The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-26
ron MASTERS AND MATES.
Rules Adopted for licensing ON
rers of SnII yessrls

The following copy at instructions froni
the treasury department has been re-
esised nv George 4. Bush. customs house
broker They provide regulations for the
law requiring masters ard mates OF sail
vess.is so be under license after next
July
Owners. agents masters and chief
mates at SaEt vessels. OF over 80 tens
gross. and uf other vessels AMI bsrg"~ %
eveY ftsl tens gross, carrying passengers
fnr hire. are hereby notified that under
an act of congress approved December Il.
issS Ia take effect on and after Juss J.
iAYs the rtasse@ uf vessels above named
wiH have ia have their hutls Inspected
and ceftlfiratesi by the lacAl inspectors at
steam vessels ~ he various ports IN the
United sfaIsS here such officers are To-
Gated and employed
's't'fss taw referred fo also requires THAT
thr fua t9fs and chief mates NJ the above
described vessels shau I've examined AMI
ACsnaeei b. the local inspectors 81 steam
vessels IN sntffis tastn TO act u the tapa~
city named ansi that II WIZ he unlawful
% EMPLOY any person or Tor any person
ia serve ~ master ct chief znste 81 sail
ing vessels 81 ever sSa tons. who are u4.s
Esenssd hv tAe inspectors. Tbs penalty
for violation IT this requirement viti
he SisA soF sset refefaS1.
local inspectors vii be prepared ia
sce~sFs applications ga examine ard ssste
licenses - masters and rhlef mates II
s23i vessels az tbe tonnage above in4i~
Gated ea ssr about May J. i&r' Aapllea
ts0sas ey e~HeFs ~ sal vessels So - taus
ana upwards snd - al 0.her xses-
ss's Anf aAFAea ~ oyeT tta saus
burden CARRYING passengers fog afre wlt{
ssFsa receive uuSlsiafsstui, Nn an8 after
MAY psoxlnfa i failure 0a fhe naEt sf
an DN0rf 81 aHx vessel - tfs~ classes f.~
f1gFs3 80 anFrtn 20 have tte vsSaef4 bnl
inzIeette,' sssa g*Tf b@ataa wti nHaftef
su,h awner 20 penalty ~ Sc an4aar sAs
pGrNlss0es ef sections ! 49, aas 4 80 Re
xfSRS statutes
Rules governing ths issss.s ag discusses
"a masters aaa cnget mates " sstii
se3s of - tors sad epwasa have legen
seest@gv ard approved sy &he secretary
81 the treasury as fellows
. 4 .ssss&l inspectors may HtssG a&s ApEll-
cAssan. steyn&9 MASTER ard elslef mates
e4spt Sc satisfactory documentary asf~
aenee "a be died ii she,r office that sasa
masters ssr nsstsz have lsssu actually esn-
saasad as slsNh officers ef yes~sl Il sst tbs
sanrses named fer the ftls asF3sfd or
t~se{re s0aths ssrscTssEn& the apnisea siess
fsr lssease prssxtssesi such estsfeeFs saasg %
sssss..- @Ssasssssss. sss s~s asss sssssss
esstaF blindness
license u0 sail vessels via, tsa*e ssat
aF@ySasss serV5es ss@ s3FaeF naSs$sT Ng
fnats except ,F74 vseaFN AsA oa ffs@ er~ts
f&kNS Hagas ke sEssf ENArnssseHt in satt~
ausk w&tse 80 #Eesr@ vessels SsfsN sxHngt-
ssssff8rN SIS hT fu Nsa{tuE, aN& 5Af sfs.s5}-
eauE~ snu&z hse fHee ggusa entay eaa1si9ess
't's~y{sie1. Taaz 0o master *zeep4 es
.sfoxs,sss} 4n the ft~ss E'ssrsgfsisss ~ tAtS
asses o,s sk#A 1ee hcnNssa3 sse PAS nat
served S g.. terri 80 ane scar @ss &sssa
~ass As4z4ss+fs rs shseS rH#fa fsvs sbaH arx
g,SgSan I've ss3xs&5z ~ - exArsr ft IS cs1ief
ns@tH ssf 1851 s6v~sts fsfs<eSs hs Fa" ftsrNsse
satisfactory documentary IS sseate thss
persense oa ssN vessels - "a SFsss teas
ard tspw AgN