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 862 TITLE Ln.-—R.EGULA'l`ION OF STEAM-VESSELS.——Ch. 1. Ibid-.¤·20.1>-447· license of an master, mate, engineer, or pilot, any person deeining bin;. self wrongedy by such refusal, suspension, or revocation, may, within thirty days thereof, on application to the suplervislnginspector of the district, have his case examined anew by suc supervising inspector; and the local board shall furnish to the supervising inspector, in writing, the reasons for its doings in the premises; and such supervising inspector shall examine the case anew, and he shall have the same powers to summon witnesses and compel their attendance, and to administer oaths, that are conferred on local inspectors; and such witnesses and the marshal shall be paid in the same manner as provided for by the preceding section; and such su ervisin ins ctor may revoke change, or modify the decision of such local board? and like proceedings may be had by any master or owner of any steam-vessel in relation to the inspection of such vessel, or her boilers or machinery, by any such local board; and in case of repairs, and in any investigation or inspection, where there shall be a disagreement between the local inspectors, the supervising inspector, when so requested, shall investigate and decide the case. Re-inspections Sec. 4453. In addition to the annual inspection, the local inspectors ¤¤$l ¤°*l°€ *°' "°‘ shall examine, at proper times, steamers arriving and departing to and p..??.. from their respective ports, so often as to enable them to detect any negll>l<l·»¤-2liP·“8· lect to comply with the requirements of law., and also any defects or imperfections becoming apparent after the inspection aforesaid. and tending to render the navigation of the vessels unsafe; and if they shall discover any omission to comply with the law, or that repairs have become necessary to make the vessel safe, the inspectors shall at once notify the master, in writing, stating in the notice what is required; and if the master deems the requirements unreasonable or unnecessary, he may appliv for a re-examination of the case to the supervising ingpector, as provided in the preceding section. All inspections an or ers for repairs shall be promlptly made by the inspectors, and, when it can he sa ely done in their ju gment, they shall permit repairs to be made where those interested can most conveniently do them. Penalty for fail- Sec. 4454. If any master or owner of any steamer shall refuse or neg- pursuance of me preceding section, and shall, contrary tbgieto and while ll>l<l· the same remains unreversed by the su rvisin ins ctor, employ the vessel by navigatin her, the master andpdwner 51all bd liable to a penalty of five hundrecf dollars. for each offense, one-half for the use of the informer; for which sum the vessel itself shall be liable, and may be seized and roceeded against by libel in any district court having jurisdiction; and) the master and owne1·, and the vessel itself, shall, in addition thereto, be liable for an damage to passen ers and their baggage which shall occur from any dyefects as stated in the notice prescribed by _ _ the preceding section. [S•=¤S5¤44·1 bElY°°*°fd°°*¤°¤° Sec. 4455. The inspectors of one district shall not modify or annul the doings of the inspectors of another district in regard to repairs, unless Ibid- there is a change in the state of things, demandin ll10l'€ re airs than were thought necessary when the order was made. §or shall the inspectors of one district license a person coming from another district, if such _ _ _ person has been rejected for untitness or want of qualifications. t l¤t;P¢¤l;0¤K¤<j1¤· _ Sec. 4456. The local boards of inspectors, when so requested in writ- ,;‘:pm;‘;s_ ‘“’ “g ing by any_master of owner, shall, under the direction of the supervising —FE-—..— inspector, inspect steamers in other collectiomdistricts where no suc b' ·•“·22· board is established; and if a certificate of approval is not granted, no other inspection shall be made by the same or any other board until the objections made by such local board and unreversed b the su rvisin . . ., , Y P9 l1' inspector of the district, are removed. Nothing in this section shall impair the right of the inspectors to permit such vessel to go to another port for regairs, if in their opinion it can be done with safety. R¤¢0¤'d¤ Md {B- _ EC. 4457. The local inspectors shall keep a record of certilicutrs of 50mm2g l°°“l ‘“‘ inspection of vessels, their boilers, engines, and machinery, and of all their acts in their examination and inspection of steamers, whether of Pp_ ,.,5, ,,5;’ approval or disapproval; and when a certificate of approval is recorded,
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