National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-25
oyTgF COAST OF FLORIDA.


station. SANDY Shoal Island, q complete life
esyino station; Smiths Island, complete life
saving station.
ON THE COAST OF FLORIDA.
About eighteen miles north of Indian River
Inlet. a house Of refuge; Gilbert's Bar, house
of refuge; near Orange Grove, house of ref
ure; between HillsborOugh and New River In
Let a house Of refuge; about ten miles south Of
New River Inlet, house Of refuge.
ON THE COAST OF WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Neah Bay, life-boat station; Shoalwater
Bay, life-boat station; Cape Disappointment,
boat station.
ON THE COAST OF OREGON.
Cape Arago, life-bOat station.
ON THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA.
Humboldt Bay, a lfe-boat station; Point
Reyes, Efe-boat station: between Point Lobos
and Point San Pedro, a lfe-bOGt station; Point
Conception, near the lighthouse, a hfe-boat
station.
ON THE COAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
Mexico Bay, about seven miles westward OF
Stony Point, complete Hfe-saving station;
Mexico Bay, about seven miles eastward of
Nine Mile Point, q complete life-saving station
Oswego, ifs-boat station; Charlotte, life
boat station.
ON THE COAST OF LAKE ERIE.
Buffalo, a Hfe-hoat station; Pressure ISL.
complete life-saving station; Fairport, life
boat station; Cleveland, a life-boat station;
Marblehcad, (Sandusky,) a life-boat station.
ON THE COAST OF LAKE HURON.
Point aux Barques, complete life-saTfng
station; Tawas, a complete life-saving station;
Sturgeon Point, complete Hfe-saying station;
North Point, Thunder Bay, Hfs-boat station;
Forty Mile Point, complete life-saVing station.
ON TIE COAST OF LAKE MICHIGAN.
Beaver Island, a nfe-boat station; NUth
Manitou Island, life-boat station; Point aux
Bee Scies, q complete Iife-savsng station;
GrGnde Pointe au Sauble, complete HfeSsy-
ing station. Grand Haven, a life-boat station;
Saint Joseph's, Hfe-boat station; Chicago, 8
Hfe-boat station; Crosse Point, completelife-
esving station; Racine, Hfe-boat station; NIL
waukee, lffe-bOat station; Sheboygan, alife-
boat station; Twin Rivers Point, a Hfeboat
station.
ON THE COAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
Between White Fish Point and Point auSau-
Bile, four complete life-saTing stations.
Sec 2. That the Secretary Of the Treasury is
hereby authorized, whenever, in his opinin, It
may become necessary for the proper admins
tration of the lfe-saYing service, and the pro-
lection of the public property at the stTtions
and houses Of refuge herein authorized D be
established, to appoint one superintendent for
LQe COaELe OF delaware anu virginia, OBJ
the coast Of Florida, one for the coasts Of lakes
Erie and Ontario, one for the coasts of lakes
Huron and Superior, and one for tie cost Of
Lake Michigan, and also keeper for eaih of
said stations and houses Of refuge; ant the
said superintendent shall have the poWeE and
perform the duties of inspectors of customs.
Sec .. That the compensation Of each ftRe
superintendent, TO be appointed under TIT pro-
visions of the preceding section, shall MT ez-
coed one thousand dollars per annum; AM the
compensation Of the keepers shall not exceed
two hundred dollars per annum, except that
those employed at the houses of refuge On the
Florida coast shall reside in said houses AMI re-
, ceive compensation at the rate Of Gortydol-
lars per month.
Sec. 4. That the Secretary Of the Treasury
Is hereby authorized to appoint an assistant 70 i
the superintendent Of the coast Of Long Island
and Rhode Island, who shall perform theiu-
ties required Of the superintendent at the ife,
saving stations within the State Of Rhode
Island, and reside on Block Island, and foThis
services he snail receive an annual salaT Of
five hundred dollars.
Sec. 5. That the Secretary Of the Treasury
is hereby authorized to employ crews Of eT-
perfenced surfmen 81 such Of the stations
herein denominated complete stations anC at
such Of the e-boat stations on the PGihc
coast as he may deem necessary and prQer,
for such periods, and at such compensation,
not to exceed forty dollars per month, q he
may deem necessary and reasonable.
Sec. 9. That the Secretary Of the TreanTy
may accept the services of volunteer crew. Of
any Of the life boat stations herein authorized,
who shall be subject to the rules and reglla-
lions governing the life saving service; AM
list Of the names Of each crew shall be KEEP in
the Office Of the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Such volunteers shall receive no compensation
except 9 sum Of not more than ten dollars eIch
for every occasion upon which they shall hive
been instrumental in saving human life, md
such of the medals herein authorized as tley
may be entitled to under the provisions herein
after made: Provided, That no payment shall
be made to any person who shall not have &C
tually participated In the efforts TO save the
life or lives rescued.
sec Z. That the Secretary of the Treasuryis
hereby directed TO cause to be prepared medtls
of honor, with suitable devices, 70 be distn-
guished as life-saviDg medals Of the first and
sscond class, which shall be bestowed upon any
persons who shall hereafter endanger tlBir
0Wn lives in saving, or endeaVoring to save lives
from peris Of the sea, within the United States
or upon any American vessel: PToVided, ThZt
the medal of the first class shall be confined 70
cases of extreme and heroic daring; and that
the medal of the second class shall be given n
cases not sufficiently distinguished to deserre
the medal Of the first class: Provided, dl0,
That no award Of either medal shall be maze
to any person until sufficient evidence of his
deserving shall have been filed with the Seer
tGTy OF the Treasury and entered upon tie
records Of the Department.
Sec. S. That the Secretary ofthe Treasury Is
hereby authorized to make all necessary regU-
lations for the government of the nfe-saving
service not inconsistent with law.
Sec. g. That the Secretary Of the Treasury
hereby authorized to dispose of, 70 the best adj
vantage, after due consideration by board Of
survey, such articles or materials belonging to
the Efe-saYing service as may, from long con
tinued use or other cause, become unseryice-
able. and the proceeds Of such sale shall be
covered Into the Treasury.
Sec. 10. That from and after the first day Of
July, eighteen hundred and seventy -four,
whenever any vessel Of the United States has
sustained or caused any accident involving the
loss of life, the material loss of property, OF
any serious injury to any person, or has re-
ceiyed any material damage affecting her sea.
worthiness or her efficiency, the managing
owner, agent OF master Of such vessel shall,
within five days after the happening of such
accident or damage, or as soon thereafter as
possible, send, by letter to the collector OF
customs Of the district wherein such vessel
belongs or Of that within which such accident
or damage occurred, report thereof, signed
by such owner, agent or master, stating the
name and official number (if anvil Of the YES.
sci, the port to which she belongs, the place
where she was, tie nature and probable occa-
sion of the casualty, the number and names of
those lost, and the estimated amount of loss
or damage to the vessel or cargo; and shall
furnish, upon the request Of either of such col
lectors Of customs, such other information con
corning the vessel, her cargo and the casualty
as may be called for; and If he neglect or refuse
to comply with the foregoing requirements
after reasonable time, he shall incur penalty
of one hundred dollars.
Sec II. That whenever the managing owner
or agent Of any vessel of the United States has
reason, owing to the nen-appearance OF such
vessel, or to any other circumstance, TO appre-
bend that such vessel has been lost, he shall,
IS soon as conveniently may be, send notice, in
writing, to the collector OF customs Of the port
tc which said vessel belonged, Of such loss
and the probable occasion thereof, stating the
name and the official number Of any) Of the
vessel, and the names of all persons on board,
90 Ear ss the same can be asCertained, and shall
furnish, upon request of the collector Of such
port, such additional information as he may be
able; and II he neglect to comply with the
above requirements within reasonable time,
he shall incur 3 penalty Of one hundred dol
lars.
See. I2. That It shall be the duty of the col
lector Of customs 70 Immediately transmit %