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82 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ons. 81-83. 1894. wg°T;iz°¤¤¤* •¤·* SBC. 8. That this Act shall be null and void if construction of said Pbridge shalhrnot be commenced within one year and finished within three ears om its passe e. L¤¤¤¤¤¤¤*· W- SEC? 9. That the right tg alter, amend, or repeal this Act by Congress at any time is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 28, 1894. my 28, 1894. CHAP. 82.-An Act Authorizigg the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange, in ··——···—*—‘*_" behalf of the United States, dc s of land with the Pemaquid Land Company of Maine, in settlement of a disputed boundary of the Pemaquid Point, Maine, light station. Preumblc- Whereas there is a dispute between the Pemaquid Land Company and the United States of America as to the true northeasterly boundary line of the land of the Pemaquid Point light station; and Whereas the directors of said land company have, for the purpose of settling said dispute, proposed to exchange deeds with the United States fixing the said boundary line as hereinafter mentioned: Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Pcmuuid ]P·zi¤t States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the °“""“°°‘ Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized to execute and deliver to the Permaqnid Land Company, of Bristol, in the county of Lincoln and State of Maine, such quitclaim deed from the United States to the Sottlmmt of l>¤¤¤- Pemaquid Land Company, and receive in exchange therefor from said “”‘ company such deed to the United States as will fix the northeasterly boundary line of the land occupied by the Pemaquid Point light station , on a line identical with the stone wall and fence now on the northeasterly portion of said land and beginning at the intersection of said fence with the northwestern boundary line of said land, where a stone post is now standing, thence running south ilfty-two degrees five minutes east, true bearing, and ending in the sea. in order to settle and adjust all questions in disputtlehas to the true boundary between the lands of said company and said 'ght station. Approved, May 28, 1894. Nry 1518*4- CHAP. 83.-—An Act To amend an Act approved August nineteenth, eivhteen W ppgggamsl and ninety, entitled "An Act to adopt regulations for preventing codisions · Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ceimsm n ses. States of America. ·in_ Congress assembled, That article seven of the Act vxsggmf We approved August nmeteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled

1imég,% lm “An $0 adippt pegulations for preventing collisions at sen,” be

· · · amen rea as o ows: midline- on umu vu- “An·r. 7. Steam vessels of less than forty, and vessels under oars or '°"‘· sails of less than twenty tons gross tonnage, respectively, and rowing boats, when under way, shall not be required to carry the lights mene tioned in article two (a), (b), and (c), but if they do not carry them they shall be provided with the following lights: Sum r¤·•¤¤¤· M First. Steam vessels of less than forty tons shall carry.- ronvd ughu. ¢=(a) _In the fore part of the vessel, or on or in front of the funnel,

  • where 1t can best be seen, and at a height above the gnnwale of not

less than nme feet, a bright white light constructed and iixed as presaggbeel mfarpele twowta), and of such a character as to be visible at a ance o a eas .. o m1 es. Si•i¤ iis1m. M- ¢¢(b) Green and red side-lights constructed and iixed 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.