§ 369. — Charges assessable against bath attendants and masseurs and physicians prescribing use of hot waters.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC369]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XL--HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 369. Charges assessable against bath attendants and
masseurs and physicians prescribing use of hot waters
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to assess and collect
from physicians who desire to prescribe the hot waters from the Hot
Springs National Park reasonable fees for examination and registration;
and he is also authorized to assess and collect from bath attendants and
masseurs operating in bathhouses receiving hot water from the park
reasonable annual charges to cover the cost of physical examinations.
(June 5, 1920, ch. 235, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 918; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161,
Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1407; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 365, 46 Stat. 1462.)
Codification
As originally enacted, this section authorized reasonable charges
against physicians, including fees for examination and registration. It
also authorized collection of reasonable charges from bath attendants
and masseurs, and provided that the moneys received should be used in
the protection and improvement of the park.
Amendments
1931--Act Mar. 2, 1931, struck out provision that moneys received
from the assessment and collection of fees were to be used for the
protection and improvement of the park.
Change of Name
``Hot Springs National Park'' substituted in text for ``Hot Springs
Reservation'' pursuant to act Mar. 4, 1921.
