The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-15

IN THE DISTRICT COURT or rRE THIRD
i Judicial District Of Washington Terri
tory, holding terms At cattle.
| No. Gl02-The United States OF America,
vs. The steamboat Fleetwood" and her
engines, boilers. tackle, apparel and fur
: niture.
| Whereas. libel OF information has been
] fled in the above entitled court. on the 5fh
day of July. A. d. 1855. by William II.
White, ESQ.,. United States Attorney for
washington Territory, on behalf as well of
= the said United States as of J. b. Croake,
informer, against the steamboat Fleetwood,
her engines, boilers, tackle. apparel and
furniture, alleging in substance. that here
tofore, to-wit On the nth day Of May.
/ ISIS. said steamboat, being then and there
owned In whole or Ia part by q citizen or
/ citizens of the United states, and whereof
A. Woods was then aud there master. was
then and there used and employed in the
transportation OF passengers. and did carry
passengers on the Dayigable waters of the
United States, to-wit: From Seattle, In
Washington Territory, to Tacoma and
Olympia, In said Territory, on tho waters
| OF Puget Sound.
Thai 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 to carry seventy Eve passeri-
gers and no more, and that by special
| permit in writing issued 10 said ealnboat
| by said Inspectors said steamboat was then
and there authorized and allowed To carry
an additional twenty-five passengers, max
Ing one hundred in ALL
That on said nth day OF May, 1855, said
steamboat being then and there author
lied aud allowed as aforesaid 10 carry ons
hundred passengers aud no more, did car
~ from seattle to Tacoma, in saia Terri
tory, larger number of passengers than
one hundred. to-wit: One hundred aud
sixty passengers. being sixty passengers
beyond the number allowed. contrary 10
the provisions Of section 4is5 OF the Re
vi<ed Statutes Of the United states.
That the amount paid as passage money
By said sixty passengers from Seattle TO
Tacoma aforesaid on said steamboat on
said day was thirty dollars.
By reason whereof and By virtue of the
provisions OF Sections 4fsS aud 1859 OF said
Revised Statutes the owner or owners aud
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 aud within the admiralty and psri-
tine jurisdiction of the United states and
Of this Honorable Court.
And PRAYING that the said vessel or
steamboat mag be condemned and sold TO
paw me penalties aforesaid with costs
Now, therefore. in pursuance OF the mo-
nItson undes the seal OF the court aforesaid
10 me directed saa delivered. I do hereby
give public notice to all persons claiming
, the said steamboat, her engines. boilers.
etc, or IN any manner interested therein,
that they be ard appear before the said
District Cont on THURSDAY. the 18th Gay of
Juiy. A. d. 1855. az 10 o'clock IN the fore
noon Of tina; day provided the same shall
be day Of jurisdiction, otherwise on the
next day Of Jurisdiction theresfterj. then
and there 10 iatsrpose their claims, and TO
make their alieEasions IN that behalf
Dated this 9Th day Of July. 4. b. 1854
I. J. HAMILTON,
ts1f i4t Y. : Marshal for Wash. Ter.