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moned under the provisions of this act for his &C.
tual travel and attendance shall be officially GER
tffed hx An inapector hearing the caae unon the

moned under the provisions OF this act for his &C
tua travel and attendance as shall be officially Ger
titled By an inspector hearing the case upon the
back of the SUMMONS, not exceeding the rates al
lowed to q wfttiess n. travel and attendance in the
circuit and district eourts of the United States.
Fourteenth That tie said board shall repor
promptly all their doings to the chief officer OF the
customs, we'll all omissions " Teiusais 70 com
ply with the provisions of law on the part Oh any
| owner or master Of any such vessel prOpeiieo IN
I whole in part by steam, carrying passengers,
Fifteenth That it shall at ali times be the duty
Of all engineers and pilots licensed under this act,
and all mates, to assist the inspectors in the exam
| nation of any such vessels to which any such
gneer, mate, pilot belongs, and to point out all
defects and imperfectons in the hull or apparatus
for steaming, and also to make known to them, at
the earliest opportunity, all accidents occssioning
\ serious injury to the vessel her equip Inenty
whereby fife may be in danger; and in default
| thereof the license of any such engineer or pilot
| shall be revoked. $40 ...,...
SEC. 10. Ind be it further enacted, That in those
I cases where the number Of passengers is limited
by the inspectors certificate, it shall not be lawful
| to take on board Of any steamer greater number
of passengers than ID certified by the inspectors in
the certificate; and the master and owners, or
either Of them shall be liable, to any person suing
for the same, to forfeit the amount Of mo-
ney and ten dollars for each passenger beyond the
number allowed And, moreover, in all cases OF
an express or implied undertaking to transport
passen gers, or to supply them with food and lodg-
ing from place to place, and suitable provision Is
not made Of full and adequate supply Of good
and wholesome food and water, and Of suitable
lodging for all such passengers, or where barges
or other craft impeding the progress are taken in
tow, for a distance exceeding five hundred miles,
without previous and seasonable notice to such
passengers; in all such cases the owners aud the
vessel shall be liable to refund all the money paid
for the passage, and TO pay also the damage sus-
tanned by such default or delay Provided, hotr.
suer, That il in any such case satsfac tory bond
ia given to the marshal for the benefit Of the plain
tiff, 10 secure the satisfaction Of such Judgment
he may recover, the vessel shall be released.
SEC. IL. And be It further enacted, That if the
master OF a steamer, or any other person, whether
obstruct cause to be loaded or obstructed, in
any way manner, the safety-valye or valves OF
boiler, shall employ any other means or device
whereby the boiler shall be subjected to greater
pressure than the amount allowed by the certifi-
cate Of the inspectors, or shall be exposed to
greater pressure, shall Intentionally derange or
hinder the operation of any machinery Or device
employed to denote the state of the water or steam
in any boiler, or to give warning OF approaching
danger, it shall in any such case be misdemca-
nor, and any and every person concerned therein,
directly indirectly, shall forfeit two hundred
dollars, and may, at the discretion of the court be
in addition thereto imprisoned not exceeding
eighteen months
SEC r. And be it further enacted, That if at any
time there be a deficiency Of water in a boiler, by
suffering it to fall below three inches above the ue
as prescribed in this act unless the same happens
through inevitable accident, the master, il it be
by his order, assent, connivance and also the
engineer, or other person whose duty it is to keep
up the supply, shall be guilty Of an offence for
which they shall severally be fined one hundred
dollars each; and if an explosion or collapse hap
pens in consequence Of such deficiency, they or
any of them. may be further punished by i'm
prisonment for period Of not less than six nor
more than eighteen months.
SEC. H. And be 1t further enacted, That hereafter
all boilers Of steamboats, made of iron shall be
constructed of plates which have been stamped &C
| cordng to the provisions OF this act. ~.
SEC. IA. And be 1t further enacted, That it shall
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quality of the material of which the boiler plates
of any such boiler submitted to their inspection
| are made; and to satisfy themselves, by any suit
| able means, whether the mode Of manufacturing
| has been such as 10 produce iron equal to good
iron made with charcoal, such in their iudg
ment may be used for generating steam power
without hazard TO life; and such boiler shall be
approved which is made OF unsuitable material, OF
OF which the anutacture is imperfect, or is not,
in their opinion, of suitable strength, whose
plates less than one. fourth OF an inch in thick
ness, for high-pressure boiler Of forty inches
in diameter, and in that proportion OF strength
cording to the maximum OF working pressure al
lowed for high pressure boilers of greater less
diameter, or which is made Of any but wrought
iron Of a quality equal to good iron made with
charcoal.
Sac To- And be it further enacted, That all plates
of boiler-ron shall be distinctly and permanently
stamped in such manner as the Secretary of the
Treasury shall prescribe, and if practicable, in
| such place or places that the mark shall be left
visible after the plates are worked into boilers;
with the name of the manufacturer, the quality OF
the iron, and whether or not hammered, and the
place where the same is manufactured.
SEC. l6. And be IL further enacted, That it shall
be unlawful to use in such vessel for generating
steam for power boiler steam pipe connecting
the boilers made after the passage of this act OF
any iron unless it has been stamped by the manu-
facturer as herein provided; and II any person
shall make for use in any such vessel boiler OF
iron not 30 stamped intended to generate steam for
power, he shall, for any such offence, forfeit i've
hundred iollars, to be recovered in an action OF
debt by any person suing for the same; and any
person using causing to be used in any such
vessel such boiler to generate steam for power,
| shall forfeit like sum Tor each offence
SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That if any
person shall counterfeit the marks and stamps re-
quired by this act, shall falsely stamp any boiler
iron, and be convicted thereof he shall be fined not
| exceeding FIVE hundred dollars and imprisoned not
exceeding two years. And if any person or per-
| sons shall stamp or mark plates with the name or
marks of another with intent to mslead, deceive.
or defraud, such person or persons shall be liable
| to any one injured thereby for all damage occa-
| stoned by such fraud or deception.
SEC. 49, And be it further enacted, That in order
TO carry this act fully into execution, the President
| of the United States shall with the advice OF the
| Senate, appoint nine supervising inspectors, who
| shall be selected for their knowledge, skill and ex-
pcrience in the of steam Tor navigation, and
who competent judges not only OF the character
| of vessels but OF all Parts CT the machinery en-
ployed in steaming, who shall sscmble together at
| such places as they may agree upon Ince IN eacn
year least, for joint consultation and the estab'
| lishment of rules and regulations Tor their own
conduct and that Of the several boards of inspectors
within the districts, and also to assign TO each OF
| the said nine inspectors the limits OF territory
within which he shall perform his duties. And the
said supervising inspectors shall each be paid Tor
his services after the of fifteen hundred dollars
year, and in addition thereto his actual reasona
bic travelling expenses incurred IN the necessary
performance OF his duty when away from the prin-
cipa port in his district and certified and sworn TO
| by him under such instructions as shai! be given
| J., tho Gacr Of he ]
| authorized to pay such salaries, and also such
travelling expenses, and the actual reasonable ex.
| penscs (both to them and other inspectors) OF
| Transporting from place to place the INSTRUMENTS
used in inspections, which expenses shall be proved
| to his satisfaction.
! SIC. 49, And be it further enacted, That the su-
pervisng inspectors shall watch over all parts OF
| the territory assigned them, shall visit, confer
with, and examine into the doings of the several
| boards Of inspectors, and shall, whenever they
think it expedient, visit such vessels licensed, and
examine into their condition, for the purpose OF as
| certainipg whether the provisions Of this act have
1 been ohser we'd and compligd with, both by the