Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-04-02

assign such engineer to lower grade or class
of engineers if they find him fitted thereof
i SEC. Is. AHd be 1T further enacted That
whenever any person Ginning to be skillful
pilot of steam vessels shall offer himself for a
license, the inspector shall make diligent in
curry as to his character and merits, and if salts
ned from personal examination of the applicant
with the proof that he shall offer that he gos-
sesses the requisite knowledge and skill, and is
trustworthy and faithful, they shall grant him a
license for the term of one year to pilot any
such vessel within the limits prescribed in the
license; but such license shall be suspended or
1 revoked upon satisfactory evidence of negli-
/ genee, unskilifulness, inattention to the du-
] ties OF his station, for intemperance or the
wlllful violation of any provisions of this act
AND every such captain, mate. engineer, and
pilot who shall receive license as aforesaid
shall, when employed upon any such vessel.
/ place his certificate of license (which shall be
framed under glass; in somo conspicuous place
| IN such vessel, where it can be seen by passen-
gers and others at all times; and for every ne
elect to comply with this provision by any such
captain, mate, engineer, or pilot he shall be
! subject to penalty of one hundred dollars fine
or to the revocation of his license Prorided
That IN cases where the captain or mate is also
pilot OF the vessel, he shall not be required to
holdtwo licenses to perform such duties. but
the license issued shall state on its face that he
is authorized to act in such double capacity.
| SEC. -. Ind be 1T further enacted, That the
said local boards of inspectors shall INVESTIGATES
mitted by any such licensed officer while act
ing under the authority of his license and shall
have power to summon before them any wit
ness within their respective districts, and COM
pei their attendance by similar process as in
the United States circuit or district courts and
such local inspectors are hereby authorized to
administer all necessary oaths to any witnesses
thus summoned before them, and after reason
able notice IN writing given to the alleged de-
linquent, of the time and place of such invssti-
CATION, the said witness shall be examined under
oath touching the performance of his duties by
any such licensed officer, and if the board shall
be satisfied that such licensed officer is incom-
petent. or has been guilty of misbehavior neg
lgence, unskillfulness, or has endangered life
or willfully violated any provision of this act
they shall Immediately suspend or revoke his
license, and the chief officer of the customs for
the district shall pay out of the revenues receiy-
ed under the provisions of the act such fees to
the United States marshal for his services, and to
any witness SO summoned for his actual travel
andattendance as shall be officially certified to by
any inspector hearing the case, upon the back
of such summons, not exceeding the rateallow-
ed for fees and to witnesses for travel and at
tendance in any circuit or district courts of the
United States. ltas ~
SEC. 20. And be 1t further enacted, That
whenever any board of local inspectors refuse
to grant a license to any person applying for
the same, CT shall suspend or revoke the IL
cense of any captain mate, engineer or pilot,
any person deeming himself wronged by such
refusal, suspension, or revocation, may, with
in thirty days therereof, application to the
supervising inspector of the district, have his
case examined anew by such supervising in
spector, and the local board shall furnish TO
the supervising inspector, in writing, the rea-
sons for their doings IN the premises; and such
supervising inspectors shall examine the case
anew, and he shall have the same powers t,
summon witnesses and compel their Attendance
and to administer Oaths, that are conferred on
the local inspectors by the terms of this act and
efl1h wit nd no al ahan bo moi
in the same manner hereinbefOre provided
for; and such supervising inspector may re-
woke, change, or modify the decision of such
local board and like proceedings may be had
by any master or owner of any steam vessel
in relation to the inspection of such vessel, or
her boilers or machinery, by any such local
board and in case of repairs, and in any in
vestigaton or inspection where there shall be
a disagreement between the local inspectors,
the supervising inspector, when so requested
shall investigate and decide the case
SEC. 81. AId be 1T further enacted, That, in
addition to the annual inspection, it shall be
the duty OF the local inspectors to examine, at
proper times steamers arriving and departing
to and and from their respective ports so of
ten as to enable them to detect any neglect to
comply with the requirements of law, and also
any defects or inperfections becoming appar-
ent after the inspection aforesaid, and tend
ing to render the navigation of the vessels un-
safe; and if they shall discover any omission
to comply with the law, or that repairs have be-
come necessary to make the vessel safe, the said
inspectors shall at once notify the master in
writing, stating in the notice what is required
and If the master deems the requirements
or unnecessary, he may apply for
a denomination of the case to the supervising
inspector, as hereinbefore provided; and if the
master owner shall refuse or neglect to COM
ply with the requirement of the local inspectors
and shall, contrary thereto, and while the same
remains unreversed by the supervising inspector
employ the vessel By navigating her, the mas
ter and owners and the vessel itself shall be IL
able to the penalty prescribed by the first
section of this act, and in addition thereto shall
be liable for any damage to passengers and
heir baggage which shall occur from any de-
rects as stated in the notice aforesaid. And all
Inspections and orders for repairs shall be
promptly made by the inspectors, and, when it
,an be safely done in their Judgment they
,hal permit repairs to be made where those in
crested can most conveniently do them and
no inspectors of one district shall modify or an
1ul the doings of the inspectors of another dis
fict in regard to repairs unless there is change
n the state of things, demanding more repairs
han were thought thought necessary when
he order was made, nor shall the inspectors Of
,ne district license q person coming from
mother district, if such person has been reject
d for unftness or want of qualifications
SEC. q Ar,d Be 1t further enacted, That the
aid local boards, when so requested in writing
~ any master or owner, shall under the direc-
ion of the supervising inspector, inspect steam
rs in other collection districts where no such
,oard il established; and if q certificate of APP
,roval is not granted, no other inspection shall
,e made by the same or any other board until
he objections made by such local board and
by the supervising inspector Of the
district are removed: Provided, hoaceUer That
Nothing herein contained shall impair the right
f the inspectors to permit such vessel to go
o another port for repairs, ifin their opinion it