818 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 264. 1909. mggj1*j}':[v,_ That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized to make gum or scum me such rules and regu tions for the navigation of the South and South- “"“'°“ "‘”“‘ west sses of the Mississippi River as to him shall seem necessary or expedildnt for the urpose of reventing any obstruction to the c anne s through said South and Southwest ses and an injury to the °**¤¤¤¤*¤°*¤”*°°°d· works therein constructed. The term "Sl:1-lah and Southwest passes," as herein employed, shall be construed as embracin the entire extent of channel, in each case, between the upper ends of the works at the head of the and the outer or sea en s of the jetties at the entrance _re¤my ser mia- from the Gulf of Mexico; and any willful violation of any rule or regu- °°°* lation made by the Secretary of War in pursuance of this Act shall be deemed a misdemeanor, for which the owner or owners, agent or agents, master or pilot of the vessel so offending shall be separately or collectively responsible, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a iine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not exceeding three months, or by both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. c,ggL°*:t*3°¤* l°°”· Sec. 6. · That section four of the river and harbor Act aplproved =··Y·¥’·**¥·=·=*"’ "‘ ;i.`LE'¤d'Z?Tn§i€§Tf§§€el°Z$d§§‘l0*2214 §l‘.Eiif.‘$i:¥’ ”°’ “"d is °"°b" ’ F r e e p ¤ ¤ nz •> " smc. 4. That no tolls or o ratin char es whatever shall be levied lhiimeihlhcficdfggf upon or collected from any veslsial, drglge, og other water craft for passing throu h any lock, canal, canalized river, or other work for the use and beneigs of navigation, now belonging to the United States or that may be hereafter acquired or constructed; and for the pur se of preserving and continuing the use and navigation of said canaldoand other
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M §T3.?§§}Ei.?‘1ii3hi·le'£§¤‘£'?°l03' £t£tS;$£IZ°?3p?$pirErtf°“$¥’r‘3;¢?z“3°h"L“’£ ¤- . ‘ : e a ¤,§§°,Z§?'"°°°“ "` whenever, in the judgment of the Secretary of War, the condition of any of the aforesaid works is such that its entire reconstruction is absolutely essential to its ellicient and economical maintenance and operation as herein_ proyided for, the reconstruction thereof may include Recommendation such modifications in plan and location as may be necessary to provide ,,,,,i,,.d_ adequate facilities for existing navigation: }*r0mded fart er,hat the modifications are necessary to make the reconstructed work conform to similar works previously authorized by Congress and forming a part_of the same improvement, and that such modifications shall be considered and approved by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and be recomrnen ed by the Chief of Engineers before the imma of expennes. work of reconstruction is commenced: I ’rm:ided fam?/zer, also, That an itieigpzeidhstaétepnglnt of said eipiinses slplggccogparghthe anlpual report rumlma Canal nm o e ‘ 18 o n neers: n provide nrt er. at not ing herein l°°1"'°'“°‘ contained shall be hbld to apply to the Panama Oanal." G}fn*{;j1*;;;·;}»Q'°;f;yj;*;{,§ Sec. 7 . That a commission be, and is hereby, created, to be known <··»mp·»—m¤¤. as the National Vilaterways Commission, to be composed of Members of the Sixtneth Conlgress, who shall be Members of the Sixtydirst Congress as well., as fol ows: Five Members of the Senate, to be appointed Bmw by. the presiding officer thereof; seven Members of the House of Rep- · iesentatives, to be appointed by the Speaker. lt shall be the duty of this commission to investigate questions pertaining to water transportation and theumprovement of waterways, and to recommend to m§¤P°¤¤·¤mP*¤Y*¤· Congress such action as it may deem best upon these subjects, Said commission shall be, and is hereby, authorized to employ experts to aid in the work of inquiry and examination, also to employ clerks, stenographers, and such other assistants as may be necessary, all such
