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 FORTY—~FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. HI. Ch. 100. 1871. 447 him to be employed in such duties for the term of one year, in which they shall assign him to the appiopriatc class of engineers; but such Iiccnsc Li¤¤¤¤¤ of ¤¤- shall be suspended or revoked upon satisfactory proof of negligence, un- §;Qfl;°f1f;°gf" skillfulness, intcmpcrancc, or the wilful violation of any provision of this vokadgif, Sec. act; but if complaint be made against any engineer holding a license authoriziug him to take charge of the boilers and machinery of any steamer, that he has, through negligence or want of skill, permitted the boilers in his charge to bum 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 Assignment to of skill, to revoke his license and assign such engineer to a lower grade lower grade. or class of engineers if they End him fitted thereq [therefor]. Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That whenever any person claiming Duty of into be a skillful pilot of steam-vessels shall 0Hbr himself for a license, *‘P°°P°“.“P°’” the inspcctorfs] shall make diligent inquiry as to his character and merits, Egg,;??:?,?;;? and if satisfied from personal examination of the applicant, with the <>fS¤¤¤¤¤·v¤¤¤¤l¤; proof that he shall offer, that he possesses the requisite knowledge and skili, and is trustworthy and faithful, they shall grant him a license for the term of one year to pilot any such vessel within the limits prescribed in the liccnsc; but such license shall be suspended or revoked upon Suspépsivu, satisfactory evidence of negligence, uuskillfulness, or inattention to the &°'°fh°°"°‘ duties of his station, or for iutcmperancu, or the wilful violation of any provision of this act. And every such captain, mate, engineer, and _C¤r¤fi¤¤t<·> of pilot who shall receive a license as aforesaid shall, when employed upon ;§§Q‘;fi°§ fiom any such vessel, place his certificate of license (which shall be framed spicuous place. under glass) in soma conspicuous place in such vessel, where it can bc seen by passengers and others at all times; and for every neglect to P¤¤¤·l¢y· comply with this provision by any such captain, mate, engineer, or pilot, hc shall be subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars’ fine, or to the revocation of his license: Provided, That in cases where the captain or Wherqcaptaiu mate is also pilot of the vessel, he shall not be required to hold two g{SQ‘QY:;§i§$:;°9s licenses to perform such duties, but the license issued shall state on its not LBqui,~ed_ face that he is authorized to act in such double capacity. Sec. 19. And be itfarther enacted, That the said local boards of iu· {meal boards spectors shall investigate all acts of incompetency or misconduct com- ;’£;::£°°€g’:l{° mittad by any such licensed officcr while acting under the authority of am ¤rg?m0mHe. his license, and shall have power to summon before them any witness 3****25* °* ¤*iS°°¤· within their respective districts, and compel their attendance by 2. sim- ° ilar process as in the United States circuit or district courts; and such Pqwersin eqn- Iocal inspectors arc hereby authorized to administer all necessary oaths ggéggtgiiifh ‘“` bo any witnesses thus summoned before them, and after reasonable notice in writing, given to the alleged delinquent, of the time and place of such investigation, the said witness shall be examined under oath touching the perfbrmauce of his duties by any such licensed officcr, and if the board shall be satisfied that such licensed officer is incompetent, or has been guilty of misbehavior, negligence, unslgillfulness, or- has andangered life, or willfully violated any provision of this act, they shall immediately suspend or revoke his license, and the chief 0Hicer of the m5°;;g2:?;¤'· customs for the district shall pay out of the revenues received under nemx the provisions of this act such fees to the United States marshal for his services, and to any witness so summoned for his actual travel gnd attendance, as shall be officially certified to by any inspector hcurmg the case, upon the back of such summons, not exceeding the sms zdlowscl for fees and to witnesses for travel and attendance iq any cnrcuxt or dustrict courts 0F the United States. Sm. 20. And be it further emma, That whenever spy board of local éflggslgnjgggfinspectors refuse to grant a license to any person applying for the same, mlm &c a “_ or shall suspend or revoke the license of any captam, mate, engineer, cense,the case or pilot, any person decming himself wronged by such refusal, suspen-