Our country and its resources; . Secretary of the are located at theTreasury Department. The act ofJanuary 28, 1915, provided that theCoast Guard be created in lieu ofthe then existing Kevenue-CutterService and the Life-Saving Service,and to be composed of those twoorganizations. It also provided thatit shall constitute a part of the mili- tary forces of the United States,and shall operate tinder the Treas-ury Department in time of peaceand as a part of the Navy, subjectto the orders of the Secretary of theNavy, in time of war. or when thePresident shall so direct. In gen
Our country and its resources; . Secretary of the are located at theTreasury Department. The act ofJanuary 28, 1915, provided that theCoast Guard be created in lieu ofthe then existing Kevenue-CutterService and the Life-Saving Service,and to be composed of those twoorganizations. It also provided thatit shall constitute a part of the mili- tary forces of the United States,and shall operate tinder the Treas-ury Department in time of peaceand as a part of the Navy, subjectto the orders of the Secretary of theNavy, in time of war. or when thePresident shall so direct. In general the duties of the CoastGuard may be classified as follows:Rendering assistance to vessels indistress and saving life and prop-erty; destruction or removal ofwrecks, derelicts, and other floatingdangers to navigation; extending ?This subject is so Important thai it forms a chapter in the tirst part withLighthouses under the title i Government Protection t Life and Property .it Sea. / DEPARTMENT OP THE TREASURY 503. ICEBERG SIGHTED BY THE SENECA ON JUNE 8, 1916, IN LATITUDE NORTH,LONGITUDE WEST medical aid to American vessels en-gaged in deep-sea fisheries; protec-tion of the customs revenue; oper-ating as a part of the Navy in timeof war or when the President shalldirect; enforcement of law ajid regu-lations governing anchorage of ves-sels in navigable waters; enforce-ment of law relating to quarantineand neutrality; suppression of mu-tinies on merchant vessels; enforce-ment of navigation and other lawsgoverning merchant vessels and mo-tor boats; enforcement of law toprovide for safety of life on navi-gable waters during regattas andmarine parades; protection of gameand the seal and other fisheries inAlaska, etc.; enforcement of sponge-fishing laws. To assist the Captain Command-ant in conducting the business ofhis office there are established thefollowing divisions: Division of Operations—Havingcognizance of matters relating to thepersonnel and operations of
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