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

lected for his knowledge skill, and practical
experieuce in the uses of steam for naviga-
ton, and is a competent Judge of the char
acter and qualities of steam vessels, and OF
all parts of the machinery employed in
steaming. The said supervising inspectors
and the supervising inspector general shall
assemble together as board, once in each
year, at the City of Washington, District OF
Columbia, on the third Wednesday III Janu-
airy, and at such other times as the Secretary
of the Treasury shall prescribe. for JOINT
consultation, and shall assign to each OF the
supervising inspectors, respectively, the
limits of territory within which he shall
perform his duties, and the said board
| shall establish all necessary rules and
regulations required to carry out in the
most effective manner the provisions
of this act for the safety of life,
which rules and regulations, when ap-
| proved by the Secretary of the Treasury,
shall have the force of law; provided. how
ever, that the supervising inspector for the
district embracing the Pacific coast shall
| not be under obligation to attend the meet
ings 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 a 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 examine into
the doipgs of the local boards of inspec-
tors within his district, and shall instruct
them in the proper performance of their
| duties: and shall, wheneverfhe thinks 1t eX
| pedient, visit such vessels licensed, and
examine into their condition for the purpose
OF ascertaining whether the provisions of
| this act have been observed and complied
with, both by the board of inspectors and
~ ball ha no
| duty Of all masters, engineers, mates and
| pilots of such vessels to answer all reasOna
BILE inquiries, and to give all the intorma-
ton in their power in regard to any such
vessel so visited, and her machinery for
steaming, and the manner of managing
both.
SEC 25. And be it further enacted. That
whenever a supervising inspector ascertains
to his satisfaction that any master, mate,
engineer, pilot or owner of any such vessel
fails to perform his duties according to the
provisions of this act, he shall report the
facts in writing to the board in the district
where the vessel was inspected or belongs;
and, if need be, he shall cause the negligent
or offending party to be prosecuted;
and if the supervising inspector has good
reason to believe there has been, through
negligence or any other cause, failure of
the board who inspected the vessel to do
it's duty, he shall report the facts il 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.
Sec. %. And be it further enacted. That
it shall be the duty of such supervising in
spectOrs to see that the said several board
within their respective districts execute
their duties faithfully, promptly, and, as
far as possible, uniformly in all places, by
following out the provisions of this act ac-
cording to the true intent and meaning
thereof; and they shall, as far as practi-
cable, harmonic 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 inspectors, if there be any,
where steamers are owned and employed,
and each one shall have full power to in
spect 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 certificates of approval,
and to do and perform all the duties i'm
posed upon local boards by this act.
SEC. 70 And be it further enacted. That
it shall be the duty of the board of super
vising inspectors to establish such rules
and regulations as may be necessary to
make known i'll proper manner to local
licensed under the provisions 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 revoked; and also names of all steam
vessels neglecting or refusing to make such !
repairs as may be ordered under the pro-
visions OF this act, and the names of all |
that have been refused certificates OF in |
spection. And each supervising Inspector |
cl,nn npt in yrItI Of thp ann mol
ings of the board, the general business
transacted in his district during the year. |
embracing all violations of the steamboat |
laws, and the action taken in relation to
the same, all Investigations and decisions
by local inspectors, and all cases OF appeal. |
and the result thereof; and the board shall
examine into all the acts of each supervising
inspector and local board, and all complaints
made against the same, in relation to the
performance of their duties under the law,
and the judgment of the board in each
case shall be entered upon their journal;
and the board shall, as far as possible, cor
rect mistakes where they exist
SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the board of super
vising inspectors to establish such rules and
regulations to be observed by all steam
vessels in passing each other as they shall
from time to time deem necessary for safety,
two printed copies of which rules and regu-
signed by said inspectors, shall be
furnished to each of such vessels, and shall |
at all times be kept up in conspicuous
places in such vessels which rules shall be
observed both night and day. Should any
pilot, engineer, mate or master of any steam
vessel neglect or willfully refuse to observe
such regulations so established, any delin-
quent so neglectiug or refusing shall be
liable of penalty of fifty dollars, and to
all damages done to any passenger, in his
person or baggage, by such neglect or re-
tusal
Sec. 80 And be it further enacted.
That it shall be the duty of the collectors
or other chief officers of the customs. and of |
the inspectors aforesaid within the said sew
eral districts, to enforce the provisions of |
law against all steamers arriving and de.
parting; and upon proof that any collector,
or other chief officer of the customs, or in
spector, has negligently or Intentionally
omitted his duty in this particular, such de-
hnquent shall be liable to removal from
office, and to a penalty of one hundred dol
lars, to be sued for in an action of debt
before any court OF competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 81. And be it further enacted That
every collector or other chief officer of the
customs shall retain on file all original GER
titicates OF the inspectors required by this
act to be delivered to him, and shall give to
the master or owner of the vessel therein
named three certified copies thereof two of |
which shall be placed by such master or
owner in conspicuous places in the vessel |
where they will be most likely to be OBJ
served by passengers and others, and there
kept at all times, framed under glass: the |
other shall be retained by such master or
owner as evidence of the authority therphv