The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-01-06
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OF TUE
UNITED STATES,
PASSED At THE
Third Scssic:! rae Fart. FIRST Congress.


,,,Ap C-hn AZ, ,u,nv!,c Tor to" better Src'lri.y
at i.:ir un v".. g: YES, j. prop ID IN W.loc uI ia
T.u; ~ "i,:.!i AID tor other PURPOSES
rv"ittci fran 2hi,d Rye.
"r'.vAr ~: "a NJ hall not arply - l'''ic vrs-
-r..,ut III" ii"d s'a.c* az vc'-r." q! ":sr conn
~trIl. Tor I:a' i.at;n= canals.
f;Ar. -. Ana he it farther enacted. Thu: on any
r;rA.rr na.;n n, ,s ~, "r>. from S"e.';
" radon :ha tty na:lsa!ion l. U!'".r. or i"h acr'-
t l., Lc!aIigenwIt Of the m"r.l:Ity OF the boat.
a.. r.liI engineer >la!i hr OF :!t "ItoI that .h,.
ilIirr !,av :;f:Dn o.. t,c Vessel j. ar the H~
sia H. blon.ii 10 anchor or ia",r"ti - s'"n a" IL
r.nA, ..,rait! h.one; ru> dn, That i! ~ person
u: c5ta,. hail. ate: h"iE" =" a'!n"'"hi j.; ''ti"r
a o.lr'r-. ri, /" ,'IrH:r s"r, '"v';. IA" h'y
80 the >.:n': hai III sirh ttt hu'i II" AMI IN n"n-
.:- u steamer ~!.l ~" All: Tor ny hthi-
re. wli,. -.Ii ....- :.I i,-pn ~ !!T pins tI!:
~ hi. b.:..l.. GOA Fad cl.~.'> IN II, p.Iy-u,n: t:.:
voyage, ana j. It, gree Of Gaze Or Gli-'"r >hiii IA
-.c h. h.h!" ~ !.y o. cHc:is :hc person III
command or laid "":i r.
SEQ &; Ana nr il lart.l,r rnrr;,t'. That whichever
lalna.c j. -.-t:..l by any ?a-sr"-"' or his hi:;'
,:,c .:"m rXp1-"h. fire. c".!:.i'n. or "lh r r'i''
the r.;.-icf AID .r Wnrr O. -nh ."r-" or ''t!"r ~
me n, and tn" vessel >hnil be liable H. rh '. r.'r.
,c.>on 20 i,n'"i /" the iali an,oi e diint: Il !.
Happens 'ar"n-A IN: NEGLECT or i"'';c - comply
VIA the p;..vts;o,.a al E.w h.r'iu d'-c,ih,r! ar
siIu.l.u kapTu rt.,ri- q: im.rrirr.us al HE -iln'
IN: apparatus "rot the hail. AID any person sWS-
ia.i! los ur injny tn'on"h The c'st"!'rr":c,: ne
lincucr OK Ni.tl nii.toIItGct ut any CAPTAIN. mate.
engineer. piiJ: or hs q riri or itii-! 10 o!~y
:..c provisions % law herrii, prescribed a. 4" naE:a
.iG. r"ch ..r.,i'rr. may sue sHch captain maze, :n
riurr. pilot. and I"Dvc: damages Tor my ~ucl IN
nary ciI-rt. I!ore>aG b. aW SAGA captain. mate,
IN :iHeci. or pilot. ~
Sc - Aud be il fmt.rr enacted That every
steamboat Of tn United States shall in addition g.,
hayillJ her name painted on her stc!. ~ no" tinircl
by Jaw. also have tn. SANE con-i,icaois'y placed III
d'st'' plain ls,s . o. 40, - , rH t a.
on tn. Otter side Gr al Il OF "a. Id wn.a:' a:o
such II 'an,bOai shall b. ioand without havn. her
placed hcrei guirc. she shall nc sa!yr't 10
the same penalty and iOrctu,ca- now provided BY
L,w IL tn. se of vessel the United st ,te- found
without av a., her AID the name O the port to
which III. belong. printed on her stern rs required
by law
SIC 49, AM, b. II further enacted That no MASTER
owner, a.cnt Of any vessel OF the L :itcd States
shall. ~ any way change the name "a s!ich vessel or
by any Device advertisement. or coiitriv ce. deceive,
or att mt to deceive the public " any officer or
agent OF the Uuted stats government, Or OF any
state, or any uratiOn or agent thereof. or any per-
son Or persons, tu the true name or char ctrr az
such vessel pam Vi the tntcitnic OF such vc-- Il
SEC ~ 1851 And ne il further enact d, thM :ve'y
barge csr.i"! -,ens:r, Will ~ 10" 81 an, h rsi r
the Preservation the live Of Passengers 20 tar ~
rai.r to hrcbuckes, axe life pc.r.crs. and yt"l.
TO such al 'xtcn! ~ shai m i"cscl1nea oy tle poaH
OF suisrvisiny ins CtOt- tor the violation OF this
section the penalty shall be tw" hundred doiis one
haIt for the use Of the utOrncr.
SsC. II And b. II further cnatcd, That every
river rtcami navigating water, aomng into the ';lf
ol Mexico and their tributaries. shall carry the fol
ilU~ ~. lights, viz: One rcd light On the oati1a'd
nj. otnoad side OF the staroard rmokc pipe: these
lights to shON 10th forward and ar'am 0t their IT,
sppctvc sides. And upon each and every coal-bolt,
Iyst,.r-boat, raft. other water-cratt. navtgitin:
ANY ba, harbor. Or river which shall he anchored
Or mo0-rd IN or ar tho channel or tairway OF any
bay. harbor, Or river, ttc shall be carried from -i.
set 10 sunrire more good white lights which
shall b. placed in such manner a- shall BE- pre-:
-.ribed by the hoard Of supervising inspectors; and
sl,., thar SknII hp n
near the channel Or fairway ~ Aforesaid ana NOT IN
any port. III II sound Oghorn. or equivalent signal.
At OF mot S1 ina" .i sS whistle a %as
steamers navigating IN 10. thick weather shall
.ouul their -tcamWhi-tlcs 1t intervals Of NOT more
stcsnssr navigating >bays lskes Of other Inland VA
tern other than ferry oats and thO-c above provided
for shall carry the rcd aud green lhts as provided
c e. rDss Of t~" White lights the acf in
tEg carried It an elevation !t ut least hftecn icst
above TIE hight at the head Of the vessel inc ns.d
light 10 be % constructed ~ to show good llSlt
thfough twenty points Of the compass namely. from
right ahea TO two peiatr shatt the beam on either
side Of tte vessel. and The after kht e .hoX ~
reISlAed bv such rules the board Of supervising
Inspector ssa Presc'es and tssthe proy.s," n9, tor
n s.Ss ess:n q qss ] ggsa Il IT,
snna s d.y 4 Acr eeen handrsd and
tse, sss NJ. Ss and ::.as '.
SEC. Is Aud be It ftirthcr enacted. Tbst the iny
epsctor shall state in every certificate
-rnntcd 10 steamers carrying passcngers. other than
ferry boats the number Of passengers Of each class
that any such steamer iaS sOrolomodations tor and
.lSn eGiyIwfth fpdcycY,nd safety; and it shan ny
nomher of paseeng.s than is 10 stated IN the
Certificate a. Aforesaid aud for every violation q tes
IrosiQy NJ pAsts1 and 9wpsE o. re- et Ia. o. .ne +,
foroi1 tho amount OF passagem0ney and ten dollars
Tor each parsenEcf 6ey0nd the number thus all0wsd
Puvded howcyer That 2ny such steamer . go e..
steamer apecal permit, In writing for the occasion.
id With p6aIi' u peAssl tltvadditional number of
passengers THAT may be carried and ting rumpes ald
FOR the safety Of such additional and they
shall ase In their discretion, limit the route and de-
SEC a. Aud be It further enacted, That 1t shall DO