The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-18
TINTED STATES OF AMERICA, TER
rifory OF Washington, Third Judicial

TINTED STATES OF AMERICA. TER
| L ritory OF Washington, Third Judicial
I District. S.
In the district court holding terms ct Sc
I attic.
No. 6s5a-The United states OF Ameriea.
vs.. the Steamboat -. B. Libby" her en-
I gines, boilers. tack1e. apparel and furniture.
Whereas a libel of information has been
| filed in the above entitled court on the 18th
7 day OF November. A. d., ISIS. by william
/ ii. White, ESD. United states attorney for
Washington Territory on behalf of the said
/ United States against the steamboat j. b
/ Libby and her engines, boilers, tackle, sp-
parel and furniture, alleging in substance
as follows, viz:
That on, swift: divers days and TINES
between the first (lstl day Of April, A. d,
1888. and the twenty t.7th.l day OF
April, 4. D., lsSs. at the Third Judicial Dis
trict OF Washington Territory and within
the jurisdiction of this court, the said
steamboat -. II. Libby" being then
and there owned in whole, or In part. BY .
citizen, or citizens OF the said United states,
To the said attorney unknown, aud oeiag
then and there a steamboat Of more thaB
one hundred flO0) tons burden to-wit. of
the burden of one hundred asd two and
twenty-five hundredths (lt2 . 100 tons net.
Aud being then and there required by law.
and by her certificate OF inspection, 10
carry and have on board full Complement
of licensed officers and fun crew. consist
ing of one master and pilot. one rnate, Que
engineer and two crew, was then and there
used and employed m the transportation
of passengers, and did carry passengers on
he navlgRble waters of the said UHiied
states, to-wit; from Port Townsend IN
Washington Territory TO whateom In Wash-
ington Territory, and from whafcom In
Washington Territory to Port Townsend 10
Washington Territory, the said steanbozf
not then and there carrying nor having On
board a full complement of officers and
crew as required by law and by her said
certificate of inspection, to-wit: mol then
and there carrying nor having on board
any person duly licensed as master
and pilot or rs master or as plot Ana
being then and there in command Of q per
son who Was then and there NOT GUY
licensed 20 act as master and piiot O. =
master or as pilot, contrary TO the siafuts
in sneh case made and provided sna
against the peace aud dignity of the san
United States
BY reason whereof, and By virtse Of the
statutes OF the said United States, nc
owner or owners OF the said steamboat, %
ing Il vessel propelled on whole or IN psr
by steam, forfeited and became liable 70
pay to the said United states the sun o.
tive hundred dollars tsJ00l for the pay mem
Of which sum the said steambcst mas ve
come liable to be seized aud proceeded
against summsrily by way Ct libel. en1 iof
the recovery of which. this civil and MARI
time cause Is now instituted
That all and singular the prem ses siore,.
said are true and within the admiralty anu
maritime jurisdiction of the United s'siss
and of this honorable court
And praying that the said sssanlpga.
may he condemned aud sold 10 pay tns
penalties aforesaid with costs.
Now therefore. in pursuance OF TOE moan
tion under the seal Of the said conri, W ny
directed and delivered, I do hereby siss
public notice 20 all persons claiming W
said steamboat. her engines, eoiisrs, tsckir,
etc. or I'm auy manner Interested thefeIaz;
thsF they be and appear before t1s ~
district court on Thursday, the zutn CO. s I.
December, A. D.. ISIS. at II O'clock IN ~
forenoon Of that day provided the sa ~
b. a day Of jurisdiction, otherwise 9s ".
next day OF jurisdiction thereafter w. y,
aud there 80 iuferpDse their claims anu "
make their allegations IN that behalf
Dated this lst day q December, lsss'
r. j. HAMILIOS.
United states Marshal for Washington Ter
rltory
" H. white. q s. Atty for Washington
Ter. and Proctor for Iibeliaat