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 '1`rrm¤ Lu.-REGULATION OF STEAM·VESSELS.—Ch. 1. 853 Sec. 4401. All coasbwise sea-going vessels, und vessels navigating the  Vessels navigatgreat: lakes, shall be subject to the navigation laws of the United States, mg °°”*“"·*° "·“d when navigating within the jurisdiction thereof; and allvessels, propelled in whole·0r in part by steam, and navigating as aforesaid, shall be sub- Ibi‘l-·¤·5l·P-‘*55- ject to all the rules and regulations established in pursuance of law for the government of steam-vessels in passing, as provided by this Title; and every coastwisc sea-going steam-vessel subject to the navigation laws of the United States, and to the rules and regulations aforesaid, not sailing under register, shall, when under way, except on the high seas, be under the control and direction of pilotslicensed by the inspectors of steamboats. Srac. -1402. There shall be u supervising inspecbor—gen0rul, who shall Supervising m- be appointed from time to time by the President, by and with the advice *’P"1‘?g°"‘€"“°’“}{ and consent of the Senate, and who shall be selected with reference to 3;g_;,;;;;>;5;¤ his fitness and ability to systematize und carry into effect all the provisions -+——~———`—— of law relating to the steamboat-inspection service, and who shall be 1b’d‘*”‘63•l"458· entitled to :1 salary of three thousand five hundred dollars :1 year, and his reasonable traveling expenses, or mileage at the rate of ten cents n mile, incurred in the performance of his duty. Sec. 4403. The supervising inspectongeneral shall, under the direction Duties of superof the Secretary of the Treasury. supcrintend the administration of the *’i¤l¤g inspectorsteamboat-inspection laws, preside ut the meetings of the hoard of super- g°’““’“I· vising inspectors, receive all reports of inspectors, receive and examine Ibid. all accounts of inspectors, report fully at stated periods to the Secretary of the 'I`reasury upon all matters fertaining to his official duties, and produce a correct and uniform a ministration of the inspection laws. rules, and regulations. SBC. 440-1. There shall be ten supervising inspectors, who shall be Supervising inappointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the ¤P¢¤*<>¤,<1 ifi68- Senate. Each of them shall he selected for his knowledge, skill, and 2;’:E’·;)’ld “pp°‘“*' practical experience in the uses of steam for navigation, and shall be a competent judge of the character and qualities of steam—vesse1s, and of 28 F*;>·» 18*} *`· all parts of the machinerr employed in steaming. Each supervising éoogé 3g?"‘16’ inspector shall be entitled) to a salary of three thousand dollars e year, p` ’ ` and his actual and reasonable traveling expenses at the rate of ten cents a mile, incurred in the performance of his duty, together with his actual and reasonable expenses for transpormtion of instruments, which shall he certified and sw0rn to under such instructions as may be given by the Secretary of the Treasury. Sec. 4405. The su rvising inspectors and the supervising inspector- Meetings of general shall assembleeas u board once in each year, at the city of Wash- b?$£‘d¥ ?¤¤l€¤m€¤* mgton, District of Columbia, on the third lVednesdav in January, and at such other times as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, for Ibid.,s.23,p.449. joint consultation, and shall assi n to each of the supervising; inspectors the limits of territory within wfliich he shall perform his utics. The Eagle,1L0w.,425. board shall establish all necessary regulations required to carry out in the most effective manner the provisions of this "Title, and such regulations, when approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall have the force of law. gba su rvising inspector for the district embracing the Pacific coast shall notlhee under obligation to attend the meetings of the board oftener than once in two years; but when he does not attend such meetings he shall make his communications thereto, in the way of a report, in such manner as the board shall prescribe. Sec. 4406. Each supervising inspector shall watch over all parts of Duties of superthe territory assi ned to him, shall visit, confer with, and examine into Vi¤i¤z i¤¤P¤¢¢0F¤- the doings of thehoeal boards of inspectors within his district, and shall Ibid_,,,_g4,p_44g instruct them in the proper performance of their duties; and shall, whenever he thinks it expedient, visit any vessels licensed, and examine into their condition, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provi- »ions of this Title have been observed and complied with, both by the hoard of inspectors and the master and owners. All masters, engineers, mates, and pilots of such vessels shall answer all reasonable inquiries, and shall give all the infomation in their power in regard to any such