The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-07-22

10 De observed Dy passengers ana ohAs
ers, and there kept at all times. framed
under glass the other shall be re-
tanned bJ such master, or ownor as ev-
idence of authority thereby conferred
and il any passenger shall be received
on board any steamer not having the
certified copies Of the certificate of ap-
proval as required By this act, placed
and kept as aforesaid, or if any pass
seDger steamer shall receive or carry
any gunpowder on board. not having
a certificate authorizing the same, and
certified copy thereof placed and
kept as aforesaid, or shall carry any
gunpowder at place or in o manner
not authorized by such certificate, such
steamer shall be held liable for pen
atty of one hundred dollars for esch
offense, to be recovered in any court
of competent Jurisdiction.
Sec. 80. And be IL further enacted, That
every inspector who shall wilifuliy
certify falsely touching any vessel pro-
PEELED in whole or in part by steam, as
to her hull, accommodations, boilers,
engines, machinery, or their appurte-
nances, or any of her equipments, or
any matter or thing contained in any
certificate signed and sworn to by
him, shall, on conviction thereof, be
puuLsucu Oy AuC AOt CASSS0thB AS0
hundred dollars, or imprisonment not
exceeding six months, or both.
SEC. 33. And be tt further enacted, That
no person interested, either directly or
indirectly, in any patented life preserv-
er, life boat, gauge, or any article re-
quired to be used on any steamer by
this act, or who is q member Of any
association of owners, masters, engin-
eers, or pilots of steamboats,, or who
is directly or indirectly pecuniarily IN
terested in any steam vessel, or who
has not the qualifications aud acquire
ments as prescribed by this act, or who
is intemperate in his habits, shall be
eligible to hold the Office of either SUI
peryising or local Inspector, or dis
charge the duties thereof; and if any
such person shall attempt to exercise
the functions of the Office OF steam-
boat inspector, 1t shall be misdemean-
or, for which he shall be subject to
penalty of FIVE hundred dollars, and
shall be dismissed from Office.
Sec. "a. And be it further enacted, That
any inspector who shall, upon any pre-
tense, receive any fee or reward for his
service rendered under this act, except
what is herein allow him, shall for
felt his office, and if found guilty, on
Indictment, or otherwise, punished,
according to the aggravation of the of
fense, by fne not exceeding i've hun
dred dollars, or Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding ak months, or both.
SEC. 35. A,d be IL further enacted, That
every boiler manufactured after twelve
months from the passage OF this act,
TO be used on steam vessels, and made
of iron or steel plates, shall be con-
structed of plates that have been
stamped in accordance with the provis-
ion of this act and If any person
shall construct boiler, or steam pipe
connecting the boilers, to be SO used,
of iron or steel plates which have not
been stamped and inspected according
to the provisions of this act, or other
wise as herein provided, or who shall
Knowingly use any defective, bad, or
faulty iron or steel in tho construction
of such boilers or shall drift any rive
et-hole to make il come fair or shall
deliver any such boiler for use, know
ing it to be imperfect in its flues, fang
ing, riveting, bracing, or in any other
of its parts, shall be 6acd one thou
sand dollars, one half for the use of
the informer Providsd, howeocr, That
nothing in this act shall be SO cons
strued as to prevent from being used,
on any steamer, any hoiter or steam
generator which may not be construct
ed of riveted iron or steel plates, when
the board of supervising Inspectors
shall have satisfactory evidence that
such boilers or steam generators is
equal in strength, and as safe from ex-
L1osion, as boiler of the best quality,
constructed of riveted iron or steel
plates.
SEC. &c. Aad be it further enacted, That
cks "a h ma uo
of this act, every iron or steel plate
used in the construction of steamboat
boilers, and which shall be subject to
q tensile strain, shall be inspected in
such manner as shall be prescribed by
the board of supervising inspectors
and approved by the Secretary of the
Treasury, so to enable the inspectors
TO ascertain its tensile strength, homo
geneousness, toughness, and ability to
withstand the effect of repeated heat.
ing and cooling and no iron or steel
plate shall be used in the construction
of such boilers which has not been SO
inspected and approved under the rules
prescribed as aforesaid.
SEC. 81. And be 1t further enacted, That
every such plate of boiler iron or steel,
made for use in the construction of
steamboat boilers, shall be distinctly
and permanently stamped by the man
ufacturer thereof, and, If practicable,
in such places that the marks shall be
left visible when such plates shall be
worked into boilers, with the name of
the manufacturer, the place where
manufactured, and the number of
pounds tensile strain it will bear to the
sectional square inch and the inspect
ors shall keep record in eheir Office
of the stamps upon all boiler plates
and boilers made under the provisions
of this act, which they shall inspect.
SEC. 3S. And be it further enacted, That
if an person shall counterfeit, or cause
to be counterfeited, any of the marks
or stamps required by this act, or
shall designediy stamp or cause to be
stamped falsely any boiler iron or steel
plates, or if an person shall stamp or
mark, or cause 20 be stamped or
marked, any such iron or steel plates
with the name or trademark of anoth-
er, with the intent to mislsad or de-
ceiye, any person or persons shall, up
on conviction thereof, be fued two
thousand dollars, one-half to the use
of the informer, and may, in addition
thereto, al the discretion of the court,
be imprisoned not exceeding two years.
Sac. 80. And be ii further enacted, That
after one year from the passage of this
act, no iron or steel plates shall be
used in the construction of boilers for
steam vessels unless they have been
inspected in accordance with the pro-
yisious of this act; and the working
steam pressure allowabie.ons such boil
ers hen single riveted shall not pro-
uce o strain to exceed one.sixth of
the tensile strength of the iron or steel
plates of which such boilers are con-
structed but where the longitudinal
laps of the cylindrical parts of such
boilers are double riveted, and the riv-
ct holes of such boilers have been fair
ly drilled instead of punched, an addi-
tion of twenty per centum to the work
ina pressure provided for single rivet-
ing NAV be allowed !: Provided, That
all other parts of said boilers shall
correspond in strength to the addition
| al allowances so made; and no split
calking shall in any case be permitted.
| Aud every such boiler shall be provid-
| ed with q good, W well.constructed safety
valve or valves, of such number, d.
mensions and arrangements as shall be
prescribed by the board of supervising
/ inspectors, and shall also be provided
with q sufficient number of gauge cocks
and o reliable low water indicator that
| will give alarm when the water falls
below its prescribed limits and in ad.
dition thereto there shall be inserted,
in suitable manner, in the fues,
| crown sheet, or other parts of the boil
er most exposed to the heat OF the