The following excerpt is from People of State of Cal. By and Through Dept. of Public Works v. Italian Motorship Ilice, 534 F.2d 836 (9th Cir. 1976):
However, the tolling of a bell was clearly required by the regulation, which makes no mention of foghorns, and, under the cases, substitution of foghorn sounding would not amount to compliance with the specific requirements for the tolling of a bell. See The Pennsylvania v. Tropp, 86 U.S. (19 Wall.) 125, 137, 22 L.Ed. 148, 151 (1874).
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