Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

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local board of inspectors and license such pilot eng
gneer; and like proceedings, upon the same conditions,
be had the master Of any such vessel
of any steamboat boiler for which the said local board
shall have refused upon inspection, to give certificate
Of approval shall have notified such master owner
Of any repairs necessary after such certificate has been
| granted.
Tenth 1t shall be unlawful for any person employ,
any person to engineer pilot, on any such
vessel who is not licensed by the inspectors and any
offending shall forfeit hundred dollars for each
offences Povded howeve That if vessel leaves her port
with complement of engineers and pilots, and on her
voyage Is deprived Of their services the services OF
of them without the consent fault collision OF the
master, owner, any interested in the vessel the
deficiency may be temporarily supplied until others, Ii
censed, can be obtained.
Eleventh In addition the annual inspection, it shall
be the duty of said board examine seasonaby steamers
arriving and departing often to enable them to de-
ect any neglect to comply with the requirements of law
and also any defects imperfectons becoming apparent
after the inspection aforesaid and tending to render the
navigation of the vessel unsafe which service may be
formed by of the board and If he shall discover
omission to comply with the law that repairs have be-
necessary make the vessel safe he shall at
notify the MASTER stating in the notice what is required
and the master deems the requirements unreasonable
he may take the opinion Of the board there
and if dissatisfied with the decision Of such board
apply for REORGANIZATION of the to the supervising
Inspector is hereinbefore provided and if he shall
fuse neglect to comply with the requirement Of the
local board, and SHALL contrary thereto, aud while the
remains unreversed by the supervising inspector,
employ the vessel by navigating her, the master and
shall be liable for any damage to the passengers
and their baggage which shall from any defects
aforesaid stated in said notice. which shall be in writ
ng and all inspections and orders shall be promptly made
by the inspectors and where 1t can be safely done N
their Judgment they shall permit repairs 10 be made
where those interested most conveniently do them
and inspectors Of district shall modify annu the
doings Of the inspectors Of another district in regard
REPAIRS unless there change in the state of things de-
mandng repairs than thought necessary when
the order made; shall the inspectors OF dis
trict appoint person coming from another if such per-
son has been rejected for untness or want of quaca
tons.
Twelfth The said board when thereto requested shall
inspect belonging to districts where such
board is established; and if certificate of approval is
not granted other inspection shall be made by the
same any other board until the objections made by the
inspectors removed and if any vessel shall be nav
gated after board Of inspectors have refused to make
the collector certificate Of approval she shall be liable
to the same penalties as if she had been without
license Provided hoceUe That nothing herein contained
shall impair the right of the inspectors to permit such
go to another port for repairs if in their opinion
it is safe SO to do.
Thirteenth The said board of inspectors shall have
power to before them Witnesses and to compel
their attendance by the process in courts of law
and after reasonable time given to the alleged delinquent
of the time and place of investigation to examine said
witnesses under oath touching the performance Of their
duties by engineers and pilots of any such vessel and II
shall appear satisfactorily that any such engineer or
pilot is incompetent that life has been placed in peril
II reason OF
conduct the part of any such person. the board shall
Immediately suspend revoke his license, and report
their doings to the chief officer Of the customs and the
said chief officer Of the customs shall pay out of the rev.
enues herein provided such to witness sum
moned under the provisions of this act for his actual a
vel and attendance shall be officially certified by
inspector hearing the upon the back OF the summons
not exceeding the rates allowed to witness for travel
and attendance in the circuit and district courts OF the
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Fourteenth That the said board shall report promptly
all their dongs the chief officer Of the customs as well
all omissions refus to comply with the provisions
of law on the part of any master Of any such
vessel propelled in whole or in part by steam carrying
| passengers.
Fifteenth That it shall at all times be the duty Of all
engineers and pilots licensed under this act and all mates
to assist the inspectors in the examination OF any such
vessels to which any such engineer mate pilot belongs
and point all defects and imperfectons in the hull
them the earliest opportunity, all accidents occasion
ing serious injury the vessel her equipment whereby
life may be in danger and in default thereof the license
:. of any such engineer or pilot shall be revoked
Sec TO- And be further enacted That IN those cases
where the number of passengers is limited by the nspec
certificate it shall not be lawful to take on board Of
any greater number Of passengers than GER
tilted by the inspectors in the certihcae and the master
and owners either of them, shall be liable to any per-
SON suing for the same to forfeit the amount OF
money and ten dollars for each passenger beyond the
number allowed. And moreover, in all cases Of
press implied undertaking to transport passengers or
to supply them with food and lodging from place 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
other craft impeding the progress are taken in tow for
distance exceeding FIVE hundred miles, without previous
and easonabe notice such passengers in all such cases
the and the vessel shall be liable to refund all the
money paid for the passage and to pay also the damage
sustained by such default delay Provided, houece
That if in any such satisfactory bond is gwen to
the marshal for the benefit of the plaintiff TO secure the
satisfaction Of such judgment he may recover the YES
Il sci shall be released
i Sec IL And be further enacted That If the master Of
steamer any other person, whether acting under
ders not shall intentionally load obstruct, or cause
to be loaded or INSTRUCTED in any way manner, the
safety valve or valves Of boiler shall employ any
other means or device whereby the boiler shall be sub
eced to greater pressure than the amount allowed by
the certificate Of the inspectors shall be exposed TO
greater pressure shall intentionally derange or hinder
the operation Of any machinery device employed to de-
note the Of the water steam in any boiler or to
give warning Of approaching danger it shall in any such
case be msdemeanor, and any and every person con-
cerned 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 H. and be further enacted That if at any time
there be deficiency Of water in boiler, by suffering it
fall below three inches above the hue as prescribed IN
this act unless the happens through inevitable ac
cdent the MASTER il il be by his order assent or con-
nvance and also the engineer other person, whose
duty il is to keep up the supply, shall be guilty OF an Oh
fence for which they shall severy be fined one hundred
dollars each and If explosion collapse happens IN
consequence Of such deficiency they any OF them may
be further punished by imprisonment for period Of not
! less than six nor than eighteen months
Sec 13. And be further enacted, That hereafter all
boers NJ made Of iron shall be constructed