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456 FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sxss. III. Ch. 100. 1871. work, and properly secured to the hufl of the vessel; the position of such bulkhcads and the strength of material of which the same shall be cou. gtrugtcd to be determined by the general rules of the board of supervis. mg IHSPCCIOPS. Liceuseq c5}- Sm. 54. And be it further enacted That it shall at all times be the

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a.u)inat;ions,and inspectors m their cxammatxon of any such vessel to which any such {&¤¤*°¤¤<i¤¤`¤¤¤¤» licensed officers belong, and to point out all defects and imperfections ' know? tod tlaem in Mic liull, equipments, boilers, oxjmachiuery of Such vcssc an a so to ma c nowu to the inspectors at the earliest 0 o . tunity; all accidents or occurrences producing serigus injury to the vggsefi, dagmezity for hg boilers, of mgchincry gud i: gciault thirzof the license of any such ‘ 0 cer so neg ecting or rc using s a e rcvo c . Hclgsgrggtgémn Sec. Q5. Andbe izfurther enacted, That if any licensed oiHcer shall, fm. wrongfully to thq hnpderanlce of cqmmcrcc, wrongfully or unreasonably refuse to refusing m serve serv? m hns 0E01E] capaexty on any steamer, as authorized by the terms @$*5* ”°m°¤'• ofclgns ceE·ti6catahof liccnsig, orbshagl fsiil go deliver to the applicant for su servzca att e time 0 suc re sa i the sums shall be demanded u _1 c a. statement in vniribing ussighing good a1;d sufficient reasons therefor, or if, mSm’;}’;.0‘;_ lf; any pnlot. or cngmear shall refuse to admit into the pilot-house or engine-- g·u,mg_m admit room any person whom the mzmstcrlor owner of the vessel may desire to zig? pho; tgero fortghc purpose of garmng the profession, his license shall be _ revo e upon c same procec ings as are herein rovidcd in other mgm of revocation of such licenses. P cases °°’¤*° S20. 56. And be it further enacted, That eve' k _ _ ry captain, chwf mate, $3.;:,33;:3m angxnccr, and p110b of any such vessel shall, before entering upon his gawd by me duties, make solemn {mth before one of the inspectors herein provided · for, to be recorded wth the cgrmiiicatc, that he will faithfully and hon-

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1 n, per orm a c u ws require 0 im b this act. A d 'f gi£::'}Eg°f€;`su_ any suchrcaptain, chief {nate, engineer, or pilot, or an; person sumufonéd mouy. under thus_ act as a witness, shall, when under examination on oath by grgssscgil xasgeczfr, kngwxqily :;nd iptentionglly falsify the truth, such o a c qeme gm y 0 perjury an if convicted be unish d °°g::¤w¤1¤f1i· accoiwlmgly: Provzded, Qowevey, That: whén any such licensed, Igihw- cis cmp oye on zi steamer m a district d{s{ant from any local board of inspectors, such nnspeqorq, or the guperwsing npspcctor of the district, may 55;:1;;; rgnswaldof hxs gncensei nznthout sail; éxcgrgcd ohicer being person es n , uu er suc regu a ions as c 0 f' '~i- Captains and orgzlzmrgrcigzrigcke . f h 0 supervn ng inspect 1 .0. n zt urdermactcd That an cat' ‘ th m rb . a y p 8m engineer, or $,h;f°°mf;‘ffjn_Y pngot, or other pprson employed on any steamboat or vcsgcl, by whose dgqt, gm. me me m1sc0nduct,,neglvgcncc, or mattentiou to his or their respective duties on n · . . g“*;,5;°¥mg<;a sage? vessel, the hFc of any person shall destroyed, or [1f] m consequence ,h,?ub° deemed 9 mud, conmvance, misconduct, or violation of law by any owner or €&2i’g\g`rruun· ;1spcct£1·, orhggher public officey, the life of any person shall be destroyed, a or they s 1 be deemed guilty of manslaughter, and, upon Couviction Penalty. thereof before any circuit court of the United States, shall be sentenced to confinement at hard labor for a period of not more than ten years. b°g;£¤0¤ér}g" _ f Sec. 58. And be itjhrtber enacted, That the hull and boilers of every POM_ &°_ to K8 crixiy-boat, canal·b0at, yachtaor other small craft of like character, pro- .¤,_;§§f::d&c for pe ed by steam, small- be mspecued under the provisions of this act. the bmér Bécw And sufzh other provxswus of law for the better security of life as may rity oflife mm. be applicable tolsych vessels, shall, by tho rules and regulation; of the °¤;1,°h"°“_ boavq of supervising inspectors, be required before a. certiiicatq of inwmd engineer spgctxon shall pe granted; and no such vessel shall be navi ated without . . . 8 and pxlot. a lgzcnscd engineer and a. licensed pilot. Humana boil- mc. 59. And be it further enacted Th t th ' m Hu b W _ ,_ a e bull and boiler or boilers ° K °'* of every tug—b0at, towmg-boat, and frcxght-boat shall be inspected, under