The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-13
NEW LAW NON EFFECTIVE F0R
 MOTOR BOATS

| The new law governing the licensing and operation of motor boats is now in full force in the district of Alaska. according to Deputy Customs Col 1 lector Al Norgren.
 An entirely new set of regulations has been promulgated concerning the l licensing of boats, doing away with the navy control and war numbers existing since the country first went to war, and placing the control of the boats with the customs service. and the local customs official is now receiving applications for the new Companied by photographs of the mas ters of the boats, one being attached to the application and the other be. ing placed on an identification card. which is given to the master. so he can prove his identity if overhauled and examined.
 Under the new regulations, which form part of the espionage act. all boats propelled by sail or motor power in whole or in part, and all other craft over twenty feet in length, must be especially licensed by the customs house
 Boats can not run at night unless their licenses are indorsed on the face by the customs official, the mas ter of the craft being required to es- tablish to the satisfaction of the of. fcial the need or such operation.
 Undocumcnted yachts. motor boats and craft used exclusively for pleas ure purposes. operating under a spe- cial harbor license. may proceed from che port to another without being re quired to report at the customs house at the port of destination, on q spc- Cial permit to be issued by the GUS toms officer showing the names of all passengers, whose loyalty is vouChcd for by the master of the boat Such vessels owned by persons residing at q place not q port of entry may cruise in the immediate vicinity of rcsidenc" of the owner under license. or may proceed from the home port or resi- dence of the owner to port of entry, conditioned upon report to the GUS toms house on arrival. Term permits may be issued in special cases to un- documcnted vessels used exclusively for pleasure purposes for period of thirty days without reporting indi- vidual trips, and subject to further re newals by indorsement for like pc riods. Such special permit will be of the owner or master named in the permit.
 All applications for license should be made in person by the master and owner of q boat, and not by mail In the case of change of masters new application must be made and the name of the new master indorsed on the license. If the ownership is changed new license must be ob- taincd
 Licenses will be issued only to resi-. dents of the United States and citi- zens of allied or friendly countries. Any vessel operating without the license by the new legislation will be deemed guilty of breach of the es, piOnage act.
 While the requirements of the new regulations may look unnecessarily harsh or ridiculous where ownership is a matter of common knowledge, it must be remembered that the law was drawn to cover all ports of the United States. In the cities of the east coast, particularly, there are many thousands of boats whose owners are unknown to the officials, and wno miLht at any time permit the use If ;h"ir craft for purposes inimical % the best interests Ol the country. The law was made 1" ?c,,r these boa s. aHd owners in thia par: ot the coun. try, far removed from the main seat If war; will chc,Icu comply with the rather comy;cX rc, rlations.
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