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


safety valve Of q boiler, or shall em-
ploy any other means or device where's
by the boiler may be subjected TO .
greater pressure than the amount al
lowed by the certificate of the inspect
ore, or shall Intentionally derange or
hinder the operation Of any machinery
or device employed to denote the state
of water or steam in any boiler, or to
give warning of approaching danger,
or shall Intentionally permit the water
to fall below the prescribed low water
line Of the boiler, it shall, in any such
case, be q misdemeanor, and any and
every person concerned therein, direct
ly or Indirectly ,shallforfeit two hundred
dollars, and may, at the discretion OF
the court, be, in addition thereto, i'm
prisoned not exceeding Eve years.
SEc.4I And 6eit further eanacted, That
all steamers navigating the lakes, bays,
inl cts, sounds, rivers, harbors, or oth-
er navigable waters of the United
States, when such waters are common
highways Of commerce, or open to
general or competitive navigation,
shall be snbject to the provisions of
this act Provided, That this act shall
not apply to public vessels of the
United States or vessels Of other coun-
tries, nor to boats, propelled in whole
or in part by steam. for navigating
canals.
SEQ. AZ. And be it further enacted, That
on any steamers navigating rivers on
ly, when, from darkness, fog, or other
cause, tho pilot or watch shall be OF
opinion that the navigation Is unsafe,
or from accident to or derangemento of
the machinery of the boat, the chief
engineer shall be of the opinion that
the further navigation of the vessel Is
unsafe, the vessel shall be brought to
anchor or moored as soon as it can
prudently be done: PROVIDED, That If
the person in command shall, after be-
ing SO admonished by either of such
officers, elect to pursue such voyage,
he may do the same but In such case
both he and the owners of such steam
er shall be answerable for all damages
which shall arise to the person of any
causes In SO pursuing the voyage, aud
no degree of care or diligence shall in
such case be held to justify or excuse
the person in command or said own
ers.
SEC. 43. And be 1t further enacted, That
whenever damage 10 sustained by any
passenger or his baggage from explo-
sion, FIRE, collision, or other cause, the
master and the owner of such vessel,
or either of them, and the vessel, shall
be liable to each and every person SO
injured to the full amount of damage,
il it happens through any neglect or
failure to comply with the provisions
of law herein prescribed, or through
known defects or imperfections of the
steaming apparatus or of the hull, and
any person sustaining loss or injury
through the carelessness, negligence,
or willful misconduct Of any captain,
mate, engineer, or pilot, or his neglect
or refusal to obey the provisions of
law herein prescribed as to navigating
such steamers, may sue such captain /,
mate, engineer, or pilot, and recover
damages for any such injury caused as
| aforesaid by any such captain, mate,
engineer, or pilot.
SEC. A. And be 1t further enacted, That
every steamboat of the United States
shall, in addition to having her name
painted on her stern, as now required
by law, also have the same conspicu-
ously placed in distinct, plain letters,
of not less than six inches in length,
on each outer side of the pilot house,
if it has such, aud lin case the said
side of each wheel house and If any
such steamboat shall be found without
having her name placed as herein re-
quired, she shall be subject to the
same penalty and forfeiture as is now
provided by law in the case of . vessel
of the United States found without
having her name and the pame of the
| port to which she belongs, painted on
| her stern as required by Law.
SDc. 45. And be IL further enacted, That
| no master, owner, or agent of any ves.
| sci of the United States shall, in any
way, change the name of such vessel,
| or by any device, advertisement, or
| contrivancc, deceive, or attempt TO de-
| ceive the public or any officer or agent
| of the United States government, or OF
! any State, or any corporation or agent
thereof, or any person or persons, as
/ to the true name or character of such
vessel, on pain Of the forfeiture oil
! such vessel.
| SEC. 46. And be IL further enacted,
That every barge carrying passengers
while in tow of any steamer, shalt be
subject to the provisions of this act for
! the preservation of the lives of passen-
gers so far as relates to fire>buckets
axes, life-preservers, and JawIs to such
an extent as shall be p escribed by the
board of supervising inspectors for
the violation of this section the penal.
| ty shall be two hundred dollars, one
half for the use of the informer.
| Sec. Al. And be 1t further enacted, That
! every river steamer navigating water.
flowing into the Gulf OF Mexico, and
their tributaries, shall carry the follow.
ing lights, viz: Ooe red light on the
outboard side OF the port smoke-pipe
and one green light on the outboArd
side of the starboard smoke-pipe
these lights to show both forward and
/ abeam on their respective sides. And
! upon each and every coal boat, trading
boat, produce boat, canal boat, oystel
boat, fishing boat, raft, or other wslel
/ craft, navigating any bay, harbor, ol
river, by hand power, horse power
sail, or by the current of the river, OF
which shall be anchored or moorcd il
or near the channel or fairway of AM
bay, harbor, or river, there shall b.
| carried, from sunset to sunrise, one ol
more good white lights, which shal
be placed in such manner as shall b'
prescribed by the board OF supervising
inspectors and every such vessel o
raft, when running in . fog or thicl
| weather, or shall be anchored o.
moored in or near the channel or fair
way as aforesaid, and not in any port
shall sound 3 fog-horn, or equigalen
signal, 1T intervals Of not moro thar
two minutes, which shall make eount
equal to q steam whistle and al
steamers navigating in . fog or thicl
weather shall sound their steam-whis
ties at intervals Of mot more than on
minute. Every coasting steamer, AM
| every steamer navigating bays, lakes
or other inland waters, other than fer
ry-boats and those above provided for
shall carry the red and green lights a
provided for oceau going steamers and
in addition thereto, cen rts range Q
two white lights the after liz III n =
carried at an elevation of at least h
teen feet above the light at the head q
the vessel, the headlight to be SO cor
structed 40 to show good ligh
through twenty points of tho compass
namely, from right ahead to two point
abaft the beam on either side of th
vessel, aud the after-light to show q
around the horixon the lights for fer
ry-boats shall be regulated BY sue
rules as the board of supervising II
spectors shall prescribe; and that ID
provisions for . foremost headsligt
for stea amships, in an act entitled y A
act fixing certain rules and regulation
for preventing collisions on the water,
approved the twenty-ninth day
April, eighteen hundred and sixty -fou
shall not be construed to apply to otl
| or than ocean going steamers az
steamers carrying sails.