Public Law 65–95

That whenever any person directly interested in or affected by any decision or action of any board of local inspectors of vessels shall feel aggrieved by such decision or action, he may appeal therefrom to the supervising inspector of the district; and a like appeal shall be allowed from any decision or action of a supervising inspector to the Supervising Inspector General, whose decision, when approved by the Secretary of Commerce,

Provisos.

Time limit.

shall be final: Provided, however, That application for such reexamination of the case by a supervising inspector or by the Supervising Inspector General shall be made within thirty days after the decision or action appealed from shall have been rendered

Appearance of suspended officer, etc.

or taken: And provided further, That in all cases reviewed under the provisions of this Act where the issue is the suspension or revocation of the license of a licensed officer such officer shall be allowed to be represented by counsel and to testify in his own behalf.

Sec. 2.

That whenever there shall be a disagreement between the

Action on disagreements of local boards.

local inspectors in regard to any matter before them for decision they shall report the case to the supervising inspector of the district, who shall investigate and decide the same. Any supervising inspector may within thirty days thereafter, upon his own motion, review any decision or action of any board of local inspectors within his district and in like manner the Supervising Inspector General may within thirty days thereafter review any decision or action of any

Final action.

supervising inspector or board of local inspectors, and the decision of the Supervising Inspector General in such case shall, when approved by the Secretary of Commerce, be final.

Sec. 3.

That any decision or action reviewed by the Supervising

Procedure.

Inspector General or by any supervising inspector, as provided in sections one and two of this Act, may be revoked, changed, or modified by such reviewing officer, who shall have power to administer oaths and to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses by

Witness fees.

a similar process as in the district courts of the United States; and the disbursing clerk, Department of Commerce, shall pay, on properly certified vouchers, such fees to any witness so summoned for his actual travel and attendance as shall be officially certified to by the officer reviewing the case, not exceeding the rate allowed for fees to witnesses for travel and attendance in the district courts of the United States.

Sec. 4.

That the Secretary of Commerce shall make such

Regulations.

regulations as may be necessary to secure a proper enforcement of the provisions of this Act.

Sec. 5.

That section forty-four hundred and fifty-two of the

Laws repealed.

R. S., sec. 4452, p. 861.

Vol. 33, p. 1030.

Revised Statutes, as amended by section six of the Act of March third, nineteen hundred and five, is hereby repealed.