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

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For the dirtrict of New York, two
thousand dollars.
For the district of Philadelphia in
Pennsylvania, one thousand dollars.
For the district of Baltimore, i'll
Maryland, one thousand dollars.
For the district of Norfolk. in Vir-
GINA, three hundred dollars.
For the district of Charleston, in
South Carolina, four hundred dollars.
For the district of Savannah, in
Georgia, four hundred dollals.
For the district of Mobile, Ala
bama, four hundred dollars.
For the district of New Orleans, or
in which New Orleans is the port of
entry, in Louisiana, two thousand dol
lars.
For the distict of Galveston, in
Texas, three hundred dollars.
For the district of st. Louis, in Mis-
souri,, fifteen hundred dollars.
For the district of Nashville, in
Tennessee, four hundred dollars. .
For the district of Louisville, Ken
lucky, twelve hundred dollars.
For the district of Cincinnati, Ohio,
fifteen hundred dollars.
For the district of Wheeling, Vir-
ginia, five hundred dollars.
For the district of Pittsburgh, Penn.
sylvania fifteen hundred dollars.
For the district of Chicago, Illinois,
five hundred dollars.
For the district of Detroit, Michi-
gan, eight hundred dollars.
For the district of Cleveland, Ohio,
five hundred dollars.
For the district of Buffalo, New
York, twelve hundred dollars.
For the district of Oswego, or OF
which Oswego is the port of entry,
New York, three hundred dollars.
For the district of Vermont, two
hundred dollars.
For the district of San Francisco,
California, fifteen hundred dollars.
SEC. "a. And be it further enacted,
That the Secretary of the Treasury
shall provide the inspectors with a
suitable number Of Instruments, of
uniform contraction, SO as to give uni
form results to tie the strength Of
boilers.
Sec. 50. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the mas
ter of any such steamer to cause to be
kept correct list of all the passen-
gers received and delivered from day
to day, noting the places where re.
ceived and where landed, which rec
ord shall be open to the inspection of
the inspectors and officers of the Gus.
toms at all times and in case of de-
fault, through negligence or design,
the said master shall forfeit one hun
dred dollars, which penalty, as well as
that for excess of passengers, shall be
a lien upon the vessel: Provided, how.
ever, A bond may, as provided for in
other cases, be given to secure the
satisfaction Of the judgment.
Sec. 36. And be it further enacted,
That every master or commander Of
any such steamer shall keep on board
of such steamer at least two copies of
this act, to be furnished to him by the
Secretary of the Treasury and if
the master or commander neglects or
refuses so to do, or shall unreasonably
refuse to exhibit copy of the same to
any passenger who shall ask it, he
shall forfeit twenty dollars.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted,
That any inspector who shall, upon
pretence, receive any fee or reward
for his services rendered under this
act, except what is herein allowed to
him, shall forfeit lis Office; and if
found guilty, on indictment, be other
wise punished, according to the aggra-
walton of the offence, Joy fine not exceed
ing five hundred dollars, or imprison-
ment not exceeding six months, Or
both.
SEC. SO. And be it further enacted,
That all engineers and pilots of any
such vessel shall, before entering upon
their duties, make solemn oath before
one Of the inspectors herein provided
for, to be recorded with the certificate,
that he will faithfully aud honestly ,ac-
cording to his best skill and judgment,
perform all the duties required of him
by this act, without concealment or re-.
seryatioD and if any such engineer,
pilot, or any witness summoned under
this act as witness, shall, when I'M
der examination on oath, knowingly
and Intentionally falsify the truth, such
person shall be deemed guilty of per-
jury, aud if convicted be punished ac-
cordingly.
Sec. 80. And be it further enacted,
That the supervising inspectors az
pointed under the provisions of this
act shall, within their respective dis
tricts, under the direction of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, take the exam.
nation, or receive the statements in
writing, of persons of particular know
ledge and experience in the navigation
Of steam-vessels, the construction of
engines and their appurtenances the
causes of the explosion of boilers and
collapse of hues, and the means of
prevention ; the kind and description
of safety-valves, water and steam.
guages, or indicators equipments for
the extinguishment of fires, and for the
preservation of life in case of accident