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

it prescribed in the certificate but the
license of any such engineer or pilot may
be revoked upon proof of negligence. ur-
skill fulness. or in attention to the duties
of the station Provided, however, If
in cases of refusal to license by the 10.
cal board of inspectors, any engineer or
pilot deeming himself wornged by such
refusal or revocation. may, within thirty
days after notice thereof, on application
to a supervising inspector, upon produc-
ing a certified copy of the reasons assign ,
ed by the locol board for their doings In
the premises; and such supervising in.
specter may revoke the decision of such |
local board of inspectors and license such /
pilot or engineer and like oceeding,
upon the same conditions, may be had by
the master or owner of any such vessel. |
or Of any steamboat boiler, for which |
the said local board shall have refused.
upon inspection. to give certificate of
approval,or shall have notified such mas
ter or owner of any repairs necessary af
ter such certificate has been granted.
Tcpth 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to employ, or any person to serve
as engineer or pilot on any such vessel,
who is not licensed by the inspectors
and any one SO offending shall forfeit one
hundred dollars for each offence: Pro
vided, however, That if vessel leaves
her port with complement ofcngineers
and pilots,and on her voyage is deprived
of their services, or the services Of any
OF them, without the consent, fault, cr
collusion of the master. owner or any
one interested in the vessel, the defcien-
cy may be temporarily supplied, until
others licensed can be obtained.
Eleventh In addition to the annual
inspection, it shall be the duty Of said
board to examine scasonably steamers
arriving and departing, so often as to en-
able them to detect any neglect to com
ply with the requirements of law, and
also any defects or impcrfections be
coming apparent after the inspection
aforesaid, and tending to render the nav
igation Of the vessel nnsafe, which ser
vice may be performed by one Of the
board aud if he shall discover an omis-
sion to comply with the law, or that re-
pairs have become necessary to make the
vessel safe he shall 1T once notify the
master stating in the notice what is re-
! qui-ed and if the master deems the
requirements unreasonable CT unneces-
sary, he may take the opinion of the
, board thereon, and il dissatisfied with
, the decision of such board, may apply
, for a rc-examination Of the case to the
supervising inspector. as is hereiRbefore
, provided and if he shall refuse or neg
lect to comply with the requirement OF
, the local board, and shall contrary
: thereto, and while the same remains un-
? reversed by the supervising inspector
employ the vessel by navigating her, the
master and owner shall be liable for any
/, damage to the passengers and their bag
/ gage which shall occur FROM any defects
] so as aforesaid stated in said notice
= which shall be in writing, and all in
spcctions and orders shall be promptly
j. made by the inspectors and where il
can be safely done in their judgment
c they shall permit repairs to be made
= where those interested can most conve
l. niently do them; and no inspectors Of
l. one district shall modify or annul thC
r doings Of the inspectors Of another dis
5 trict, in regard to repairs, unless there
/, is change in the state of things de
|, manding more repairs than were though
h necessary when the order was made; no
l. shall the inspectors of one district ap
c point person coming from another, /
t. such person has been rejected for unfit
V ness or want of qualifications.
+ Twelfth. The said board, when there
t to requested, shall inspect steamers be
If longing to districts where no such boart
h is established and if a certificate of ap
o proval is not granted, no other lnspec
&c tion shall be made by the same or an,
f. other board until the objections mad
Y by the inspectors are removed and
It any vessel shall be naygated after
r board of inspectors have refused t.
d make the collector certificate of ar
r proyal, she shall be liable to the sam
If penalties as if she had been run wlthou
n license; Provided, however, Tha
nothing herein contained shall impai
p the right of the inspectors TO permi
5, such vessel to 90 to another port for re
v. pairs if in their opinion it is safe 50 20 dc
d Thirteenth The said board of in
c. spectors shall have power to summon be
fore them witnesses and to compel thei
f. attendance by the same process as il
r courts of law and after reasonable tim
l. given to the alleged delinquent of tn
Is time and place of investigation to exam
n inc said witnesses under oath touching
s. the performance of their duties by eng