Be it enacted by the Senate and the United States of America in shall be the duty of all owners of pelled in whole or in part by stear of October, one thousand eight h make a new enrolment of the sam of the United States, and take ou veyor of the port, as the case may rolled, a new license, under such posed by law, and as shall be impo SEC. 2. And be it further enacted ful for the owner, master, or capta sel propelled in whole or in part goods, wares, and merchandise, or bays, lakes, rivers, or other navig States, from and after the said fir sand eight hundred and thirty-eig tained, from the proper officer, a laws, and without having complic posed by this act; and for each and tion, the owner or owners of said v to the United States the sum of fiv for the use of the informer; and f steamboat or vessel so engaged s seized and proceeded against sun any district court of the United S the offence.

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ther enacted, That the person or persons on to inspect the hull of any steamboat visions of this act, shall, after a thorough ne, give to the owner or master, as the ate, in which shall be stated the age of when and where originally built, and e same has been running. And he or hether, in his or their opinion, the said and in all respects seaworthy, and fit sportation of freight or passengers; for rmed upon each and every boat or ves1 each be paid and allowed by said masg for such inspection, the sum of five

ther enacted, That the person or persons on to inspect the boilers and machinery essel, under the provisions of this act, 1 examination of the same, make a cerr they shall state his or their opinion re sound and fit for use, together with and duplicates thereof shall be delivered · of such vessel one of which it shall be aster and owner to deliver to the collecort whenever he shall apply for a license, license; the other he shall cause to be

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For master, as t e stated the age riginally built ari aning. Anited ir opinion, the s seaworthy, and or passengers; f Ievery boat or res lowed by sail m n, the sum of fre

e person or persons ers and machine visions of this s same, make a cr is or their opini use, together with f shall be delivered which it shall be eliver to the colle apply for a licens shall cause to be

this act, to employ on board of the tent number of experienced and ski of neglect to do so, the said owners responsible for all damages to the on board of any boat occasioned by or any derangement of the engine

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, of any boat or vessel, or the pers navigating said boat or vessel, whi in part by steam, shall stop the boat or vessel, or when the said boa for the purpose of discharging or t sengers, he or they shall open the the steam down in said boiler as ne is when the said boat or vessel is penalty of two hundred dollars for

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted of the owner and master of every the transportation of freight or p lakes Champlain, Ontario, Erie, li gan, the tonnage of which vessel dred tons, to provide and to carry upon each and every voyage, two which shall be competent to carr and where the tonnage of said reses tons it shall be the duty of the ow and carry, as aforesaid, not less tha

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further enacted, That the penalties imbe sued for and recovered in the name the district or circuit court of such dishe offence shall have been committed, or in which the owner or master of said half to the use of the informer, and f the United States; or the said pen1 for by indictment in either of the said

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Further enacted, That every captain, enperson employed on board of any steamled in whole or in part by steam, by gligence, or inattention to his or their ife or lives of any person or persons on be destroyed, shall be deemed guilty of on conviction thereof before any circuit cates, shall be sentenced to confinement iod not more than ten years.

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urther enacted, That in all suits and acors of steamboats, for injuries arising to the bursting of the boiler of any steamof a flue, or other injurious escape of bursting, collapse, or injurious escape of s full prima facie evidence, sufficient to -r those in his employment, with negli

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