ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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purchase of the second steamer mentipned therein ia

hereby prohibited.

SEC. '29. And be it enacted, That the board of

public works shall have power to appoint a suitable

person to command said force; to appoint a deputy

Appoint suita-
ble commander

commander for each steamer; to appoint the deputy

commanders for each sloop for their respective districts

from persons of the counties whose waters comprise

the different districts, who shall be commissioned by

the governor, and the said deputy commanders shall

have power to appoint their subordinates and select

their crews; and the term of office of said commanders

Term of office.

shall be for two years, unless sooner removed for

incompetency or neglect of duty; and if any of said

officers shall fail in the discharge of his duty by reason

of collusion with parties interested in violating any of

the provisions of this act, he shall be guilty of a mis-

demeanor, and, on indictment and conviction in a court

of law, shall be fined or imprisoned, at the discretion

of the court.

SEC. 30. And be it enacted, That the board of pub-

lic works shall have the power to remove any officer

of eaid force for neglect of duty or incompetency; and
any officer commanding in said force shall have the

Remove incom-
petent subordi-

power to remove any subordinate under his command

nate.

and appoint a person to fill the vacancy whenever the

interest of said service may, in his judgment, require

him to do so.

SEC. 31. And be it enacted, That the board of pub-

lic works shall have power, and it shall be their duty,

to keep the steamers and said vessels in good order,

Keep vessels is

and the treasurer of the state, upon requisition of said

good order.

board and the warrant of the comptroller, is hereby

required and directed to pay the sum or sums neces-

sary to carry out the provisions of this act.

SEC. 32. And be it enacted, That the deputy com-

manders of the steamers be and they are hereby re-

quired to keep their vessels constantly on duty when

Vessels con-

circumstances will permit, and that every locality,

stantly on duty

where a violation of the law is likely to occur, shall be

visited as often as the duties of the force and condition

-of the vessels will allow, and that every three months

a report shall be made to the board of public works

Report.

of all official action taken under the law, and of all

money received for license issued to parties engaged in