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OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
[GENERAL NATURE-NO. 35.]
AN ACT to provide for the better secur
ity of life on board of vessels piopelled
in whole or in part by steam, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That no
license, register, or enrollment shall be
granted, or other papers issued, by any
collector or other chief officer of the cus
toms, to any vessel propelled in whole or
in part by steam s until he shall have satis
factory evidence that all the provisions of
this act have been fully complied with ; 1
and if any such vessel shall be navigated
without complying with the terms of this
act, the owner or owners thereof shall for
tett anti pay CU tOe trutted States Oa; still
of five hundred dollars for each offense,
one-half for the use of the informer, and
for which sum the steamboat or vessel so
engaged shall be liable, and may be seized
and proceeded against by way of libel in
any district court of the United States
having jurisdiction of the offense.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
every steamer so propelled, and carrying
passengers or freight, shall be provided
with suitable pipes and valves attached to
the boiler to convey steam into the hold
and the different compartments thereof to
extinguish fire; and every stove used on
board of any such vessel shall be wall and
securely fastened, so as to prevent it from
being moved or overthrown, and all wood
work or other ignitable substances about
the boilers, chimneys, cook-houses, and
stove-pipes exposed to ignition shall be
thoroughly shielded by some incombusti
ble material, in such a manner as to leave
the air to circulate freely between such
material and wood-work or other ignitable
substance; and before granting a certifi
cate of inspection, the inspector shall re
quire all other necessary provisions to be_
made throughout such vessel to guard
against loss or danger from fire.
SEC 3, And be it further enacted, That
every steamer permitted by her cer
tificate of inspection to carry as many as
fifty passengers, or upward, or any steamer
carrying passengers, and shall also carry
cotton, bay, or hemp, shall be provided
with a good double-acting steam fire-pump,
or other equivalent apparatus, for throw
ing water; said pump or other apparatus
for throwing water shall be kept at all
times and at all seasons of the year in good
order and ready for immediate use, Waving
at least two pipes of suitable dimensions,
one on each side of the vessel, to convey
the water to the upper decks; to these
pipes there shall be attached, by means of
stop-cocks or valves, both between decks
and on the upper deck, good and suitable
hose of sufficient strength to stand a pies
sure of not less than one hundred pouads
to the square inch, long enough to reach
to all parts of the ve , set and promptly
provided with nozzles, and keep in good
order and ready for immediate service.
And every steadier exceeding two hundred
tons burden and carrying passengers, ghatl
he provided with two good double-acting
fire pumps, to be worked by hand ; each
chamber of said pumps shall be of suffi
cient capacity to contain not less than one
hundred cable inches of water; said
pumps shall be placed in the most suitable
parts of the vessel for efficient service,
haning suitable wel.-fitted hose for each
pump, of at least one-half the vessel in
length, kept at all times in perfect order,
and shipped up, and ready for immediate
use ; and on every such steamer not ex
ceeding two hundred tons, one of such
pumps may be dispenSed with, and each
fire pump thus provided fur shall be sup
plied with water by means of a suitable
pipe connected therewith, and passing
through the side of the vessel so low as to
be at all, times 'under water when she is
afloat; and no fire pump thus provided for
shall be placed below the lower deck of
any such vessel ; and every steamer shall
be provided with pump which shall be of
sufficient strength and suitably arranged
to test the boilers thereof ma the ea,-
pacity of one hundred cubic inches, as
herein required, shall not apply to steam
ers now in service. _ _
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That
no loose hay, loose cotton, or loose hemp,
camphene, nitro-glycerine, naphtha, ben
zine; benzoic, goal oil, crude or refined pe
troleum, or other like explosive burning
fluids, or like dangerous articles, shall be
carried as freight or used as stores on any
steamer carrying passengers; nor shall
baled cotton or hemp be carried on such
steamers unless the bales are compactly
pressed and the oughly covered with bag
ging or similar fabric, and secured with
good rope or iron bands;, and every bale
of cotton or hemp that shall be shipped or
carried on any passenger steamer without
conforming to the provisions of this sec
tion shall be subject to a penalty of five
dollars ; which bales shall be liable to
seizure and sale to secure the payment of
such penalty; nor shall gunpowder be
carried on any such vessel, except in case
of special license granted by inspectors as
hereinafter provided; nor shall oil of vit
riol, nitric or other chemiml acids be car
ried on such steamers except on the decks
or guards thereof; or in such other safe
part of the vessel as shall be prescribed
by the inspectors, Refined petroleum
which will not ignite at a temperature less
than one hundred and ten &gees of
Fahrenheit thermometer, may be carried
on board such steamers upon routes where
there is no other practical mode of trans
porting it, and under such regulations as
shall be prescribed by the board of wiper
vising inspectors, with the approval of
the Secretary of the Treasury, and oil or
spirits of turpentine may be carried on
any such steamer when the same shall be'
put up in good metalic vessels, or casks or
barrels well and securely bound with iron,
and stowed in a secure part of the vessel ;
friction snatches may also be carried on
such steamers when securely packed in
strong tight chests or boxes, the covers of
which shall be well secured by locks,
screws, or other reliable fastenings, and
stowed in a safe part of the vessel, at a
secure distance from any fire or heat; and
all such other provisions shall be made on
every steamer carrying passengers or
freight to guard against and extinguish
fire as shall be prescribed by the board of
supervising inspectors, and approved by
the Secretary of the Treasury : Provided,
That the Secretary of the Treasury may
grant permission to the owner of any
stems vessel for the use of any invention
or process for the utilization of petroleum
or other mineral oils or substances in the
production of motive power, and he shall
BUSINESS CARDS,
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United States Laws,
L A - W S
HUNTINGDON, PA., MAY 3, 1871
have power to make and enforce regula-•
tions concerning the application and use
of the same for such purpose ; and no
permission shall be granted unless upon
I .the certificate of the supervising
inspec
t tor of steamboats for the district - wherein
said vessel is registered, and other satis
factory proof that the use of the same is
safe and efficient; and upon such proof;
and the approval of such certificate by the
Secretary of the Treasury, a special li
cense for the use of such process or inven
tion, as aforesaid, shall issue under the
seal of the Treasury Department.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That
all gunpowder, nitre-glycerine, camphene,
naptha, benzine, benzole, coal oil, crude
or refined petroleum, oil of vitriol, nitric
or other chemical acids, oil or spirits of
turpentine, friction matches, all other ar
ticles of like character, when packed or
put up for shipment, shall be securely
packed and put up separately from each
other and from all other articles, and the
.-package, box, cask or other vessel contain
ing the same shall be distinctly marked on
I the outside with the name or description
of the article contained therein; and every
person who shall pack or put up, or cause
to be packed or put up for shipment aay
gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, camphene,
•naptha, benzine benzole, coal oil, crude or
refined petroleum, oil f vitriol, nitric or
other chemical acids, oil or spirits of tur
pentine, friction matches, or other articles
of like character, otherwise than as afore
said, or shall knowingly ship or attempt to
ship the same, or shall deliver the same to
any such vessel as stores, unless packed
and marked as aforesaid, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon con
viction thereof by auy court of competent
jurisdiction, shall be punished by flue not
exceeding two thousand dollars, or im
prisonment not exceeding eighteen months,
or both, one-half of the fine to go to the
informer and the articles to be liable to
seizure and forfeiture.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That
every vessel so propelled by steam and pas
sengers during the night time shall keep a
suitable number of watchmen in the cab-.
ins and on each deck to guard against fire
or other dangers, and togive alarm in case
of accident or disaster. and for neglect of
this duty the license of the officer in charge
of the vessel for the time being shall be
revoked; and the board of supervising in
spectors may require every such steamer,
and also steamers carrying freight., to be
provided with such number and kind of
good and efficient portable fire:extinguish
ers as in the judgment of the board may
be necessary to protect them from fire
when such steamers are moored or lying
at a wharf; without steam to work the
pumps; and if' any owner of such vessel
shall neglect or refuse to furnish the re
quisite number of men necessary to keep
watch as herein required, he shall be fined
one thousand dollars.
SEC. 7. And be it farther enacted, That
every steam-vessel navigating rivers only
(except ferry boats, rfaighp-boats, canal
boats, and towing-boats of less than fifty
tons) shall have at least one good, sub
stantial boat, with lines attached, and
properly supplied with oars, and kept in
good condition at all times and ready for
immediate use; and in addition thereto,
every such steamer carrying passengers
shall have one or more metallic life-boaL_
fire-proof;
and in all respects good and sub
stantial boats, of such dimensions and ar
rangements as the board of superviaing
inspectors by their rides and regulations
shall prescribe, which boats shall be car
ried in the most convenient manner so as
to be brought into immediate use in care
of accident : Provided, That where the
character of the navigation is such that in
the opinion of the supervising inspector
the metallic life-boats can be dispensed
with, he is hereby authorized to exempt
any such steamer from carrying the same,
o r may require a substitute thereof; at his
discretion.
SEC. 8. And be it farther enacted, 'That
every such vessel carrying passengers shall
be provided with a good life-preserver,
made of suitable material, for every cabin
passenger for which she will have accom
modation, and also a good life-preserver or
float for each deck or other class passen
ger which the inspector's certificate shall
allow her to carry, including the officers
and crew, which life-preservers or floats
shall be kept in convenient and accessible
places on snob vessel in readiness for im
mediate use in ease of accident; and every
such vessel of two hundred tons shall also
keep at least eighteen fire buckets and two
barrels, and shall have not leas than four
axes; and every such steamer of over two
hundred tons, and not less than five hun
dred tons burden, shall carry not lose than
twenty-four buckets, four water barrels,
and six axes; and every such steamer of
over five hundred tons shall carry not
less than thirty-five buckets, six water
barrels, and eight axes. The buckets and
barrels shall be kept in convenient places
and filled with water, to be in readiness
in case of fire, and the axes shall be kept
in good order and ready for iinmediatense:
Provided, however, That tanks of suitable
dimensions and arrangement, or buckets
in sufficient number, may be substituted
for barrels.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That
every such vessel carrying passengers on
the main deck shall be provided with per
manent stairways and other sufficient
means, convenient to such passengers, for
their escape to the upper deck, in case of
the vessel sinking or other accident endan
gering life; and in the stowage of freight
upon such deck, where passengers are car
ried, gangways or passages, sufficiently
large so allow persons to pass frealy 049110
them, shall be left open both foie and aft
of the vessel, and also to and along the
guards on each side; and it shall be the
duty of the captain or mate of such vessel
to assign to all deck passengers when ta
king passage the space on deck they may
occupy during the voyage, and such space
shall not thereafter be occupied by freight
nor overcrowded by other persons, nor
shall freight be stowed about the boilers or
machinery in such a manner as to obstruct
or prev,,nt the engineer from readily at
tending to bis duties; and for every vio
lation of this section relating to the carri
age and accommodation of passengers, the
owers of the vessel shall pay a fine of
three hundred dollars.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That
every steamer carrying passengers shall be
provided with wire tiller-ropes, or iron
rods or chains, for the purpose of steering
and navigating the vessel, and shall em
ploy wire bell-pulls for signalizing the
engineer from the pilot-house, together
with tubes of proper size so arranged as to
return the sound of the engine bells to the
pilot-house, or other arrangement to re
peat back the signal: Provided, That on
any such vessel, navigated by the marin
ers' compass, so much of such wire rope
or chain may he dispensed with and dis
used as shall influence or disturb the work-
ing of such compass.
Sze. 11. And be it
_further enacted, That
vessels, and constructed of iron or steel
plates, inspected under the provisions of
section thirty-six of this act, shall be sub
jected to a hydrostatic test, in the ratio of
one hundred and fifty pounds to the square
inch to one hundred pounds to the square
inch of the working steam.power allowed ;
and no boiler or pipe,pr any of the connec
tions therewith, shall be approved which
is made, in whole or in part, of bad mate
rial, or is unsafe in its form, or dangerous
from defective workmanship, age, use, or
other cause.
upon the pftssngeof thisact the offices ofall
local inspectors who have not the qualifica
tions prescribed in this act shall bedeemed
vacated, and that when any vacancy shall
occur in any local board of inspectors now
existing, or whenever local inspectors are
to be appointed for a new district, rhe su
pervising inspector shall notify the collec
tor or other chief officers of the customs
for the district, and the judge of the dis
trict court of the United States for the
district in which such appointment is to
be made, who, together with the supervis
ing inspector, shall meet together as a
board of designators; and it shall be the
duty of such board, or the major part
thereof, one of which majority shall be
the supervising inspector, when designa
ting an inspector of hulls, to select a per
son of good character and suitable qualifi
cations and attainments, to perform the
services required of him by this act, who,
from his practical knowledge of ship-build-
ing and navigation and the uses of steam
in navigation, shall be fully competent to
make a reliable estimate of the stregth,
seaworthiness, and other qualities of the
bulls of steamers and their equipment
deemed esseotial to safety of life in the
navigation of such vessel, to be called the
inspector of hulls; and when designating
an inspector of boilers, t) select a person
of good character awl suitable qualifica
tions and attainments to perform the ser-,
vices required of him by this- act, who,
from his knowledge and experience of the
duties of an engineer employed in navi
gating vessels by steam, and also in the
construction and use of boilers, and ma
machinery, and appurtenances therewith
connected, shall be able to form a reliable
opinion of the strength, form, workman
ship, and suitableness of such boilers and
machinery to be employed without hazard
to life,from imperfection in the material,
workmanshin, or arrangement of any part
of such apparatus for steaming, to be call
ed the inspector of boilers; and these two
persons, when approved by the Secretary
of the Treasury, shall from the date of
designation,
constitute a board of local in
spectors, and shall be empowered and re
quired to perform the duties herein speci
fied, to wit : . . . .
First. Upon application in writing of
the master or owner they shall, once in ev
ery year at least, carefully inspect the hull
of each steamer within--their respective
districts, and shall satisfy themselves that
every such vessel so selenitted to their in,
spection is of a structure suitable for the
service in which she is to be employed, has
suitable accommodations for passengers and
the crew, and is in a condition to warrant
the belief that she may be used in naviga
tion as a steamer, with safety to life, and
_that all the requirements of law in regard
to fires, boats, pumps, hose, life-preservers,
floats, anchors, cables. and other things,
are , faithfully complied with; acid if they
deem it expedient, they may direct the
vessel to be put-in motion, and may adopt
any other suitable moans to ,test her effi
ciency and that of her equipment.
Second. They shall also inspect the boil
ers of all steamers before the same shall be
used, and once at least ill every year there-
after, subjbeting them to the hydrostatic
pressure prescribed by this act, and satisfy
themselves by thorough examination that
the boilers are well made, of good and suit
able material; that the openings for the
'passage of water and steam, respectively,
and all pipes and -tubes exposed to heat,
are of proper dimensions and free hem ob
struction; that the spaces between and
around the flues are sufficient, and that the
flues are circular in form, and the fire-line
of the furnace is at least tiro inches below
the. prescribed m inimum wafer-line,of the
boilers; and that the arrangement` for de
livering the feed-water is such that the .
boilers cannot be injured thereby ; and
that such boilers and the machinery,, and
the appurtenances, may be safely employed
in tilt seryiee proposed iq the written ap
plication without peril to life; and shall
also satisfy themselves that the safety-valves
are of suitable dimensions, auffimeirt in
number, and well arranged, (one of which
may, if necessary, in the opinion of the
inspectors, to secure safety, be taken whol
ly from the control of all persons engaged
in navigating such vessel, and secured by
the inspectors.) and that the weights of
the safety-valves are properly adjusted, so
as to allow no greater pressure in the hoil
ers than the amount prescribed by the in
spection certificate; that there is a suffi
cient number of gauge-cocks properly in
serted. and to indicate the- pressure of
steam. suitable steam - registers that will
correctly reeord• each ese'ees of steam car
ried above the prescribed limit and the
highest point attained, which shall be ta
ken who lly from the control of all persons
engaged in navigating such vessel, and se
cured by the inspectors, and reliable low
water gauges; and that fusible metals are
properly inserted so As to fuseby the heat
of the furnace when the water in the boil
ers shall fall below its prescribed limits;
and that adequate and certain p
rovision is
made for an ample supply of water to feed
the boilers.at all times, whether such yes-'
eel is in motion or not, so that in , high
pressure boilers the water shall not be less
than four inches above the top of the flues;
and also that means fur blowing out are
provided, so as to thoroughly remove the
mud and sediment from all parts of the
boilers-when they are under pressure of
steam: Provided,however,,That no kind of
instrument, machine, or equipment, for
the better security of life, provided for by
this act, shall be used on any such vessel
which shall not first be approved by the
board of supervising inspectors, and also
by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Third. That - in subjecting to the hydro
static tests boilers called and usually known
under the designation of high-pressure
boilers, the inspector shall assume one
hundred and ten pounds to the square inch
as the maximum pressure allowable as a
working power for a new boiler forty-two
inches in diameter, made in the best man
ner, of inspected iron plates, one-feurth of
an inch thick, and of a quality required
by law, and shall rate the working power
of all high-pressure boiler; whether old or
new, according to their strength, compared
with this standard, and in all cases the test
applied shall exceed the working power
allowed in - the ratio of one hundred and
• sixty-five to one hundred and ten ; and in
subjecting to the test aforesaid that class
of boilers usually designated and known as
low-pressure -boilers, the said inspectors
shall allow as a working power of each new
boiler a pressure of only three-fourths the
number of pounds to the square inch to
which it shall have been subjected .by the.
hydrostatic test, and found to be sufficient
therefor; but should such inspectors be of
the opinion' that said boiler, by reason of
its construction or material, will not safely
allow so high a working pressure, they may,
for reasons to be stated specially in their
certificate, fix the working pressure of said
boiler at less than three-fourths of said test
preSsure; but all boilers used on steam-
Fourth. When the inspection is comple
ted, and the inspectors - approve the vessel
and her equipment throughout, ihey shall
make-and subscribe a certificate to the col
lector or. other chief officer of• the customs'
of the district in which such inspections
shall be made, in- accordance with such
form and regulations as the board of su
pervising inspectors shall prescribe; which ,
certificate shall be verified by the oaths of
the inspectors signing it, before the chief
officer of the customs of the district, or any
other person competent by law to adminis
ter oaths; and in case the said inspectors
refuse to grant a certificate of approval,
they shall state in nriting, and sign the
same, their reason for their disapproval.
SEC 12. And be further enacted, That
upon the application of any master or own
er of any steamer employed in the carriage
of passengers, for a license to carry gun-.
powder, the said inspectors shall exaniine
such vessel, and if they find that she is
provided with a chest or safe composed of
I lmetal, or entirely lined and sheathed there-
I with, or it' the vessel has one or more com
partments. thoroughly•litied and sheathed
with metal, ata secure distance from any
fire, they may grant a certificate to that
effect, authorizing such vessels to carry as
freight, within such chest, safes, or com
partments, the article of gunpowder.
SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That .
the said inspectors shall keep a record of
certificates of inspection of vessels, their
boilers, engines. and machinery, and of all
their acts in their examination and inspec
tion of steamers, whether of approval or•
disapproval, and when a certificate of ap
proval is recorded_ the ekrip•iteal .h.ll
delivered to the collector or other chief
officer of the customs of the district; they,
shall also keep a like record of certificates
authorizing gunpowder to be evried as
freight by any steamer earrying passengers,
and shall keep a like record of all licenses
granted to captains, mates, pilots, and en
gineers, and of all refusals of the same;
also, of all suspensions and revocations of
license; also, of all refusals, suspensions,
or revocations of which they shall receive
notices from other districts; and - shall re
port to the supervising inspector of their
respective districts, in writing, their deci
sions iu eases of refusal of licenses, or the
suspension or revocation thereof, and all
testimony received by them in such pro
ceedings. They shall also report promptly
to such supervising inspector all violations
of the steamboat laws that shall come to
their knowledge.
SEC. 14. And be itfitrther enacted, That
the inspectors shall license and claSsily
the captains, chief mates, engineers and
pilots of all steam vessels, anti it shall be
unlawful to employ any person, or for any
person to serve as a captain, chief mate,
engineer, or pilot on any - steamer who is
not licensed by the inspectors; and any
one so offending shall forfeit one -hundred
dollars tir each offense; and no steamer
carrying passengers shall depart from any
port unless she shall have in her service a
full complement of officers and crew, suf.:
ficient at all times to manage the vessel,
including the proper number of watchmen
Provided, however, That if any such ve s
eel, on her voyage, is deprived of the ser
vices of any licensed officer, without the
consent, fault, or collusion of the master,
owner or of any person. interested in the
vessel, the deficiency may be temporarily
supplied until another licensed one can be
obtained.
tiße. 15. And be it further enacted, That
when any persons apply to be licensed as
captain or master of steam-Vessels, the in
spectors shall make diligent inquiries to
his character, and shall earefully ex,a4iine- -
the applicant as well as th - e - proofs which
he presents in support of his chine, and if
they are satised that his capacity, ex
perience, habits of life, and character are
such as to warrant the belief that ht can
be safely intrusted with the duties and
respensibilities of the station for which he
makes application, they shall grant him a
license autherizing him to discharge such
defies on any such vessel for the term of
one year; but such license shall be sus
pended or revoked, upon satisfactory proof
of bad conduct, intemperate habits, inca
pacity, inattention to his duties, or the will
ful violation of any provision of this act.
•
Sxo. 16. And be it further enacted, That
when any person shall apply for authority
'to IN elpployed as chief mate of steam
'
vessels, the inspectors shall require satis
•
factory evidence of the knowledge, ex
•perience, and skill of the applicant in la
ding cargo,the handliy. and stowage of
fretglit, and shall examine him as to his
knowledge and ability in navigation and
managing such vessels, and all other deities
pertaining to his station; and if satisfied
of his qualifications and good character,
they shall grant him a license, authorizing
him to perform such duties for the term
of one year; but such lincense shall be
suspended or revoked upon satisfactory
proof of bad conduct, intemperate habits,
unskillfullness, or want of knowledge of
the duties of his station, or the willful
violation of any provision of this aot.
Sec. 17. And be it further enacted; That
when any person shall apply for authority
to, perform the duties of engineer of
,any
steamer, the inspectors shall examine the
applicant as to his' knowledge of steam
machinery, and his experience as an en
gineer, anti also the proofs which he pro
duces in support of his claim; and if, upon
full consideration, they are satisfied that
his character, habits of life, knowledge,
and experience in the duties of an engin
eer are all such as to authorize the beliefl
that the applicant is a suitable and safe
person to be entrusted with the powers and
duties of such a station, they shall grant
him a license, authorizing him to he em
ployed hi such duties for the term of one
year, in which, they shall assign him to
the appropriate class of engineers; but
such license shall be suspended or revoked
upon satisfactory proof of negligence, un
skillfulnesS, intemperance, or the willful
violation,of any provision of this act;
but if complaint be made against any en
gineer holding a licence authorizing him
to take charge of the boilers and machine
'Ty of any steamer, that he has, through
negligence or want of skill, permitted the
boilers in his charge to, burn or otherwise
become in bad condition, or that he has
not kept his engine and machinery in
good working order, it shall be the'duty of
the inspectors, upon satisfactory proof of
such negligence or want of skill, to revoke
his license and assign such engineer to a
lower grade of engineers if they find him
fitted thereof.
Ssc. 18 . And be it further enacted, That
whenever any person claiming to be a skill
ful pilot of steam vessels shall offer him
self for a license, the inspector shall make
diligent inquiry as to his character and
merits, and if satisfied from personal ex
amination of the applicant, with the proof
that he shall offer, that he possessesthe re
quisite knowledge and skill, and is trust
worthy and faithful, they shall grant him
a license for the term of one year to pilot
any such vessel within the limits prescrib
ed in the license; but such license shall
be suspended or revoked upon satisfactory
evidence of negligence, unskillfulness, or
inattention to the duties of his station, or
for intemperance, or the willful violation
of any provision of this act. And every
such captain, mate, engineer, and pilot
who shall receive a license as aforesaid
shall, when employed upon any such ves
sel, place his certificate of license (which
shall be framed under glass) in some con
spicuous place in such vessel, where it can
be seen by passengers and others at all
times ; and for every neglect to comply
with the provision by any such captain,
mate, engineer, or pilot, he shall be sub
ject to a penalty of one. hundred dollars
fine, or to the revocation of his license :
Provided, That in cases where the captain,
or mate is also pilot of the vessel, he shall
not be required to hold two licenses to
perform such duties, but the license issu
ed shall state on its face that he is au
thorized to act in such double capacity.
SEC. 19. And be it further enacted, That
the said local boards of inspectors shall in
vestigate all acts of incompetency or mis
conduct committed by any such . licensed
officer while acting under the authority of
his license, and shall have power to sum
mon before them any witness within their
respective districts, and compel their at
tendance by a similar process as in the
United States circuit or district courts ;•
and such local inspectors are hereby au
thorized to administer all necessary oaths
to any, witness thus summoned before
them, and after reasonable notice in writ
inn &wen to fisn• Antinerank, of
the time and place of such investig,ation,
the said witness shall ho examined under
oath touching the performance of his du
ties by any such licensed officer, and if
the board shall be satisfied that such
li
censed officer is competent, or has been
1 guilty of misbehavior, negligence, unskill
fulness, or has endangered life, or willfully
violated any provisions of this act, they
shall immediately suspend or revoke his
license, and the chief officer of the cus
toms for the district shall pay out of the
revenues received under the provisions of
this act such fees to the United States
marshal for his services, and to any wit
ness so summoned for his actual traveland
attendance, as shall be officially certified
to by any inspector hearing the case, upon
the back of such summons, not exceeding
the rate allowed for fees and to witnesses
for travel and attendance in any circuit or
district courts of the United States.
SEC. 20. And be it • further enacted,
That whenever any board of local inspec
tors refuse to grant a license to any: per
son applying for the same, or shall sus
pend or revoke the license of any captain,
mate, engineer, or pilot, any person deem
ing himself wronged by such refusal, sus
pension, or revocation, may, within thirty
days theteof, on applications to the super
vising inspector of the district, have his
case examined anew by such supervising
inspector, in writing, the reasons for their
doings in the premises; and such super-.
vising inspector shall examine the case
anew, and he shall have the same powers
to summon witnesses and compel their at
tendance, and to administer oaths, that
are conferred on the local inspectors by
the terms of this act, and such witnesses
and the marshal shall be paid in the same
manner ae hereiubefore provided for; and
such supervising inspeetor may revoke,
change, or modify the decision of such
local board ; and like proceedings may be
had by any master or owner of any steam
vessel in relation to the inspection of such
or halicarne.,
such local board ; and in case of repairs,
and in any investigation or inspection
where there shall be a disagreement be
tween the local inspectors, the supervising
inspector when so requested, shall investi
gate and decide the case,
SEC. 21. And ho it further enacted, That
in addition to the annual inspection, it
shall be the duty of the local inspectors to
examine, at proper times, steamers arriving
and departing to and from their respective
ports so often as to enable them to detect
any neglect to comply with the require
ments of law, and also any defects or im
perfections becoming apparent after the
inspection aforesaid, and tending to render
the navigation of the vessels unsafe; and
if they shall discover any omission to com
ply with the law, or that repairs have be
come necessary to make the vessel safe,
the said iuspecturs shl,ll at once notify the
master in writing, stating in the notice
what is required; and if the master deems
the requirements unreasonable or unneces
sary, he may apply for a re-examination of
the case to the supervising inspector, as
hereinbefore provided ; and if the master
or owner shall refuse or neglect to comply
with the requirements of the local inspec
tors, and shall, contrary thereto and while
the same remains unreversecl by the super
vising inspector, employ the vessels by na
vigating her, the master and owners and
the vessel itself shall be liabla to the pen
alty as prescribed by the first section of
this act, and in add' tion thereto shall be
liable fur any damage to passengers and
their baggage which stall occur from any
defects as stated in the notice aforesaid.—
And all inspections and orders for repairs
shall be promptly made by the inspectors,
and, when it can be safely done in their
judgment, they shall permit repairs to be
made where those interested can most con
veniently do them; and no inspectors of
one district shall modify or annul the do
ings of the inspectors of another district in
regard to repairs unless there is a change
in the state of things, demanding more re
pairs than were thought necessary when
the order was made, nor shall the inspec
tors of one district license a person coming
from another district, if such person has
been rejected for unfitness or want of qual
ifications. •
SEC. 22. And be it further enacted, That
the said local boards, when so requested in
writing by any master or owner, shall, un
der the direction of the supervising inspec
tor, inspect steamers in other collection
districts where no such board is establish
ed ; and if a certificate of approval is not
granted, no other inspection shall be made
by the same or any other board until the
objections made lay such local board and
unreversed by the supervising inspector of
the district. are removed : Provided, how
, ever, That nothing herein contained shall
NO. 18.
impair the right of the inspectors to per
mit such vessel to go to another port for
repairs, if in their opinion it can be done
with safety.
SEO. 23. And be it further enacted, That
in order to carry this act fully.into execu
tion, the ten supervising inspectors now in
office shall continue in commission; and.
whenever a vacancy occurs, from death.
resignation, or removal, the President of
the United States shall, with the advice
and consent of the Senate, fill the vacancy
by appointing a successor, who shall be se
lected for his knowledge, skill, and practi
cal experience in the uses of steam for na
vigation, and is a competent judge of the
character and qualities of steam-vessels,
and of all parts of the machinery employed.
in steaming. The said supervising inspec
tors and the supervising inspector general
shall assemble together as a board, once in
each year, at the City of Washington, Dis
trict of Columbia, on the third Wednesday
in January, and at such other times as the
Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe,
for joint consultation, and shall assign to
each of the supervising inspectors, respec
tively, the limits of territory within which
he shall perform his duties, and the said
board shall establish all necessary rules and.
regulations 'required to carry out in the:
most effective manner the provisions of this
act for the safety of life, which rules and.
regulations, when approved by the Secre
tary of the Treasury, shall have the force
of law : Provided, however, That the su
pervising inspector for the district embra—
cing the Pacific coast shall not be under
obligation to attend the tffeeting,s of the
board oftener than once in two years, and.
when he does not attend such meetings, be
shall make his communications thereto, in
the way of a report, in such manner as the
board shall prescribe.
. .
SEC. 24. And be it further enacted, That.
each supervising inspector shall watch over
all parts of the territory assigned to him,
shall visit, confer with, and examine lett"
the doings of the local boards of inspectors;
within his district, and shall instruct them,
in the proper performance of their duties
and shall, whenever he thinks it expedient„
visit such vessels licensed, and examine r
into their condition, for the purpoie or
aP.rartaining tahathar tha voravinioga
act have been observed and complied with,
both by the board of inspectors and the
master and owners; and it shall be the
duty of all masters, engineers, mates, and,
pilots of such vessels to answer all reason
able inquiries, and to give all the informa
tion in their power in regard to any suet'
vessel so visited, and her machinery for
steaming, and the manner of managing
both.
SEc. 25. And be it further awaited.
That whenever a supervising inspector as
certains to his satisfaction that any master,
mate, engineer, pilot, or owner of any suck
vessel fails to perform his duties according;
to the provisions of this act, he 'shall re
port the facts in writing to the ;board in
the district where the vessel was iusrectat
or belongs; and, if need he, he ithall muse
the negligent or offending party to be pro
secuted; and if the supervising inspector
has good reason to believe there has been.
through negligence or any other cause, a.
failure of the board who inspected the
vessel to do his duty, he shall report the
facts in writing to the Secretary of the
Treasury, who shall cause immediate in
vestigation into the truth of the complaint,
and, if he deems the cause sufficient, shall
remove the delinquent.
SEC. 26. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of such super
vising inspectors to see that the said sev
eral boards within their respective dis
tricts execute their duties faithfully,
promptly, and, as far as possible, uniform
ly in all places, by following oat the pro
visions of this act according to the true
intent and meaning thereof; and they
shall, as far as ►racticablo, harmonize
differences of opinion when they exist in
different local boards.
SEC. 27. And be it further enacted,
That the said supervising inspectors shalt
also visit collection districts in which there
are no boards of inspectors, if there be
any, where steamers are owned or employ
ed, and each one shall have full power to
such steamer in any such district, or in
any district where, from distance or other
cause, it is inconvenient to resort to the
local board, and to grant certificates of ap
proval, and to do and perform all the de.
ties imposed upon local boards by this act.
SEC. 28. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the board of
supervising inspectors to establish such
rules anti regulations as may be necessary
to make known in a proper manner to lo
cal inspectors the names of all persons li
censed under the provisions of this act.
the names of all persons from whom - licen
ses have been withheld, and the names of
all whose licenses have been suspended or
revoked ; and also names of all steam-ves
sels neglecting or refusing to make suck
repairs as may be ordered under the pro
visions of this act, and the names of all
that have been refused certificates of in
spection. And each supervising inspec
tor shall report, in writing, at the annual
meetings of the board, the general busi
ness transacted in his district during the
year, embracing all violations of the steam
boat laws, and the action taken in relation
to the same, all investigations and deei
sinus by local inspectors, and all cases of
appeal, and the result thereof; and the
board shall examine into all the acts of
each supervising inspector and local board,
and all complaints made against the same,
l in relation to the performance of their du
ties under the law, and the judgment of
!the board in each case shall be entered
upon their journal; and the board shall,
as far as possible, correct mistakes where
they exist.
SEc. 29. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the board of super
vising inspectors to establish such rules
and regulations to be observed byall Steam.
vessels in passing each other as they shall
from time to time deem necessary for safe
ty, two printed copies of which rules and
regulations, signed by said inspectors, shall
be furnished to each of such vessels, and shall
at all times be kept up in conspicuous places
in each vessels, which rules shall be observed
night and day. Should any pilot, engineer.
mate, or master of any steam vessel. neglect
or willfully refuse to observe such regulations
so established, any delinquent so neglecting
or refusing shall be liable of a penalty of fifty
dollars, and to all damages done to any pas
senger, in his person or baggage, by such ne
glect or refusal,
SEC. 30. And be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the collectors, or other
chief officers of the customs, and of the in
spectors aforesaid within the said several dis
tricts, to enforce the provisions of law against
all steamers arriving and departing ; and upon
proof that any collector, or other chief officer
of the customs, or inspector, has negligently
or intentionally omitted his duty in this par
ticular, such delinquent shall be liable to re
moval from office, and to a penalty of one
hundred dollars fOr each offense, to be sued
for lo an action of debt before any court of
competent jurisdiction,