New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-24
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OFFICIAL NOTICES. -sts7
N0TfCE TO PILOTS AND sHIPMAs.
TIERS.
T1VHE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS, MADR IN
= conformity with the provisions of an act en-
titled IAN act to facilitate the execution of and ia
protect certain public works of improvement 1t the
mouth of the Mississippi river" approved June
1874 have been approved by the Secretary of War
and are, by his order, published tor the iniorma
| ton and guidance of all concerned.
A. A. HUMPHREYS
Brigadier General and Chief of Engineers.
An act TO facilitate the execution of and to pro
tect certain works public works OF improve
ment at the mouth of the Mississippi river.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives OF the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That from and after the
passage of this act the Secretary War 10 drec ed
to assume full control over the particular channel
excavation Or improvement by the government OF
the United States. SO far may be necessary to
and improvement, and until the same be com
peted, and he may establish such regulations
specting the use of or passage through such chan
channel and to facilitate the excavation, improve.
ment and use thereof. Such regulations shall be
by for ten days
New Orleans Louisiana and the same may in like
manner be changed from time to time. and any
tempting to Obstruct. the said improvement ts and
any person who shall willfnlly or neggently
strand or sink any boat craft in said channel.
or who shall wiiltuly or negligenly Obstruct said
channel or cause any Impairment. injury, filing
up shOang therein shall be guilty Of a misde.
meanOr, and, conviction thereof. shall he pun.
0DIl
OF impsison nent for not more tha' six months. or
both. in the discretion Of the court.
Approved June I. 1874.
IN compliance with those provisions Of the above
cited act Of Congress which devolve on the Score.
the particular channel a. the mouth o. tho Missis-
sppi river in course Of excavation or improve.
ment by the government OF the United MATES. :"
in matters respecting 1.-The use of" such channel,
and o. establishing regulations designed to pre-
vent the obstruction. impairment, Injury. filling
up OF shOaling Of such chanDel through the will
fullness or negligence OF any parties whatsoever.
OF interference with OF obstr1stinx Or attempting
following regulations are est8blisheG:
GENERAL.
I. No master 0f other person In command Of .
vessel drawing more than twelve feet of water,
shall attempt to pass the vessel under his com.
the neS s,a sas the
attempting to imrOve, across bar at the mouth OF
the Mississippi river, without having board such
across tho bars at the mouth Of the Mississippi
rver as provided for BY Tho statutes OF the state
of Louisiana.
II. No master OF other person in command Of .
vessel having q! duly licensed branch plot on
board No required BY section l. shsl control or
force in any manner the action of such pilot while
said vessel is entering passing through or leaving
the channel channels described in section eI-
cept it be evident that the pilot IS incapable Of
properly performing his duty because of dunk.
eDess or ignorance, but sad master other per-
son in command of said versel shall obey, cause
to b ossyed all orde,s relating to the handling Of
the latter be drunk or ignorant of his dutios) and
this, in = prompt, seamAnlike manner.
fewbOat or tOwb"ats, while employed in assisting
vessels to psss through the channel or channels
described in section one. shall attach their tow
boat or tOwbOats to the vessels assisted in such
manner as the pilot on the vessel shall direct, and
while engaged in towing said vessel shall obey all
speed Of, or power exertsd by euch towboat or
tOwb0ats, or their points Of attachment to the
vessel t0wed: nor in these matters shall the said
captains or other persons OF any Of them, exercise
discretion to do otherwise than a. directed BY ssa
pilot.
T. No pilot shalt attempt to pass vessel Through
or into the channel or channels before scribed
during the continuance over such channel Of .
fog, such ~ hides one Of the channel buoys from
the next in order on the same side Of the channel
except in case Of an outward bound vessel which
may have passed the lighthouse ut Pass al utre
stake Island at South west Pass before the fog
Wn0n 6UC0
not have been reasonably anticipated before the
vessel reached the points Damed.
THIS regulation shall also apply ut night when
the channel buoys as above stated. can not be
ssen, TIE one from the next In order, either by
reason Of the darkness of the night. of fog OF
Of failure to have lights placed on the buOys and
Ii. No PILOT shall attempt TO pass the vessel on
which h is employed through thu channel
in o passing through the channel, the use of
which is sought. OF aground on the side of such
channel except in the latter case he first obtain
the opinion Of the ficsr in command on the
United States dredg1bOat engaged in improving
such channel chat there is sufficient channel room
clear alongside or around such grounded ~essei to
warrant an attemyN to pass.
While drsds boat 10 located IN the channel she
shall be considered as vessel aground. The linn.
and lower buOys marking the sides OF the channel.
L.. No pilot shall attempt to pass the vessel on
wh CHI he is employed into or through the channel
"a aiinelS Aforesaid, ut time when the astuaf
least depth OF water in the channel sought to be
used shall be less than the draft OF such vessel:
provided, III case such vessel be q steam vessel BY
waiting for one high tide, er q sailing vessel, BY
awaiting tor three high tides, there shall be rea-
sOEable hope Of obtaining by reason Of the rise Of
the tide Z depth OF chanaeI equal to the draft OF
Should it not b reasonable to expect BY such
to the draft of the vessel to be ssed through the
channel. or after such waiting, should such depth
not be available. then passage may be ATTEMPTED.
but only on high tide and not after the tide NAV
have commenced to ebb, and then only when aided
by such steam power as hereafter specified.
~. No pilot shall attempt to pass the vessel on
which he is employed into or through the channel
or channels aforesaid, except with the aid OF steam
power applied in force and In names % specified
1. For steam Vessels drawing Tess than Che depth
OF water in the channel at the time of using the
channel their own power if not disabled.
inches more than the depth of water in the chan
mel, as Aforesaid, when the bottom Of the emanuel
10 soft. their own power; when the bottom 10 hard,
their own power and one tOwb boat, .
3. For steam vessels drawing over twelve Inches
and less than twenty four inches mere than tho
own power and twotOwbOats. one towing along.
1. For steam vessels drawing over ewenty.four
inches more than the depth of water in the chan.
mel. aforesaid. their own power aud three tow.
boats. of which shall tow aOnsade aud two
ahead or alongside. at discretion.
5. In cases where it lie permitted steam YES
sells to attempt a passage with their own power
alone. should the vessel ground the pilot employed
or board shall Signal for the assistance of Q tow
boat as soon as it becomes evident that tine vessel
can not within tYO hours, with her own power
alone. be moved out OF the channel
.. Sailing vessels drawing foot or more less
s'ian the depth OF water in tho channel, with
leading wind. may be sailed through. the channel
or channe!s aforesaid. az the discretion Of the
!. For sailing vessels whose draft. bear the
same relation to tho depth Of water through the
channel or channels aforesaid, as specified in rules
one. two three and four for steam vessels one tow
boat more than named for the steam vessel. This
shall also apply to steam vessels disabled IN such
manneg that their own steam power may not be
used
q. Towboats shaft be attached to the vessels
they aid, as above specified in the following
ner, except the vessel aided grounded so as to
require different disposition, in which at
tachment shall! be made as directed by the pilot
Oh board
Where but one or two towboats are assisting
they shall tow alongside the vessel except 10 case
of inward bound vessels drawing not over twelve
inches more than the depth OF water through the
channel in which case one t0wbOat may tow with
:; ha " scr ahead of the vessel tOWed When three