Section 301, R.S. § 4233; Aug. 19, 1890, ch. 802, 26 Stat. 320; Feb. 8, 1895, ch. 64, § 1, 28 Stat. 645; Feb. 19, 1895, ch. 102, § 1, 28 Stat. 672; June 7, 1897, ch. 4, 30 Stat. 96; May 21, 1948, ch. 328, § 4, 62 Stat. 250; Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 386, § 2, 67 Stat. 497, made provision for the adoption of rules for navigation on the Red River of the North and rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico and tributaries. See section 2001 et seq. of this title.

Section 302, R.S. § 4233; Feb. 19, 1895, ch. 102, § 1, 28 Stat. 672; Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1457, § 10, 33 Stat. 1032; May 21, 1948, ch. 328, § 4, 62 Stat. 250, defined the terms “steam vessel”, “under way”, “visible”, and “distinct blast”. See section 2003 of this title.

Section 303, act Feb. 19, 1895, ch. 102, § 3, 28 Stat. 672, set penalties for violation by vessels. See section 2072 of this title.