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 THIRTY—SECON D CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 106. 1852. 63 vessels exceeding the same shall not be required to keep but three buckets for each one hundred tons of measurement, and but one axe for every five buckets. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That every such vessel carrying Access to the passengers on the main or lower deck, shall be provided with sufficient uP?" d"°k‘ means convenientcto such passengers for their escape to the upper deck in case of fire or other accident endangering life. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That no loose hemp shall be car- Provisions reriecl on board any such vessel ; nor shall, baled hemp be carried on the f£°°:‘;,·‘§a,;”f3f deck or guards thereotQ unless the bales are compactly pressed and well géous mines. covered with bagging, or a similar fabric; nor shall gunpowder, oil of turpentine, oil of vitriol, camphene, or other explosive burning fluids or materials whichdgnite by friction, be carried on board any such vessel, mums m as freight, except in cases of special license for that purpose, as herein- <l¤i¤‘°<i· after provided; and all such articles kept on board as stores, shall be secured in metallic vessels: and every person who shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of this section, shall pay a penalty of one hun- Penalty. dred dollars for each offence, to be recovered by action of debt in any court of competent jurisdiction. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That hereafter all gunpowder, Provisions reoil of turpentine, oil of vitriol, camphene, or other explosive burning fluids, and materials which ignite by friction, when packed or put up for OF ,;,5,, ing cm. shipment on board of any such vessel, shall be securely packed or put Hip <§¤¤s¤r<>¤¤ up separately from each other and from all other articles, and the pack- °"'°1°S‘ age, box, cask, or vessel containing the same, shall be distinctly marked on the outside with the name or description of the articles contained therein; and every person who shall pack or put up, or cause to be · packed or put up for shipment on board of any such vessel, any gunpowder, oil of turpentine, oil of vitriol, camphene, or other explosive burning fluids, or materials which ignite by friction, otherwise than as aforesaid, or shall ship the same, imless packed and marked as aforesaid, on board of any steam-vessel carrying passengers, shall be deemed guilty ofa misdemeanor, and punished by a fine not exceeding one thou- Penalty. sand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding eighteen months, or both. Sec. 9. And be it farther enacted, That instead of the existing pro- Provision for visions of law for the inspection of steamers and their equipment, and §}°t°:{,’g°*l‘n*;“°“° instead of the present system of pilotage of such vessels, and the pre- ms, in wm sent mode of employing engineers on board the same, the following ·>Qll¢<=ti¤¤ <ii¤· regulations shall be observed, to wit: The collector or other chief officer t"°“‘ of the customs, together with the supervising inspector for the district, and the judge of the district court of the United States for the district in each of the following collection districts, namely, New Orleans and St. Louis, on the Mississippi River; Louisville, Cincinnati, Wheeling, and Pittsburg, on the Ohio River; Buiialo and Cleveland, on Lake Erie ; Detroit, upon Detroit River; Nashville, upon the Cumberland River; Chicago, on Lake Michigan; Oswego, on Lake Ontario; Burlington, in Vermont; Galveston, in Texas; Mobile, in Alabama; Savannah, in Georgia; Charleston, in South Carolina; Norfolk, in Virginia; Baltimore, in Maryland; Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania; New York, in New York; New London, in Connecticut; Boston, in Massachusetts; Portland, in Maine ; and San Francisco, in California—shall designate two inspectors, of good character and suitable qualifications to perform the services required of them by this act within the respective districts for which they shall be appointed, one of whom, from his practical knowledge of ship-building, and the uses of steam in navigation, shall be fully competent to make a reliable estimate of the strength, seaworthiness, and other qualities of the hulls of steamers and their equipment, deemed essential to safety of life, when such vessels are employed in the carriage of passengers, to be called the In-