Southern telegraph., 1838-08-15

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Joined by thisa act, shall make and subscribe
an oath or affirmation before said district
Judge, or other officer duly authorized to ex-
ecute and perform the services herein re-
quired of them.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That
the person or persons who shall be called
upon to inspect the hull of any steamboat or
vessel, under the provisions oi tins act, shan
after thorough examination Of the same,
give to the owner or master, as the case may
be, a certificate; in which shall be stated the
age Of he boat or vessel, when aud where
originally built, and the length Of the time
the same has been running. And he or
they shall also state whether, in his or their
opinion, the said boat or vessel is sound, and
in all respects seaworthy ana fit to be used
for the transportation oftreight or passengers;
for which service, so performed upon each
and every boat or vessel, the Inspector shall
be paid and allowed 1y said vessel, the in
spcctors shall he paid and allowed by said
master or owner, applying for such inspec-
tion, the sum Of five dollars.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That
the person or persons who shall be called
upon to inspect the boilers and machinery
of any steamboat or vessel, under the pro-
visions of this act, shall, after a thorough
examination of the same, make a certificate,
in which he or they shall state his or their
opinion whether said boilers are sound and
fit for use, together with the age of the boil
ers and duplicates thereof shall be deliver
ed to the Cwner or master ofsuch vessel, one
Of which it shall be the duty ofthe said mas
ter and owner to deliver to the collector or
surveyor ofthe port whenever he shall APP
ply for license; the other he shall cause to
be posted up, and kept in some conspicuous
part of said boat, for the information Of the
public; and for each and every inspection so
made, each of The said inspectors shall be
paid by the master or owner applying, the
sum of five dollars.
Sec 6. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty Of the owners and mas
ters of steamb ais TO cause the inspection
provided underhe fourth section Of this act
to be made At least once in eySfy twelve
months, and the examination required BY
: he fifth section, at least once in every SIX
months und deliver to the collector or sur
veyorot the port where his boat or vessel has
been enrolled or licensed, the cerlif,nte Of
surh inspection; and on a failure thereof, he
I or hey shall forfeit the license granted to
{ such boat or vessel, and be subject to the
same penalty as though he had run said
: uoat or vessel without having Obtained such
, il ense, 20 ie recovered in like manner; ano
i il shall he The duty Of owners and masters
I Of the steam boats licensed in pursuance o
,. the Provisions ofthis act to employ on board
of their respective boats competent mum
= ber of Inexperienced and skllfll engineers, and
| in ease Of neglect to do so, the said owners
| and masters shall be held responsible for all
. damages to the property of any passenger
/ on board of any boat occasioned by an ex-
ploston of the boiler or any arrangement ol
Y the engine or machinery of any boat.
g SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, Tha
l. whenever the master of any boat or vessel
G or the person or persons charged with navi
eating said boat or vessel, which is propelled
in whole or in part by steam. shall stop The
n motion or head way ofsaid boat or vessel, o.
# when the said boat orvessel shall be stoppeC
y for the purpose of discharging or taking il
cargo, fuel or passengers, he or they shall
r open the safety valve, so as to keep the
steam down in said boiler as near as pract
!, cable to what it is when the said boat OF
:. vessel is under head-way. under the penalty
:, of two hundred dollars for each and every
offence.
= SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, Tha
: it shall be the duty Of the owner and mas
ter of every steam vessel engaged in the
" transportation of freight or passengers, a
h sea, or on the Lakes Champlain, Ontario
h Erie, Huron, Superior and Michigan, the ton
i mage of which vessel shall not exceed TIVE
hundred tons, to provide and to carry will
!, the said boat or vessel, upon each and ever!
r voyage, two long boats, or yawls, each o
~ which shall be competent to carry at leas
:. twenty persons; and where the tonnage o
ar SAID vessel shall exceed two hundred tons
=. it shall be the duty of the owner and mas
,d ter to provide and carry, as asaforesaid, not les
of than three long boats or yswls, Of the sam
NJ or larger dimensions; and for every iailur
"A in these particulars, the said master and ow
,e ner shall forfeit and pay three hundred do
I'd lars.
I'd SEC. g. But be it further enacted, Tb'
or it shall be the duty ofthe master and ownC
ly of every steam vessel employed on either
pd The lakes mentioned in the last section,
n: on the sea, to provide, as part Ofibe nece
or sary furniture, suction hose and fire e
,v CINE and hose suitable to be worked ON sa
M boat in case of fire, and carry the same u
Ir on each and every voyage, in good orde
Of and that iron rods or chains shall be Ell
ployed and used in the navigation of steat
,at boats. instead of wheel or tiller ropes; al
of for failure to do which, they, and each
nv them, shall forfeit and pay the sum Of thr
IA hundred dollars.
H. Src 10 And be il further enncied- III