New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-22


and improvement, and until the same be COM
pleted, and he may establish such regulations re-
mel as he shall deem needful to fully protec: the
channel and to facilitate the excavation improve
ment and use thereof. Such regulations shall be
oElu,gated by publication thereof for ten days
cons. cutiyely in tive daily papers published in
New Orleans, Louisiana, and the same may in like
manner be changed from time to time, and any
person interfering with, OF ObstructiDg or at.
tempting to Obstruct the sara improvements, and
any person who shall willfully Or negligently
strand OF sink any boat OF craft in said channel,
or who shall willfully negligenIly Cbstruct said
channel, OF cause any impairment. injury, filing
up or ehOaling therein, shall be guilty OF a msde
msanor and On conviction thereon shall be pun.
ished by fine not exceeding i've hundred dollars
Imprisonment for not more th~n Ok sno@ths.
both. IL the discretion OF the court.
approved June !. 1874
cited act of Congress, which devOive SH the hecre
tary OF War the duty OF assuming control over
the particular channel az the mouth o, the Missis-
siypi river in Coul OF excavation improve
ment by the government OF the United states"
in Il alters respecting the use OF such channel
and establishing acquisitions designed 20 Pre-
vent the obstruction, impairment, injury filing
up OF ehOaling of such channel through tho will
fullness or negligence o. any parties whatsoever
or interference with or Obstructng, attempting
20 Obstruct. tire Improvement o. such chanSsI the
following regulations sre establishes:
GENERAL.
1. 10 master OF other person in comm a,A of a
V ssei drawing more than swelve feet OF water,
shall attemptto pass the vessel under his com
maud through any channel that the government
Of the United States is maintaining, improving, of
attempting TO imrOve across a bar at the mouth OF
the Missis spp river, without having on board such
vessel . branch pilot licensed TO pilot vessels
across the bars ct The mouth o. che Mississippi
yives pIovl1ed IOS by lhe statutes OF the state
Of Louisiana.
H. No master or other person in com Nand OF q
vessel having a. duly licensed branch pilot On
board as required by SECTION I: shal! control OF
force in any manner the action OF such pilot lille
said vessel is passing through or leaving
The channel channels dsecr bed in section I.
cept it be evident that the pilot Is incapable OF
properly performing his duty because OF iunk-
eness or ignorance, but sa master other per-
son in command Of said vsrse shall obey, or cause
to be obeyed all orders relating to the handling OF
said vessel that may DO given by said pilot except
the latter be drunk or ignorant OF his dutes), and
this, in prompt seaman ike manner
Ill. Captains or other persons in command OF q
tOwbOat OF tow boats while employed in assisting
vessels to psss threugh ehe channel or channels
described in section one, shall attach Their tow.
boat or tOwbOats to the vessels assisted ia sach
manner as the pilot on the vessel shall! fleet and
while engaged in towing said vessel shall obey all
orders gwen by said pi OF to change the direction
speed OF, power exerted by such towbOat or
tOvboats, or theie points Of attachment TO the
vessel lowed: nor 10 these matters shall the said
captains Oeher persons, any Of them, exercise
discretion 70 do otherwise thar as directed bS ssia
pilot.
J. No pilot snail attempt to pass vessel throlgN
Or INFO the chan Dfl or cilanntiS before descflDtG
during the continuance Oves such channel of q
fog, such az hides one of chs channel bUOys from
the XXI i'll order on she same side OF the channel,
except ill ease uf an outward bound vessel which
may have passed the lighthouse st Pass az Outre
stake Island at Southwest faes before the FOG
settled over the channel, and when such fog could
not have been reasonably anticipated before the
vessel reached the points EaJned.
Tins regulation shall also apply ut night when
seen, TIE one from the next in order, either b.
reason OF the darkness OF the night, of fog. or
OF failure 20 have lights placed ON the buoys and
lighted.
which he 10 employed through Tho chamn-l
channels aforesaid while there il another vesse:
in or passing through the channel. the use OF
which il sought or aground On the site OF such
channel except in the latter case, he first obtain
the epT ion OF the stfcer in command on the
United States dredgeboat engaged in improving
such channel that tnere s sufh Gent cha nlsl room
clear alongside or around euch grounded vessel to
warrant an ATTEMPT to pass.
Willie a dredgebOat 10 located in the eha"ne! she
shall be considered IA vessel aground. The Inn
its VI the channel referred to shall be the upper
and lower 6noys marking the sides OF the channsi.
III. No pilot shall attempt to pass the vessel on
Nhi Gu he Is employed into OF through the channel
or ci Annels aforesaid. at time when the actual
least depth Of water i'll the channel sought 20 be
used shall be less than The graft Of such vessel:
provided, i'll such vessel 6e steam vessel, by
waiting for one high ride, or calling vessel, by
awaiting for three high tides, there shall be rea-
sOGabls hope Of obtaining by Nason OF the rice OF
the tide depth 81 chsnEtI sGus! 10 tie draft vi
the vessel.
should i. rot be reasonable 70 sxIeet ~ such
waiting to obtain depth OF channel at least equai
to the Il aft Of the vessel 10 be sssd through the
channel, or after such waiting, should such depth
but Only on high tide and no: aiser The side may
have commenced TO ebb and then only when aided
Iy. No pilof snail attemnt +" mass the ve.s., on
which Le is employed. into or through the channel
or channels aforesaid Keep. with the aid OF steam
power applied in force and III amer IS spee itsd
in che following. viz
I. 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.
2. For sttam vessels drawing not over twelve
inches more than the depth of water in the cham
is sot, their own power; when she bottom il hard,
their own power snt one tOwboat.
3. For steam vessels drawing over twelve inches
anI less than tventy-fOur inches more than tie
depth Of alter ia the channel as aforesaid, their
Own power and two to~bOats. c4s towing along
side the vessel.
4 For steam vessels drawing over twenty four
inches more than the depth II water in she chan
ne!, as atores their own power aud three tow
boats. one Of which shall tow y On2side and two
ahead or Alongside, at discretion.
:. In cases where il 10 permitted e.tam ses
ses :" attempt passage with their own po~e.
alone should the vessel ground the pilot pl0ytd
on board shall signal for tho assistance Of tow
boat il becomes evident that the vessel
can no. within two hours, with her own power
alone, be moved out OF the channel.
g. Failing vessels drawing one foot or more Ices
than the depth Of water ID che channel, with Il
leading WING, may Us sailed through Tic channel
or ehaSnts AfoSesAid, ~ shs discretion Of the
pilet.
e For ealing vessels whose drafts teas che
same relation to the depth OF wat.s through the
channel or channels aforesaid - specified in rules
one two, three and four, for steam vessels, tow
boat more than named for the steam vessel. This
shall also apply to steam vessels disabled in such
msrnes that their OSn steam peWey may not be
used.
g. rowooA.s shall Be attached 70 The vessels
they cid. as above specified IN the following man
ner except the vessel aided o< grounded so as to
require different disposition in which case at.
tachment shal! be made ~ directed by the pilot
on board:
Where but enc two .owboats are assisting
they shall tow alongside tiIe vessel except 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 hawssr ahead Of the vessel tOwed. When three
or more sOwbOats are employed, two shall tow
alongside, snd The OtheIs s,aes ahead or along.
side, at the discretion q: TIE yi!ot cn board 5he
vessel tOwed.
y. No pilot shal! atsemp. 20 pass the vessel on
which he is employed into OF through the channel
OF eslannes aforesaid, during snch times as the
Ofhcey in charge OK Che GredSeboat engaged in
DIRE dging such channel or channels shall by notice,
duly given. as hereafter specified require exelu
s,vely tor dredg1ag, except with permission a's1
obtained of said officer.
VI. Nopliot shall attemp. 70 pass the vessel on
which he is employed into on through ouch chan
mel or channels, Aforesaid. without having pre-
viously twithin two weeks of the time Of making
the q tempt taken soundings through the channel
sought 10 De used, with sufficient care to have
obtained from his personal inspection, a good
knowledge Of the position Of the channel, its
depth and width at extreme low tide as mark ed
on the United States guage located near the chan
mel, and the character OF the bottom: Hor without
having first ascertalned the height OF the tide at
the time of the attempt above extreme .ov tide,
and the stage Of the the.
VII When herr ~ Naiti