The true Democrat., 1854-11-29

AN ACT to authorize the Issue of Registers to Yes
 sels owned by the Accessory Transit Copmany."
 Bc enaced ctc That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and hereby authorized registers to be issued III the name of the President of the Accessory Transit Com pany incorporated under charter from the State of Nicara pna for the teamboas vessels owned by said company, and employed in spoation of merchandise and senger the Atlantic and ports of the United States the territory of the State atOresad PrordCd That before the granting of for any steam boat vessel owned by said company to be employed as aid the president of said company shall swear or affirm that the sad steamboat or vessel o"e py u colPay' that the officers and least twohird of the citizens of the United States, not the subjects ot foreign prince State that all the officers and directors citizens of the United States, and that twothds of of said company owned by of the United States; which oath affirmation shall be deem ed sufficient without requiring the oath CT affirmation ot any other person interested concerned sad steamboat se And prorided tucr That register issued under ths act shall continue force and longer unless the president of the company aforesaid shall within from the date of the register the oath nation and the collector of the customs shall ce fy the date said renewed oath affirmation the back said register which shall continue in force for one year from said late he oath affirmation may be so renewed and the in1oemen made each and every year there after and the register shall in force accordingly
 s2 find De n further enacted, That before granting oser t any steamboat vessel owned by the company aforesaid the ore thereof shall together with suree the satisfaction of the collector of the GUS toms by whom under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury the register be issued, become bound to the
 United States in of OO0 with condition that the
 steamboat vessel shall be solely employed Tn the transpor taton of merchandise and between the Att antc and Pacific po United Stntes aforesaid; that the eoser shall solely used for said steamboat vessel that it shall not sod en otherwise disposed of to other company that such steamboat vessel shall he sod os otherwise prevented from return ing to the United States the said register shal within six months thereafter preserved be returned to the collector inc usoms who issued the register of the treasury o cancellation; and on failure comply with of the cond ton aforesaid, forfeiture shall accrue to the united states of the entire penal named in said bond to be enforced in any of competent Insdlcton ana me outstanding register shall be null and void.
 gud be t further emacted That whenever the officer to whom said had been issued shall to be the president company register which may have sued in his name shall be void and register must he issued in compliance with the provisions of this act
 f. 4nd De further enaced, That before issuing any register aforesaid shall be proved to the satisfaction inc Secretary the Treasury that the steamboat or vessel for which register to issue, shall have been but ano equipped wholly the United States and said steamboats and vessels sa all respects be subject to the laws of the
 nted State: in the vessels built wholly registered by American citizens.
 Approved, June 29 1854.