Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-13

BuIdi e shall pay to the duty author Eed cfssr u
the Cot LorAiiou the just proportion Of the ense
Incurred H. imprOVi such avenue, street, or alley,
Thicb the said prOptTiy bears 20 the whole cost
thereof, TO be uscEFI ned in the zane manner As
the same is ApportOnrd GnoUg the individual pro-
prisLors OF the property an EroEei thereSy.
Approved, May 5. 1854.
PuBue-So- O.. .-
A-.rI To reEulAts the meAsure meut Of tonaRe of
sblps and VSss Ia Of the Hiied StAIes-
Ret suAetsd BY the Senate and HOUSE Of Repre-
,sntA yrs ot the JitEd states u America 10 Con-
yTs.s assembled, that every chip or vessel built
S,tkIu the Uaited stGts[, CT that may be owned by
eII I-a or eTiI us ereoi on VI ter the hrst cay
Of January, eighteen hundred and sixtS
h-'t,,fsr rovtded: alec every chip or vessel that
- nav oUnsu b. . eittG rs Of the United stAtes
IN Be remeA.ured and TeregisteTed upon her Ar
TT. Al sr sAiG ~ at port u entry IN the United
stt4s and prior her departure thsrrfrorn ~ the
SNm. mauner ~ hereinafter described: Provided,
Tlat any ship or We sci built within C1Ited
-. Al r Ihe passage OF this act may be measured
Sni Texts:sred IN the manner herein nrsTidsd.
e AnI be 70 further enacted, That the Fezis-
- -r.[v-yesssl shalI express her Isa9Sn 80
bTsSith together with her dep b, and the height
under the thi.d or spar deck, which shall Be aseer.
taibsd in the tollOSILg mAnuer, the tonnage deck
.h.I b. The . eOud deck irOm BE- Oa; in all UtbsT
eases the upper dsek hall lie to Be tonnage
deck The length INN the f1TgpATt Of tho outer
t.Tkinr on tbs side Of the stem, To tn, After mari
a. me main stsTnpOst Of screw steAmtrs and 10 the
affsFparI Of the TuddeTPOSt Of ali OthEr Vesssls
,Tss-arsd IN the top Of the tonnage dsSk ahnlI d.
1r-5uuted the vessels length The breadth Of ths
SS5..t T.Tt on this outs de OF the vessel ~ m ~
ssc. uutrd The Jesse.'s breath Of beam meASurs
frnn ne under aide Of Tonnage deck plank De +
HuIId.hips to the ceiling Of the hold average
,E,rE 49, shall be aeeouated the depth OF hoId
~ ~. vessel has = third deck, then tbs height fT
Ih Ton Of tue TOM g5-deck plank shAI be .eroun.
ted As The height under the spar OK Allmrasurr-
,t 10 be taken In feet and fractions Of feet. nnI
nj fr,suot Of iset shall be expressed IN decfunal.
- 8 Ana Be iT .TtheT enacted, Tasf IN r.,
- touas,e Of = vessel shall be er entTe intsrHI
u
- to be AseertAined ~ fOuOWs: Measure The
I-nTth Of the vessel in straight iius along the nm
-e,ss Of the Tonnage deck, fro u the iusIds a. IL
i1sr nlapI aver &c thickbezs,J At the aide Of m
-, ~, the inaide Of The pl nk he stern timher.
average thickness asdIeunS ICn this length
- AZ K. aud what Is due To the stern timber. in
The thIeknesS Of the deek, and also what due 10
tbe AK Of the STERN u n1er IN one-third Of he
tnS 81 IN beam; vide the lspgth % taken int
ne number OF equal parts required by the following
tHt,r. Hecoraag the olAss in such table to birs
the vessel belong:
'' TABLE OF CLASSES.
,,.,.I vessels Of which the to,,.-- -,
According tie Above Measurement is iify ieet or
under, Into dE equal parts.
ClAss 2-YeSSslS Of Which the tonnage length &C
eo;dink TO the above m usurement Is above hfty
feet and not eIeeeding one hundred feet long into
sight equal parts;
eordipE 70 the above measurement Is above one
b nd "a Get ong, into ten equal parts.
Class 4-ycsselI OF which the tonnage length ae-
eording TO the above measurement. Is above one
hundred and hfty feet, and not exceeding Two hun
dred feet LOT z, into twelve equal LArtG. - -
CIAa -vsASu Of which the tonnage length Ae-
eoTdIug 70 the above Measurement L aboyg two
hundred and hfty feet long, into fourteen equal
pArtE.
corning 70 the above measurement Is above two
hundred and dfty long into GiGteen equal parts-
Then, the hold being sufficiently cleared 10 admit
Of the required depths and bTsAdths beng prUpeT,
taken, had the TrAnSyErBe ARA Of such vessel Al
each point VI division Of tue ieugth a. follows:
Nha emil n earl nFA tyE.
= point Of one-thiId Of the round Of the beam be
low such deck, or In case OF . break, below line
Of the door timber, At the inGii Of Ihe timber
HtrHke, AFTER deductinR the average thickneaa NJ
the ceiling, which y pet U'en the bilEe IlAnks and
timber ,trakei the il the depth at the idship di
WHOM Of the length do nUt ,Teeed sixteen feet, a.
vide each depth into four equal part, then ne azure
The made horizontal bTeGdIh, eaen Of the three
pOin u diVlsiob, and also 1t the upper and lower
prints OF the depth, extending eAeh Measurement
10 the average thickness Of that part Of the eeiu
which IL between the points Of measurement num.
Der these bryAdths from above, Numbering the up-
Per breath one, and ~ down 10 the bread b.
multiply the SeoOud and fourth by four, and thS
third By two; add these products together, and to
tue add the hrst breadth aud the rast or hfth;
multiply the quantity thus obtained by One-Ihird
nf the common Interval betNeen the bFeAdtbs and
the prod1et shall be d1suued the tIAnsVerse ares:
but u the midship depth into ak equal parts in
nteAd Of fur, and measure, before diTectSd ths
horizontal breadths at the 1--WE points OF division
And also Al III upper and pufH Of IhR dsDfh.
numosr then hon above a. before. multiply thl /
NTH BY tvs add these products together and to tLe
nrst brtAdth and the last, seventh; multiply the
quAnlilea nus obtained BY ODO-thrd Of the common
intefriVAI betUeen the breadths aud the produet
hhal. be deemed the tEAnGverse area .
Having thus GsSsTtAlned the transverse tie area i
A. each Poiut OF division Of the vessel a. required
above, proceed to Ascertain the register tonnage
Of the seasel In tbs following manner
Number the AIeaa suceessiV ely one two thru r.
number one being ~ the me limit OF he lsn1T6
At the bow, and The Lat number At the eItrsn.
limit d tn length Al the stern; then whether the
Fnfn -.
sixteen parts As In clAsses one anu sax or Hny in
tsTmedaIe number, In classes two, three ionT
AID ave, multiply the second, As in Glasses even
number area BY four, and the third end every odd.
numbered tAIea except the frat and ! 81 BY two.
add these products together and 70 the sum add tbs
nTit and la.t, Il they yield anythingi multiply the
mon interval between the areAs, and the product
will he the eubieA contents Of the space under the
Tonnage deck; divide this product BY one hundred,
aLu Tue qnotleOt, being the tonnage under the ton.
mage Of the tonnage deck shah be dee med TO be me
register tonnage Of the vessel subject to the Add
uOna heteinAiteT mentioned.
II there Be . break, poop, or any other psrna- |
nent eoa ed In SPACE the upper decka on The SDSr
Hyaaoie I4r cary" or stores OF for the berth
tonnage OF such space shAII be GseeTtaiped A. fol
In feet and divide it Into an even number Of 100
parts Of which the distance under shall he ~,
nearly equal TO III % into which the length Of thg
tonnage deck has been divided; measure a. The mid
die Of its height the ins de breadths, namely. one
At each end and at each Of the points Of diTislon
numbering them suceesSiyely one, two three, &C.
hen to the sum Of the end breAdths add four times
The sum OF the even numbered breadths and twice
The sum Of the old numbered breadtha eIcept me |
irst And iASt' and multiply che whole sum by one.
hlrd OF the common interval between the breadtbr
he product with give the mean horizontal STeS 81
lueh spaeei then measure the height between Ire
flank Of the decks, and multiply by II the mean
horizontal area; divide the product bT one bpndrJ
md the quOtisnt shall be deemed 70 be tonnSFes Of
Hea space and shall Be added to the tonnage under