The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-14
tx THE DISTRICT COURT or rur THUR

IL THE DISTRICT COURT or fHE THIRl
i Judicial District of Washington Terri
tory, holding terms at Seattle.
No. 6i02-The United States OF America
vs.. The steamboat Fleetwood, and hei
engines, boilers, tackle. apparel and fur
niture.
whereas, a libel of information has beer
fled in the above entitled court, ON the 5sl
day of July. A. u. isSs. by William II
White, Esq, United States Attorney fol
Washington Territory. on behalf a. well o.
the said United States a. of j. u. Croake
informer. against the steam beat Fleetwood
her engines, boilers, tackle. apparel Gud
furniture, alleging In substance. that here
tofore, to-wit On the 9TH day OF May
lsss, said steamboat. being then aud there
owned in whole or In part by a citizen OF
citizens of the United states, and whereof
A. Woods was then and there master. wa'
then and there used and employed in tht
transportation OF passengers, and did cars
passengers on The nasigabae waters OF The
United States, fo-wit: From seattle. III
Washington Territory, TO Tacoma anc
Olympia, In said Territory, on the water.
OF Puge. Sound.
That by the certificate of inspection
granted TO said steamboat by the United
States Inspectors of Steam vessels, said
steamboat was then and there authorized
and allowed 10 carry seyenty-fiye passen
gers and no msre. and that by a special
permit In writing issued To said boai
by said Inspectors said steamboat was Their
and there authorized and allowed 10 carr
an additiqlal twen,y- five passengers. max
ing one hundred in all
That on said nth day of May. lSSs, said
steamboat being then and there author
ized and allowed as aforesaid TO carry ons
hundred passengers and no more. did car
~ from Seattle to Tacoma. in said Terri
tory, Il larger number of passengers thar
.Rst rfzl Tn trFft al
sixty passengers. being sixty passenger.
beyond the number allowed, contrary e
the provisions OF section 5fs5 of the Re
yised statutes of the United states.
That the amount paid as passage none,
by said sixty passengers from Seattle e
Tacoma aforesaid on said steamboat or
said iay was thirty dollars
BY reason whereof and by virtue OF tbs
provisions of Sections 1855 and 1862 OF SAID
Revised statutes the owner or owners and
master of said steamboat forfeited and be
came liable TO pay the sum OF six hundred
and thirty dollars.
That al and singular the premises are
true ard within the admiralty and mari
time jurisdiction OF the United States and
of this Honorable Court.
And prasi; that the said vessel OF
steamboat NAY be condemned and sold "a
pay the penalties aforesaid with costs.
Now, therefore. in PURSUANCE of the mo
milton rnde. the seal of the court aforesaid
TO ine directed sna delivered, do hereby
give public .otice TO all persons claiming
the said steamboat. her engines. boilers
etc, or in any manner interested therein
that they be and appear before the said
District Court on Thursday. the 18th day oil
July, A. ID. lass. at 10 O'clock in the fore
noon Of thai day gprovided the same shall
be day OF jurisdiction, otherwise on the
next day a jurisdiction tilereaiterl, then
and there to interpose their claims, and &c
make their allegations In tha. behalf
Dated this 9Th day Of July, A. II. ls>s
T. J. HAMILTON.
ls1l Ift IT, : Marshal for wash Ter.