The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-31
Very respectfully,
JOHN SMALLER SS,
Supervising Inspector, 9Th Dist

A RESOLUTION allowing, in certain cases
to the owners of steamers, further time to
make the necessary preparations TO bring
their vessels within the provisions oil an
act entitled "An act to amend an act en-
titled San act to provide for the better secu-
rty of the lives OF passengers on board of
vessels propelled in whole or in part by
steam, aud for other purposes" approved
August 80, 1852.
Ieesolrea by the Senate and House Of RepreSen-
tatireS oftte United States OF America, IN Con-
orsSS assembled, That any Inspector OF steam
crs appointed under the act aforesaid, IT not
furnished seasonably with the means OF dis
charging his duty, or who shall be satisfied
when an enrolled, licensed or REGISTERED steam
err is inspected by him and found deficient in
the requirements made by the said act, that
such omissions are rot occasioned by any
/ fault or ne rlect of the owner or mas er, he
may grant, upon application therefor, OF his
own accord, such further reasonable time
after said act goes into effect as he may deem
! sufficient, with due diligence to make all ne
cessary preparations TO make any such vessel,
her machinery and equipment conform 10 the
provisions OF said act: Provided, The time
So allowed shall in no case exceed ninety
days after the first day of January, eighteen
hundred and fifty three.
Sec. =. And6e 1t further reso,Usd, that no
such vessel SO allowed further time Tor pre-
para ion shall be liable to seizure or to any
penalty under said act during the time speci-
fed for any deficiency intended to be covered
by the extension of time granted by such in
spector.
| 1t will be observed that the above reso-
luton does not suspend the operation and eI-
feet of the recent act of Congress, for the
better preservation of the lives of passengers,
&C., but only gives to the inspectors actin
und it the power Of granting more and rea-
sonable time to the masters and owners OF
stea mboats to make the necessary equip
ments OF their boats, in compliance with the
act aforesaid, which time shall not ex-
coed ninety days from the first of January
1853.
And | therefore respectfully suggest to all
masters and owners of steamboats, belonging
to this district, that they procure Immediately
a copy of the aforesaid acts, which can be
obtained by application to the inspectors
equipments required to comply with the ac
aforesaid but should any persons interest
ed have any doubts of its requirements, the
inspectors will cheerluily give any informa-
ton on the subject.
deem it my duty to notify all persons in.
terested, that at the expiration of the term
allowed to masters or owners of boats, tc
: make the necessary equipments of theil
boats, required by the aforesaid act, that the
inspectors in the performance of their duties
will have no alternative but to enforce, in al
respects, all the provisions and requirements
of the law. JOHN SHAL.LCROSS,
Supervising Inspector of the 9th District
0TThose wanting first-rate article of Lard
oil and Sterine candles, may obtain them al
Messrs Decker & Kramer's grocery. Both
Oil and Candles are manufactures in this city
and sold at Cincinnati prices. Home manu-.
facturers of this nature should be encouraged
Mr.. Klein is entering largely into this kind Of
business, and we hope he will meet with ex-
cellent encouragement.