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


spectors of another district ia regard
to repairs unless there is q change in
the state of things, demanding more
repairs than were thought necessary
when the order was made, nor shall
the inspectors of one district license
person coming from another district, if
such person has been rejected for unfit
ness or want of qualifications.
SEC. "a. And be it further enacted, That
the said local boards, when so reques.-
ed in writing by any master or owner,
shall, under the direction of the super
vising inspector, inspect steamers in
other collection districts where no such
board is established; and If certi6-
cate of approval is not granted, no otha
er inspection shall be made by the same
or any other board until the objections
made by such local board aud unre-
versed by the supervising inspector of
the district are removed: Provided, hoso-
euer, That nothing herein contained
shall impair the right of the inspectors
to permit such vessel to 60 to another
port for repairs, if in their opinion il
can be done with safety.
SEC. %. And belt .furfh r enacted, That
in order to carry this act fully intoeex-
ecution, the ten supervising inspectors
now in Office shall continue in commits
sion; and whenever vacancy occurs,
from death, resignation, or removal,
the President of the United States
shall, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, fill the vacancy by appoint
ing q successor, who shall be selected
for his knowledge, skill, and practical
experience in the uses of steam for
navigation, and Is q competent judge
of the character and qualities of steam
vessels, and of all parts of the machin
cry employed in steaming. The said
supervising inspectors and the super
vising inspector general, shall assemble
together as board, once in each year,
at the City of Washington, District of
Columbia, on the third Wednesday in
January, and at such other times as
the Secretary of the Treasury shall pre-
scribe, for joint consultation, and shall
assign to each of the supervising in.
epectors, respectively, the limits OIL the
territory within which he shall perform
bis duties, and the said board shall es-
tablish all necessary rules and regula-
tions required TO carry out in the most
effective manner the provisions of this
act for the safety of life, which rules
and regulations when approved by the
Secretary of the Treasury, shall have
the force of law: Provided, however,
That the supervising inspector for the
district embracing the Pacific coast
shall not be under obligation to attend
the meetings of the board oftener than
once in two years, and when he does
not attend such meetings, he shall
make his communications thereto, in
the way of report, in such manner
as the board shall prescribe.
SEC. "a. And be it further enacted That
each supervising inspector shall watch
over all parts of the territory assigned
to him, shall visit, confer with, and ex
anime into the doings of the local
boards of inspectors within his district,
and shall instruct them in the proper
performance of their duties; and shall,
whenever he thinks it expedient, visit
such vessels licensed, and examine into
their condition for the purpose of as
certaining whethNr the provisions of
this act have been observed and COM
piled with, both by the board of in-
spectors and the master and owners;
and it shall be the duty of all masters,
engineers, mates, and pilots of such
vessels to answer all reasonable inqui-
ries, and to give all the Information in
their power in regard to any such ves-
sci SO visited, and her machinery for
steaming, and the manner rofmananging of
both.
SEC. 25. And be it further enacted, That
whenever supervising inspector as
certafns to his satisfaction that any
master, mate, engineer, pilot, or
6wner of any such vessel fails to pers
form his duties accordingly the pro-
visions OF this act, he shaQl report the
facts in writing to the board in the dis
trict where the vessel wa4 inspected
or belongs; and, if need be, he shall
cause the offending party to be prose
suted; and if the supervising Inspector
has good reason to believe there has
been Through negligence, or any other
cause a failure of the board who in
spected the vessel to do its duty, he
shall report the facts in writing to the
Secretary of the Treasury, who shall
cause immediate investigation into the
truth of the complaint, and, if he
deems the cause sufficient, shall remove
the delinquent.
SEQ. 26 And be IL further enacted, That
/. shall be the duty of such supervising
inspectors to see that the said several
boards within their respective districts
execute their duties faithfully, prompt
ly, and, as far as possible, uniformly
in all places, by following out the pro-
Visions of this act according to the true
intent and meaning thereof; and they
shall, as far as practicable, harmonize
differences of opinion when they exist
IN different local boards.
SEC. 81. And be it further enacted,
That the said supervising inspectors
shall also visit collection districts in
which there are no boards of inspect
ors, if there be any, where steamers
are owned or employed, and each one
shall have fall power to inspect any
such steamer or the boilers of such
steamer in any such district, or in any
district where, from distance or other
cause, it is inconvenient to resort to
the local board, and to grant certifi,
Gates of approval, and to do and per.
form all the duties imposed upon local
boards by this act.
SEC. 49, And be It further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the board
of supervising inspectors to establish b
such rules and regulations as may be
necessary to make known in q proper
manner to local inspectors the names
of all persons licensed under the pro-
| visions of this act, the names of all
persons from whom licenses have been
| withheld, and the names of all whose
| licenses have been suspended or re-
voke1; and also names of all steam
| vessels neglecting or refusing to make
such repairs as may be ordered under
! the provisions Of this act, and the
| names of all that have been refused
certificates of inspection. Aud each
supervising inspector shall report, in
| writing, at the annual meetings of the
board, the general business transacted
in his district during the year, en-
bracing all violations of the steamboa,
| laws, and the action taken in relation
10 the same, all Investigations and de.
| cisions by local inspectors, and all Gag
| es of appeal, and the result thereof
and the board shall examine into al
the acts of each supervising inspector
and local board, and all complaints
made against the same, in relation u
the performance of their duties under
the law, and the judgment Of tn,
board in each case shall be entered up
on their journal and the board shalt
as far as possible, correct mistakes
where they exist.
SEo. 80. And Be it further enacted
That it shall be the duty of the boart
Of supervising inspectors to establish
such rules and regulations to be OBJ
served by all steam vessels in passing
each other as they shall from time q
time deem necessary for safety, tws
printed copies of which rules and reg
ulations, signed by said inspectors
shall be furnished 70 each of such yes
sels, and shall at all times be kept NJ
In conspicuous places in such vessels