New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-18


districts of New York and New Orleans,
two thousand two hundred dollars each
for the districts of Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Buffalo, st. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati,
Pittsburg, San Francisco, Boston Detroit,
Chicago, Milwaukee, Huron and Galena, two
thousand dollars each; for the districts
of Mobile, Memphis, and Cleveland, one
thousand five hundred dollars each
for Portland in the district of Ore
gou New London, Norfolk, Charleston,
! Savannah Galveston, Albany, Wheeling,
Nashville, Portland, Maine, and Evansville,
| one THOUSAND two hundred dollars each; for
the district of Puget Sound, ApalachicOla,
| Oswego, and Burlington, and also at Mar
uuette. eight hundred dollars each: and, in
addition thereto, the Secretary of the Treas
ury may appoint in such districts where
their services are actually required, assist
| ant inspectors, at compensation for the
district of New York, two thousand dollars;
| and all other districts, not exceeding six
| teen hundred dollars per annum to each per
| son so appointed; or may appoint a clerk to
| any such board at a compensation not ex-
ceeding twelve hundred dollars per annum
| to each person so appointed. And each SUI
| peryisng inspector shall be paid three thou
| sand dollars per annum; and every inspec-
| tor shall be paid for his actual, reasonable
| travelling expenses, at the rate of ten cents
| per mile, when incurred in the performance
| OF his duty; and also for transportation of
instruments, which shall be certified and
| sworn to under such instructions as shall
| be given by the Secretary of the Treasury
SEC. So And be it further enacted. That
! the President of the United States shall. by
| and with the advice and consent of the Sen
| ate, appoint supervising inspector general,
who shall be selected with reference to his
| fitness and ability to systematic and carry
| into effect all the provisions of law relating
10 the steamboat inspection service, whose
duty it shall be, under the direction of the
| Secretary of the Treasury, to superintend
the administration of the steamboat laws,
| preside at the meetings of the board
of supervising inspectors, receive all
reports of inspectors, and receive and
examine all accounts of such Off
GERS, report fully at stated periods to
the Secretary of the Treasury upon all
| matters pertaining to his official duties and
p 'oduce a correct and uniform administra
ton of the inspection laws, rules, and regu
latons; and the sal supervising inspector
shall be paid for his services at the rate of
three thousand five hundred dollars per an
npm and all his reasonable travelling ex
| penses, or mileage at the rate of ten cents
per mile when on official duty.
SEC. Ga And be it further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Treasury may, upon
application therefor. remit or mitigate any
fine or penalty provided for in this act, or
discontinue any prosecution to recover pen
alties denounced in this act excepting the
| penalty of imprisonment, or removal from
office upon such terms as he. in his discre
ton shall think proper; and that all rights
| granted to infOrmers by this act shall
be held subject to the said Secretary's
power of remission, except in cases
where the claims of any informer to
tile share of any penalty shall have
been determined by court of competent
jurisdiction prior to the application for the
remission of said penalty; and that the said
Secretary shall have authority to ascertain
the facts upon all such applications, in such
manner and under such regulations as he
may deem proper.
SEC s.. And be it further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Treasury shall procure
for the several supervising inspectors and
local boards of inspectors, such instruments,
stationery, printing, and other things neceS-
sary for the use of their respective offices as
NAV be required therefor: and shall make
such rules and regulations as may be neCes
sary to secure the proper execution of the
steamboat acts.
SEC. Sc. And be it further enacted. That
the salaries of all supervising inspectors,
local inspectors, assistant inspectors. super
yising inspector general, and clerks, herein
provided for, together with their travelling
and other expenses when on official duty,
and all instruments, books, blanks station
cry, furniture. and other things necessary
to carry into effect the provisions of this
act shall be paid for under the direction of
the Secretary of the Treasury, out of the
revenues received into the treasury from
the inspection of steam We SSels and the
licensing of the officers of such vessels. as
provided for by the terms of this act; and
the same is hereby appropriated for the
payment of such expenses, or so much
thereof as may be required for such PuI-
poses.
SEC. g.. And be it further enacted. That
supervising and local inspectors of steam
boats shall execute proper bonds. in such
form and upon such conditions as the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury may prescribe. and
subject to his approval, conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties of their
respective offices, and the payment i'll the
manner provided by law of all moneys that
may be received by them.
SEC. 6S. And be it further enacted, That
the penalty for the violation OF any pro-
vision of this act that is not otherwise
specially provided for shall be a fine of five
hundred dollars. one-half for the use of the
infOrmer.
SEC g. And be it further enacted. That
if any shipper or shippers of platina, gold
gold-dust, silver, bullion, or other pre-
ciOus metals. coins, jewelry, bills of any
bank or public body, diamonds or other
precious stones, or any gold or silver in a
manufactured or manufactured state
watches, clocks or time-pieces of any de-
scription, trinkets, orders, notes. or securi-
ties for payment of money, stamps, maps,
writings. title-deeds, printings, engravings,
pictures, gold or silver plate or plated ar
ticles, glass, china, silks, in manufactured
or manufactured state. and whether
wrought up or not wrought up with any
other material, furs, or lace, or any of them,
contained in any parcel, or package, or
trunk. shall lade the same as freight
or baggage, on any boat or vessel,
without at the time of such lading giving to
the master, clerk, agent, or owner of such
boat or vessel receiving the same a written
notice of the true character and value there
of, and having the same entered on the bill
of lading therefor, the master and owner or
owners of said boat or vessel shall not he
liable as carriers thereof in any form or
manner: nor shall any such master, owner,
or owners be liable for any such goods be-
You'd the value and according to the char
acter thereof so notified and entered.
SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of all collectors, or
other chief officers of the customs, to re-
quire all sailing vessels to be furnished with
proper legal signal lights, as provided for by
the act of April twenty-nine eighteen hun
bred and sixty four, entitled IAN act fixing
certain rules and regulations for preventing
collisions on the water" and every such
vessel shall, on the approach of any steamer
during the night time, show IL lighted torch
upon that point or quarter to which such
steamer shall be approaching. And every
such vessel that shall be navigated without
complying with the terms of the said act of
April twenty nine, eighteen hundred and
siXty-tOur, and the provisions of this sec