Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 16.djvu/489

 FORTY-—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 100. 1871. 455 Sec. 50. And be it further enacted, That every master or commander iY‘”° °°Pl°' °f of any steamer carrying passengers shall keep on board of such steamer {,12;,%: i,°°::d at least two copies of this act, to be furnished to him by the Secretary of each steamer. the Treasury; and if the master or commander neglects or refuses to do Penalty on so, or shall unreasonably refuse to exhibit a copy of the same to any m‘;“‘"g,8?°`f°" passenger who shall ask for it, he shall forfeit twenty dollars. no so 0mg` Sec. 51. And be it further enacted, That all coastwise sea-going ves- What vessels eels, and vesselfs] navigating the great lakes, shall be subject to the navi- suhlfiig 5g° gatior; laws of the United States, when navigating within the jurisdiction  Unitedm thereof; and all vessels, propelled in whole or in part by steam, and navi- S*’*'°°· gating as aforesaid, shall be subject to all the rules and regulations estab- ,,,£;ii:Qgg,`,fg lished in pursuance of law for the government of steam-vessels in passing, passing. as provided by this act; and every coastwise sea-going steam-vessel sub- Pilots iieensed ject to the navigation laws of the United States, and to the rules and by i“SP°°*°'“°f regulations aforesaid, not sailing under register, shall, when under way, ;f:,l;D3,i°:°;im] except on the high seas, be under the control and direction of pilots vtcertain veslicensed by the inspectors of steamboats. And no State or municipal S°E0‘:“,g ::*1:* government shall impose upon pilots of steam·-vessels herein provided for quired to proany obligation to procure a State or other license in addition to that is- °¤’° °lh°¥` u· sued by the United States, nor other regulation which will impede such °°°8°‘ pilots in the performance of their duties, as required by this act; nor shall any pilot charges be levied by any such authority upon any steamer Pilot charges. piloted as herein provided, and in no case shall the fees charged for the pilotage of any steam-vessel exceed the customary or legally established rates in the State where the same is performed : Provided, however, That Certain State nothing in this act shall be construed to annul or affect any regulation ;‘;€;l;3°"° “°° established by the laws of any State requiring vessels entering or leaving a port in any such State, other than coastwise steam-vessels, to take a pilot duly licensed, or authorized by the laws of such State, or of a State situate upon the waters of such State. Sec. 52. And be it further enacted, That every steamer navigating the Life-boats, ocean, or any lake, bay, or sound of the United States, shall be provided ¤°¤*¤· d¤*SS»&¤· with such numbers of life-boats, floats, rafts, lirepreservers, and drags, as will best secure the safety of all persons on board such vessel in case of disaster; and every sea-going vessel carrying passengers, and every such _ Boat-disengsg. vessel navigating any of the northern or northwestern lakes, shall have mg “PP”·'““*· the life-boats required by law, provided with suitable boat-disengaging apparatus, so arranged as.to allow such boats to be safely launched while such vessels are under speed or otherwise, and so as to allow such disengaging apparatus to be operated by one person, disengaging both ends of' the boat. simultaneously from the tackles by which it may be lowered to the water. And it shall be the duty of the board of supervising Board otsuinspectors to fix and determine, by their rules and regulations, the £;;;;;gt;¤éx kind of life·boats, floats, rafts, life-preservers, and drags that shall be ,,,,,,,1,,;, me used on· such vessels, and also the kind and capacity of pumps or kindoflife-boats, other appliances for freeing the steamer from water in case of heavy G"' leakage, the capacity of said pumps or appliances being suited to the navigation in which the steamer is employed; and if the. owners of any Penalty upon such steamers neglect or refuse to provide such drags, l1fe-boats, Boats, ,~L‘;';'€;°p*;°;v?§§· rafts, life-preservers, pumps, or appliances, as shall be required by the such_ board of supervising inspectors, and approved by the Secretary 08 the Treasury, such owners shall be fined one thousand dollars. Sec. 53. And be it further enacted, That every sea-going steamer, and Garmin spearsevery steamer navigating the great northern or northwestern lakes, gg. ,‘;‘h;`_a°;;a_ carrying passengers, the buildingoof wluch shall be completed after six mr-tight crossmonths irom the passage of this act, shall have not less than three l¤¤lk¤¤¤d¤· water-tight cross-bulkheads, said bulkheuds to reach to the main deck in single-decked vessels, otherwise to the deck next below the mam deck; the same to be made of iron plates, sustamed upon suitable frame- mlggggnof cou-