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

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SEC. 50. And be it further enacted, That
every steamer navigating the ocean, or any
lake, bay, or sound of the United States,
shall be provided with such numbers of
life-boats, floats, RATS, life-preservers and
drags, as will best secure the safety of all
persons ON board such vessel in case of dis
aster; and every sea-gOing vessel car
rylng passengers, and every such YES
sci navigating any of the northern
or northwestern lakes, shall have the
life-boats Irequired by law provided
with suitable boat-disengaging appa-
ratus SO arranged as to allow such boats
to be safely launched while such vessels are
under speed or otherwise, and so as to allow
| such disengaging apparatus to be operated
| by one person. disengaging both ends of the
| boat simultaneously from the tackles by
| which it may be lowered to the water. And
it shall be the duty OF the board of super
| vising inspectors to fix and determine, by
their rules and regulations, the kind of life
boats, floats, RATS, life-preservers and drags
that shall be used on such vessels, and also
the kind and capacity of pumps or other
| appliances for freeing the steamer from
water in case OF heavy leakage, the capacity
of said pumps or appliances being suited TO
! the navigation in which the steamer is EN-
| ployed; and if the owners of any such
steamers neglect or refuse to provide such
| drags, life boats, floats, RATS, Hte-preserVers,
| pumps, or appliances, as shall be required
| by the board of supervising inspectors, and
approved by the Secretary of the Treasury.
| such owners shall be fined one thousand
| dollars.
| SEC. 53. And be it further enacted, That
| every sea going steamer, and every steamer
navigating the great northern or north
| western lakes, carrying passengers, the
| building of which shall be completed after
I-iNy frpu Ot apt
! shall have not less than three water-tight
| cross bulkheads, said bulkheads to reach
| to the main deck in sngle-decked vessels,
| otherwise to the deck next below the main
deck: the same to be made of iron plates.
sustained upon suitable framework and
properly secured to the hull of the vessel:
the position of such bulkheads and the
strength of material of which the same
shall be constructed to be determined by
the general rules of the board of supervising
inspectors.
SEC. 81. And be it further enacted, That
it shall at all times be the duty of all officers
licensed under the provisions of this. act OF
assist the inspectors in their examination of
any such vessel to which any such licensed
officers belong, and to point out all defects
and impertections known to them in the
NULL equipments, boilers or machinery of
such vessel, and also to make known to the
inspectors, at the earliest opportunity, all
accidents or occurrences producing serious
injury to the vessel, her boilers or ma
chinery; and in default thereof the lcence
of any such officer so neglecting shall be re-
voked.
SEC So. And be it further enacted. That
if any license officer shall, to the hiaderanee
of commerce, wrengfuly or unreasouably
refuse to serve in his official capacity on any
steamer. as authorized by the terms of his
certificate of license, or shall fail to deliver
to the applicant for such service at the
time OF such refusal, if the same shall be
demanded, a statement in writing assign
ing good and sufficient reasons therefor,
or if any pilot or engineer shall refuse to
admit into the pilot-house or engine-roOm
any person whom the master or owner of the
vessel may desire to place there for the
purpose OF learning the profession, his
license shall be revoked upon the same pro-
ceedings as are herein provided in other
cases OF revocation of such licenses.
SEC. sc. And be it further enacted, That
every captain, chief mate, engineer and
pilot of such vessel shall, before entering
upon his duties, make solemn oath before
one of the inspectors herein provided for.
to be recorded with the certificate. that he
will faithfully and honestly, according to
his best skill and judgment, without con
cealment or reservation. perform all the
duties required of him by this act. And if
pilot. or any person summoned under this
act as a witness. shall when under examina-
ton on oath by any such inspector, know
ingly and Intentionally falsify the truth
such person shall be deemed guilty of per
Jury, and if convicted be punished accord
ingly; provided, however, that when any
such licensed officer is employed on a
steamer in a district distant from any local
board of inspectors, such inspectors, or the
supervising inspector of the district, may
grant a renewal of his license without such
licensed officer being personally present,
under such regulations as the board of SUI
pervising inspectors shall prescribe.
SEC. 81. And be it further enacted, That
any captain. engineer, or pilot, or other per
son employed on any steamboat or vessel,
by whose misconduct negligence or mat
tention to his or their respective duties on
such vessel. the life of any person shall be
destroyed, or in consequence of fraud, con-
nivance misconduct, or violation of law by
any owner or inspector, or other public Off
Ger, the life of any person shall be destroyed,
he or they shall be deemed guilty of man
slaughter and. upon conviction thereof be-
fore any circuit court of the United States,
shall be sentenced to confinement at hard
labor for period of not more than ten
years.
SEC 80. And be it further enacted, That
the hull and boilers of every ferry-bOat.
canal boat, yacht or other small craft of
like character. propelled by steam, shall be
inspected under the provisions of this act.
And such other provisions of law for the
better security of life as may be applicable
to such vessels, shall, by the rules and
regulations of the board of supervising in
spectors. be required before certificate of
inspection shall be granted; and no such
vessel shall be navigated without licensed
engineer and licensed pilot.
SEC. 80. And be it further enacted, That
the hull and boiler or boilers of every tug
boat towing boat and freight boat shall be
inspected under the provisions of this act;
and it shall be the duty of the inspectors to
the provisions of this act, and it shall be
the duty of the inspectors to see that the
boilers, machinery and appurtenances of
such vessel are not dangerous in form or
workmanship, and that the safety-valves,
gauge-cocks, lOw-water alarm-lndlcat0rs,
steam-gauges and fusibe plugs are ali at
tached in conformity to law: and the Off
GERS navigating such vessels shall be
licensed in conformity with the provisions
of this act, and shall be subject to the same
regulation of law as officers navigating pas
senger steamers.
SEC Co. And be it further enacted, That,
before issuing any license to any steamer,
the collector or other chief officer of the Gus
toms for the port or district shall demand
and receive from the owner or owners
thereof. as a compensation for the 1nspec-
tons and examination made for the year,
the following sums, in addition to the ices
for issuing enrollments and licenses no"
allowed by law, according to the ton
mage of the vessel, to wit: For each steam
vessel of one hundred tons or under,
twenty-five dollars; and, in addition there
RI for each and every ton in excess OF one