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

sesS S.AD AWf Rg~ss0A ~ tuS YENstS1 = nAAA -
fcers of the CUSTOMS 1t All times, and
the aggregate number of said passen-
gers shall be furnished to inspectors -
often as called for bat on routes not
exceeding one hundred miles, the NUM-
Der Of passengers, If kept, shall b
sufficient and IN case OF default
through negligence or design, the said
master shall forfeit one hundred dol.
lars. which penalty, as we'll as that
for excess of passeagers, shall be .
lien upon the vesseI; Rrovidsd, hosseO-
er, That . bond may, as provided In
other cases, be given to secure the sat-
isfactiou Of the Judgment.
SEC. so. And be II further endcfed, That
every master or commander of any
steamer carrying passengers shall keep
on board of suck steamer At least two
copies of this act, to be furnished BY
the Secretary of the Treasury and If
the master or commander neglects or
refuses to do so, or shall unreasonably
refuse to exhibit copy Of the same to
any passenger who shall ask for it, he
shall forfeit twenty dollars.
SEC. 81. And be Il further eMacted, That
all coastwiss sra-going vessels. and
vessels navigating the great lakes,
shall be subject to the navigation laws
of the United States, when navigating
within the jusisdiction thereof and
all vessels, propelled in whole or in
part by steam, and navigating as afore-
svid, shall be subject to. all the rules
and regulations established In pursu-
ance of law for the government OF
steam-vessels in passing, as provided
Ry spis act and every coostwise
navigation laws of the United States.
and TO the rules and regulations afore-
said, not sailing under register, shall
whom under way, except on the high
seas, be under the control and direc,
tion Of pilots licensed by the inspect
ora of steamboats,. And no State or
municipal government shall impose
upon pilots of steam-veesels herein
provided for any obligation to procure
State or other license In addition to
that issued BY the United States, nor
other regulation which will impede
such pilots in the performance of their
duties, as required by this act; nor
shall any pilot charges be levied BY
any such authority upon any steamer
piioted as herein provided, and in no
case shall the fees charged for the pi-
lotage of any steam vessel exceed the
customary or legally established rates
IN the State where the same 10 per-
formed Provided, hosrepsr, That Moth
ing in this act shall be construed to
annul or affect any regulation estab-
lished by the laws Of any State reouir-
ing vessels entering or leaving . port
| in any such State, other than coasts
wise steam vessels, to take pilot duly
licensed, or authorized by the laws Of
| such State, or of State situate upon
the waters of such State,
SEC. 81. And be II 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 lite boats, floats, rafta,
/ llife-pressrvers, and drags, os will best
secure the safety of all persons on
board such vessel in case Of disaster;
and every eea-going vessel carrying
passengers, and every such vessel nav
igating any of the northern or north
western lakes, shall have the life boats
| required by law, provided with suita~
BILE boat disengaging apparatus, 80 ar
ranged as to allow such boats to be
safely launched while such vessels are
| under speed or other wise, aud 80 a. to
allow snch disangaging apparatus to be
operated by one person, disengaging
both ends of the boat simultaneously
from the tackles by which il may be
lowered to the water. And it shall be
the duty of the board of supervising
inspectors to FIX and determine, By
their rules and regulations, the kind Of
life boats, floats, RATS, life preseryers,
and drags that shall be used on such
vessels, and also the kind and capacity
of pumps or other appliance sfor free
ing the steamer from water in case of
heavy leakage, the capacity of said
| pumps or appliances being suited TO
le1 us r. sch - =
employed; and if the owners of any
such steamers neglect or refuse to pro-
vide such drags, life boats, foats, RATS,
life preservers, pumps, or appliances,
| as shall be required by the board OF SUI
pervising Inspectors, and approved by
| the Secretary of the Treasury, such
| owners shall be fined one Thousand
dollars.
SEC. 53. And be il further enacted, That
| every sea going steamer, and every
saeamer having the great northern or
northwestern lakes, carrying passen-
gers, the building Of which shall be
completed after eix months from tho
passage of this act, shall mt have less
than three water-tight cross-bnlkneads,
said bulkheads to reach TO the main
deck in single decked vessels, other
wise to the deck below the main deck;
l VIC oHnAo w V0 AAduC VI iIOu ptAtcS9
! sustained upon suitable frame work,
and properly secured TO the hull OF the
vessel the positionof such bnlkheads
and the strength of material of which
the same shall be constructed to be de-
| termined by the general rulee Of the
board Of supervising inspectors.
II SEC 81. And be II further enacted, That
il shall st all times be the duty of all
officers licensed under the provisions
of this act to aseist the inspectors in
/ their examination of any such vessel
to which any such licensed officers be-
long, and to point out all defects and
imperfections known to them in the
bull, equipments, boilers, or machin-
cry of such vessel, and also to make
known to the inspectors, at the earliest
opportunity, all accidents or occur
eences producing serisus injury to the
vessel, her boilers, or machinery and
in default thereof the license of any
such officer so neRlecting or refusing
shall be revoked.
SEQ. IS. And Be IL fsrfker enacted, That
il any licensed oficer shall, 10 the
hindrance of commerce, wronfully or
unreasonsbly refuse to serve in his, Of
fetal capacity on any steamer, as au-
thorixed by the terms Of his certificate
of license, or shall fall to deliver to
tho applicant for such service at tho
time of such refusal, If the same shall
4 be demanded, . statement in writing
assigning 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 9TH
er cases of revocation of such licenses.
Il SEc. So. And be it fsrthsr enacted, That
e,.sy captain, chief, mate, engineer,
+ and. p.i tsrf any such vessel shall, be-
. fore entering ufo1 his, duties, make
i solemn oath before oas of the inspect-
ors herein provided for, to be recorded
with the certificate, that be will faith
} fully and honestly, according to his
| best skill and judgment, without con-
j cealment OF. reseryation, perform ell
, the duties required Of him by this act.
; And If any snch captain, chief, mate,
, engineer, or pilot, or any person sum-
+ moned under this act a. witness,
/ 1 shall, when under exeminAtion on
J oath by any such inspector, knowing.
, " and Intentionally falstfy the truth,
{ such person shall be dsemed guilty cl
!. / perjury, and If convictsd be puuiehed
: accordingly Prouidedr Aps1fssr, Thai
l | when any such licensed O6icsr IL en-
ployed ON > steamer In . distsict dis
t.nt frovn arv Ioca1 hoard Of fuaneck-