Steamboat-Inspection Service (1903-1932)
President authorized to appoint Service by act of June 28, 1838 (5 Stat. 252). Secretary of Treasury (T 38) authorized to establish boards of local inspectors at enumerated ports throughout the U.S. by act of Feb. 28, 1871 (16 Stat. 440). Authority to appoint boards of local inspectors delegated to Secretary of Commerce and Labor by act of Mar. 4, 1905 (33 Stat. 1026). Consolidated with Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection (C 25) by act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 415).
Class stem: C 15 - Steamboat-Inspection Service publications repository
