Nebraska advertiser., 1867-01-24
(Public No. ,2s4)

- % I " as EA8tN AHe AAN0E @~EE
enfiUrs IF the United states oCAseTico in CrlgTss5
ASsemblef.
T hat if any engineer or pilot, licensed il pursuance
Of LIW by eny Inspectors or board OF Inspectors,
shall, to the hindrLRee Ct wrOngfully or
unreascnably uefase 80 serve ~ such on aoy steam
vetoel. &C authCriEed BY the terms &C bis license,
or shaii fail % deliver to he applicant fr such
serVic a., at the Tina Of such refusal, il ths same
shall b. demanded n statement in writing, sign
"a by such engineer or pilot, Of tho 70 tsOns thsro-
Of. Ut if nny yil,t shall refuse to aeu.it into the
piiot-house With him any person or persons whom
the cdptain or owners of sny STEAMBOATS, may de-
I sire 10 place there for the paF9l5s Of aoQlirins the
kn0WIvdIs Of pilOjing, no shall forfeit any pay u
he uartyagghsgied thereby the sum Of thr5s hun.
deed dollar, to be r~ssogsrsi ia 81 action Of dsbt
found on this s~tltae, And lheTeup1n on such Sc
coveFv. ss well a. on sac1 refusal to give such
statement in writing, or to aimt sseh pssS3n4 in
TO the pilOt-house as aforesaid, has license shan be
Immediately OevOksd, uaJn cha sLna proceedings
as are provided by Law ia athsr cases OF che reTo-
cation Of such licenses.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That when
boilers are 20 arranged on q steamer that there Il
employed 4 water cOnneetiag-pipe through which
the water may pOss frOia ane boiler to another,
there shall also BE- peovidrl a similar steam con-
~nsctisn, havinn an AGRA ct opnning into each boil
er If at least one SOU fre inch tor every twJ SQUARE
feet Of efectiys heating surface c%antaia3d IA aRq
| one of the boilers 81 conn sctei. half the Ute AMI
ali other surfaces bang com 1uted as eft ctive.
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circumstances. a great working pressure than one
huaarel aud City p,Uals g. tbs sIatre in:h.
Hes. :. AMI BE- it further enacted, Tdtt Une or
mere additional slfetytY dVes, OF sash dlnsnHIn3
and arraagnsnt al shall bs prescribed by the
boar Of sups vising iaspec Ofs, sh Ill b. pIa sd on
the boilers Of every steamer. aud shall be l0tIeI g.
\ pressnre not exeeedidg two pIund5 al i've ths
working steaU pressure allOWsl, AMI snail be Sc
/ cured bg the inspector ag&inst the intsrferenco Of
All persJns engaged in the manIgem st Of the yes
sci or her machienery. Ard the alloyed metals
now required by law, to be placel in or upon the
a res of boilers shall bs fusibl e, as now required by
law, and at = temperature rot exceeding four hun
drsd ana forty Eve dsgr1ss Of the Fahrenheit Their
mometsr and 4 good and reliable " Iter-guags aud
and a full set Of guage-sOcks rhsll be provided for
each boiler, whefher conn5otsl or otherwise.
Se,. 4. Aud be It further ena;tei, Ihat no
steamToit boiler hereafter built, to %hivh the heat
l.. auylied un the Uu tside # che shell, shall be
g ENTRUSTED 1T plat $ of N RS shtn three - ltIs If
an in hi in thickness, the ends or heats of the bolt
er only excepted. And every Steamboat boiler
hereafter bull. IT employed ca rivers f,wing into
thd Gulf Ut Mexic ; or their tr.6ut Iries, shall have
not less thaa three Inehl of clear pace fr W ter
bstweeu aud around is iaternal dusS. And steam
oss c. reafter built, wEi:e shall employ four or
more bayiars set IN a tatthry. shall have the sam
| div tdrd ia such n inner that one hall, rs BearIy as
may be, Of the number If tO.iers employed will act
1 Independently Of the O.her half, so far as relates
To ths WAFER cOunsotiOn but the steam from ali the
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See. 5. Aud &C iJ further enacted; That cotton,
hemp. htv, straw, or otaer easily ignitibIs oOmnO-
dity ,shIl not be curied On the decks or guArls Of
INV steamer carrying passengers, except 90 ferry
baats crossing rivers, oud then oEly on the stsrns
of such buats, unless ths sans snail b5 prots ted
hv a completes an Suitable covering Of canvas or
other proper internal 10 prevent ignition from
| spark, under a penalty Uf Ous hundred do lars for
each offence. Nor shall oVal oil " crdi5 psCrols-
um he hereafter carried OB ,ueh steamers, except on
[ - IL . mod ghareaf ar IN uUpU hnfI. ~ narA
! A rec ctrcaIassOn 81 air is secured, 0ud at such dIs-
ttnee from the furnlrss or fires as may be pre-
scribsI by any sdp:avIslr lAspe3tor Or any board OF
IUcL ii in+p 15tufs.
Sec. s. An he it further enacted, THAT barges
eTr,,ua D ssengeTs while in tow Of . steamer shall
be subject {, tie Ir,visiOns OF the acts for the prss-
fefsatf64 - TIA lives d pkssenserss ggEssaFfelases
a. a-e.baakea. xssau31ife-preservefs. EofA ~
olstian q bis sscren DC peaaiy shall Be oas
Sec 7. Aud b Il further enacted. That steam.
aSs USED a. freighs hosts shaiibe subiees 81 the
stm@ ins, ectioa Spd re7u.Fealgass providod-f0r
ferry, tug. and cantl bets. by az acs relating to
steanJotts, apppycd the eighth day Of June, cigh-
teeI hundred and s-Tt5-.oUr, ana 10 the provision
Sec. s. And be Il further enc ed, That if any
peFson connected rs u member or otherwise, with
any d. s,eiation of steamboat pi. Uts, enninoers, mas
ters. or owners, shall acrept or attempt 70 exercise
the functions &c tho Cihce Of steamboat insptc or,
| II shall bs a misdeneaIif, !or which he shall for
felt bis Office. agdshaIl b. further subj ct 10 a pen
atty 81 i've huHd red d1ilars.
sec. 9. And be It further enacted, That al vei
s5ls navigating the bass. i1iets, rivers, h.trburs, aud
other waters OF the United S'r-es, except vesseis
subject to the Jurisdiction OF n foreign power ard
engIged in foreign trId5 oBt nOt oWn,d in WHO .
or IN part bY a citizm Of the United States, shalt
o. subject TO The navigation laws Vt the Uni I'd
states and all vessels lTIell.d IN whole % IN
part By ste TN, and ~nITisst.n{ Is af Tesg.d. * Ul
i .lz, ~ .4thf.ef It'll rtItez and TeUl-AfTl "a .ruuslg-
sing lheIewi n, esttblishel for the government OF
steam vessels ia passing. as preyiied lG ths tWenty'
ninth section "a an ast relating 10 steam XeSs Is
approved ID thiTHeth day u August, eighteen
huni ed ami hfJy-twl. Aud every sel-g ing steam
vessel noE sUbject Or hereby mails subject to tue
II ~ayigation laas If The GATED states, aud to the
rue, md Tegulxticns afCrs SAID, shall, when under
wav, except upon the bigE seas, be undar gao con-
tro, aud uectiens Of pl,ts ii 'ensed by ina insPee-
| tors Of steam vessels vessels 81 OtheF COUNTRIES aud
public vessels Of The Un'Ieb states "nly excepted.
See. 10. And Dc it further enacted, That all
| sea g,irg vessels Carrying passengers, aud those
navigating any Of TIC Lo.taern ahd north -Westen
4, ker, snail hav c toe lfg-doats requirtd By law,
rroYii,d with snitA5le bOat-disengagins apparatus,
s. arranged as 10 allow su ca beats TO b. safely
Ianchsd with their ct~mpiemen's u passengers
while such vessels are under speed or otherwise,
anil So as 20 allow su n dcs eng tginS apparatus t.
be uperatep 10y une persOl dis,ngtslng both ends
OF the LOat sinuitiituus,y from the tackles by
which u may be Iwsrei tn the wB'er.
&c. 10. And be y furthrr rUaeted. Thhat the
provision Tor q f"rsur1 t-head light FIR steamships.
Ia an net emitted IAN act fixing &C tam rules and
rrguiitipus for preventing coli loos on The waser,"
approved the twenty -afBth dIy ag April, Eighteen
hundred end sixty tour, shall 0nt BE- sonHrIgiel TO
aPply 10 uther than Oce tn-g ing steamers ant
steamers o ITTyins sail. River IJeinars navIgttins
walters 4 wing into Inc Gulf Of Mexico shall ear.
~ the tOt Uw az lights VIZ one rod light en- the
| g~ut-OJari sits of Lns port Em lks-pip5, and one
( green light on n eatesaEl stta pf che afsr5esEd
snokc-plR thqsc fs e eHbsth fsrwad ard
4H e oe4r satH f4 ttfEe si6e. All
~eosslsl< aissrs aa4 thtss aErir st4as b4vS. I4
or ether fnins4 wallets. oiher taan ferTv-baair aat
these ahaFe proFtdal ~, shali eagu fhe Fed and
gfeen tights, as ~ seribed Ter ncsan-g0ing ste41
rTs ana, IN sdditi0n thereto. 8 central range Uf
two white lights the after light being earned Of
an elevation Vi ab least i teen fees above the light
az tne mead Vi The vessel the bead light TO be S.
constraStst as 70 sk0T a good bghb through
twenty pomts Of the compass, nam ~. fOTm TiSb3
anesd l. tive P,Inss at at she team ON either
? . ie o. the vessel AL tn alter ilgat 10 show all
srOuHd Ia 81 .riE n.
SEE l.. And De 10 further enacted, That the
annual coinpens4tlsn paid % l5sai iEspsstars Of
stein'niats shall be hereafter as folio US, 70 Wit:
For the district Of Portland. in Name, three hun
uTed dollars tor the district Of lSostOa aud CARL
toFh' IN Massachusetts, one thousand dOIlfrs fOI
ms q s'rict OF New LInd N, IN CO1a eticut, five
hapdred dollars fer rke district Of New York
Two al TWO thou ssud dollars each, tive st fifteen
@'iAhto tdch ana blo a4u lt4uh4i In8peCEt
0I buliers az fifteen hundred dollars; for the dis.
tsitt VI Pnilade lphia, IN PennEylvania. thirteen
hundred d1iars for the district 81 baltimore, il
AtryiAnd, tBC'ys EdndTed dollars for fbe district
at NuriOik, IN Virginia. three bundled d8llars f0
FIR The district ct Chsr.st0u, ia S5ush Gofoiina
hre hundred dollars foI The district Of Savvnah
~ Csc Tgia, ioGr handfed dollars for the distric
Il Mobile, d Aiab4mJ, enc thousand dUilars f.
tbs district Of New Orleans - the poins Of entry
Loulsifaa, Two th0ussud dolars for the district Z
GtiEsst5n, ia Tex IS, four hunIrsI ] 5ilars for th
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