[Rations to marines on shore duly.] The provisions of the Act of July 1, 1902, ch. 1368, set forth in vol. 5, p. 349, are repeated in the Acts of March 3, 1903, ch. 1010, 32 Stat. L. 1200; April 27, 1904, ch. 1622, 33 Stat. L. 348; March 3, 1905, ch. 1481, 33 Stat. L. 1114. [SEC. 1.] [Retirement - credit for civil war service.] of the Marine Corps with creditable records who served during the civil war shall, when retired, be retired in like manner and under the same conditions as provided for officers of the Navy who served during the civil war. [33 Stat. L. 349.] This is from the Naval Appropriation Act of April 27, 1904, ch. 1622. NEW MEXICO. See TERRITORIAL COURTS, post. 246 Volume X. OBSCENITY. Act of Feb. 8, 1905, ch. 550, 247. Interstate Traffic in, and Importation and Exportation of, Obscene An Act To amend the Act of February eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled "An Act to prevent the carrying of obscene literature and articles designed for indecent and immoral use from one State or Territory into another State or Territory," so as to prevent the importation and exportation of the same. [Act of Feb. 8, 1905, ch. 550, 33 Stat. L. 705.] [Interstate traffic in, and importation and exportation of, obscene literature, pictures, etc., prohibited.] That the Act of February eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled "An Act to prevent the carrying of obscene literature and articles designed for indecent and immoral use from one State or Territory into another State or Territory," be, and hereby is, amended so as to read: "It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit with any express company or other common carrier for carriage from one State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia into any other State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, or from any place in or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to a foreign country, or from any place in or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States through a foreign country to any place in or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, or who shall cause to be brought into any place in or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States from any foreign country, any obscene, lewd, or lascivious book, pamphlet, picture, paper, letter, writing, print, or other matter of indecent character, or any article or thing designed or intended for the prevention of conception, or procuring of abortion, or any written or printed card, letter, circular, book, pamphlet, advertisement, or notice of any kind giving information, directly or indirectly, where, how, or of whom, or by what means any of the hereinbeforementioned articles, matters, or things may be obtained or made; and any person who shall knowingly deposit, or cause to be deposited, with any express company or other common carrier for carriage from one State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia to any other State or Territory of the United States, or for carriage from any place in or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to a foreign country, or from any place in or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States through any foreign country, to any place in or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, or who shall take from such express company or other common carrier with intent to sell, distribute, or circulate any matter or thing herein forbidden to be deposited for carriage shall for each offense, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned at hard labor not more than five years, or both, at the discretion of the court." [33 Stat. L. 705.] The provisions amended by the text are set out in vol. 5, p. 381. OFFICERS OF MERCHANT VESSELS. R. S. 4449. 4452. Revocation, etc., of Officer's License for Refusal to Serve, etc., 248. Sec. 4449. [Revocation, etc., of officer's license for refusal to serve, etc.] If any licensed officer shall, to the hindrance of commerce, wrongfully or unreasonably refuse to serve in his official capacity on any vessel as authorized by the terms of his certificate of license, or shall fail to deliver to the applicant for such service at the time of such refusal, if the same shall be demanded, a statement in writing assigning good and sufficient reasons therefor, or if any pilot or engineer shall refuse to admit into the pilot house or engine room any person whom the master or owner of the vessel may desire to place there for the purpose of learning the profession, his license shall be revoked or suspended upon the same proceedings as are provided in other cases of revocation or suspension of such licenses. [R. S.] This section was amended to read as above by the Act of March 3, 1905, ch. 1457, sec. 5, 33 Stat. L. 1030, set out in STEAM VESSELS, post. The section as originally enacted is set out in vol. 5, p. 402. Sec. 4452. [Appeal to supervising inspector appeal to Supervising Inspector-General.] Whenever any board of local inspectors refuses to grant a license to any person applying for the same, or suspends or revokes the license of any master, mate, engineer, or pilot, any person deeming himself wronged by such refusal, suspension, or revocation, may, within thirty days thereof, on application to the supervising inspector of the district, have his case examined anew by such supervising inspector; and the local board shall furnish to the supervising inspector, in writing, the reasons for its doings in the premises; and such supervising inspector shall examine the case anew, and he shall have the same powers to summon witnesses and compel their attendance and to administer oaths that are conferred on local inspectors; and such witnesses and the marshal shall be paid in the same manner as provided for by the preceding section; and such supervising inspector may revoke, change, or modify the decision of such local board; and like proceedings may be had by any master or owner of any steam vessel in relation to the inspection of such vessel, or her boilers or machinery, by any such local board; and in case of repairs, and in any investigation or inspection, where there shall be a disagreement between the local inspectors, the supervising inspector, when so requested, shall investigate and decide the case. In cases of trials for the revocation or suspension of an officer's license, where either the license has been revoked or suspension for more than six months has been made, and such action has been affirmed by the supervising inspector, the officer whose license is in question may have the case examined anew by the Supervising Inspector-General, who shall have the same powers to summon witnesses, to compel their attendance, and to administer caths as are conferred on local inspectors, and the Supervising Inspector-General may revoke, change, or modify said decisions. Application for such reexam ination of the case shall be made to the Supervising Inspector-General within thirty days after final decision by the supervising inspector. [R. S.] This section was amended to read as above by the Act of March 3, 1905, ch. 1457, sec. 6, 33 Stat. L. 1030, set out in STEAM VESSELS, post. The section as originally enacted is set out in vol. 5, p. 403. OKLAHOMA. See TERRITORIES, post. PANAMA CANAL. Imports and Exports, see CUSTOMS DUTIES, ante, p. 71. Provisions Concerning, see RIVERS, HARBORS, AND CANALS, post, p. 377. PATENTS. Act of March 3, 1903, ch. 1019, 250. Sec. 1. Amends R. S. Sec. 4887-Patents for Inventions Previously Patented Abroad, 250. 2. Amends R. S. Sec. 4892— Oath Required from Applicant, 251. 4. Amends R. S. Sec. 4902-Filing and Effect of Caveat, 252. CROSS-REFERENCE. See TRADEMARKS, post. [Duties of assistant commissioner.] The provision of the Act of April 28, 1902, ch. 594, set out in vol. 5, p. 412, is repeated in the subsequent Acts of Feb. 25, 1903, ch. 755, 32 Stat. L. 894; March 18, 1904, ch. 716, 33 Stat. L. 126; Feb. 3, 1905, ch. 297, 33 Stat. L. 672. An Act To effectuate the provisions of the additional act of the international convention for the protection of industrial property. [Act of March 8, 1903, ch. 1019, 32 Stat. L. 1225.] [SEC. 1.] [Amends R. S. sec. 4887 — patents for inventions previously patented abroad.] That section forty-eight hundred and eighty-seven of the Revised Statutes is amended by changing the word "seven" to "twelve," and by inserting after the word "months" the words "in cases within the provisions of section forty-eight hundred and eighty-six of the Revised Statutes, and four months, in cases of designs," and by adding the following words: " An application for patent for an invention or discovery or for a design filed in this country by any person who has previously regularly filed an application for a patent for the same invention, discovery, or design in a foreign country which, by treaty, convention, or law, affords similar privileges to citizens of the United States shall have the same force and effect as the same application would have if filed in this country on the date on which the application for patent for the same invention, discovery, or design was first filed in such foreign country, provided the application in this country is filed within twelve months in cases within the provisions of section forty-eight hundred and eighty-six of the Revised Statutes, and within four months in cases of designs, from the earliest date on which any such foreign application was filed. But no patent shall be granted on an application for patent for an invention or discovery or a design which had been patented or described in a printed publication in this or any foreign country more than two years before the date of the actual filing of the application in this country, or which had been in public use, or on sale in this country for more than two years prior to such filing;" so that the section so amended shall read: |