New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-17
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
sIrpRENE CoURT-GryrRAL TrRM-MAY l6.

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UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURT-M,y li-Before
Judge NELSON.
DECISION oS APPEAL IL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
STEAMBOATS,.
The United The Steamboat Manhattan Jus'an C.
Earl, claimant - =,
Nelson This is libel on information filed by
the Government against the steamboat Manhattan TO recover
penalty Of 80 for noneompanes WIN one 81 ,n re- b
security Of the lives Of passengers Oh board vessels os
The f section Of the provides that license register
enrolment under the PROVISIONS OF M, OF tns DC, 70 n
any Collector 70 vessel propelled IN whole or 10 part oy steam
and eenyipg passenger unsss ne ,hGu nay h e'lyy
boari without coupyins with the terms Of th.
act the owner thereof and the vessel self shall be subject
M 4. an Amendment Oct. Browns I'd Laws 1853, 3D.
6l) section Of the act imposes penalty Of +o
The only terms Il The complied with as chrsedi IN
the information this Is the neglect 70 Obtain irl ne
Collector the Customs certified copy OF me Board Of Ia
srecio the vessel the proper condition OF ne team ma
chnev suitable accommodation of the passengers Sc wmch
required TO deliver to that officer by The nnh secon o
charged that the proper certificate prescribed lS ha by the
been BY the Inspectors and II hHo eeh We
hat would have helped the case As we have no,
able find proceedng let mkns nus the special
duty OF The Unless the inspection has been made aud
oeriihcaie gwen the Collector Is required 10 WITHHOLD the
license registry and enrolment and the vessel deprived OF her
American character and all the rights aud privileges oonus
10 Congress may have thought this suhcent security mat
the owner pd the procuring Of the certificate
But this may the charge here u not Tor omtig 70
procure the inspectors, bat Omting 70 90 en
nom the Collector certified copy Of it. The only P'oeeens
this subject found IN the 18th section OF the aci Iha re-
quire that the Collector shall keep on e the oiigns cef
cate delivered him by the inspectors and shall give 70 me
master on owner certified copies thereof OF which snail
be placed conspicuous part Of the vessel where nay
be BY the passengers and kept there AZ al es thr
other be retained by such master owner as evidence OIL the
authority conferred; aud then provides:
sfeamb passengers having certified copy the esre
Of approval shall forfeit and pay fo every onene -lo ~ oe
by action Of debt IN any Court OF competent @
Now the argument In behalf Of the Government is thai the
omission this cceriihed copy the cenhcae 70 re
ouired Is noncompauce within the Of the sct al
within the words the first section and the owner and vessel
itself therefore sueoi the penalty in the second section Oi
the act amended. which is $50.
Bui The obyou. suswe that respects this particular
omission obtain copy Of he ceroae the
2h section, which imposes the duty, preseoes ,hr penalty
LIMITING 10 +lO0 for offence be recovered IL artion OF
del and having distinctly prescribed the penalty and
mode Of recovery necessarily takes the out Of the gene
"a, description the Tst action The argument "oea
m H. lcneth of INJECTING both penalties for tbs particular
Noncompliance with the act complained Of
We have been particular IN stating the souhas o. oul
DECISION understand several etses are penang u'os
the same question under the act OF 49,
Decree below affirmed.
ARGUMENT on APPEAL.
Norwich and New London Steamboe' Co agt feer FORSYTH
Appeal from decision IN the Distrlct Iourl ~ a'pI
81 ~ Copsnv in suit brought by Mr. Forsyth against the
steamboat Worcester damages for injury 70 the
schooner Venice living pier No East River MI - MOI,
ton opeped for appellant and Mr. J. W. G. Leverise presented
,k &c The testimony also read aud argument
nsde by Mr. J. Leverage also ior the company
served.