each Senator from the State and not more than one thousand copies for the use of each Representative for the congressional district or districts in which a survey is made, the actual number to be determined on inquiry by the Secretary of Agriculture made to the aforesaid Senators and Representatives, and as many copies for the use of the Department of Agriculture as in the judgment of the Secretary of Agriculture are deemed necessary. The total congressional and department edition shall be held for two years by the Superintendent of Documents, who shall distribute the soil surveys within the above limitations according to the requests of the said Senators, Representatives, or department, and at the expiration of the two-year period the residue of the edition shall be turned over to the Department of Agriculture. (Feb. 23, 1901, 31 Stat. 1462; June 3, 1902, 32 Stat. 303; Mar. 4, 1904, 33 Stat. 583; July 7, 1932, 47 Stat. 612; 44 U. S. C., sec. 290.)

ADVERTISEMENTS

2009. Advertisements for contracts in District of Columbia.-That all executive proclamations, and all treaties required by law to be published, shall be published in only one newspaper, the same to be printed and published in the District of Columbia, and to be designated by the Secretary of State, and in no case of advertisement for contracts for the public service shall the same be published in any newspaper published and printed in the District of Columbia unless the supplies or labor covered by such advertisement are to be furnished or performed in said District of Columbia. (July 31, 1876, 19 Stat. 105; 44 U. S. C., sec. 321.)

2010. Rate of payment for advertisements, notices, proposals.-That hereafter all advertisements, notices, proposals for contracts, and all forms of advertising required by law for the several departments of the government may be paid for at a price not to exceed the comraercial rates charged to private individuals, with the usual discounts; such rates to be ascertained from sworn statements to be furnished by the proprietors or publishers of the newspapers proposing so to advertise: *but the heads of the several departments may secure lower terms at special rates whenever the public interest requires it. (June 20, 1878, sec. 1, 20 Stat. 216; 44 U. S. C., sec. 322.) 2011. Advertising in District of Columbia; rates of compensation.-That all advertising required by existing laws to be done in the District of Columbia by any of the departments of the government shall be given to one daily and one weekly newspaper of each of the two principal political parties and to one daily and one weekly neutral newspaper: Provided, That the rates of compensation for such service shall in no case exceed the regular commercial rate of the newspapers selected; nor shall any advertisement be paid for unless published in accordance with section thirty-eight hundred and twenty-eight of the Revised Statutes [44 U. S. C., sec. 324]. (Jan. 21, 1881, sec. 1, 21 Stat. 317; 44 U. S. C., sec. 323.)

2012. No advertisement without authority.-No advertisement, notice, or proposal for any Executive Department of the Government, or for any Bureau thereof, or for any office therewith connected, shall be published in any newspaper whatever, except in pursuance of a written authority for such publication from the head of such Department; and no bill for any such advertising, or publication, shall

be paid, unless there be presented, with such bill, a copy of such written authority. (R. S., sec. 3828; 44 U. S. C., sec. 324.)

RAILROADS

CARE OF ANIMALS IN TRANSIT

2013. Interstate transportation of animals; confinement; unloading for rest, water, and feeding; sheep.-That no railroad, express company, car company, common carrier other than by water, or the receiver, trustee, or lessee of any of them, whose road forms any part of a line of road over which cattle, sheep, swine, or other animals shall be conveyed from one State or Territory or the District of Columbia into or through another State or Territory or the District of Columbia, or the owners or masters of steam, sailing, or other vessels carrying or transporting cattle, sheep, swine, or other animals from one State or Territory or the District of Columbia into or through another State or Territory or the District of Columbia, shall confine the same in cars, boats, or vessels of any description for a period longer than twenty-eight consecutive hours without unloading the same in a humane manner, into properly equipped pens for rest, water, and feeding, for a period of at least five consecutive hours, unless prevented by storm or by other accidental or unavoidable causes which cannot be anticipated or avoided by the exercise of due diligence and foresight: Provided, That upon the written request of the owner or person in custody of that particular shipment, which written request shall be separate and apart from any printed bill of lading, or other railroad form, the time of confinement may be extended to thirtysix hours. In estimating such confinement, the time consumed in loading and unloading shall not be considered, but the time during which the animals have been confined without such rest or food or water on connecting roads shall be included, it being the intent of this Act to prohibit their continuous confinement beyond the period of twenty-eight hours, except upon the contingencies hereinbefore stated: Provided, That it shall not be required that sheep be unloaded in the nighttime, but where the time expires in the nighttime in case of sheep the same may continue in transit to a suitable place for unloading, subject to the aforesaid limitation of thirty-six hours. (June 29, 1906, sec. 1, 34 Stat. 607; 45 U. S. C., sec. 71.)

2014. Animals unloaded to be fed and watered at expense of owner.That animals so unloaded shall be properly fed and watered during such rest either by the owner or person having the custody thereof, or in case of his default in so doing, then by the railroad, express company, car company, common carrier other than by water, or the receiver, trustee, or lessee of any of them, or by the owners or masters of boats or vessels transporting the same, at the reasonable expense of the owner or person in custody thereof, and such railroad, express company, car company, common carrier other than by water, receiver, trustee, or lessee of any of them, owners or masters, shall in such case have a lien upon such animals for food, care, and custody furnished, collectible at their destination in the same manner as the transportation charges are collected, and shall not be liable for any detention of such animals, when such detention is of reasonable duration, to enable compliance with section one of this Act [45 U. S. C., sec. 71]; but nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent

the owner or shipper of animals from furnishing food therefor, if he so desires. (June 29, 1906, sec. 2, 34 Stat. 608; 45 U. S. C., sec. 72.) 2015. Penalty for failure to comply with law; when provisions for unloading not to apply.-That any railroad, express company, car company, common carrier other than by water, or the receiver, trustee, or lessee of any of them, or the master or owner of any steam, sailing, or other vessel who knowingly and willfully fails to comply with the provisions of the two preceding sections shall for every such failure be liable for and forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars: Provided, That when animals are carried in cars, boats, or other vessels in which they can and do have proper food, water, space, and opportunity to rest the provisions in regard to their being unloaded shall not apply. (June 29, 1906, sec. 3, 34 Stat. 608; 45 U. S. C., sec. 73.) 2016. Penalty recoverable by civil action; duty of district attorneys to prosecute. That the penalty created by the preceding section shall be recovered by civil action in the name of the United States in the district court holden within the district where the violation may have been committed or the person or corporation resides or carries on business; and it shall be the duty of United States attorneys to prosecute all violations of this Act reported by the Secretary of Agriculture, or which come to their notice or knowledge by other means. (June 29, 1906, sec. 4, 34 Stat. 608; Mar. 3, 1911, sec. 291, 36 Stat. 1167; 45 U. S. C., sec. 74.)

2017. Rules as to accommodations for export cattle.-That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to examine all vessels which are to carry export cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, or swine from the ports of the United States to foreign countries, and to prescribe by rules and regulations or orders the accommodations which said vessels shall provide for export cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, or swine as to space, ventilation, fittings, food and water supply, and such other requirements as he may decide to be necessary for the safe and proper transportation and humane treatment of such animals. (Mar. 3, 1891, sec. 1, 26 Stat. 833; May 28, 1928, 45 Stat. 789; 45 U. S. C., sec. 75.)

2018. Violation of rules; penalty.-That whenever the owner, owners, or master of any vessel carrying export cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, or swine shall willfully violate or cause or permit to be violated any rule, regulation, or order made pursuant to the foregoing section the vessel in respect of which such violation shall occur may be prohibited from again carrying cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, or swine from any port of the United States for such length of time, not exceeding one year, as the Secretary of Agriculture may direct, and such vessel shall be refused clearance from any port of the United States accordingly. (Mar. 3, 1891, sec. 2, 26 Stat. 833; May 28, 1928, 45 Stat. 790; 45 U. S. C., sec. 76.)

SHIPPING

MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1928

2019. Transportation of Government officials.-Any officer or employee of the United States traveling on official business overseas to foreign countries, or to any of the possessions of the United States, shall travel and transport his personal effects on ships registered under the laws of the United States when such ships are available, unless

the necessity of his mission requires the use of a ship under a foreign flag: Provided, That the Comptroller General of the United States shall not credit any allowance for travel or shipping expenses incurred on a foreign ship in the absence of satisfactory proof of the necessity therefor. (May 22, 1928, sec. 601, 45 Stat. 697; 46 U. S. C., sec. 891r.)

TELEGRAPHS

2020. Use of public domain by telegraph companies.-Any telegraph company now organized, or which may hereafter be organized, under the laws of any State, shall have the right to construct, maintain, and operate lines of telegraph through and over any portion of the public domain of the United States, over and along any of the military or post roads of the United States which have been or may hereafter be declared such by law, and over, under, or across the navigable streams or waters of the United States; but such lines of telegraph shall be so constructed and maintained as not to obstruct the navigation of such streams and waters, or interfere with the ordinary travel on such military or post roads. (R. S., sec. 5263; 47 U. S. C., sec. 1.) 2021. Use by telegraph companies of stone, timber, etc., from public lands. Any telegraph company organized under the laws of any State shall have the right to take and use from the public lands through which its lines of telegraph may pass, the necessary stone, timber, and other materials for its posts, piers, stations, and other needful uses in the construction, maintenance, and operation of its lines of telegraph, and may pre-empt and use such portion of the unoccupied public lands subject to pre-emption through which their lines of telegraph may be located as may be necessary for their stations, not exceeding forty acres for each station; but such stations shall not be within fifteen miles of each other. (R. S., sec. 5264; 47 U. S. C., sec. 2.)

2022. Government priority in transmission of messages.-Telegrams between the several Departments of the Government and their officers and agents, in their transmission over the lines of any telegraph company to which has been given the right-of-way, timber, or station Îands from the public domain shall have priority over all other business, at such rates as the Federal Communications Commission shall annually fix. And no part of any appropriation for the several Departments of the Government shall be paid to any company which neglects or refuses to transmit such telegrams in accordance with the provisions of this section. (R. S., sec. 5266; June 19, 1934, sec. 601, 48 Stat. 1101; 47 U. S. C., sec. 3.)

2023. Government entitled to purchase lines.-The United States. may, for postal, military, or other purposes, purchase all the telegraph lines, property, and effects of any or all companies acting under the provisions of the act of July twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An act to aid in the construction of telegraph lines, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes" [47 U. S. C., secs. 1-6], or under this Title, at an appraised value, to be ascertained by five competent, disinterested persons, two of whom shall be selected by the Federal Communications Commission, two by the company interested, and one by the four so previously selected. (R. S. sec. 5267, June 19, 1934, sec. 601, 48 Stat. 1101, 47 U. S. C., sec. 4.)

2024. Acceptance of obligation to be filed.-Before any telegraph company shall exercise any of the powers or privileges conferred by law such company shall file their written acceptance with the Federal Communications Commission of the restrictions and obligations required by law. (R. S., sec. 5268, June 19, 1934, sec. 601, 48 Stat. 1101, 47 U. S. C., sec. 5.)

2025. Rights not transferable.-The rights and privileges granted under the provisions of the act of July twenty-four, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An act to aid in the construction of telegraph lines, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes" [47 U. S. C., secs. 1-–5], or under this Title, shall not be transferred by any company acting thereunder to any other corporation, association, or person. (R. S., sec. 5265; 14 Stat. 221; 47 U. S. C., sec. 6.)

2026. Transmission of telegrams by railroads.-Telegrams are authorized to be transmitted by railroad companies which may have telegraph lines, and which shall file their written acceptance of the restrictions and obligations imposed on telegraph companies by title sixty-five of the Revised Statutes, for the Government and for the general public, at rates to be fixed by the Government, according to the provisions of title sixty-five of the Revised Statutes [47 U. S. C., secs. 1-6, 8]. (June 23, 1879, 21 Stat. 31; 47 U. S. C., sec. 7.)

2027. Refusal to transmit dispatches.-Whenever any telegraph company, after having filed its written acceptance with the Federal Communications Commission of the restrictions and obligations required by the act approved July twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixtysix, entitled "An act to aid in the construction of telegraph lines, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes", or by this Title, shall, by its agents or employés, refuse or neglect to transmit any such telegraphic communications as are provided for by the aforesaid act, or by this Title, or by the provisions of section two hundred and twenty-one, Title "THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR", authorizing the Secretary of War to provide for taking meteorological observations at the military stations and other points of the interior of the continent, and for giving notice on the northern lakes and seaboard of the approach and force of storms, and such telegraph company [47 U. S. C., secs. 1-6, 8] shall be liable to a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars for each such refusal or neglect to be recovered by an action or actions at law in any district court of the United States. (R. S., sec. 5269; Feb. 27, 1877, sec. 1, 19 Stat. 252; June 19, 1934, sec. 601, 48 Stat. 1101; 47 U. S. C., sec. 8.)

TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS

ALASKA

ALASKA GAME LAW

2028. Powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Commerce in Alaska.-Hereafter the powers and duties heretofore conferred upon the Secretary of Commerce by existing law, proclamations, or Executive orders with respect to any mink, marten, beaver, land otter, muskrat, fox, wolf, wolverine, weasel, or other land fur