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 854 Trruc Lu.-REGULATION OF STEAM·VESSELS.~—-Ch. 1. vessel so visited, and her machinery for steaming, and the manner of mana 'n both. Duties oi super- Sngl-4g0T. Whenever a supervising inspector ascertains to his satis- Vi¤i¤8 _ l¤¤P¢<¤*»<>*‘¤ faction that any master, mate, engineer, prlot, or owner of any steam- ...;._._.. he shall report the facts in writing to the board of local inspectors in the Ib‘d··°·25»P·“9· district where the vessel was inspected or belongs; and, if need be, he shall cause the negligent or otfen _ ing party to be prosecuted; and if the supervising inspector has good reason to believe there hasbeen, through negligence or any other cause, a failure of the board which inspected the vessel to do its duty, he shall report the facts in writing to the Secretar of the Treasury; who shall cause immediate investigation into the truth of the complaint, and, if he deems the cause sufficient, shall remove any officer found delinquent. Suggvision of Sec. 4408. The supervisin inspectors shall see that the several beards M1 ’d“· of local inspectors within tlgeir respective districts execute their duties Ibid.,s.26,p.449. faithfully, promptly, and, as far as possible, uniformly in all places, by following out the provisions of this itle according to the true intent and meaning thereof; and they shall, as far as pgacticable, harmonize differences of opinion existing in different local ards. _Su,pervisicn of Sec. 4409. The supervising inspector shall visit any co1lection·district $l¤¤*i'¤¤*¤ **0* haw in which there is at any time no board of inmcmm, and within which steam-vessels are owned [cmd] [or] employed. h supervisin inspector Ibid,.¤-27,r·j49- shall have full power in any such district, or in any district where, from 6925, {gb-- Iggy "· distance or other cause, it is inconvenient to resort to the local board, to ’’p'inspect any steam-vessel and the boilers of such steamer, and to grant certiiipatep of approval, and to do and perform all the duties imposed u on oca boar s. Reports_of su- PS11c. 4410. Each supervising inspector shall report, in writing, at the P°'§‘“‘,';€ :,;‘°P°°*·‘ annual meetings of the board, the general business transacted in his district during the year, embracing all violations of the laws regulating 28 Feb-. 1871. •‘- steam—vessels, and the action taken in relation to the same, all investifg ’· 28** 16*P· ations and decisions by, local inspectors, and all cases of appeal, and ` die result thereof; and the board s all examine into all the acts of each supervising inspector and local board, and all complaints made against the same, in rc ation to the performance of their uties under the law, and the judgment of the board in each case shall be entered upon their jplurnal; and, the board shall, as far as possible. correct mistakes where t ey exist. Regulations _¤¤ Sec. 4411. The board of supervising inspectors shall establish such igrégxahlgglogi regulations as map be necessary to make known in a (proper manner, to ,,,,p€cmm_ local in,slpect0rs, the names of all persons licensed un er the provisions -—E,{,—————— of this itle, the names of all persons from whom licenses ave been I ‘ withheld, and the names of all whose licenses have been suspended o1· revoked; also the names of all steam—vessels neglecting or refusing to make such repairs as may be ordered pursuant to law, and the names of all that have been refused certificates of inspection. Regulations as Sec. 4412. The board of supervising inspectors shall establish such P0 ¤*·°¤,¤;**`**‘; P°·¤¤· regulations to be observed by all steam-vessels in passing each other as they shall from time to time deem necessary for safety; two printed Ibid-»¤·29,P·470· copies of such regulations, signed by them, shall be furnished to each of such vessczs, and lghall at all times be kept posted up in conspicuous aces m suc vesse. l E’¤¤¤·l*¥ f°¤’ Vt p Sec. 4413. Everv ipilot, engineer, mate, or master of any steam-vessel ,:3;*} ° msuwho neglects or will ully refuses to observe the regulations established .1 in pursuance of the preceding section, shall be liable to a penalty of fifty lbld- do lars, and for all damages sustained by any passenger, in his person or baggage, by such neglect or refusal. irnmbefmdssl- S1-ic. 4414. here sha be, in each of the following collectiomdistricts the ollowing salaries, to be paid annually, under the directions of the 100, ,_ 02, v_ 16; P, Secretary of the Treasury; 457.
 * ’,,l° "‘°l“"°““ °f vessel fails to perform his duties according to the provisions of this Title,
 * ‘"°‘,,,,‘;:, °°"·l m' one insgiector of hulls_and one inspector of boilers; who shall be entitled