The Republican journal., 1876-03-16

SEC. 10, Every person employed as 81 master
pilot, or engineer on board such vessel shall! be
amined by the inspectors as 70 his qualifications fr
the office, and if satisfied Herewith they shall.
grant him license for the Office for one year sl
license to be framed under glass and posted in olne
conspicuous place on board such vessel. Any perl
son acting master, pilot, engineer without
having first received such license shall, on convict
ton, pay fine of fifty dollars for every day he
shall SO act and such license shall continue in|
force for one year. unless revoked by the inspccto
for intemperance, incompetency or witui yioa
ton Of any of the duties Of his Office. But a1y
master, pilot engineer holding license for any
such vessel on any line owning running m N
than one vessel, may under such license lie eli.
ployed on any vessel owned or run by the por>u|
or persons owning or running the vessel for Whir
said officers obtained their license
SEC. 5. Section eleven is hereby amended III
adding at the end Of the section the words as i
lows, to wit: but if any vessel described in Il 1
act is deprived of the services Of any licensed OH
GER without the onsent, fault or collision OF ti
master, owner, or any person interested in the YES
sci, the deficiency may be temporarily supplied
until others licensed can be obtained provided
however, that if the owner or owners and master
any vessel described in this act shall seasonatlr
notify the inspectors Of the expiration of the Ger
ton and certificate, and said inspectors shall Il
any reason fail to make said inspection, and Issue
said certificate, if the vessel is entitled thereto the
owner OF owners and master of said vessel er yeyI
sells shall not be liable for any of the penalties II
foTfeits provided in this act, account Of nayi-a
ing said vessel or vessels without a certificate of n
SpeCGlOn so Jndt SdlQ section as dfDeDGetl, S!Id
read as follows:
SEC. II. All vessels described in the first sect Il
of this act shall comply with ali the terms AMI r
visions of this act, and with all orders, regulat
and requirements of the inspectors; and il alIg
such vessel shall be navigated without compl yn.l
herewith, Or without the certificate Of the irSpss
tors the owner or owners and master shall several
forfeit and pay to the state the sum Of five HUNDRED
dollars for each offence one-haH to the of t Il
inforneT unless otherwise provided, for which 81
the vessel 50 engaged shall be liable, and may Il
proceeded against in qui tam action by attach
ment commenced within sixty days after the II
mission OF the offence or may be recovered hl MI
dictment. In lease fdamage by fire or by expl b
of steam, it shall be the duty Of the inspectors fo
with to investigate the thereof and if ioulif
by them to have been occasioned by any violati d
of any Of the provisions of this act, of the crdH
regulations and requirements of said inspectors
shall be their duty to so certify to the governor
also to the county attorney, in the county where
offence shall have been committed, together WI
the names of the parties and witnesses, and pro;
cution shall forthwith be instituted against all pa
ties liable. But if any vessel described in this
is deprived of the services of any licensed Office
without the consent, fault, or COLLISION Of the ma
ter, owner; or any person interested in the yeSS8
the deficiency may be temporarily supplied, uni
others licensed can be obtained; provided, hower !
that II the owner or owners and master Of any We
sci described in this act shall seas0nably notify
Inspectors of the expiration of the certificate
such vessel, and request new inspection and &c
thcate, and said inspectors shall for any reaS
fail to make said inspection and issue said cert
/
owners and master of said vessel or vessels shall
be liable for any of the penalties forfeits pr
vldcd in this act on account Of navigating said We
sci or vessels without certificate of Inspection
SEC a. Section thirteen is hereby amended Z
striking out the word ''fve' in the second line ~
inserting instead the word four and by strika
out all after the word "act," in the fifth line, 10
adding thereto the words, to wit THE owners ]
each vessel inspected and certified under this =
shall pay to the inspectors the Of five dollafI
and each person licensed under this act shall pay
10 of tall GrGX
inal license, and two dollars for each renewal Of b
same provided, that in cases where the master
also pilot of the vessel, he shall not be required
capacities under license, such license statin-
its face that he is authorized to do So The inpAI
tors shall account for all such to the goverdE
ury. The accounts of the inspectors for compens}
ton and expenses, under this act, shall be aud te
by the governor and council;' so that amendaS
the whole section shall read as follows: