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to the city of Great Falls, in said State. Whenever the stockholders, representing three-fourths of the capital of said bank, at a meeting called for that purpose, determine to make such change, the pres

ident and cashier shall execute a certificate under the corporate seal Certificate to be filed. of the bank, specifying such determination, and shall cause the same to be filed in the office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and thereupon such change of location shall be effected and the operations Change of location. of discount and deposit of said bank shall be carried on in the city of Great Falls.

affected.

SEC. 2. That nothing in this act contained shall be so construed Liabilities, etc., not as in any manner to release the said bank from any liability or affect any action or proceeding in law in which the said bank may be a party or interested. And when such change shall have been determined upon as aforesaid, notice thereof and of such change shall be of published in two weekly papers in the city of Fort Benton not less than four weeks.

Publication of notice change

Change of name.

SEC. 3. That whenever the location of said bank shall have been changed from the city of Fort Benton to the city of Great Falls in accordance with the first section of this act, its name shall be changed to The Northwestern National Bank of Great Falls, if the board of directors of said bank shall accept the new name by resolution of the board and cause a copy of such resolution, duly authenticated, ceptance to be filed. to be filed with the Comptroller of the Currency.

Resolution of ac

SEC. 4. That all the debts, demands, liabilities, rights, privileges,Succession to debts, and powers of the First National Bank of Fort Benton shall devolve rights, etc. upon The North western National Bank of Great Falls whenever such change of name is effected.

Approved, December 18, 1890.

CHAP. 25.—An act to prevent the spread of scarlet fever and diphtheria in the District of Columbia.

December 20, 1890.

District of Columbia. of scarlet fever and diphtheria in

Prevention of spread

Physician, etc., to re

make report.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage of this act it shall be the duty of every registered practicing physician or other person prescribing for the sick in the District of Columbia to make report to the health officer, on forms port to health officer. to be furnished by that officer, immediately after such practitioner becomes aware of the existence of any case of scarlet fever or diphtheria in his charge; and in case such person shall fail to so report Penalties. within twenty-four hours he shall be subject to a penalty of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, and in case of a second offense the penalty shall be not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars. In case no physician shall be in charge of such patient the householder where such case occurred, or person in charge thereof, Householder, etc., to the parent, guardian, nurse, or other person in attendance upon the sick person knowing the character of the disease shall make the report above mentioned, and in case of failure to report shall suffer the same penalties as provided for physicians in this act. SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of the health officer co-operating Duty of health offi with the attending physician to cause a suitable placard, flag, or warning sign to be displayed from the front of the premises or apartment where any one case of scarlet fever or diphtheria is present. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove such placard, Unlawful removal. sign, or warning flag, when so placed, without permission of the health officer, and it shall be the duty of the said health officer, in conjunction with the attending physician, to cause the premises to be properly disinfected, and to issue the necessary instructions for the lation. isolation of the patient.

Penalties.

cer.

Warning flag, etc.

Disinfection and iso

Public exposure, etc., prohibited.

Penalty.

SEC. 3. That no person shall visit or attend any public or private school, or place of public assemblage, or appear on the public streets or in the parks while affected with scarlet fever or diphtheria, and any adult person, parent, or guardian of a minor convicted of having knowingly violated the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction, forfeit and pay a sum not less than five nor more than fifty Duty of physicians. dollars; and it shall be the duty of physicians while in attendance upon cases of scarlet fever or diphtheria to exercise such reasonable Regulations by health precautions to prevent the spread of the said diseases as may be prescribed by the health officer of the District of Columbia in regulations.

officer.

Convalescents

Physician's certificate of recovery, etc. Penalties for viola

tion.

Vessels, tents, etc., included

Meaning of "regula tions," "person in

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icine," etc.

SEC. 4. That no person who has convalesced from diphtheria or scarlet fever shall be allowed to attend any public or private school, seminary, or college until the attending physician shall have furnished a certificate that said patient has completely recovered, and that there is no danger of infection to other persons. All persons who shall, after convalescing from diphtheria or scarlet fever, visit schools, seminaries, or colleges, without providing themselves with such certificates, shall suffer the penalties provided for in section one of this act.

SEC. 5. That the provisions of this act shall apply to every ship, vessel, steamer, boat, or craft lying or being in the rivers, harbors, or other waters within the jurisdiction of said District, and to every tent, van, shed, hovel, barn, out-house, cabin, or other like place, as if the same were an ordinary dwelling.

SEC. 6. That the word "regulations," as herein used, shall be held charge thereof, to mean also rulés, orders, and amendments. The words "person practitioner of med- in charge thereof" shall be held to mean the owner, his agent or factor; the tenant, his clerk or representative; the nurse, or any one or more persons who by reason of their position are charged with the management or care of the premises, or interested in the person afflicted. The words "practitioner of medicine," or "practitioner,” shall be held to include all persons who undertake to treat persons afflicted, either gratuitously or for pay.

False reports or certificates.

Penalty.

Necessary expenses.

Jurisdiction.

Appeal.

SEC. 7. That any person who shall knowingly make, sign, or deliver any false report or certificate herein provided for, upon conviction thereof in the police court of said District, shall be fined not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, and, in default of payment thereof, be committed to jail for not less than one nor more than twenty days.

SEC. 8. That the expenses necessarily incurred in the execution of the provisions of this act shall be borne from the general appropriation for the maintenance of the health department of the District of Columbia, and the jurisdiction of civil and criminal procedure in the enforcement of this act is hereby vested in the police court of the said District, with the same right of appeal as in other civil and criminal trials in said District.

Approved, December 20, 1890.

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CHAP. 26.—An act to amend section forty-four hundred and twenty-six of the Revised Statutes of the United States, regulation of steam-vessels.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section fortyfour hundred and twenty-six of the Revised Statutes of the United States be amended by adding the following words:

"Provided, however, That in open steam-launches of ten tons burden and under, one person, if duly qualified, may serve in the double capacity of pilot and engineer."

Approved, December 22, 1890.

CHAP 27.—An act to provide for the purchase of a site, and the erection of a public building thereon, at Madison, in the State of Indiana.

December 24, 1890.

Public building, etc.
Site.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Madison, Ind. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a site, and cause to be erected thereon a suitable building, including fire-proof vaults, Building. heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators, and approaches, for the use and accommodation of the United States post-office and other Government offices, in the city of Madison and State of Indiana, the cost of said site and building, including said vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators, and approaches, complete, not to exceed the sum of fifty thousand dollars.

Cost.

vertised for.

Proposals for the sale of land suitable for said site shall be invited Proposals to be adby public advertisement in one or more of the newspapers of said city of largest circulation for at least twenty days prior to the date specified

in said advertisement for the opening of said proposals.

Proposals made in response to said advertisement shall be addressed Responses.

and mailed to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall then cause the

said proposed sites, and such others as he may think proper to desig

nate, to be examined in person by an agent of the Treasury Depart- Examination, etc., by ment, who shall make written report to said Secretary of the results of Treasury agent. said examination, and of his recommendation thereon, and the reasons therefor, which shall be accompanied by the original proposals

and all maps, plats, and statements which shall have come into his possession relating to the said proposed sites.

If, upon consideration of said report and accompanying papers,

the Secretary of the Treasury shall deem further investigation nec

essary, he may appoint a commission of not more than three persons, Appointment of comone of whom shall be an officer of the Treasury Department, which mission. commission shall also examine the said proposed sites, and such others

Examination and re

as the Secretary of the Treasury may designate, and grant such hear- Hearings.
ings in relation thereto as they shall deem necessary; and said com-
mission shall, within thirty days after such examination, make to the
Secretary of the Treasury written report of their conclusion in the port.
premises, accompanied by all statements, maps, plats, or documents
taken by or submitted to them, in like manner as herein before pro-
vided in regard to the proceedings of said agent of the Treasury De-
partment; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall thereupon finally
determine the location of the building to be erected.

Determination of lo

cation.

Compensation of com

missioners.

Proviso.
Treasury ember.

The compensation of said commissioners shall be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury, but the same shall not exceed six dollars per day and actual traveling expenses: Provided, however, That the member of said commission appointed from the Treasury Department shall be paid only his actual traveling expenses. No money shall be used for the purpose mentioned until a valid Noexpenditure until title to the site for said building shall be vested in the United States, nor until the State of Indiana shall have ceded to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same, during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of civil process therein.

valid title, etc., pass.

The building shall be unexposed to danger from fire by an open Open space. space of at least forty feet on each side, including streets and alleys.

Approved, December 24, 1890.

December 24, 1890.

Lima, Ohio.

CHAP. 28.-An act to erect a public building at Lima, Ohio.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Public building, etc. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to

Site.

Building.

Cost.

Proposals to be advertised for.

Responses.

Treasury agent.

acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a site, and cause to be erected thereon a suitable building, including fire-proof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators, and approaches, for the use and accommodation of the United States post-office and other Government offices, in the city of Lima and State of Ohio, the cost of said site and building, including said vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators, and approaches, complete, not to exceed the sum of sixty thousand dollars.

Proposals for the sale of land suitable for said site shall be invited by public advertisement in one or more of the newspapers of said city of largest circulation for at least twenty days prior to the date specified in said advertisement for the opening of said proposals.

Proposals made in response to said advertisement shall be addressed and mailed to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall then cause the said proposed sites, and such others as he may think proper to Examination, etc., by designate, to be examined in person by an agent of the Treasury Department, who shall make written report to said Secretary of the results of said examination, and of his recommendation thereon, and the reasons therefor, which shall be accompanied by the original proposals and all maps, plats, and statements which shall have come into his possession relating to the said proposed sites.

Appointment of commission.

Hearings.

port.

If, upon consideration of said report and accompanying papers, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deem further investigation necessary, he may appoint a commission of not more than three persons, one of whom shall be an officer of the Treasury Department, which commission shall also examine the said proposed sites, and such others as the Secretary of the Treasury may designate, and grant such hearings in relation thereto as they shall deem necessary; and said commission shall, within thirty days after such examination, Examination and re- make to the Secretary of the Treasury written report of their conclusion in the premises, accompanied by all statements, maps, plats, or documents taken by or submitted to them, in like manner as hereinbefore provided in regard to the proceedings of said agent of the Determination of lo- Treasury Department; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall thereupon finally determine the location of the building to be erected. The compensation of said commissioners shall be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury, but the same shall not exceed six dollars per day and actual traveling expenses: Provided, however, That the Treasury member. member of said commission appointed from the Treasury Department shall be paid only his actual traveling expenses.

cation.

Compensation of commissioners.

Proviso.

No expenditure until valid title, etc., pass.

Balance of appropriation available for building.

Open space.

No money shall be used or applied for the purpose mentioned until a valid title to the site for said building shall be vested in the United States, nor until the State of Ohio shall have ceded to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same, during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of civil process therein.

After the said site shall have been paid for, and the sketch-plans and detailed estimates for the building shall have been prepared by the Supervising Architect and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Postmaster-General, the balance of said appropriation shall be available for the erection and completion of the building, including fire-proof vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, elevators, and approaches.

The building shall be unexposed to danger from fire by an open space of at least forty feet on each side, including streets and alleys. Approved, December 24, 1890.

CHAP. 29.-An act to provide for the construction of a public building at Meridian, in the State of Mississippi.

December 24, 1890.

Public building, etc.
Site.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Meridian, Miss. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a site, and cause to be erected thereon a suitable building, including fire-proof vaults, Building. heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, for the use and accommodation of the United States post-office and other Government offices, in the city of Meridian and State of Mississippi, the cost of said site and building, including said vaults, heating and ventilating apparatus, and approaches, complete, not to exceed the sum of fifty thousand dollars.

Cost.

vertised for.

Proposals for the sale of land suitable for said site shall be in- Proposals to be advited by public advertisement in one or more of the newspapers of said city of largest circulation for at least twenty days prior to the date specified in said advertisement for the opening of said pro

posals.

Proposals made in response to said advertisement shall be Responses. addressed and mailed to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall then cause the said proposed sites, and such others as he may think

proper to designate, to be examined in person by an agent of the Examination, etc. by Treasury Department, who shall make written report to said Secre- Treasury agent. tary of the results of said examination, and of his recommendation thereon, and the reasons therefor, which shall be accompanied by the original proposals and all maps, plats, and statements which shall have come into his possession relating to the said proposed sites.

mission.

If, upon consideration of said report and accompanying papers, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deem further investigation necessary, he may appoint a commission of not more than three Appointment of compersons, one of whom shall be an officer of the Treasury Department, which commission shall also examine the said proposed sites, and such others as the Secretary of the Treasury may designate, and grant such hearings in relation thereto as they shall deem Hearings. necessary; and said commission shall, within thirty days after such examination, make to the Secretary of the Treasury written report of their conclusion in the premises, accompanied by all statements, maps, plats, or documents taken by or submitted to them, in like manner as herein before provided in regard to the proceedings of said agent of the Treasury Department; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall thereupon finally determine the location of the build- cation. ing to be erected.

Examination and re

port.

Determination of lo

The compensation of said commissioners shall be fixed by the Compensation of comSecretary of the Treasury, but the same shall not exceed six dollars missioners. per day and actual traveling expenses: Provided, however, That the Proviso. member of said commission appointed from the Treasury Depart- Treasury member. ment shall be paid only his actual traveling expenses.

No money shall be used or applied for the purposes mentioned until a valid title to the site for said building shall be vested in the

No expenditure un

United States, nor until the State of Mississippi shall have ceded to til valid title, etc., pass.

the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same, during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said

State and the service of civil process therein.

The building shall be unexposed to danger from fire by an open Open space. space of at least forty feet on each side, including streets and alleys. Approved, December 24, 1890.

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