New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-03


,v,,S ~ Wen a. all omlssoss or refasss to comply
ms.,s, Provisions Of i.v th- part Of any ownsr OF
steam P'ope"eH ~ ""''o "
and yil,as appointed under this sei, a. -
'ne inspectors In the examination Of the vessels "a
any such engineer pilot belong and 10 poa'
ou' s' ccfects and mpcrfectons In the huh appara
ss ior SCANNING and aso to make koosn 10 them ii
e earliest opportunity ell sccd. oc:4i mag scu
Gus injury 10 the weasel her equpn-ot whereby life
or property may be in danger aud 10 default Their sol
any soch engineer or pilot shall be dismissed from ,ne
SEC isl 10. A-d eft fv,sL,- ,,aa,d That IN each
OF ne districts OF Savannah In G.oraia Charleston Ia
eou,o SssonnA N1its 10 virginia R.dmore Ia Nary.
woo, rpnSueyhH IN Psubsylvanis, N-s YORK In Ne y.
49, maven IN Connecticut, Ne Fpor In ihode
sisso NV London Ia Connecticut, Boston In N ,sa
Snascts Portland ia Maine and San Fr.ncsco Ia ali.
g. 'neIe sash be two inspectors one possessing
49, qush'cstions a. herein provided. 10 81 Q
sno TOE uses Of steam in n,viSstns the other
eh<heer'ns and ia the con.truction and ou.tie, Of
s'us Tor SCANNING, who shall exercise all the
1888 herein conferred, exce2, that OF appointing
piio" Tor said districts
SEC 9 H. dad D. IL further .,,oS ra., |, al III mn,
~ .SIu' 70 hke on board any steamer yrest-r nu n.
49, psscnse" than 10 certified By the Inspectors in
Ve'uncats; and the master aud owners or either OF
=, eI oe isbIe, 10 any person suing f'r the came,
. oI''s me amount Of passsge money and ZEN dollars
'o' escn passenger beyond the number allowed. And
moreover In ali eases Of express or nplet under.
ASs 20 transport passengers, or 20 supply than With
hoo '"ogine, from place 10 place and suitable pro-
on 10 sot m ,de ~ full and adequate supp OF good
enc wholesome food and water aud OF suiIa BILE
TT ais ucn Passengers or where bsrg-s mped ins the
progress are takeI In tow without previous and sea.
sonaole notice to such pass, Myers In all such case, the
owners and the vessels shall 10 liable 10 refand al the
money paid Tor the passage and b pay s.s ali the
"~msse sustained by such defsuit or delay Prorift4
hFTT, inst II In any such case satisfactory m Ia
= N 20 tbs Marshal for the bspsdt of ths plaiotT l.,
G'e the 'ai''s ton Of such judgment a. be nav -.
.. -, the vessel shsll be released
~, : And be It further saa1sd, Tia, II tbs
~ on y amer, or any othsr person Whistler act
To- Hder orders or not, shat ally load or Oh.
u'' or cause 20 be lsa'ei or oostructed In any way
o, manner the ssety valve valves Of boiler. or
snAI employ any other means or device whereby the
ooher sh. be subjected sresaer pressure than the
amount allowed by the cerrncste Of :tors
snail be exposed TO greater pressure OF shall ioen'
uoptiy derange or hinder the operation Of any ma
chnery or device employ ed TO denote the stse Of the
wster or steam In boiler. to give warning Of ap
preaching danger, sha In any such case, be nisie
meanor and any and every person oonc-roed therein
directly Indirectly shal forfeit tO and may at
oiscreton Of the Court be In addition thereto i'm.
prtsoDed not exceeding eighteen months
SEC M H. Had be IL fartk~ esa1,d Tha' II at any
time ,hersbe deficiency Of water Ia a boiler By suf
ierps II 10 fall below three inches above the as pre-
scriocd In this act unless the happens
evitsbe accident the master II De by his order
sent, Or connivsnce, and also the engineer other
persop vhose DUTY Il 10 10 keep up the supply shall be
guilty OF an ofenso for which they shall severally be
fined flOo each and II an exposisn collapse nap.
pens In consequence Of such deficiency they or any
hem. may be further punished by imprisonment for
period not less than six tss eighteen months
SIC. III ~ And Be IL further enacted Tnn here
amer oil stes mboers made Of iron shall be constructed
OF plates which have been inspected approved aud
marked, according 10 the provisions Of this set
SIC llJI ID. md b. fartAer enacted Tnit the Ia.
'pectors 81 oOer within the several collection districts
hertin named shall also be the inspectors Of boiler iron
within their respective districts and perform the du,e.
required by this act and sha also be oectors for tha,
purpose In districts whore there such
SIC t4l l6 and be further Enacted That II shall be
the duty OF such inspectors ASCERTAIN tue quality OF
the material Of which boiler plates are made and 10
mode 81 manufacturing has been sush iron
equal to the best and most reliable quality ade With
charcoal such In their Judgment may used for geo.
Grating St power without hazard life or property
and plate iron shall be approved which IL ,de OF
unsuitable material Of which the manufacture 10 i'm
perfect, or L. not such as to give conddsoe- In It,
strength or which 10 less than opefourth Of an inch In
thickness for boiler of forty two niche. In diameter
end that proportion for boilers Of greater of less da m
eters, or which 10 made OF any but wrought iron OF
quality equal to the best quality made With charcoal.
SIC llJI II. Ind be further enacted That all plates
approved shsll be distinctly and permanently marked in
such manner a. the Secretary Of the Treasury shall pre-
scribe, en6 prscucsble In such place places
the maj 10 sbs be len visible after tue pstss are worked
into boilers and all plates rejected shall have perma-
pept mark put upon them wing their conde on
and The MANUFACTURED shsl also stamp bis upon
sid there shall be paid 10 the inspector srei five
cents for each plate Inspected 70 BE- for and
paid over 10 the COLLECTOR other cbaf Off GER of IN
customs s revenue belonging to tue United Stais.
SkC l'I - dEdbt faTtAsr ehG nd Thz' here sttsr
shall be ublss 10 use for generating steam for
power boiler or steam pipe connecting the boilers
made ser the passage Of this of any unl, II
sn been ss he rein provided and il any
son shall make boiler Of iron not inspected Intended
w. generate steam for power. he shall. for any suca
oiepse, forfeit one hundred dollars TO be recovered 10
an effT ~ n alb ~.
sny person us causing to he used such boiler q
each offence
SEC. II 10 ind be Il further sua4,d This, n .ny
person shall counterfeit ths make ,p-escrio4d by tbs
Secretary Of the Treasury for inspected er IRON and
he convicted thereof he shall be fined u excesdlny
five hundred dolArs and Imprisoned exceeding two
years And u any person or persons shall stamp or
tnsrk pstes with the name marks Of another with
intent to ni.ad, deceive, darsad such parson or
psrso ma 'hsl he liable u any injured thereby for
all damage occssiOpsd by such fraud or deception
SIC. IL ~ And be d 0rthsr eaar,oL Thatln order
10 carry lis act fully int execution the President of
The nited states shall With the advice of the senate
sppOini -four bne supervising inspectors who shall DO
selected Tor neir knowledge skil and psrien Ia
uses OF steam for navigation, and ~bo competent
Judges Mt only OF the character OF vessels but OF all
Iarts OF the machinery employed In steamng ons Of
whom shall reside near the MssissiVp river Que near
the Ohio, one near g. the lakes and upon the ATTAIN.
tic eoss who shall assemble Together a, such places az
they may sgree upon once In every four months each
ment OF rules and r-gu atons for their own conduc,
~ that Of the several boards of inspectors within hs
districts ana abo o. assi-n 10 each OF the said four
nine inspectors the limits Of territory within which he
shall perform hls duties And the said supervsins 10.
,pectors shall esch Dc paid for bis services after the
Nteot 90 Jesr, and In sddit)n thereto. hi. actud
reasonable travehog penses Incurred In the n-c-.
cary performance Of his duty when sway from the orn
cips pm In bic district and certified and sworn 10 bv
him unter such Instructions ss shall be- given by tho
Secretary Of The Treasury who hereby authorized %
pay such salaries, snd also such travelling expenses
when nusfs q herewith, out o! the revenues ardng
rom his act and also 90 pay ~ the inspectors 4 boiler
iToD Tor The nspt elton 10 addition their salary after
he rate OF ~ ior each enre days service In
p''N inert end moreover each Inspector shall keep
true account Of The number Of a;es nsp.ctet by hun
de'iepAtpg dolly how many approved and now many
eisspproVtd, ~ ehom manufactured, and al make
ful return Thereof under oath 70 the Chief hcer u
the Customs for the DsTicL ou the 81 .nusry
Apr July and October in -scn yes to be by such chef
'heer forwarded to the Secretary Of the Treasury
SIC ~ u. Atdoe It fsther sHacifd That 10 en-
able the TytspR iDst,-ctt