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

in subjecting to the test aforesaid that class {
boilers usually designated and known as low
pressure boilers, the said inspectors shall allo,
as working power OF each new boiler, pres
sure of only three-fourths the number of pound
TO the square inch to which it shall have bee
subjected by the hydrostatic test and found t
be sufficient therefor; but should such inspee
tors be of the opinion that said boiler by reason
OF Its construction or material, will not safel,
allow so high working pressure, they may, 70
reasons to be stated specially in their certificate
fix the working pressure of said boiler at les
than three-fourths of said test pressure; but al
boilers used on steem vessels and constructed
of iron or steel plates, inspected under the pro
visions of section thirty-six of this act, shall b.
subjected to hydrostatic test, in the ratio o
one hundred and fifty pounds to the square incl
to one hundred pounds to the square inch of tn.
working steam-power allowed and no boiler o.
| pipe, or any of the connections Herewith, shall
be approved which is made in whole or in part
of bad material, or is unsafe in its form, or dan
gerous from defective workmanship. age use
or other cause.
Fourth When the inspection is completed
and the inspectors approve the vessel and hel
equipment throughout, they shall make and
| subscribe certificate to the collector or other
! chief officer of the customs of the district in
which such inspections shall be made, in ac-
| cordance with such form and regulations as the
board of supervising inspectors shall prescribe
! which certificate shall be verified by the oaths
of the inspectors signing it, before the chief of
fcer of the customs of the district, or any other
person competent by law to administer oaths
and in case the said inspectors refuse to grant
a certificate of approval, they shall state in writ
ing, and sign the same, their reason for their
disapproval.
SEC. II. And be 1T further enacted, That up
on the application of any master or owner of
any steamer employed in the carriage of pas
sengers, for license to carry gunpowder, the
said inspectors shall examine such vessel and
if they find that she is provided with a chest or
safe composed of metal, or entirely lined and
sheathed herewith, if the vessel has one or
more compartments, thoroughly lined and
sheathed with metal, at a secure distance from
any fire, they may grant a certificate to that eff
feet, authorizing such vessels to carry as freight
within such chest, safes or compartments, the
article of gunpowder.
Sec b. A,ld be 1T further enacted, That the
said inspectors shall keepa record of certificates
of inspection of vessels, their boilers, engines,
and machinery, and of all their acts in their ex-
animation and inspection Of steamers, whether
of approval or disapproyal, and when a certif-
cate of approval is recorded, the original shall
b delivered to the collector or other chief of
feer of the customs of the district they shall
also keep like record of certificates authorize
ing gunpowder to be carried as freight by
any steamer carrying passengers, and shall
keepa like record of all licenses granted to
captains, mates, pilots and engineers, and of all
refusals of the same; also, of all suspensions and
revocations of license; also of all refusals, sus-
pensions, or revocations of which they shall re-
ceive notices from other districts and shall re-
port to the supervising inspector of their re-
speetive districts, in writing, their decisions in
cases of refusal of licenses, or the suspension
revocation thereof and all testimony received
by them in such proceedings. They shall also
report promptly to such supervising inspector
all violations Of the steamboat laws that shall
come to their Knowledge. 49, :; 80.
SEC. IA. Ind be 1T further enacted, That the
inspectors shall license and classify the cap
tains, chief mates, engineers, and pilots of all
steam vessels, and it shall be unlawful to employ
tain, chief mate, engineer, or pilot any steam
rwho is not licensed by the inspectors; and
any one so offending shall forfeit one hundred
dollars for each ofense and no steamer carry
ing passengers shall depart from any port I'M
less she shall have in her service a full compile
ment of officers and crew, sufficient at all times
to manage the vessel, including the proper num-
Der of watchmen: P,'orided, holcever, That if
any such vessel, on her voyage, is deprived of
the services Of any licensed officer without the
consent fault or collision of the master, own
err or of any person interested in the vessel the
deficiency may be temporarily supplied until
others licensed can be obtained.
SEC. 10. And De Ut Jurther enacted, mat wnen
any persons Apply 10 De iieensed as CAPTAIN or
master OF steam vessels, the inspectors shal,
make dliigent inquiry as 10 MS cnaIacter, ana
shall carefully examine the applicant as wei As
the proofs which he presents In support OF ms
claim, and if they are satisfied that his capacity,
experience, habits of life and character are such
as to warrant the belief that he can be safely IN,
trusted with the autles ana responsioiiitleS OF
the station for which he makes application, they
shall grant him a license authorizing him to dis
charge such duties on any such vessel 4, for the
term OF one year; but such license shall be sus,
pended or revoked, upon satisfactory proof OF
pad conduc5 incorporate habits iincapaclty, m
attention 10 MS duties, or the WiIiul Vloialohol
any provision OF TINS act