The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-30

IL THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i Third Judicial District of Washington
Territory, holding terms at Seattle.
The United States of America VS.. the
steam boat Fleetwood and her engines,
boilers. tackle, apparel and furniture.
WHEREAS, a libel of information has
been flied in the above entitled court, on
the 2ist day of March, A. ID. 1854 by
William III. White, Esq, United states
Attorney for Washington Territory, on be
half as well of the said Uuited States. as OF
Bolton Rogers, informer, against the
steamboat Fleetwood" her engines. boil.
ers, tackle. apparel aud furniture. alleging
ia substance, that heretofore. to-wit: on
the 9th day of March, A. ID. 1889 said
steamboat, Icing then and there owned in
whole or in part BY citizen or citizens OF
the United States and whereof Z. L. Hatch
was then and there master, was used ana
employed in the transportation of passen-
gers and did carry passengers on the navi-
gable waters OF the United States, to-wit:
from Seattle In Washington Territory, 10
Tacoma and Olympia in said territory, and
from Olympia and Tacoma to Seattle in
said territory. on the waters of Puget
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 to carry ninety-two passen-
gers and no more.
That on said 9Th day of March, A. D. 1889,
said steamboat, being then ana there au-
thorized and allowed as aforesaid, to carry
ninety-two passengers and no more, did
carry from Tacoma, in said territory, to Sc
attic in said territory, a larger number of
passengers than niBety-two, to-wit. one
hundred and thirty-six passengers, being
forty-four passengers beyond and in excess
of the number allowed as aforesaid, con-
trary to and in violation of the provisions
OF section 1865, of the revised statutes of
the United States.
That the amount paid as passage money,
by said forty -four passengers. from Tacoma
TO Seattle aforesaid, ON said steamboat on
said day, was ST.
By reason whereof. and by virtue OF the
provisions oil sections 4465 and 1869, OF said
revised statutes, the owner or owners and
master of said steamboat forfeited and be-
came liable to pay the sum of S46S which
sum is, by the provisions of said section
1869, OF the revised statutes, made a lien
ON said steamboat
That all and singular the premises are
true and within the admiralty and mari
time jurisdiction of the United States and
of this honorable court.
And praying that the said vessel or
steamboat may be condemned and sold to
pay the penalty aforesaid with costs.
Now. therefore, in pursuance of the mo-
milton under the seal of the court afore-
said 10 me dires ted and delivered, / do
hereby give public notice to all persons
claiming the said steamboat. her engines,
boilers, &c, or IN any manner Interested
therein, that they be and appear before
the said district court on Thursday, the 18th
day of April. A. ID. 1889. at III O'Clock in the
forenoon OF that day provided the same
shall be day of jurisdiction. otherwise on
the next day of jurisdiction thereaftt.r1,
then and there 10 interpose their claims,
and to make their allegations in that be-
half
Dated this 2lst day of March, A. d. 1889
T. ]. HAMILTON,
United states Marshal for Washington
To