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FEDERAL REGISTER,

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FEDERAREGISTER
1934

Published by th e D ivision Archives, pursuant to th e Register A ct, approved July ulations prescribed by th e approval o f th e President,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
D epartm ent of Agriculture:
Agricultural A djustm ent A dm inistration:
Agricultural conservation program, 1937;
Northeast region, B u lletin N o. 101;
New York____________
Pennsylvania____ _____________________________
Federal Trade Com m ission:
Order fixing tim e and place for oral hearing:
Trade practice rules o f th e Petroleum and Petroleum Products Indu stry________________________
President o f th e United S tates:
Executive Order:
Enforcem ent of th e Convention for Safety of L ife at Sea, 1929________________________________________ _ ____
Securities and Exchange Com m ission:
Notice of hearings, in th e m atter o f:
Colonial Beacon Oil Co., com m on stock, no par value----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lac-Teck Gold Mines, Ltd__________________________
Stratoplane Corp________ _______________________________
Utah M etal and Tunnel Co., capital stock, $1.00
par value_____________________________________________
Order for continuance, offering sheet by:
Thom asson, E. M Producing Co_____________________
Orders term inating proceedings, offering sheets b y :
Fisher, G . E_____________________________________________
Securities Exchange A ct of 1934:
Suspension of trading, withdrawal and striking from listin g and registration,rules am ended______
W ar D epartm ent:
R ules, etc., to govern opening of drawbridges across M anasquan River, its navigable tributaries, and B ayhead-M anasquan Canal___________________________________

shall have been given, as provided in such regulations, shall be deemed gu ilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of n ot more than tw o thousand dollars nor less than one thousand dollars, or by im prisonm ent in th e case of a natural person for n ot exceediij one year, or by both such fine and im prisonm ent, in th e discretion o f the cou rt: Provided, T h at the proper action to enforce the provisions of th is section m ay be commenced before any com m issioner, judge, or court of th e United States, and such com m issioner, judge or court shall proceed in respect thereto as authorized by law in case of crimes against th e United S tates: Provided fu rth er, T hat whenever, h i the opinion o f th e Secretary of W ar, the public interests require it, he m ay make rules and regulations to govern the opening of drawbridges for th e passage o f vessels and other water crafts, .rui such rules and regulations, when so m ade and published, bn.ii have the force o f law, and any violation thereof shall be punished as hereinbefore provided.
THE REGULATIONS

In pursuance of the foregoing law, the following regula tions are prescribed to govern the opening of all drawbridges spanning Manasquan River, its navigable tributaries, and the Bayhead-Manasquan Canal:
1. The owners of, or agencies controlling, drawbridges shall provide the appliances and the personnel necessary for the safe, prompt, and efficient operation of the draws.
2. Drawbridges shall be opened promptly for the passage of any vessel or other water craft unable to pass under the closed spanis, except as hereinafter provided.
3. Signals.
Call Signals for Opening of Draw
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LAW

Tiie River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894, contains the following section:
S ec. 5. T hat it shall be th e duty of all persons owning, operating, and tending the drawbridges now b u ilt, or which m ay hereafter be bu ilt across the navigable rivers and other waters of the United States, to open, or cause to be opened, the draws o f such bridges under such rules and regulations as in the opinion of th e
Secretary o f W ar the public interests require to govern th e operfing
of drawbridges for th e passage of vessels and other water crafts, and such rules and regulations, w hen so m ade and published, sh all have the force of law . Every such person who shall w illfu lly fa il or refuse to open, or cause to be opened, th e draw of any suoh bridge for the passage o f a boat or boats, or who Viaii u n
reasonably delay th e opening o f said draw after reasonable
Sound Signal.Three distinct blasts of a whistle, horn, or megaphone, or 3 loud and distinct strokes o f a bell, sounded within a reasonable hearing distance o f the bridge.
Visual Signal.To be used in conjunction with sound signals when conditions are such that sound signals can not be heard.
A white 318 flag by day, a white light by night, swung in full circles at arms length in full sight o f the bridge and facing the draw.
Acknowledging Signals By bridge operator.
Sound Signals.Draw to be opened immediately: Same as call signal.
Draw cannot be opened immediately, or, if open, must be closed immediately: 2 long distinct blasts of a whistle, horn or megaphone, or 2 loud and distinct strokes of a bell, to be repeated at regular intervals until acknowledged by the vessel.
Visual Signals.Draw to be opened immediately: A white flag by day or a green light at night swung up and down vertically a number of times in full sight of the vessel.
Draw cannot be opened immediately, or, if open, must be closed immediately: A. red flag by day, a red light by night, swung to and fro horizontally in full sight of the vessel, to be repeat! until acknowledged by the vessel.
By the vessel.Vessels or other water craft having sig naled for the opening of the draw and having received a signal that the draw cannot be opened immediately, or if open must be closed immediately, shall acknowledge said signal by one long blast followed by a short blast, or by swinging to and fro horizontally a red flag by day and a red light by night.
4. Trains, automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles, vessels or other water craft shall not be stopped or manipulated in a manner hindering or delaying the operation of any draw, but all passage over drawspans or through draw openings shall be so as to expedite both land and water traffic.
5. The owners of, or agencies controlling, all bridges shall provide and keep in good legible condition two board gauges painted white, with black figures not less than 8 inches high, to indicate the headroom clearance under the closed drawspan at all stages of the tide. The gauges shall be so placed on tiie bridge that they will be plainly visible to the operator of the vessel approaching the bridge either up or down stream.
6. Drawbridges shall not be required to open for craft carrying appurtenances unessential for navigation which ex-