Evening journal., 1911-06-01
Amended Motor Boat Regulations Are Issued

Collector Of Customs Raymond has
received copies Of the amended motor
boat laws from the Department %
Navigation. Washington The new
rules which are of importance to
motor boat owners here, follow:
Be It enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of tho
United States Of American in Con-
gress assembled, That the word
motor boat" where used in this Act
shall include every vessel propelled
by machinery and not more than 65
feet in length except tugboats and
towboats propelled by steam The
length sail be measured from end 20
end over the deck. excluding sheer:
Provided, That the engine. boiler, or
other operating machinery shall hc
subject to inspection by the local in
spectors of steam vessels, and 10
their. approval of the design thereof
on all said motor boats, which are
more than forty feet I'm length, and
which are propelled by machinery
driven by steam.
Section 2, That motor boats sub
iect to the provisions Of this Act
shall he divided into classes as fol-
lows.
Glass one. Less than twenty-six
feet in length.
Glass two Twenty-six feet or over
and less than forty feet in length.
Glass three. Forty feet or over and
not more than sixty-ive feet In
length
Section That every motor boat In
all weathers from sunset to sunrise
shall carry the following lights and
during such time no other lights
which may be mistaken for those
prescribed shall be exhibited
(a) Every motor boat of class one
shall carry the following lights:
First A white light aft TO show
all around the horizon.
Second A combined lantern in the
fore part OF the vessel and lower than
the white light aft showing green 10
starhoard and red TO port so fixed as
to throw the light from right ahead 20
two points abaft the beam on their re-
spective Sides
(h) Every motor boat Of classes
two and three shall cary the follow
ing lights:
, First. bright white light IN the
! fore part Of the vessel as near the
stem as practicable so constructed as
. to show an unbroken light over an
p arc Of the horizon OF twenty points OF
) the compass so fixed as TO throw the
{ light ten points on each side Of the
vessel namely. from right ahead tC
two points abaft the beam on either
, side. The glass or lens shall be oi
r not less than the following dimen.
+ sions.
2 Class two. Nineteen square inches
p Class three. Thirty-one square
q inches.
Second. A white light aft to show
2 all around the horizon.
l. Third On the starboard side
- green light so constructed as to shov
4 an unbroken light over an arc OF tn
( horizon Of ten points OF the compass
e so. fixed as to throw the light from
D right ahead to two points abaft IN
= beam on the starboard side. On tn
D port side a red light so constructe
e as to show an unbroxen light over a
q arc Of the horizon OF ten points Of tn
e compass. so fixed as 10 throw tn
e light from right ahead to two point
abaft the beam on the port side. Tn
" glasses or lenses in the said sid
:. lights shall be of not less than tn
4 following dimensions on motor boat
o Of
n Class two. Sixteen square inches.
r Class three. Twenty-Five squar
r inches.
: On and after July 1, 1911, al
y lenses prescribed by paragraph %
i OF section three shall be fresnel o
n nuted. The said lights shall be fitte
e with inboard screens Of suficien
e height and so set as to prevent thes
lights from being seen across the boy