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YOL. 46.
HUNTINGDON, PA., MAY 3, 1871.
NO. 18.
lie  Huntiugdou Jouruai.
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C.   MADDEN,   Attorney-at-Law
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TTILLIA3I A. FLEMING, Attorney-
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-^R. O. D. ARNOLD, Oraduato of the
-^ University of Pennsylvania, otfers his pro- isional services to the people of Huntingdun and nnity.
Referescb:—Dr. B. P. IIooU,of Loysville, Pa., th whom he formerly practiced; Drs. Stille and ;now of Piiiladelphia.
Office ou Wuthingtou sircct,   \Vc.~l  iruiilin^'a..n, inp.la,Tl.
"^    DENGxVTE,   Surveyor,    Warriors-
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~\     CALDWELL, Attorney-at-Law,
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~1     L. ROBB, Dentist, office in S. T.
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•zens of lluntingdon and Viiiee remo ."""1'» ^0- ''''^i H'" street," ^Smith's
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ALLISOS  MILLEU. H-  r.UCUASA.S.
^ILLER & BUCHANAN,
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nUXTINtJDOX, PA.
r R. DURBORROW, Attoiney-ut-[ ' • Law, Iluntingdon. Pa., will practice in the j .-eral Courts of lluntingdou county. Particular ( ention given to tho .settlement of estates of dece- | nts. !
Office in l.c .Ior:tSAL Building. [lc!i.l,7l.      !
1   GLAZIER, Notary Public,  coruer •    of Washington and Smith streets, Hun- igdon, Pa. [jan.1271.
wflLES   ZENTMYER,   Attoruey-at-
V-M- Law, Huntingdon, Pa., willattendpromptly ail legal business. Office in Cunningham's new liiding. [jan.1,'71.
'^    ALLEN  LOVELL, Attorney-at-
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CW. MYTON, Attorney-at-Law, Ilun- •    tingdon. Pa.    Office with J. .Scwcll Stewart, sq. [jan.4,'71.
HALL MUSSER, -\ttorney-at-Law, Iluntingdon. Pa.     Office,  secoud  floor of ir's uow building. Hill street.        [jan.4,'71.
P    M   &-M. S.   LYTLE,   Attorneys-
L   •    at-L-AW. Huntingdou, Pa., will attend to I kinds of legal business eutruated to thfir care. Office on thc south side of Hill street, fourth door est of Smith. [jan.4,'7I.
r    SYLVANUS BLAIR, Attomey-at-
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rA. POLLOCK, Surveyor and Real • Estate Agent, Huutingdon, Pa., will attend » Surveying in all its branches. AVill also buy, ¦11, or r»nt Farnis, Houses, and Real Estate of ev¬ ry kind, in any part of thc United States. Send .r a circular. [jan.4-71.
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R. J. A. DE.iVER, having located
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1"     \Y. ,J/ATTEBN,   Attorney^tjTa^
f ¦•    aud Ge;i^jil Claim Agent, Huntingdon, Pa., oldiers'claima egjjj^* the Government for back ay, boi^uty, nidPws' antj iuvalid pensions attcnd- d tO'jwitii great care aud pjc.-uotucss. lOfficc on Hill streot. "    ' [jan.4,'71.
OHS  SCOTT.
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DR. D. P. MILLBR, Office on Hill street, in the room forujcrly occupied by >r. John M'OuIIoeh, Huntingdon, Pa., would rcs- icetfully oftcr his professional services (o the clti- ens of Huntin;;don and vicinity. rjan.4.'71.
Jn. PATTON, Druggist and Apoth- • ecarj', opposite the Exchange Hotel, Hun- ingdou, Pa. Prescriptions accurately compounded, 'ure Liquors fur Medicinal purposes.    [nov.2;i,'70.
DR. A. B. BRUMBAUGH, offers his professional serviees to the cjinniunitv. Office on Washington street, one door oast of thc ¦Jatbolio P.arsonage. [jnn.4,'71.
EJ. GREENE, Dentist.    Office  re- •    moved to Leister's newbuilding. Hill street iV-itingdon. [jan.4,'7].
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ROBT. KING, Merehant Taylor, 412 Washington street, Huntingdon, Pa., a lib¬ eral share of patrouage rcspectfuliv solicited. April 12, 1S71.
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L A >V S
OP THE
UNITED ST.MES
PASSED AT TUE TIIIIII) SESSIOX OF   TIIE FOllTY-FIRST COXGHESS.
[General natuue—No. 35.] AN ACT to provide for the better si'cur-
ity of life on botird of vessels propelled
in whole or in part  by steam, and  for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatiees of the United States of America in Congress a.-tscmhlcd, That no license, register, or enrollment shall be granted, or other papers issued, by any collector or otlier chief officer of the cus¬ toms, to any vessel propelled in vhole or in part by steam until he shall have satis¬ factory evidence that all the provisions of thisact have been fully complied with; and if any such vessel shall be navijrated without complying with the terms of this act, the owner or owners tliercof shall for^ tcit anu pay to ilio TJiiItea Hiatci tliu ouni of five hundred dollars for each offense, oac-half for the use of tho informer, and for which sum the steauiboat or vessel s.t engaged shall be liable, and may be seized and proceeded agaiust by way of libel in any district court of tltc 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 eomparlments thereof to extinguish fire; and every stovo used on board of any such vessel shall ba Will and securely fastened, so ;is to prevent it from being moved or overthrown, aud all wood¬ work or other ignitablo substances aLout thc boilers, chimneys, cook-houses, and stove-pipes exposed to ignition shall be thoroughly shielded by some incombusti¬ ble materitil, in such a mannor as to leave tho air to circulate freely bet\yeon such niiilerial and wood-work or other ignitable substance; and beiore granting a certifi¬ cate of inspection, the inspector shall re- ()iiivp nil other necesstn"y provisions to bc made throughout such vessel to gu:}rd against loss or danger i'rom fire.
Sec 3, And be it further enaetcd, That cvei'y steamer permitted by her cer¬ tificate of inspection to earry as many as fifty passengers, or upward, or any steamer carrying passengers, and shall also carry cotton, hay, or hemp, shali bc provided with a good double-acting steaui fire-pump, or other equivalent apparatus, for throw¬ ing water; said pump or otlier apparatus for throwing water shall be kept at all times and at all seasons of thc year In good order and roady for immediate use, having at least two pipes of suitablo dimensions, one on each side of the vessel, to convey thc wafer to the upper decks; to these pipes there shall be attached, by moans of top-cocks or valves, both between decks and on the upper deck, good and suitable hose of sufficient strongth to stand a pies- sure of not less than one hundred pou.ids to the S([uare inch, long enough to reach to all parts of the vc.^.-el and proTDjitly proviu-.;d with nozzles, jiud keep in good order aud ready for immediate service. iVnd every steamer exceeding two hundred tons burden and carrying pa.sBengors, shall be provided with two good double-acting fire pumps, to be worked by hand; each lamber of said pumps shall be of suffi¬ cient capacity to contain not less than one hundrtd ctjbic inches of water; .said pumps shall bo placed in the most suitable parts of the vessel for ellicicut service, haning suitable wel.-fitted hose for each pump, of at least one-half the vessel in length, kepi at all tiiuoa in perfect order, ami shippud up, and ready for immediate use; and on every such sicaincr not ex¬ ceeding two huudred tons, one of such pumps uiay be dispensed witli, and each fire pump thus provided for shall te 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 whon ehe is afloat; and no fire pump thus provided for shall be placed below the lower deck of anv such ve.ssel; and every steamer shall be provided wifh pump which shall be of sufficient strength ajid suitably arranged t-.) test the boilers thereof. Isut the car pacity of one hundred cubic inches, as herein required, shall not tipply to steam¬ ers now in service.
Sec. 4. And be it furthei' enaded, That no loose hay, loose cotton, or loose hemp, camphene, nitro-glyeeriiie, naphtha, ben¬ zine, benzols, coal oil, crude or refined pe¬ troleum, or other like esploslve buruing fluids, or like dangerous artieles, shall be earried as freight or used as stores on any steamer carrying passengers; nor shall baled cotton or hepip ho carried on such sioamers unless tha bales are compactly pressed and thc oughly covered with b.'ig- ging or similar fabric, and secured with good rope or iron bands; and every bale of cotton or hemp that shall bu shipped or carried on any passenger steamer witbout couforming to tlie provisions of this sec¬ tion shall be subject to a penalty of five dollars; which bales shall be liable to seizure and sale to seoure the paymeut of such penalty; uor shall gunpov,-der bc ciirried on any such vessel, c;ccept in case of special license granted by inspectors as hereinafter provided; nor shall oil of vit¬ riol, nitric or other chcnii'ial acids be car ried on such steamers except on tho decks or guards thereof, or in such other safe part of tho vessel as shall be prescribed by the inspectors, Refined petroleum which will not ignite at a temperature less than one hundred and tcn degrees 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 sU';.'h rogulations as shall be prescribed by the board of s'jper- vising inspectors, with the approval of tho Secretary of the Treasury, and oil or spirits of turpentine may be carried on any such .steamer when the same shall be pu'L up in good metalic vc.?sei5, or casks or barrels well and securely bound with iron, and stowed in a secure part of the vessel; friction matches may also be carried on such steamers v/hen securely packed in strong tight chests or boxes, the covers of whic'i shall be well secured by locks, screws, or other reliable fasteniugs, 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 agaiust aud extinguish fire as shall be prescribed by the board of Kiipervislng inspectors, and approved by the Secretary of tho Treasury: Provided, That the Secretary of tho Treasury may grant permission to thc owner of any stciiii vo;.sel for thc use of any invention or process ibr the utilization of petroleum or other mineral oils or S'abstancea in thc production of motive power, and he shall
have po'.ver to mako and cniorce regula¬ tions concerning the application and use of the stime for such purpose ; and no perniL«sion shall be granted unless upon .the certificate of tbe supervising inspec¬ tor of steamboats ibr ttc district wherein said vessel is registered, and other satis¬ factory proof that the use of the same is safo and efficient; and upon such proof, and the approval of such certificate by thc Secretiiry 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 il farther enacted. That all gunpowder, nitre-glycerine, camphene, naptha. benzine, benzole, coal oil, crude or refiued petroleum, oil of vitriol, nitric or other chemical acids, oil or spirits of turpentine, friction matches, all other ar¬ ticles of like character, when p-icked or put u]i for shipment, shall be securely paeketl and put up separately from each other and from all other articles, and the package, bo.\, cask or ofher vessel contain¬ ing the samo shall be distinctly marked on the outside with tho name or dcscriptiou of tbo orticle contaiu'^d therein ; aud every person who shall pack or put up. or cause to be packed or put up for shipment a:iy gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, eamphone, naptha, benzine benzoic, coal oil, crude or refined pctrolcu:ii, oil of vitriol, nitric or other chemical acids, oil or spirits of tur¬ pentine, friction matches, or other articles of liko character, otherwise than as afore¬ said, or shall knowingly ship or attempt to ship the same, or shall deliver the samo to any such vessel as stores, unless packed and marked as aforesaid, ghall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon con¬ viction (herec.f by any eourt of competent jurisdiction, shall be puui.shed by lino not c.vcesd'.ng two thousand dollars, or im¬ prisonment notexceeding eighteen months, or both, one-half of the fine to go to the informer au'J the articles to bc liable to seizure and forliiiture.
Sec. G. And be it further enacted, That every vessel so propelled by stetun and pas¬ sengers during the night time shall keep a suitdilc nuiuber of watchmen in the cab¬ ins and on each deck to giuird agaiust fire or other dangers, aud togive alarm in caso of accident or disaster, and for nesloct of this ciuty the license ot the oincer in charge of the vessel for the time being sh.all be revoked; and the board of supervising in¬ spectors may require every such steamer, and also steamers carrying freight, to be provided with auch number aud kind of good and efficient portable fircrextinguish- cis as iu the judgment of the board may be necessary to protect them irom fire when such steamers are moored or lying at il wharf, without steam to work the pumps; and if any owner ofsuch vessel shail neglect or refuse to furnish the re¬ quisite number of men necessary to keep watch as herein required, he shall be fined oue thousatid dollars.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That every stcani-vessel navigating rivers only (except ferry-boatij, JVeight-boats, canal- boats, and towing-boats of less thun fifty tonsj shall have at least one good, sub¬ stantial boat, with lines attached, and properly supplied with oars, aud kept in good condition at all times and rcLidy for inmiediate use; and in addition thop-'to, every such steamer carrying passengers shall have one or more metallic liie-boats, fire-proof, and in all respects good and sub¬ stantial boats, of such dimensions and ar¬ rangements as tho board of supervising inspoctors by their rules and regulations shall prescribe, which boats shall be car¬ ried in the most convenient mauncr so as to be brought into immediato use in ca.'".e of aceident : Provided, That where the character of the navigation is such that in thc opinion of the supervising in.spector the metallic life-boats can bo dispensed with, he is hereby authorized to exempt any such steamer from carrying the same, or usay re([uirc a substitute thereof, at his discretion.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That overy sueh vessel carrying passengers shall be provided with a good life-preserver, made of suitable material, for evory cabin passenger tbr which she will have accom¬ modation, and also a good life-preserver or float ibr etich deck or other class passen¬ ger which the inspector's certiSeate shall allow her to carry, including the officers and crew, -which life-preservers or tiotits shall be kept in convenient aud accessible places on such vessel iu readiness for im¬ mediate use in case of accident; ;ind every Bueb veS'^cl oftwo hundred tons shall also keep at least eighteen flro buckets and two baiTcIs, and shall have uot less than four axes; and every such steamer of over two hundred tous, and not Ic^s than tive hun¬ dred tons burden, shall carry not less than twenty-four buckets, ibur water btirrels, and six axes; and evcry such steamer of over five hundred tons shall carry not IcsK than thirty-five buckets, six water barrels, and eight axes. The buckets and barrel* shall be kept in convenient places and fiiled with Witter, to be in roadiness in case of tire, and the axes shall be kept ingood order and ready for immediate use: Provided, howerer, Th;it tanks of suitable dimeiisions and arrangement, or buckets in sufficient number, may be subptituied for barrels.
Sec. 9. And be it further cnncted, That every such vessel carrying passengers on the iuain 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 sinkiug orother accident endan¬ gering life; and in the stowage of freight upon such deck, where passengers are car¬ ried, gangways or passages, sufficiently large to alloyi' pcrsoiis to pass freely througii them, shall he left opeu both ibre and aft of the vessel, and also to and along the gttiirds on ench bide; and it shall he tbe duty of the captain or mate of such vessel to assign lo all deck ptissengcrs when ta¬ king piissage the space on deck they may occupy during the voyage, and such space shiill 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 his duties; and for overy vio¬ lation of this section relating to the carri¬ age and accommodation of passengers, tho owcrs of the vessel shall pay a fine of three hundred dollars.
Sec. 10. Andbe it further enacted. That every steamer carrying piissengers shall be provided with wire tiller-ropes, or iron rods or chains, for the purpo.se of steering and navigating the vessel, and shall cm- ploy wire bell-pulls for signalizing the engineer from the pilot-houS'j, together with tubes of proper size so arr:iiiged as to return the sound of the engine bells to the pilot-house, or other arrangement to re¬ peat back the signal: Provided. That ou any such ves.sel, navigated by the marin¬ ers' compass, so much of such wire rope or chain may be dispen.sed with and dis¬ used as shall influence or disturb the work¬
ing of such compass.
Sec. II. And be it further enacteti, That vessels, and constructed of iron or steel plates, inspected under the provisions of section thirty-six of this act, shall be sub¬ jected fo a hydrostatic test, in the ratio of one hundrod and fifty pounds to the square inch to onc hundred pounds to the square inch of the working steam-power allowed; and no boiler or pipe, or 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, ago, uso, or other caase.
upon the passageof thisact the offices ofall local inspectors who havc not the qualifica¬ tions presoribed in this act shall bedeemed vacated, and that when any vatancy sh;ill occur in tiny local board of inspectors now existing, or whenever local inspectors are to be appointed for a new district, vhe su¬ pervising inspector shall notify the collec¬ tor or other chief officers of the customs for thc district, aud thc judgo of the dis¬ trict court of the T.'nited Sfat(?s for the district in which such appointment is f o bo niiide, who, togothcr with the supervis¬ ing inspector, shall meet together as a board of designators; and it shall bo fhe duty of such board, or the mtijor part thereof, onc of which m.ijority shtdl be the supervising inspector, wheu di signa- ting an inspector of hulls, to select a per¬ son ofgood character and s-aitable qualifi¬ cations and attiinmeuts, to perform tho services required of him by this act. who, from his practical knowledge of ship-build¬ ing and navigation and thc uses of stoiim iu niivigation, shall be fully competent to make a reliiible estimate of the sfregth, seaworthiness, and other qualities of the hulls of steamers and their equipment deemed esseijtial to safety of life in the navig.'ition of such vessel, to bo called the inspector of hulls; and when designating an inspector of boilers, t) select a person of good character an'l suitablo qualifica¬ tions and attainments to perform the ser¬ vices required of him by this act. who, from his knowledge and cxporience of the duties of iui engineer employed iu navi¬ gating vessels by steiim, and also in the construction and use of boilers, and ma- machinf^ry, and appurtenances therewith connected, shall be able to ibrm a reliable opinion ofthe strength, ibrm, workmiin- ship, and suitableness of such boilers and machinery to be employed without hazard to life, from imperfection in the material, workmanshiu, or arrangemeut of any part of such apparatus for steaming, to be call¬ ed the inspector of boilers; and theso two persons, when approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall from tho diite 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 tit least, carefully inspect the hull of each st<?aiiier within their respective districts, and shal! satisly themselves that every such veascj ao submitted to their in¬ spection is of a structure suitable fijr the service in which she is to bo employed, has suitable accommodations for passengers and the crew, nnd is in a condition to warrant the belief that sho may be used in naviga- ti.m as a steamer, with safety to life, and that all tho rcqiiircuicufs of hiw in regard to fires, boats, pumps, hose, life-preservers, floats, anchors, cables, and other things, are faithftdlv complied with ; and if they deem it expedient, they may direct the vessel to be put in motion, aud may adopt any other suitable means to test her eih- oiency and that of her equipment.
Second. They shall also inspect the boil¬ ers ofall steamers before tho s;ime shall be used, and once at letist in every year thore¬ aftor, subjecting them to the hydrostatic pressure prescribed by this act. aud satisfy themselves by thorough examination that the boilers arc well made, of good and suit¬ able material; that thu openings for the paB.?agc cf water and .steam, respoctively, and all pipes and tubes exposed to heat, i are of proper dimensions and irce Iiom ob¬ struction ; that thfl spaces between and around the flues are puffioierit, and that the flues aro circuhtr in form, and the flre-lino of thc furnace is at least two inches below fhe prescribed minimuiu water-line,of the boilers; and that the arrangoment for de¬ livering thc feed-water is such that thc boilers caanot be injured thereb}'; and that such boilers and the machinery, and the iippurtenances. may bc safely employed in the service prop ised in the writtei) ap¬ plication witliout peril to lifo; and shtill also satisfy themselves that thc .•safety-valves aro of suitiible dimcn.sions. suffioient in number, and well arranged, (one of which may, if uecessiry, in the opiniou of the inspectors, to secure safety, be taken whol¬ ly from the C'lntrol of till persons engaged in navigating such vessel, and seenred by the in.spectors.) and that tho weights of the sai'ety-vdivcs are properly adjusted, sn as to allow uo greater pressure iii the boij- ers than tho amount prescribed by the in¬ spection certificate; thiit thcro is a suffi¬ cient number of gauge-cocks properly in¬ serted, and to indicato thc pressure of steam, suitable steam registers fluit will correctly re>!ord each excess of st-oam car¬ ried abovo the prescribed limit and fhe highest point attained, which shall bo ta- keti wholly from tho c.jiitrol of all persons engaged in navigating such vessel, aud se¬ cured by the inspectors, and reliable low- water giiugcs ; and that fusible metals aro pr.iperly inserted so as to fuse by the heat of tho funiiicc when the Wiiter in the boil¬ ers shall fall below ifs prescribed limits; aud that ai\cquiite and certain provision is made for an ample sapply of water to i'ecd the boilers at idl times, wheiher suoh ves¬ sel is in motion or not, so that in high pressure buil.^rs the water shall not be loss 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 thc boilers when they are under pressure of steam : Provided, hoicever, That no kind of iustrument, 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 bc approved by the board of supervising inspectors, and also by the Secretary of thc "Treasury.
Third. That in subjecting to the hydro¬ static tests boilers called and usually known under tho designation of high-pressure boilers, the inspector shall assume one hundred and ten pounda to the square inch as the maximum pressure allowable .as a working power for a uew boiler forty-two inches in diameter, made in fhe best man¬ ner, of inspected iron plates, one-fourth of an inch thick, and of a quality required by law, and shall rate the working power of all high-pressure boilcr.s, whqther ojd or uew, according to their strength, compared with this standard, and in all Ciises the test appliod shall exceed the working power allowed in the ratio of ono hundred aud sixty-five to one hundred aud fen ; and in subjecting to the test aforesaid  that  chiss
of boilurs u.sually designated and ktuiwa as low-pressure boilers, the said inspoctors shall allow tis a working power ofeach new boiler a pressure of only three-fourths the numher 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 bc of thc opinion that said boiler, by rea.soii of its construction or material, will not safely allow so high a workiug pressure, they may, for reasons to be stilted specially in thoir certificate, fix the working pressure of said boiler at less than three-fourths of said test pressure; but .all  boilers  used  on  stcam-
Eourtli. AVhen the inspection is comple¬ ted, and the inspoctors approve the vessel and her equipment throughout, fhey shall make and subscribe a certificate to the col¬ lector or other chief officer of tho customs of the district in whicii such inspections shidi be mado, in accordance with .';uch form and regulations as the board of su- pervi.-^ing inspoctors shall prescribe; which certificato shall be verified by the oaths of fhe inspectors signing it, before the chief officer of the custonis of fhe district, or any other person competent hy liiw to aduiini.s- ter Oi'.ths; and incase thc said inspectors refuse to grant a certificate of approval, they shall state in w riting, and sign tho .same, their reason for their disapproval.
Sec 12. And be it further enacted, Thiit upon tho application ofany master or own¬ er ofany steamer employed in the carriage of piissengers, for a license to carry gun-. powder, tho said inspectors shall exauiine such vessel, and if they find that she is provided with a chest or safe composed of nictiil, or entirely lined and sheathed there¬ with, or if thc vessel hiis one or more coni- partuicnls. thoroughly lined and shoathod with metal, at a secure distiince from any fire, thoy iiuiy grant a ccrtificato to that effeot, authorizing such vessels to ciirry as freight, within such chest, safes, or com¬ partments, the article of gunpowder.
Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That fho .Siiid inspectors shall keep a record of certificates of inspection of vessels, their bjilers, engines, and machinery, and ofall their acts in their examiuiition and inspcc- fitiu of stCiim.jrs, whether of approvtd or disapproval, and whcu a certificate of ap¬ proval is recorded, tho orijrinal ul,,,ll >,n delivered to thc collector or other chief officer ofthe custonis of the distriet; they shitll also keep a liko record of certificates authorizing gunpowder to be carried as freight by any stoamor c:irry ing passengers, and'shall keep a like record of all licenses granted to captains, mates, pilots, and en¬ gineers, and of all refu.sals of the same; also, of all suspensions and rovocatious of licease ; alao, of all refusals, suspensions, or revocations of which they shall receive notices from of her districts; and shall re¬ port to thc supervising inspector of their respective districts, in writing, their deci¬ sions iu oases 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 tho steamboat laws that shall come to their knowledge.
Sec. 14. Andbe itfurtlier enacted. That the inspectors shtdl license and classify the captains, chief mates, engineers, aud pilots of all steam vessels, and it shail be unlawful to employ any person, or for any person to serve as a captain, chief uiiite, engineer, or pilot on any stciimer who is not licensed by the inspectors ; and any oue so offending shall forfeit one hundred dollars itir e:tch offense i ami no steamer carrying passengers shiiU depart from any port unless she sluil] have in her servii-O a full complement of officers and crew, suf-: ficient at idl times to manage the vessel, including the jiroper number of watchmen Proviiled, hoicever, That ii'any sueh vcs sel, on her voyage, is deprived of tho .ser¬ vices of any licensed officer, without the cousent, fault, or collusion of the master, owner or of any pcrson. interested in tbe vessel, the deficiency may ba temporariiy supplied until another liccused onc can be obttducd.
Sbo. io. And be it further efiiacted, That when any persons apply to be licensed as captain or master bf steam-vessels, thc in¬ spectors shall mako diligent inquiry as to his chariicter, and shall eiirefuUy exauiine the applicant as well as tho proofs which he presents in support ofhis claim, and if they are satis icd that his capacity, ex¬ perience, habits of life, aud character are such as fo warrant the belief that ho can be siilelv intrusted with tho dutica and responsibilitiea oflhc station for which he makes application, they shall grant him a license authorising hitu to dischargo such duties ou any such vessel for the term of one year; but such license shall be su:;- pended or revoked, up!.in satisfactory proof of bild conduct, intemperate habits, inca- p;ici/y, in-itteiition to his duties, or the will¬ ful violatiou of any provision ofthis  act.
Sec. 16. And bo it furiher enacted. That when any porson shall apply fu? authority to be cniployed as chief mate of steiiiu- vessoia, the iuspectors shall require Siitis- factory evidence of the knowledge, ex¬ perience, and skill of tho applicant in la¬ ding cargo, the handling iiiid stowage of freight, and shidl examine him as to his knowledge and ability in navigation and managing such vessels, and all other duties pertaining to his station; and if satisfiod of his qualifications aud gO'->d character, they shajl grant him a license, aulhoriiing him to perform such duties for the term of one year; but such lincense shallbe suspended or revoked upon satisfactory proof of bad conduct. Intemperate habits, unskitlfullucss, or w.int of knowledge of thc duties of his statiou, or t.ho willfid violation of any provision of this act.
Slc 17. .-Vudbo it further enacted. That when auy pcrson shall apply for authority to perform the duties of engineer of any steamer, fho inspectors .shall examine the applicant as to his knowledge of steam miichinery, and his experience as an en¬ gineer, and also the proofs which he pro- daecs lu support ofhis claim; aud if, upon full consideratiou, they are satisfied that his character, habits of life, knowledge, and experience in the dutie-' ofan engin¬ eer are all such as to authorize the belief 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 be em¬ ployed in such duties for thc term of onc 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- skillfulncss, 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 chitrgc of the boilers aud machine¬ ry uf any steamer, that be has, through negligence or want of skill, permitted the boilers iu hia charge to burn or otherwise become in b.id condition, or that he htis uot kopt his engine and m.chinery in good working order, it shall bc fhe 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.
Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That whenever .iny person claiming to be a skill¬ ful pilot of steam vessels shall offer him¬ self for a licanse, the inspector shall make diligent inquiry as to his character and merits, and if satisfied from personal ex¬ amination ofthe applicant, with the proof tliiit he shall offer, that he possesses the re¬ quisite knowledge and skill, and is trust¬ worthy and faithful, they shall grant him a license for the t«rm of one year to pilot any such vessel within thc 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 intcmpevance, or thc 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 sueh ves¬ sel, place his certificate of license (which shall be framed under glass) in some con¬ spicuous place in such vessel, where it can bc seen by passengers and others at all times ; and for every neglect to comply wifh thc provision by any such captain, mate, engineer, or pilot, he shall be sub¬ ject to a penalty of one. hundred dollars fine, or to thc revocation of his lieense : 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 siate on its face that he is au¬ thorized to act in such double capacity.
Sec. 19. Andbe it further enacted. That thesaid 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 sh.all havc power to sum¬ mon before them auy witness within their respective districts, and compel their at¬ tendance by a similar process as in the United States circuit or distriet courts ;• and such local inspectors arc hereby au¬ thorized to administer all necessary oaths to any witness thus summoned before lhem, .and after reasonable notice in   writ-
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the time and place of such invesitigation, the said witness sliall be examii:ed under oath touching the performauce of his du¬ ties by any such licensed ofiicer, and if the board shall be satisfied that such li¬ censed officer ia competent, or has been guilty of misbehavior, negligence, unskill¬ fulness, or has endangered life, or willfully violated any provisions of this act, they shiill immediately suspend or revoke his licenss, and the chief officor of the cus¬ toms for the distriet shiill piiy out of the revenues recoived undor the provisions of this act such fees to the l.'nited States marshal for his services, and to any wit¬ ness so summoned for his actual travel and attendance, iis shall be officially certified to by any inspector hearing the case, upon tho back ofsuch summons, not exccedimr the rate allowed for fees aud to witnesses for travel and attendance in any circuit or district courts ofthe United States.
Sec. 20. And bc it further enacted. That whenever any board of local inspec¬ tors refuse to grant a license to any' per¬ son applying for the samo, or shall sus¬ pend or revoke the liccuse of any captain, mate, engineer, or pilot, any person deem¬ ing himself wronged by such refusal, sus¬ pension, or revocation, may, within thirty days theieof, on iipplicatioiis 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 arc conferred on the local inspectors by the terms of this act, and such witnesses and fho marshal shall be ptiid in the same mannor as hereinbefore provided for; and such supervising inspector may revoke, change, or modify the decision of sueh local board ; aad like proceedings may be had by any master or owner of any steam- vc.-sel in rolation to the inspection ofsuch
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sueh local board ; aud in case of repairs, and in any investigation or inspection where there shall be a disagreement be¬ tween the local inspectors, the supervising inspector wheu so requested, shall investi¬ gate and decide the ease,
Sec. 21. And ba it further enacted. That in addition to tho annuid in.^pection, it shall be the duty of the local inspectors to examine, at proper times, steamers arriving and departing to and from their respective ports su often as to CDiible them to detect any neglect to comply with the require¬ ments of law, and also any defects or im¬ perfections becoming iipparent after the inspection aforesaid, and tending to render the navigatiou of the vessels unSiil'e ; and if they shall discover any omission to com¬ ply with the law. or that repairs have be¬ come necessary to mako the vessel safe, the said iuspectors shall at once notify the master in writing, st;itiiig in the notice what is required; and if the mnster deems the rcquiremeufs unreasonable or unneees¬ sary, he may apply ior a rc-exaniination of the caso to the supervising in.spector, as hereinbefore provided ; and if the master or owner shall refuse or neglect to comply with the requirements of thc local inspec¬ tors, and shall, contrary thereto aud while thc fiiiiio remains unreversed by the super¬ vising inspector, employ the vessels by na¬ vigating hor, the umster and owners and thc vessel itself shall be liabl.i to the pen¬ alty as prescribed by the first section of this act, and in :.ddlioii thereto shall be liable for tmy dauiage to pa.ssengcrs aud their biiggago which sl all occur from any defects as stated in tlie notice aforesaid.— Aud all inapcction.s and orders for repairs shall bi promptly made by the inspectors, and, when it cau be safely done in their judgment, they shall poi mit repairs to bc made where thoso 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 ia a change ill the state of things, demanding more re¬ pairs than were thought necessary when the order was made, nor shall thc inspec¬ tors of one district license a pcrson 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 fhe said locid boards, when so requested in writing by any master or owner, shall, un¬ der flic direction of the supervising inspec- t(>r, inspect steamers in other collection di-jtricts whore uo sueh 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 by such local board and unreversed by the supervising inspector of the district aro removed : Provided, how¬ ever, That nothing herein contained shall
impair the right of the inspectors to per¬ mit sueh vessel to go to another port for repairs, if in their opinion it ean be done with safety.
Sec. 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 iu 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 ahall 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 Wedncsday- in January, and at sueh other times as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. for joint consultation, and sh<ill 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 provisionsof this; act for the safety of life, whieh rules and. regulations, -when approved by the Secre¬ tary of the Treasury, shall have the forci> of law : Provided, however, That the su¬ pervising inspector for the district embra¬ cing the Pacific coast shall uot bc under obligation to attend the ififeetings of the board oftener than once iu two years, aud when he does not attend such meetings, he shall make his communications thereto, in the way of a report, in such manner as th« board shiill prescribe.
Sec. 2^1. And be it further enacted, That, eaeh supervisiug inspector shall watch over all parts of the territory assigned to him. shall visit, confer with, and examine iatt^ the doings of the local boards of inspectorsj within his district, and shall instruct them, in the proper performance oftheir duties;; and shall, whenever he thinks it expedient, visit such vessels licensed, and examine^ iuto their condition, for the purpose ot" oiir.orliiinin); wliether thft nrnviHinqa of this. act havc been observed aud 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 tho informa¬ tion in their power in regard to any sue!* vessel so visited, and her machinery ftr steaming, and tlie manner of managiuc^ both.
Sec. 25. And be it further enacted. That whenever a supervising inspector as¬ certains to his satisfaction that any master, mate, engineer, pilot, or owner of any sucIl 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 inspected or belongs; and, if need he, he ikaW «ausu the negligent or offending party to be pro¬ secuted ; and if the supervising inspector has good reason to believe there has been, throngh negligence or any other cause, &. failnre of the board who inspected the vessel to do his duty, he shall report the facts in writing to the Secretary of the Treasuty, who shall cause immediate in¬ vestigation into the truth of the complaint, and, if he deems tho cause safficieut, shali remove the delinquent.
Sec. 26. And be ifc 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 ftithfnlly, promptly, and, as far as possible, uniform¬ ly in all places, by following out the pro¬ visions of this act according to the truo intent and meaning thereof; and they shall, as far as practicable, harmonize differences of opinion when they exist in different local boards.
Sec. 27. And be it further enacted. That the said supervising inspectors shall also visit collection districts in which there are no boards of inspectors, if there be any, where steamers are owned or employ¬ ed, and eaeh one shall have fall power tc»
such steamer in any snch district, or in any district wbere, from distance or other cause, it is inconvenient to resort to tho local board, and to grant certificates of ap¬ proval, and to do and perform all the da- ties imposed npon 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 and 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 heen 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 sucIl repairs as may be ordered nnder 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 geueral busi¬ ness transacted in his district during the year, embracing all violations of the steam¬ boat laws, and the action taken in relation to thc same, all investigations and deci¬ sions by local inspectors, and all cases of appeal, and the result thereof; and the board shall examine into all the acta of e.ach supervising inspector and local board, and all complaints made against the same, in relation to the performance of their da- ties under the law, and the judgment of ths board in each case shall be entered upon their journal; and the board shall, as far as possible, correct mistakes whera 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 by all steana vessels in passing each other as they shall from time to time deem necessary for safe¬ ty, two printed copies of which mles and regulations, signed by said inspectors, shali be famished to each of such vessels, and shall at all times be kept up in conspicuous places in such vessels, wbicii 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 negleeting or refusing shall be liable of a penalty of fifly dollars, aud to all damages done to any pas¬ senger, in his person or baggage, by such ne¬ glect or refusal.
Sec 30. And be it farther enacted, That it shall be the dnty of the collectors, or other chief olEccrs of the customs, and ofthe in¬ spectors aforesaid withiu the said several dis¬ tricts, to enforce the provisions of law against all steamers arriring and departing; and npoa proof that any collector, or other chief officer of the customs, or inspector, bas negligently or intentionally omitted bis duty in this par¬ ticular, such delinquent sball be liable to re¬ moval from office, and to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each offense, to be sued for in an action of debt before any court of competent jurisdiction.