New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-31
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO PILOTS AND SHIPMAs.
TIERS.

titled IAN act to facilitate the execution of and to
protect certain public works of improvement at the
mouth Of the Mississippi river" approved June l,
1874, have been approved by the Secretary of War,
and are, by his order, published for the in!orma-
ton and guidance Of ali concerned
A. A. HUMPHREYS
S:igadier General and Chief of Engineers.
An &C: TO facilitate the execution Of and TO pro-
tect certain works public works Of improve.
ment at the mouth of the Mississippi river.
J 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 directed
to full control the particular channel
the mouth of the Mississippi river in course of
excavation or Improvement BY the government of
tho United States, SO lar may be necessary to
the carrying on and protection of such excavation
and improvement, and until the same be COM
pleted, and he may establish such regulations re-
speeding the of or passage through such chan
mel as he shall deem needful to fully protect the
channel and to facilitate the excavation, improve
/ ment and use thereof Such regulations shall be
promulgated by publication thereof for ten days
consec9uively in two daily papers published , in
manner be changed from time to time, and any
person interfering with, or obstructing, or at.
tempting to obstruct, the said improvements, and
any person who shall wilfully neghgently
strand sink any boat or craft in said channel.
who shall wiilfully or negigentiy oestruct saia
channel or cause any impairment, injury, filing
up OF shOslng therein, shall be guilty OF INSIDE
meanor, and, conviction thereof. shall be pun
lEh60 on q me uCt tACcouluS ASC uuuulcO
or Imprisonment for not more than SIX months, or
both, in the discretion of the court.
Approved June ], 1874
in compliance with those provisions Of the above
cited act of Congress, which devove on the Secre-
tary of War the duty of assuming control over
the particular channel at the mouth OF the Msss-
sippi river in course of excavation or improve.
ment by the government of the United states"
and OF establishing Regulations designed to pre-
vent the obstruction, Impairment, Injury, nling
up OF shoaling of such channel through the will
fullness negligence Of any parties Whatsoever
or interference with or obstructng, or attempting
to obs truct the improvement Of such channel the
following regulations are establishes
Z. No master OF other person in command OF
vessel drawing more than twelve feet OF water.
shall attempt to pass the vessel under his com.
mand through any channel that the government
of the United States is maintaining. improving, Of
attempting to imrove, across bar at the mouth Of
the Mississippi river without ha og on board such
psas at fs oh e
rve1 as provided for By The statutes OF the state
of Louisiana.
vessel having AZ duly licensed branch pilot On
board as required by section /, shah control or
said vessel is entering, passing through or leaving
the channel or channels described III section ex-
cept it be evident that the pilot Is incapable OF
properly performing his duty because OF drunk
eness or ignorance, but sad master OF other per
son in Of said versel shall obey, or cause
TO be obeyed all orders relating to the handling Of
said vessel, that may be given by said pilot Except
the latter be drunk or ignorant OF his duties) aud
this, in prompt seamanlike manner.
III. Captains or other persons in command OF a
tewtoat OF tOwboats, while employed IN assisting
vessels to psss through the channel OF 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 sale vessel shall obey all
speed Of power exerted by such towbOat or
towboats, or their points Of attachment to the
vessel lowed; nor in these matters shall the faid
captains OF other persons, any of them, exercise
discretion to do otherwise than as directed oy said
pilot.
Pilots.
T. No pilot shall attempt to pass a vessel through
OF into the channel Or channels before described
during the continuance over such channel OF a
fog such as hides OF the channel ouOys from
the next in order the same side of the channel,
except in case of an outward bound vessel which
or Stake Island at South west Pass before the fog
settled over the channel, and when such fog could
not have been reasonably anticipated before the
vessel reached the points named.
This regulation shall also apply at night when
the channel buoys, above stated, can not be
SEEN the one from the next in order, either by
reason of the darkness of the night, of fog. or
of failure to have lights placed on the buoys and
lighted:
which he is employed through the channel or
channels aforesaid while there is another vessel
| passing through Ile CnauQel, Inc use Oh
which is sought, or aground on the side of such
channel, except in the latter case, he first obtain
the opinion Of the officer in command on the
United States dredgeboat engaged in improving
such channel, that there is sufficient channel room
clear alongside or around such grounded vessel to
warrant an attempt to pass
While dredeeboat is located in the channel she
eh all be considered a vessel aground. The linn
its of the channel referred to shall be the upper
and lower buoys marking the sides of the channel
III. No pilot shall attempt to pass the vessel on
viii he is employed into or through the channel
least depth of water in the channel sought to be
used shall be less than the GRAFT OF such vessel:
provided in case such vessel be steam vessel. by
waiting for one high tide or sailing vessel, by
awaiting for three high tides, there shall be rea.
sonable hope OF obtaining by reason of the rise of
the tide depth of chanHel equal to the draft OF
Should it rot be reasonable to expect by such
waiting to obtain depth of channel at least equal
to the draft of the vessel to be passed through the
channel, after such waiting, should such depth
not be available, then passage may be attempted
but only on high tide and not after the tide may
have commenced to ebb, and then only when aided
by such steam power as hereafter specified.
~ No pilot shall attempt emp TO pass Inc e, sesse On
channels aforesaid, except with the aid OF steam
power applied in force and IN manner as specified
l. For steam vessels drawing less than the depth
of water in the channel at the time of using the
channel, their own power if not disabled.
3 For steam vessels drawing not over twelve
inches more than the depth Of water in the chan.
nell as aforesaid. when the bottom of the channel
their own power and one tOwhOat
g. For steam vessels drawing over twelve inches
and less than twenty-fOur inches more than tho
depth Of water in the channel as aforesaid, their
own power and two towb0ats, one towing along
side the vessel
4. For steam vessels drawing over twenty four
inches more than the depth Of water in the chan
mel, as aforesaid, their own power and three tow
boats. one of which shall tow alongside and two
ahead or alongside at discretion
5. In cases where it 10 permitted steam
ses to attempt passage with their own power
alone should the vessel ground the pilot employed
on board shall signal for the assistance Of a tow
boat soon as it becomes evident that the vessel
can not within two hours, with her own power
alone be moved out of the channel
6. Sailing vessels drawing one foot or more less
than the depth of water in the channel, with
leading wind, may be sailed through the channel
or channels aforesaid, at the discretion of the
pilot
7. For sailing vessels whose drafts bear the
same relation to the depth of water through the
channel or channels aforesaid, 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
manner that their own steam power may not be
used.
8. Towboats shall be attached to the vessels
they aid as above specified, in the following man
ner, except the vessel aided be grounded so as to
require different disposition in which case at.
tachment shall DO made as directed by the pilot
On board
Where but one or two towboats are assisting
they shall tow alongside the vessel except IN case
OF inward bound vessels drawing not over twelve
inches more than the depth Of water through the
channel, in which case one towboat may tow with
a hawser ahead Of the vessel towed. When three
or more tOwboats employed two shall tow
alongside. and the others either ahead or along
side, at the discretion Of the pilot on board the
vessel tOwed.
| V. No pilot shall attempt to pass the vessel on
| which he is employed into or through the channel
OF channels aforesaid, during such times the