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(/us/pl/73/40).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That sections 4399, Construction and inspection of boilers, unfired pressure vessels, etc. [R.S., secs. 4399, 4418, 4428–4434, pp. 852, 856, 858](/us/rs/s4399/4418/4428–4434/pp852/856/858). [U.S.C., pp. 1489, 1492, 1494–1495](/us/usc/pp1489/1492/1494–1495). 4418, 4428, 4429, 4430, 4431, 4432, 4433, and 4434 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U.S.C., title 46, secs. 361, 392, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, and 412), be, and the same are hereby, amended to read as follows:
" “Sec. 4399. Every vessel subject to inspection propelled in whole Steam vessels defined. or in part by steam or by any other form of mechanical or electrical power shall be considered a steam vessel within the meaning of and subject to all of the provisions of this Act: *Provided, however*, That *Proviso*. Motor boats exempt. Vol. 36, p. 462; [U.S.C. p. 1508](/us/usc/p1508). motor boats as defined in the Act of June 9, 1910, are exempt from the provisions of this Act. “Sec. 4418.
The local inspectors shall also inspect, before the same Boilers, unfired pressure vessels, etc. Vol. 33, p. 1027. shall be used and once at least in every year thereafter, the boilers, unfired pressure vessels, and appurtenances thereof, also the propelling Propelling and auxiliary machinery, electrical equipment, etc. and auxiliary machinery, electrical apparatus and equipment, of all vessels subject to inspection; and the inspectors shall satisfy Examination, etc., to be made. themselves by thorough examination that the same are in conformity with law and the rules and regulations of the board of supervising inspectors, and may be safely employed in the service proposed.
No boiler, unfired pressure vessel, or appurtenances thereof shall be Defective vessels, boilers, etc. allowed to be used if constructed in whole or in part of defective material or which because of its form, design, workmanship, age, use, or for any other reason is unsafe. At each annual inspection all boilers, unfired pressure vessels, and main steam piping shall be subjected to hydrostatic tests or such other tests as may be prescribed by the board of supervising inspectors.
The ratio of the hydrostatic Hydrostatic tests. Ratio of, to be prescribed. test to the maximum working pressure shall be determined by action of the board of supervising inspectors. 126 “Sec. 4428. Material used to be inspected, stamped, etc All boilers and unfired pressure vessels constructed of iron or steel plates or other approved metals for use on vessels subject to inspection shall be made of material that has been tested, inspected, and stamped in accordance with the requirements of this Act.
“Sec. 4429. Punishment for faulty boiler, etc., construction. Any person, firm, or corporation who constructs a boiler, or steam pipe connecting the boilers, or an unfired pressure vessel for use on vessels subject to inspection, of iron or steel plates or other approved metals which have not been duly tested, inspected, and stamped according to the provisions of this Act and the requirements of the board of supervising inspectors; or who knowingly uses any defective material in the construction of such boiler, steam pipe, or pressure vessel; or who drifts any rivet hole to make it come fair; or who delivers any such boiler, steam pipe, or pressure vessel for use, knowing it to be defective in design, material, or construction, Process other than riveting. shall be fined $1,000.
Nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to prevent from being used on such vessels any boiler, steam generator, steam pipe, or unfired pressure vessel which may not be *Provisos*. Subject to approval of Board. constructed of riveted iron or steel plates: *Provided*, That scientific data and facts are submitted to enable the board of supervising inspectors to satisfy themselves that such boiler, steam generator, or pressure vessel is equal in strength and as safe from explosion as one of the best quality of iron or steel plates of riveted construction:Temporary permits. *Provided, however*, That the Secretary of Commerce may grant permission to use any boiler, steam generator, or unfired pressure vessel not of iron or steel plate riveted construction upon the certificate of the supervising inspector for the district wherein such boiler, steam generator, or pressure vessel is to be used, and other satisfactory proof that the use of the same is safe and efficient, said permit to be valid until the next regular meeting of the board of Approved seamless shells. supervising inspectors who shall act thereon: *Provided further*, That such boilers, steam generators, or pressure vessels may be constructed with seamless shells or by means of any approved method of welding governed by the rules and regulations prescribed by the board of supervising inspectors.
“Sec. 4430. Boiler plates, etc., inspection. All iron or steel plates, or other material used in the construction of boilers or unfired pressure vessels for use on vessels subject to inspection shall be tested and inspected in such manner as shall be prescribed by the board of supervising inspectors and Tensile stress, etc., to be tested. approved by the Secretary of Commerce, so as to enable the inspectors to ascertain the tensile strength, homogeneity, toughness, and Use of unapproved material forbidden. ability to withstand the effect of repeated heating and cooling; and no plate or other material shall be used in the construction of such boilers or pressure vessels which has not been tested, inspected, and approved under the rules and regulations of the board of supervising *Proviso*.
Small unfired pressure vessels exempted. inspectors: *Provided, however*, That small unfired pressure vessels having diameters not exceeding thirty inches and subject to a maximum allowable working pressure not exceeding one hundred pounds per square inch shall be exempt from this requirement. Inspection at the mills, added. “The Director of the Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection may, under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce, detail inspectors to inspect iron or steel plates or other material at the Official stamp of approval. mills where the same are manufactured; and if such plates or material are found in accordance with the rules of the board of supervising inspectors, the inspector shall stamp the same with the initials of his name and the official stamp of the Bureau of Navigation and Acceptance of, by local inspectors.
Steamboat Inspection, which stamp shall be authorized by the board of supervising inspectors; and material so stamped shall be accepted by the local inspectors of the various districts as being in full com-127pliance with the requirements of this section regarding the test and inspection of such plates and material: *Provided*, That any person, *Proviso*. Counterfeiting, etc., stamp a felony. Punishment for. firm, or corporation who affixes any false, forged, fraudulent, spurious, or counterfeit of the stamp herein authorized to be put on by an inspector shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 and imprisoned not less than two years nor more than five years.
“Sec. 4431. Every plate of iron or steel, made for use in the construction Stamping boiler plates. Pressure vessels added. of boilers, unfired pressure vessels, or riveted steam pipe shall be distinctly and permanently stamped by the manufacturer thereof, and, if practicable, in such places that the marks shall be left visible when such plates are assembled, with the name of the manufacturer, and the minimum tensile strength in pounds per square inch, and the inspectors shall keep a record in their office of the stamps upon all plates, material, and boilers which they inspect.
“Sec. 4432. Any person, firm, or corporation who counterfeits, or Punishment for counterfeiting stamps or marks. causes to be counterfeited, any of the marks or stamps prescribed for iron or steel plates or other material tested and inspected under this Act, or who designedly stamps, or causes to be stamped falsely, any such plates or material; and every person who stamps or marks, or causes to be stamped or marked, any such plates or material with the name or trade-mark of another, with the intent to mislead or deceive, shall be fined $2,000, and may in addition thereto, at the discretion of the court, be imprisoned not exceeding two years.
“Sec. 4433. The board of supervising inspectors is hereby Pressure of steam allowable. empowered to prescribe formulas, rules, and regulations for the design, material, and construction of boilers, unfired pressure vessels, Unfired pressure vessels and materials included. and appurtenances thereof, and steam piping for use on vessels subject to the provisions of this Act. The maximum working pressure shall Formulas to determine, prescribed. be determined by formulas prescribed by the board of supervising inspectors, and no such boiler, pressure vessel, or appurtenance thereof shall be designed or operated where the factor of safety is less than four: *Provided*, That the minimum thickness and maximum *Proviso*.
Pressure of valves, etc. allowable working pressure of valves, fittings, and other appurtenances shall be determined by formulas prescribed by the board of supervising inspectors. “Sec. 4434. The maximum allowable thickness of shell plates and Thickness of plates, etc. Vol. 35, p. 687. the details of material, design, and construction of externally fired boilers shall be determined by action of the board of supervising inspectors.” " All laws or parts of laws which may conflict with the provisions Conflicting laws repealed. of this Act are hereby repealed.
Approved, June 13, 1933. To provide for the redemption of national-bank notes, Federal Reserve bank notes, and Federal Reserve notes which cannot be identified as to the bank of issue. Chapter 62 48 Stat. 127 1933-06-13 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-11 73 1 public [CHAPTER 62.] AN ACT To provide for the redemption of national-bank notes, Federal Reserve bank notes, and Federal Reserve notes which cannot be identified as to the bank of issue.June 13, 1933.[[S. 1634](/us/bill/73/s/1634).][[Public, No. 41](/us/pl/73/41).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That whenever National bank, etc., notes.
Redemption of unidentifiable, authorized. any national-bank notes, Federal Reserve bank notes, or Federal Reserve notes are presented to the Treasurer of the United States for redemption and such notes cannot be identified as to the bank of issue or the bank through which issued, the Treasurer of the United States may redeem such notes under such rules and regula-128tions Cancelation, etc. as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, and the notes so redeemed shall be forwarded to the Comptroller of the Currency for cancelation and destruction.
Sec. 2. Sums charged against deposits for retirement of national bank, etc., notes. Vol. 26, p. 289. [U.S.C., p. 267](/us/usc/p267). National-bank notes and Federal Reserve bank notes redeemed by the Treasurer of the United States under this Act shall be charged against the balance of deposits for the retirement of national-bank notes and Federal Reserve bank notes under the provisions of section 6 of the Act entitled “An Act directing the purchase of silver bullion and the issue of Treasury notes thereon, and for other purposes”, approved July 14, 1890 (U.S.C., title 12, Vol. 38, p. 268. [U.S.C., p. 286](/us/usc/p286). sec. 122), and section 18 of the Federal Reserve Act (U.S.C., title 12, sec. 445); and charges for Federal Reserve notes redeemed by the Treasurer of the United States under this Act shall be apportioned Distribution of charges. among the twelve Federal Reserve banks in proportion to the amount of Federal Reserve notes of each Federal Reserve bank in circulation on the 31st day of December of the year preceding the date of redemption, and the amount so apportioned to each bank shall be charged by the Treasurer of the United States against deposit in the gold-redemption fund made by such bank or its Federal Reserve agent.
Approved, June 13, 1933. To authorize the creation of a game refuge in the Ouachita National Forest in the State of Arkansas. Chapter 63 48 Stat. 128 1933-06-13 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-11 73 1 public [CHAPTER 63.] AN ACT To authorize the creation of a game refuge in the Ouachita National Forest in the State of Arkansas.June 13, 1933.[[H.R. 3511.](/us/bill/73/hr/3511)][
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