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

vice employed to denote the state OF the water
or steam in any boiler, or to give warning of
approaching danger, or shall Intentionally Der
init the water to fall below the prescribed low
water line of the boiler, it SHALL in any such
case, be, a msdemeanor, and any and every
person concerned therein, directly or indirectly,
shall forfeit two hundred dollars, and may, at
the discretion Of the court, be, in addition there
to- imprisoned not exceeding five years.
SEC. Al. ARd be 1T further enacted That all
steamers navigating the lakes, bays, inlets,
sounds, rivers, harbors, or other navigable wa
tiers of the United States when such waters are
common highways of commerce, or open to gen.
eral or competitive navigation, shall be subject
to the provisions of this act: Provided That
this act shall not apply to public vessels of the
United States or vessels of other countries, nor
to boats, propelled in whole or in part by steam,
for navigating canals.
Size. A. lind be 1T further enacted, That on
any steamers navigating rivers only. when, from
darkness, fog, or other cause, the pilot or watch
shall be of opinion that the navigation is unsafe
or from accident to, or arrangement of the ma
chinery 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: Prorided, That if the person in command
shall, after being 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 steamer shall be answerable
for all damages which shall arise to the person
OF any passenger or his baggage from said
sauses in SO pursuing the voyage, and no degree
of care or diligence shall in such case be held
to justify or excuse the person in command or
said owners.
SEC. A. And be 1T further enacted, That
whenever damage is sustained by any passen-
ger or his baggage from explosion, fire, col
lision, or other cause, the master and the own
er of such vessel or either of them, and the yes
sell shall be liable to each and every person so
injured to the full amount of damage, if it hap
pens through any neglect or failure to comply
with the provisions of law herein prescribed, or
through known defects or imperfectioRs of the
steamng apparatus or of the hull, and any per-
son sustaining loss or injury through the care
lessness, negligence, wilful 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 steam
ers, 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 it further, enacted, That ev-
cry steamboat of the United States shall, in adj
dition to having her name painted on her stern,
now required by law, also have the same con-
spicuously placed in distinct, plain letters, of
not less than six inches in length, on each cutter
side of the pilot-house, if it has such, and lin
case the said boat has side-whees) also on the
outer side of each wheel-house; and ifany such
steamboat shall be found without having her
name placed as herein required 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 name of the port to which she be-
longs painted on her stern as required by law
SEC A. And BE 1T 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, adver-
tisement, or continuance, 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 per-
son or persons, rs to the true name or character
of such vessel, on pain of the forfeiture of such
vessel
SEC. As. Arad be it further enacted, That ev-
cry 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 fre-buckets, axes,
life preservers, 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 CT the informer.
SEC AZ. A,ld be 1T further enacted, That ev-
cry river steamer navigating waters flowing in
to the Gulf of Mexico, and their tributaries,
shall carry the following lights viz: One red
light on the cupboard 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 their respective
sides. And upon each and every coal boat,
trading boat ,produce-boat, canal-boat oyster
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navigating any bay, harbor, or river, by hand |
power, horsepower, sail, or by the current of
the river, or which shall be anchored or moored
in or near the channel or fairway of any bay, |
harbor, or river, there shall be carried, from
sunset to SUNRISE one or more good white lights
which shall be placed in such manner as shall |
be prescribed by the board of supervising in
spectors and every such vessel or raft, when !
running in fog or thick weather. or shall be |
anchored or moored in or near the channel or |
fair safe md in hall
sound fog horn, or equivalent signal, at inter-
walls OF not more than two minutes which shall /
make sound equal to steam whistle; and all |
steamers navigating in a fog or 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 inland waters, other that ferry
boats, and those above provided for, shall carry
the red and geen lights as provided for ocean
going steamers, and, in addition thereto, a CEN
trail 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 constructed as to show a
good light through twenty points of the COM
pass, namely, from right ahead to two points
abaft the beam on either side of the vessel, and
the af er-lght to show all around the horizon;
the lights for ferry-boats shall be regulated by
such rules as the board of supervising inspect
DIS shall prescribe; and that the provision for a
foremost headlight for steamships, in an act
entitled AN act fixing certain rules and regu-
ations for preventing collisions on the water"
approved the twenty-ninth day of April,
eighteen hundred and sixty-four shall not be
Construed to apply to other than ocean-going
steamers and steamers carrying sail.
SEC 4S. Ind be 1T further enacted, That the
Inspectors shall state in every certificate of in
pectIon granted to steamers carrying passen-
gers. other than ferry-boats. The number of
passengers OF each class that any such steamer
las accommodations for and can carry with