The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-07

TINTED STATES OF AMERICA. TxR.
u risory of Washington. Third judicial
DistEicr, 5.
Ia the district court ho.diag terms at Sc
attic
No. sssa-Tse Uai,ed states Of Amerlcs.
v. the Steamboat -. p LIBBY" Der en-
gtneS, boilers. ;ack L. alsfsz-el ana furniture
Hheress label Of information hss heen
tiled in i5e shove entitled court on the gSta
cay OF Soveubsr. A. D.. fSSs b william
white, Esg.. Unitcd states attorney for
4shinzton Territory en- hehslf OF the said
United states against The steam beat J. r.
Lioay and her engines, boilers, t9ekls, sp-
pare and iufnifaFe, alleging In substance
A. follows, viz;
That on. io-xif. divers DAYS and times
between the FIST list day ct Aurif A y
ISIS. and the tWeaty- seveath 9Th dav Of
April. A. D, ISIS. a, the Third Judicial Dis
irict OF Washington Territory and within
the jurisdiction OF this court, the said
steam boat y. r. LIBBY LeiuE then
and there owned in whole. Or in part. bT a
citizen % citizens OF the said United states.
to the ssla attorney unknown, and being
then and there a steamboat Of more than
one hundred tiee) tons burden to-wit- Of
the burden Of one hundred and tNo and
twenty-five EandredthS fie2 2-idof tens net.
And being then and there required by law.
and hy her certificate 81 inspection 20
carry and have on board 3 fun CON plefue NJ
OF licensed officers and fam crew. consist
ing OF one master and pilot one mate. one
engineer and two crew, vas then and there
used aad employed IN the transportation
OF passengers. and dad carry passengers on
the n2v4gahle waters OF the said EHitei
States, to-wit: from Pert Townsend in
Washington Territory 10 " hGtcom in Wash
ington Territory. aad from wh&tcum in
Washington Territory u Port Townsend in
4 Washington Territory. the said stea 70 boat
not then snd there carrying nor having on
( board 4 full complement OF officers and
crew as required by law aud oy her said
certificate % inspection. to-wit not then
and there carving nor having On board
any person duly licensed a. master
and pilot or Sc master OF IS pilot And
being then and there ia command Of a per
son who was then and there not duly
licensed 10 act as master and pilot or as
master or as pilot, contrary to the statute
in sacb case made and provided and
against the peace and dignity Of the said
United States.
By reason whereof. and BY virtue Of the
statutes of the said United states. the
owner or owners of the said steam boat, be-
ing vessel propelled on whole or in part
by steam, forfeited and became liable TO
pay 20 the said United States the sum OF
i've hundred dollars (sjlo3 for the payment
OF which sum the said steamboat has be
come liable To be seized and proceeded
against sun marty by way Of libel. and for
the recovery of which. this civil and mari
time cause is now instituted.
That ell and singular the premises sfore-
said are true and within the admiralty aud
maritime jurisdiction Of the Uaited States
and of this honorable court.
And PRAYING that the said steamboat
nav be condemned and sold 20 pay the
penalties Aforesaid with costs
Now therefore. in pursuance Of the mont
ton under the seal OF the said court. 70 me
directed and seiiyercd, / do hereby give
public notice 70 all persons claiming the
said steamboat. her engines, boilers, tackle.
etc, or in sny mauser interested therein,
that they be and appear before the said
district court on Thursday. the 10th day Of
December, A. D., ISIS. az II O'Clock in the
forenoon Of that day provided the same
be s day Of jurisdiction, otherwise on the
next dsy OF jurisdiction thereafterl then
and there 10 interpoee their claims and 20
make their allegations in that behalf
Dated this lst day of Deem Der. ISIS.
T. J. HAMILTON.
United states Marshal for Washington Ter
ritory-
W H. White. L. : Atty for Washington
Ter aud Proctor for libellant-