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

whenever damage is sustained by any pas-
senger or his baggage from explosion.
fire, collision, or other cause the master
and the owner of such vessel, or either
of them, and the vessel, shall be liable
4 10 each and every person so Injured to
the full amount of damage, if it happens
through any neglect or failure to co1nply
with the provisions of law herein prescribed.
or through known defects or ilnperfections
of the steamlng apparatus or of the hull.
and any person sustaining loss or injury
through the carelessness, negligence, or will
/ ful misconduct ofany captain, mate, engineer
! or pilot or his neglect or refusal to obey
the provisions of law herein prescribed as
to navigating such steamers, NAV sue such
captain, mate engineer, or pilot, and recov-
er damages for any such injury caused as
aforesaid by any such captain, mate. engin-
eer, or pilot.
SEC. A. And be it further enacted. That
every steamboat of the United States shall,
III addition to having her name painted on
her stern, as now required by law. also have
the same conspicuously placed in distinct
plain letters, of not less than six inches in
length ON each outer side of the pilot-hOuse
II 1t has such, and lin case the said boat has
sidewheels) also on the outer side of each
wheel-hOuse; and if any such steamboat
shall be found without having her name
placed as herein required, she shall be sub
Ject to the same penalty and forfeiture as is
u
sci of the United States found without hav-
ing her name and the name of the port to
which she belongs, painted on her stern as
required by law.
SEC. As And be it further enacted, That
no master, owner or agent of any vessel of
the United States shall, in any way, change
the name of such vessel or by any device,
advertisement, or contrivance, deceive or
attempt to deceive 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 of such vessel.
SEC. As And be it further enacted That
every barge carrying passengers while in
tow of any steamer, shall be subject to the
provisions of this act for the preservation of
the lives of passengers so far relates to
fire buckets, axes, life preserve . and yawls
to such an extent as shall be prescribed by
the board of supervising inspectors; for the
violation of this section the penalty shall be
two hundred dollars, one-half for the use of
the intormer.
SEC. AZ. And be it further enacted. That
every river steamer navigating waters flow
ing into the Gulf of Mexico and their tribu-
taries, shall carry the following lights, viz
One red light on the cupboard side of the
port smoke pipe, and one green light on the
cupboard 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, pro
duce boat, canal boat, oyster boat, fishing
boat. raft, or other water craft, navigating
any bay, harbor, or river, by hand-power,
horse power, sail, or by current of the river,
or which shall be anchored or moOred in or
near the channel or fairway of any bay, har-
Dor, or river. there shall be carried, from
sunset to sunrise, one more good white
lights, which shall be placed in such manner
as shall be prescribed by the board of super
vising inspectors and every such vessel or
raft, when running in a fog or thick weather.
or shall be anchored moored in or near
the channel or fairway as aforesaid, and
not in any port, shall sound a fog
horn. or equivalent signal, at intervals of
not more than two minutes, which shall
make a sound equal to steam whistle;
and all steamers navigating in fog
thick weather shall sound their steam
whistles at intervals of not more than one
minute Every cOasting steamer and every
steamer navigating bays, lakes, or other in
land waters other than ferry boats and
those above provided for shall carry the
red and green lights as provided for ocean
going steamers, and, in addition thereto a
central range of two white lights: the after
light being carried at an elevation of at
least fifteen feet above the light at the head
of the vessel, the headlight to be so con-
structed as to show a good light through
twenty points of the compass, namely, from
right head TO two points abaft the beam
on either side of the vessel. and the
after-light to show all around the horizon
the lights for ferry-bOats shall be regu-
lated by such rules as the board ofsupervis-
ing inspectors shall prescribe; and that the
provision for a foremost headlight for
steamships, in an act entitled IAN act fix
ing certain rules and regulations for pre-
venting collisions on water, approved the
twenty-nnth day of April eighteen hun
bred and siXty-fOur, shall not be construed
to apply to other than Ocean-gOing steamers
and steamers carrying sail.
SEC. 49, And be it further enacted. That
the inspectors shall state in every other GER
tifcate of inspection granted to steamers
carrying passengers, other than terry-boats.
the number of passengers of each class that
any such steamer has accommodations for,
and can carry with prudence and safety:
and it shall not be lawful to take on board
of any such steamer a greater number OF
passengers than is so stated in the certif-
cate as aforesaid; and for every viola
ton of this provision the master and
owner or either OF them, shall be liable,
to any persons suing for the same, to
forfeit the amount of passage-money and
ten dollars for each passenger beyond the
number thus allowed: Provided, however,
That if any such steamer shall engage in
excursions, inspectors shall issue to such
steamer a special permit, in writing, for the
occasion, in which shall be stated the addi-
tlOnal number OF passengers IndU may Oe
carried, and the number and kind of life
saving appliances that shall be provided for
the safety of such additional passengers;
and they shall, also, in their discretion,
limit the route and distance for such ex-
cursiOns.
SEC. 40. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the master of every
passenger steamer to keep correct list of
all the passengers received and delivered
from day to day, noting the places where
received and where landed which record
shall be open to the inspection of the inspect
ors and officers of the customs at all times.
and the aggregate number of said passen-
gers shall be furnished to inspectors as often
as called for; but on routes not exceeding
one hundred miles, the number OF passen-
gers, if kept, shall be sufficient; and IN case
OF default through negligence or design. the
said master shall forfeit one hundred dollars,
which penalty, as well as that for excess OF
passengers. shall be lien upon the vessel:
Provided, however, That a bond may, as
provided in other cases, be given to secure
the satisfaction of the judgment.
SEC. So And be it further enacted. That
every master or commander OF any steamer
carving passengers shall keep on board OF
such steamer at least two copies OF this act.
to be furnished to him by the Secretary OF
the Treasury; and if the master or com
mander neglects or refuses to do So or shall
unreasouably refuse to exhibit copy OF the
same to any passenger who shall ask Tor II,
he shall forfeit twenty dollars.