Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-30
THE Law ON
COAST lights
Rules To Be Observed In
Establishing
.BeaCOnS

Labor has issued the following bull
lctin on private aids to navigation,
problem that developed in Hawaii
some time ago:
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Section of the act of Congress
approved June 20. 1906, entitled IAN
act to authorize additional aids to
navigation N the Lighthouse Estab-
lishment," reads as follows:
Sec. 3. That after the first day
of January, nineteen hundred and
seven, It shall be unlawful for any
person, company, corporation, or mu-
nicipality not under the control OF
the Lighthouse Board Commissioners
of Lighthouses to establish. erect,
or maintain in the nayigable waters
of the United States any light as
an aid to navigation, or any other
aid to navigation similar to any of
those maintained by the United
States under the control and dire.
ton of the Lighthouse Board LCom-
missioner OF Lighthouses without
first obtaining permission so to do
from the Lighthouse Board tCom-
nil fOner of Lighthousesl i'm ac-
cordance with rules and regulations
TO be establ shed by the Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor; sand any per.
son violating the provisions of this
section or any OF the rules and reg
ulations established by the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor in accord
ance herewith, shall be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanor and he sub
jcct to a fine not exceeding the sum
of one hundred dollars for each of
tense, and each day during which
such violation shall continue shall
he considered as a new offense.
In conformity with the foregoing
statute the following rules and reg
ulatiOnB in regard to priavte aids to
navigation similar to those maintain
ed blythe iunEed States under the
control and direction OF the Com.
missioner of Lighthouses are hereby
promulgated:
!. Any person, corporation, or
municipality desiring to establish a
private aid to navigation similar to
those maintained by the Commission
| er of Lighthouses, or to continue
such private aid already establish
ed, shall apply, to the Commissioner
Of Lighthouses, through the Light
house inspector OF the district In
which such aid Is situated, for au-
thoritynto do 80.
2. The application for such au-
D., thority TO establish or maintain a
/ private aid shall he made, In tripli-
cate. upon blank form which will
be furnished by the lighthouse In
spector of the district h which such
aid is situated, or by the Commits.
sioner of Lighthouses.
3. Upon the receipt of an appli.
ration to establish or maintain a
private All to navigation, the light
house inspector will make report
To the Commissioner of Lighthouses
with recommendation
4. Applicants for authority Ia
establish or maintain private aids ia
navigation will be required to give
the following informatiOn: a..
For Lights--Kind of lantern, H.
luminant, and where shown; height
above water; color (red or white) ;
visibility in miles: position OF light
by angles and bearings, distances
J etc, and, If practicable, by IA pOr.
ton OF chart showing graphically
the location; name and postofiice ad
dress of person or corporation AT
whose expense the light Is to be
maintained; name and pOstofiice ad-
dress of the person who will have
charge OF the light; time and dates
during which 1t is proposed to dis
play the light number ana charWs
ter OF vessels for whose benefit the
Light is to be maintained.
For Fog Signals-The nature OF
signal (bell, horn, whistle, etc, ;
| MHtlt W NC HldlhldlHNuI pOSlNlbH w
fog signal, by angles or bearings
distances, etc, and, II practicable, By
II portion of chart showing graph
ically the location; name and post
office address of person or corpora
ton desiring to establish or main
tain the fog signal; time and dates
the fog signal will be operated; num-
her and character of vessels fol
whose benefit the fog signal is to b,
maintained.
For liuOys, Beacons, etc.-The ma
ture of aid; color, etc; where to b'
established position OF buoy or bea
con, by angles or bearings, distances
eu,,, and, II practicable, by por
lion Of chart showing graphical!
the location; depth Of water. etc,
name and pOstohice address Of per
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