survey, allow

Nor shall there hereafter be made any allowance for sub- Aug. 30, 1890. sistence to officers of the Navy attached to the Coast and Naval officers Geodetic Survey, except that when officers are detached attached to Coast to do work away from their vessels under circumstances ance for subsist involving them in extra expenditures, the Superintendents, sec. 4688; may allow to any such officer subsistence at a rate not 26 Stat. L., 371, exceeding one dollar per day for the period actually covered par. 2. by such duty away from such vessel.

charts.

SEC. 76. The charts published by the Coast and Geodetic Coast Survey Survey shall be sold at cost of paper and printing as nearly R. S., sec. 4691, as practicable; and there shall be no free distribution of p. 911, amended such charts except to the Departments and officers of the 1895. United States requiring them for public use; and a number of copies of each sheet, not to exceed three hundred, to be presented to such foreign governments, libraries, and scientific associations, and institutions of learning as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct; but on the order of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates not to exceed ten copies to each may be distributed through the Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

COLLISIONS-RULES OF THE SEA.

Arts. 1-15. Lights-Rules concerning.
Art. 16. Speed of ships.

Arts. 17-27. Steering and sailing rules.
Arts. 28-30. Sound signals.
Art. 31. Distress signals.
Sept. 4, 1890. Collisions at sea.

Feb. 19, 1895. Regulations to prevent col-
lisions upon inland waters.
Note 1. Lines dividing the high seas from
rivers.

Rule 1. Steam and sail vessels.

Rules 2-14. Lights.

Rules 16-25. Steering and sailing rules.
Feb. 8, 1895. Regulation of Navigation
on the Great Lakes.

Rule 1. Steam and sail vessels.
Rules 2-13. Lights.

Rules 14-15. Fog signals.
Rules 16-28. Steering and sailing rules.
Rule 28. Sec. 2. Fine,

Sec. 3. Authority to make regu-
lations.
Sec. 4. Repeal of inconsistent
rules.

Rule 15. Fog signals.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following regulations for preventing collisions at sea shall be followed by all public and private vessels of the

Preliminary.

Aug. 19, 1890,

regulations for preventing colli

sions at sea, as

amended by the

1894, Aug.13,1894,

and June 10, 1896,

United States upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith, navigable by sea-going vessels.

In the following rules every steam-vessel which is under sail and not under steam is to be considered a sailing-vessel, and every vessel under steam, whether under sail or not, is to be considered a steam-vessel.

The word "steam-vessel" shall include any vessel propelled by machinery.

A vessel is "under way" within the meaning of these rules when she is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground.

RULES CONCERNING LIGHTS, AND SO FORTH.

The word "visible" in these rules when applied to lights acts of May 28, shall mean visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere. ARTICLE 1. The rules concerning lights shall be complied and proclaimed with in all weathers from sunset to sunrise, and during such by the President of the United time no other lights which may be mistaken for the prescribed States to take lights shall be exhibited.

effect July 1, 1897.

Material changes from former acts indi

2.

See notes 1 and

ART. 2. A steam-vessel when under way shall carry-(a) On or in front of the foremast, or if a vessel without a forecated by italics. mast, then in the fore part of the vessel, at a height above the hull of not less than twenty feet, and if the breadth of the vessel exceeds twenty feet, then at a height above the hull not less than such breadth, so, however, that the light need not be carried at a greater height above the hull than forty feet, a bright white light, so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the vessel, namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least five miles.

(b) On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten

Note 1.-The attention of all persons concerned is invited to the changes in the rules relating to lights, steering and sailing, etc., embodied in the act, as amended, to adopt regulations for preventing collisions at sea, approved August 19, 1890, and proclaimed by the President, to take effect July 1, 1897.

On and after July 1, 1897, these rules are to be followed by all public and private vessels of the United States upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels, except upon harbors, rivers, and inland waters, and upon the Great Lakes and their tributary waters as far east as Montreal. Material changes from former acts are indicated by italics.

Amendments to the act are shown by a statement of the date of the passage of the amendment.

Article 9 of the act, relating to fishing vessels, was repealed May 28, 1894, and Congress by an act approved August 13, 1894, reenacted article 10 of the International Regulations of 1885, now in force, so far as said article relates to lights for fishing vessels. It is inserted, therefore, as reenacted, in place of article 9, repealed, of the act of August 19, 1890.

The laws to prevent collisions upon the harbors, rivers, and inland waters of the United States and those relating to the Great Lakes follow.

Note 2.-Regulations for preventing collisions at sea were adopted by act of 1885, March 3, ch. 354 (33 Stat. L., 438), modifying R. S., sec. 4233.

By act of 1890, Aug. 19, ch. 802 (1 Supp. R. S., 781), new regulations were substituted. These are amended by the above act of 1894. When act takes By sec. 3 of the act of 1890 (1 Supp, R. S., 789), the act was not to take effect until effect. a time to be fixed by proclamation of the President. The proclamation of the President was issued on July 13, 1894 (28 Stat. L., p. 1250), fixing the first day of March, 1895, as the day on which the act of 1890, as amended by the above act of 1894, is to take effect.

But by 1895, Feb. 23, ch. 127, and proclamation issued in accordance therewith, the taking effect of the act of 1890 is postponed to a date to be hereafter fixed by the President. (See, as to lights on fishing vessels, 1894, Aug. 13, ch. 284, and note.)

points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles.

(c) On the port side a red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an are of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles.

(d) The said green and red side-lights shall be fitted with inboard screens projecting at least three feet forward from the light, so as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow.

(e) A steam-vessel when under way may carry an additional white light similar in construction to the light mentioned in subdivision (a). These two lights shall be so placed in line with the keel that one shall be at least fifteen feet higher than the other, and in such a position with reference to each other that the lower light shall be forward of the upper one. The vertical distance between these lights shall be less than the horizontal distance.

ART. 3. A steam-vessel when towing another vessel shall, in addition to her side-lights, carry two bright white lights in a vertical line one over the other, not less than six feet apart, and when towing more than one vessel shall carry an additional bright white light six feet above or below such light, if the length of the tow measuring from the stern of the towing vessel to the stern of the last vessel towed exceeds six hundred feet. Each of these lights shall be of the same construction and character, and shall be carried in the same position as the white light mentioned in article two (a), excepting the additional light, which may be carried at a height of not less than fourteen feet above the hull.

Such steam-vessel may carry a small white light abaft the funnel or aftermast for the vessel towed to steer by, but such light shall not be visible forward of the beam.

ART. 4. (a) A vessel which from any accident is not under command shall carry at the same height as a white light mentioned in article two (a), where they can best be seen, and if a steam-vessel in lieu of that light, two red lights, in a vertical line one over the other, not less than six feet apart, and of such a character as to be visible all around the horizon at a distance of at least two miles; and shall by day carry in a vertical line one over the other, not less than six feet apart, where they can best be seen, two black balls or shapes, each two feet in diameter.

(b) A vessel employed in laying or in picking up a telegraph cable shall carry in the same position as the white light mentioned in article two (a), and if a steam-vessel in lieu of that light, three lights in a vertical line one over the other not less than six feet apart. The highest and lowest of these lights shall be red, and the middle light shall be white, and they shall be of such a character as to be visible all around the horizon, at a distance of at least two miles.

Substitute for 1890, Aug. 19, 1

By day she shall carry in a vertical line, one over the other, not less than six feet apart, where they can best be seen, three shapes not less than two feet in diameter, of which the highest and lowest shall be globular in shape and red in color, and the middle one diamond in shape and white.

(c) The vessels referred to in this article, when not making way through the water, shall not carry the side-lights, but when making way shall carry them.

(d) The lights and shapes required to be shown by this article are to be taken by other vessels as signals that the vessel showing them is not under command and can not therefore get out of the way.

These signals are not signals of vessels in distress and requiring assistance. Such signals are contained in article thirty-one.

ART. 5. A sailing vessel under way and any vessel being towed shall carry the same lights as are prescribed by article two for a steam-vessel under way, with the exception of the white lights mentioned therein, which they shall never carry.

ART. 6. Whenever, as in the case of small vessels under way during bad weather, the green and red side-lights can not be fixed, these lights shall be kept at hand, lighted and ready for use; and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side, nor, if practicable, more than two points abaft the beam on their respective sides.

To make the use of these portable lights more certain and easy the lanterns containing them shall each be painted outside with the color of the light they respectively contain, and shall be provided with proper screens.

ART. 7. Steam-vessels of less than forty, and vessels under Supp. R. S., 782. oars or sails of less than twenty tons gross tonnage, reSmall vessels spectively, and rowing boats, when under way, shall not be relieved from cer tain lights. required to carry the lights mentioned in article two (a), (b), and (c), but if they do not carry them they shall be provided with the following lights:

Small steam vessels.

Small steam

boats as carried

"First. Steam-vessels of less than forty tons shall carry"(a) In the fore part of the vessel, or on or in front of the funnel, where it can best be seen, and at a height above the gunwale of not less than nine feet, a bright white light constructed and fixed as prescribed in article two (a), and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. "(b) Green and red side-lights constructed and fixed as prescribed in article two (b) and (c), and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least one mile, or a combined lantern showing a green light and a red light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on their respective sides. Such lanterns shall be carried not less than three feet below the white light.

"Second. Small steamboats, such as are carried by seagoing by other vessels. vessels, may carry the white light at a less height than nine feet