SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 187, 188. 1908. 245 CHAP. 187.-An Act To make Monterey and Port Harford, in the State of Cali- Mw 2**,1908- forma, subports of entry, and for other purposes. [S- 315:*] Publi . . Be it enacted by the Senate and House cfRep7·eemtatéves of the United [ SNO 131] States of America in Ocngress assmnbted, That Monterey and Port C¤S¤>¤¤¤· _ Harford, in the State of California, are hereby made subports of ieggndigdiiiifo mlentry in the district of San Francisco, and the necessary customs H,l{§§'f§‘°{n§§§ Q’§§' officers may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, be v011S 0* <¢¤¢¤v- stationed at each of said subports with authority to enter and clear a¤iié»i£i$tif2582’p`51]’ vessels, receive duties, fees, and other moneys, and perform such other Services as, in his judgment, the interest of commerce may rizfjuire, and said officers shall receive such compensation as he may a ow. Sec. 2. That in lieu of stationing deputy collectors or other customs cu£&‘§°§g,$§_“il °f officers permanently at either of said subports in said district, the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, authorize the necessary officers to be detailed from time to time, from the port of entry, or from another subport within such district to enter or clear vessels, receive duties, fees, or other moneys, and perform such other services as, in his judgment, the interests of commerce may require. Sec. 3. That the Act approved February twenty-fourth, nineteen $‘*§§‘f’,?},‘f“pY°,$,"l§·,,_ hundred and six, entitled “An Act to allow the entry and clearance of IMI66- vessels at San Luis Obispo, Port Harford, and Monterey, California," is hereby repealed. mmh Sec. 4. That the privileges of the first section of the Act approved iii.meam¢i$I’T€p§h¤- June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled "An Act to amend §;’,§}f(§‘g§ mP“"“°g°“ the statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, V<>1-21.1>- 173- and for other purposes," be, and the same are hereby, extended to the port of Port Arthur, in the State of Texas. _ Sec. 5. That Petoskey, in the State of Michigan, is hereby made a k_,§§g}‘,‘},,f,§‘},¥§;lSM§g’,},j subport of entry in the district of Grand Rapids, and the necessary say, k V li b_ customs officers ma *, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, p.,,$.%Ss§irj?° 8 Su be stationed at said subport with authority to enter and clear vessels, m§é§,;j§$·258’· ¥’· 51* receive merchandise shipped in bond, collect duties and make delivery of same, receive duties, fees, and other moneys, and perform such other service as, in his judgment, the interest of commerce may require, and said officcrs shall receive such compensation as he may allow. Sec. 6. That the privileges of the seventh section of the Act approved ,,,},‘{},'§§§ll“‘*Q,dQ,§§,Q§g June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled “An Act to amend ¤¤<{,¤¤{<1_g¥1¤·>-m the statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods. ° ’ “ ’p` ` and for other purposes," be, and the same are hereby, extended to the subport of Petoskey, in the State of Michigan. Sec. 7. That the privileges of the iirst section of the Act approved §;j$€§l{;{‘j¤,*f,{*`Q;*; June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled "An Act to amend portation pnviieges the statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, ”$$,'ff]§fj ;;i)A]']'3_ and for other pu1§poses," be, and the same are hereby, extended to the subport of Saint incent, in the State of Minnesota. Approved, May 23, 1908. CHAP. 188.-An Act To amend section forty-eight hundred and ninety-six of the Revised Statutes. ——e—p———— [Publ1c,§0. 13*2.] Be it enacted by the Senate and Hcu.ce ofRq>v·esentat£ves of the United States of America in Cbngress assembled, That section forty-eight §*f§f{j§é_ ,6,,_,_p_,m’ hundred and ninety-six of the Revised Statutes be, and the same is mended. hereby, amended so that the section shall read as follows: _ “Sec. 4896. When any person, having made any new invention or 0uRj,§3*;{§1g§,$,§§,‘;}§f discovery for which a patent might have been granted, dies before a patent is anted the right of applying for and obtaining the patent shall devdilve on his executor or administrator, in trust for the heirs
