The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-04
G. w. CRANE.
W. T. Employment Bureau.
Washington sly near Commercial
TINTED STATES OF AMERICA TED.
L ritnrY of Mashinctnn Thirh I.as.s-s

LIMITED STATES OF AMERICA. TEE.
y ritory of Washington, Third JudiciSI
District, So.
In the district court holding terms at s..
attic.
No. es5e-The Uaited States Of Ausr;..
VS.. the Steamboat -. u. Libby her en-,
giues, boilers, tackle. apparel and furniture
Whereas libel of information has been
( fled in the above entitled court on the qsth
day OF November, A. D., lsSS. by Willism
II. White, Esq. United States attorney for
Washington Territory ON behalf of the aid
United States against the steamboat p
Libby and her engines, boilers, tackle. an.
parel and furniture, alleging in Substance
as follows, viz:
That on. to-wit: divers days and tiua.
between the first Gst) day of April. A n
1883. and the twenty-seventh 9th dav Il
April. A. D., 1855, at the Third Judicial M.
trict OF Washington Territory and within
the jurisdiction of this court, The said
steamboat -. d. Libby" being thss
and there owned in whole. or in part, Nv =
citizen, or citizens OF the said United States
to the said attorney unknown and b4ing
then and there a steamboat Of more than
one hundred 400 tons burden to.wit, AZ
the burden Of one hundred asd two and
twenty-five hundredrhs (lo2 p lCO) tons net
And being then and there required bv lsv
and by her certificate Of inspection. Ia
carry and have on board fun Complement
OF licensed officers and full crew, consist
ing of one master aud pilot. one mate one
engineer and two crew, was then and there
used and employed in the Transportation
OF passengers, and did carry passengers on
the nayigahle waters Of the said Usfted
States, to-wit; from Port Townsend in
Washington Territory 10 whatcom in Wash.
ingfon Territory AMI from Whafrorn In
WASHINGTON Territory to Port Townsend in
Wsshiagtoh ,T;rritory. the said steapooss
not tnen ana there earn ing uv- having on
board full complement OF officers and
crew as required by law and by her said
certificate of inspection, to-wit: not then
and there carving nor having on hoard
any person daily licensed as master
and pilot or as master or as pilot And
being then and there In command OF a per.
son who was then and there not duly
licensed 70 act as master and pilot or a
master or as pilot, contrary to the statute
in sueb 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, tho
owner or owners of the said steamboat, be-
ing vessel propelled on whole or in part
by Ytesm, forfeited and became liable to
nav - the said United States the sum of
1--WE hu7sdSed dollars (s5ool for the payment
OF which sun. the said steamboat has be-
come liable 10 be seized end ptSStf.ed
against summary Dy way OF libel. ana TOR
the recovery of which, this civil and mari
time cause is now instituted.
That all and singular the premises afore-
said are true and within the admiralty and
maritime jurisdiction of the United States
and of this honorable court.
And PRAYING that the said steamboat
may be condemned aud sold TO pay the
penalties aforesaid with costs.
Now therefore. in pursuance OF the moni-
ton under the seal of the said court, 10 me
directed aud delivered, do hereby give
public notice 10 all persons claiming the
said steamboat, her engines, boilers, tackle,
etc, or in any manner interested therein,
that they be and appear before the said
district court on Thursday. the 10th day OF
December, A. D.. 1855, at II O'Clock in the
forenoon OF that day provided the same
be a day of jurisdiction, otherwise on the
next day of jurisdiction thereafter) then
and there TO interpose their claims and 70
make their allegations in that behalf.
Dated this LIST day of December. 1888.
T. J. HAMILTON,
United States Marshal for Washington Ter
ritory.
w. II. white, U. s. Atty for Washington
Ter. and Proctor for Libcllant