The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-10-13

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commodatious, boilers, engines, machn-
cry, or their appurtenances, or any mat
ter or thing contained in any certificate
signed or sworn to by him, shall. on con-
yiction thereof, be punished by fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or inn
prisoniuent not exceeding six months, or
both.
See. 27. And be it further enacted,
That if any such vessel carrying passen-
gers, having license and certificate as
required by this act, shall be navigated
without having her hull, accommoda-
tons, boilers, engines, machinery, and
their appurtenanccs, and all equipments
in all things conformable to such ccrtiti-
cate, the master or commander by whom
she shall be so navigatcd, having knowl-
edge of such defect, shall be punished by
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars,
or Imprisonment not exceeding two
months. or both Provided. That such
master or commander shall not be liable
for loss or deficiency occasioncd by the
dangers of navigation, If such loss or
deficiency shall be supplied as soon as
practicable.
Sec. %. And be it further enac-
ted, That on any such steamer naviga-
ting rivers only, when from darkness,
fog, or other cause, the pilot on watch
shall be of opinion that the navigation
is unsafe, or from accident to or de-
rangement of the machinery of the
boat, the engineer on watch shall be
of the opinion that the further nayiga.
ton of the vessel is unsafe, the vessel
shall be brought to anchor or moored
as soon as it prudcntly can be done
Provided, that if the person in com
mand shall, after being 50 admonlshed
by either of such officers, elect to pur-
sue such voyage, he shall DO the same;
but in such case both he and the ow
ncrs of such steamer shall be answer
able for all damages which shall arise
to the person of any passenger and
his baggage from said causes in so
pursuing the voyage, and no degree Of
care or diligence shall in such case be
held to justify or excuse the person i'll
command or said owners.
Sec. 30. And be it further enacted
That it shall be the duty Of the super
vising inspectors to establish such rules
and regulations to be observed by all
such vessels in passing each other as
they shall from time to time deem nee
essary for safety, two printed copies
of which rules and regulations, signed
by said inspectors, shall be furnished
to each of such vessels, and shall at
all times be kept up in conspicuous
places on such vessels, which rules
Shall be observed both night and day.
Should any pilot, engineer, or master
Of any such vessel, neglect or wllfully
refuse to observe the foregoing regula-
tons, any delinquent so ncglecting Or
refusing shall be liable to penalty Of
thirty dollars, and to I'll damage done
% any passenger in his person or bag
gage by such neglect or refusal and
10 such vessel shall be justified in com
ny into collision with another il it can
De avoided.
Sec. 30. And be it further enac-
ed, That whenever any damage is sus-
-ained by any passenger or his bag
gage, from explosion, fire, collision, or
other cause, the master and the owner
IF such vessel or either of them, and
the vessel, shall be liable to each and
every person so injured, to the full
amount of damage, if it happens thro'
any neglect to comply with the proyi-
sions Of law herein prescribed, or thro'
known defects or imperfections of the
stcaming apparatus, Or ofthe hull ; and
any person sustaining loss or injury
through the carelcssncss, negligence,
or wilful misconduct of an engineer or
pilot, or their neglect or refusal to
obey the provisions of law herein pre-
;cribed as to navigating such steam
ers, may sue such engineer or pilot
and recover damages for any such in
Jury caused as aforesaid by any such
engineer Or pilot.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted,
That before issuing the annual license
to any such steamer. the collector or
other chief officer of the customs for
the port or district shall demand and
receive from the owner or owners Of
the steamer, as compensation for the
and examinations made for
the year, the following sums, in addi-
ton to the fees for issuing enrolment
aid licenses, now allowed by law, ac-
cording to the tonnage Of the vessel,
to wit for each vessel of a thousand
tons and over, thirty-fvo dollars for
each of five hundred tons and over,
but less than one thousand tons, thirty
dollars and for each under five hun
drcd tons and over one hundred and
twenty-five tons, twenty-five dollars
and for each under one hundred and
twenty-five tons, twenty dollars, at the
time Of obtaining registry, and once
in each year thereafter, pay, accord
ing to the rate of tonnage before men
toned, the sum Of money herein fixed.
And each engineer and pilot licensed
as herein provided shall pay for the
first certificate granted by any inspec-
tor or inspectors the sum of Ave dol
lars, and for each subsequent certif,
cate one dollar, to such inspector Or
inspectors, to be accounted for and
paid over to the collector or other
chief officer Of the customs, and the
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