failure to keep R. S., 4478. For any neglect to keep the watchmen required by the Penalty for preceding section, the license of the officer in charge of watchmen. the vessel for the time being shall be revoked; and every owner of such vessel who neglects or refuses to furnish the number of men necessary to keep watch as required shall be fined one thousand dollars. The board of supervising inspectors may require steamers carrying either passengers or freight to be provided with such number and kind of good and efficient portable fireextinguishers as, in the judgment of the board, may be necessary to protect them from fire when such steamers are moored or lying at a wharf without steam to work the pumps. Fire-extin guishers. R. S., 4479. ropes, bell pulls, ger steamers. Every steamer carrying passengers shall be provided Wire tiller with wire tiller-ropes, or iron rods or chains, for the etc., for passenpurpose of steering and navigating the vessel, and shall, 4480. employ wire bell-pulls for signalizing the engineer from the pilot-house, together with tubes of proper size so arranged as to return the sound of the engine-bells to the pilot-house, or other arrangement to repeat back the signal. But on any such vessel navigated by the mariner's compass, so much of such wire rope or chain may be dispensed with and disused as shall influence or disturb the working of the compass. Boats for river Every steam-vessel navigating rivers only, except steamers. ferry-boats, freight-boats, canal-boats, and towing-boats, R. S., 4481. of less than fifty tons, shall have at least one good substantial boat with lines attached, and properly supplied with oars, and kept in good condition at all times, and ready for immediate use; and in addition thereto, every such vessel carrying passengers shall have one or more metallic life-boats, fire-proof, and in all respects good and substantial boats, of such dimensions and arrangements as the board of supervising inspectors by their regulations shall prescribe, which boats shall be carried in the most convenient manner to be brought into immediate use in case of accident. But where the character of the navigation is such that, in the opinion of the supervising inspector, the metallic life-boats can be dispensed with, he may exempt any such vessel from carrying the same; or may require a substitute therefor, at his discretion. for river steam sengers. 4482. Every such steam-vessel carrying passengers shall also Life-preservers be provided with a good life-preserver, made of suitable ers carrying pas material, for every cabin passenger for which she will have accommodation, and also a good life-preserver or float for each deck or other class passenger which the inspector's certificate shall allow her to carry, including the officers and crew; which life-preservers or floats shall be kept in convenient and accessible places on such vessel in readiness for immediate use in case of accident. axes, etc., for Every such steam-vessel carrying passengers, of two hun- Fire buckets, dred tons burden or less, shall also keep at least eighteen river steamers fire-buckets and two water-barrels, and shall have not less gers. than four axes; and every such steamer of over two hun- R. S., 4483. carrying passen gangways on dred tons, and not less than five hundred tons burden, shall carry not less than twenty-four buckets, four water-barrels, and six axes; and every such steamer of over five hundred tons shall carry not less than thirty-five buckets, six water-barrels, and eight axes. The buckets and bar rels shall be kept in convenient places and filled with water, to be in readiness in case of fire, and the axes shall be kept in good order and ready for immediate use. Tanks of suitable dimensions and arrangement, or buckets in sufficient number, may be substituted for barrels. Stairways and Every such steam-vessel carrying passengers on the river steamers main-deck shall be provided with permanent stairways carrying passen- and other sufficient means, convenient to the passengers, for their escape to the upper deck, in case of the vessel sinking or of other accident endangering life; and in the stowage of freight upon such deck, where passengers are carried, gangways or passages, sufficiently large to allow persons to pass freely through them, shall be left open both fore and aft of the vessel, and also to and along the guards on each side. gers On main deck. R. S., 4484. Accommodation of deck pas sengers. R. S., 4485. The captain or mate of every such steam-vessel carrying passengers upon the main-deck shall assign to all deck passengers, when taking passage, the space on deck they may occupy during the voyage, and such space shall not thereafter be occupied by freight, nor overcrowded by other persons, nor shall freight be stowed about the boilers or machinery, in such a manner as to obstruct or prevent the engineer from readily attending to his duties. Penalty for not For every violation of the provisions of the two precedaccommoda-ing sections the owners of the vessel shall be punished R. S., 4486. by a fine of three hundred dollars. providing proper tions. to be anchored River steamers On any steamers navigating rivers only, when, from when navigation darkness, fog, or other cause, the pilot or [on] watch is unsafe. R. S., 4487. Life-boats, etc.. on ocean, lake, ers. R. S.. 4488. shall be of opinion that the navigation is unsafe, or, from accident to or derangement of the machinery of the boat, the chief engineer shall be of the opinion that the further navigation of the vessel is unsafe, the vessel shall be brought to anchor, or moored as soon as it can prudently be done: Provided, That if the person in command shall, after being so admonished by either of such officers, elect to pursue such voyage, he may do the same; but in such case both he and the owners of such steamer shall be answerable for all damages which shall arise to the person of any passenger, or his baggage, from such causes in so pursuing the voyage, and no degree of care or diligence shall in such case be held to justify or excuse the person in command, or the owners. Every steamer navigating the ocean, or any lake, bay, and sound steam- or sound of the United States, shall be provided with such numbers of life-boats, floats, rafts, life-preservers, [linecarrying projectiles, and the means of propelling them] and drags, as will best secure the safety of all persons on board such vessel in case of disaster; and every sea Mar. 2, 1889. (25 Stat., 1012.) going vessel carrying passengers, and every such vessel navigating any of the northern or northwestern lakes, shall have 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 the board of supervising inspectors shall fix and determine, by their rules and regulations, the kind of life-boats, floats, rafts, life-preservers, [line-carrying projectiles, and the means of propelling them] and drags that shall be used on such vessels, and also the kind and capacity of pumps or other appliances for freeing the steamer from water in case of heavy leakage, the capacity of such pumps or appliances being suited to the navigation in which the steamer is employed. Mar. 2, 1889. (25 Stat., 1012.) Penalty for life-boats, etc. failure to provide R. S., The owner of any such steamer who neglects or refuses to provide such life-boats, floats, rafts, life-preservers, [line-carrying projectiles, and the means of propelling them] drags, pumps, or appliances, as are, under the (25 Stat., 1012.) provisions of the preceding section, required by the board of supervising inspectors, and approved by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, shall be fined one thousand dollars. bulk-heads gers. in steamers Every sea-going steamer, and every steamer navigating Water-tight the great northern or northwestern lakes, carrying pas- lake sengers, the building of which shall be completed after carrying passenthe twenty-eighth day of August, eighteen hundred and R. S., 4490. seventy-one, shall have not less than three water-tight cross-bulk-heads, such bulk-heads to reach to the maindeck in single-decked vessels, otherwise to the deck next below the main-deck; to be made of iron plates, sustained upon suitable frame-work; and to be properly secured to the hull of the vessel. The position of such bulk-heads and the strength of material of which the same shall be constructed shall be determined by the general rules of the board of supervising inspectors. Steam-vessels of one hundred tons burden or under, engaged in the coastwise bays and harbors of the United States, may be licensed by the United States local inspectors of steam-vessels to carry passengers or excursions on the ocean or upon the Great Lakes of the North or Northwest, not exceeding fifteen miles from the mouth of such bays or harbors, without being required to have the three water-tight cross-bulkheads provided by section forty-four hundred and ninety of the Revised Statutes for other passenger steamers: Provided, That in the judgment. a Act repealing use of, on LAKES, BAYS, and SOUNDS, approved April 11, 1892. (27 Stat., 16.) July 9, 1886. Use of instruments for security of life. R. S., 491. carry Barges ing passengers. R. S., 4492. Liability of ers for damages of the local inspector such steamers shall be safe and suitable for such navigation without danger to human life, and that they shall have one water-tight collision bulkhead not less than five feet abaft the stem of said steamer. No kind of instrument, machine, or equipment, for the better security of life, provided for by this Title shall be used on any steam-vessel which shall not first be approved by the board of supervising inspectors, and also by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. Every barge carrying passengers, while in tow of any steamer, shall be subject to the provisions of this Title relating to fire-buckets, axes, life-preservers, and yawls, to such extent as shall be prescribed by the board of supervising inspectors; and for any violation of this section the penalty shall be two hundred dollars, recoverable onehalf for the use of the informer. Whenever damage is sustained by any passenger or master and own his baggage, from explosion, fire, collision, or other cause, the master and the owner of such vessel, or either of them, and the vessel shall be liable to each and every person so injured, to the full amount of damage if it happens through any neglect or failure to comply with the provisions of this Title, or through known defects or imperfections of the steaming-apparatus or of the hull; and any person sustaining loss or injury through the carelessness, negligence, or willful misconduct of any master, mate, engineer, or pilot, or his neglect or refusal to obey the laws governing the navigation of such steamers, may sue such master, mate, engineer, or pilot, and recover damages for any such injury caused by any such master, mate, engineer, or pilot. Two copies of this Title to be senger steamer. R. S., 4494. Every master or commander of any steam-vessel carrykept on each pas- ing passengers shall keep on board of such vessel at least two copies of the provisions of this Title, to be furnished to him by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor; and if the master or commander neglects or refuses to do so, or shall unreasonably refuse to exhibit a copy of the same to any passenger who asks for it, he shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars. Name of steamer to be exhib ited. R. S., 4495. Duties of cus toms officers. R. S., 4496. Every steam-vessel of the United States, in addition to having her name painted on her stern, shall have the same conspicuously placed in distinct, plain letters, of not less than six inches in length, on each outer side of the pilothouse, if it has such, and in case the vessel has side wheels, also on the outer side of each wheel-house; and if any such steamboat be found without having her name placed as required, she shall be subject to the same penalty and forfeiture as provided by law in the case of a vessel of the United States found without having her name, and the name of the port to which she belongs, painted on her stern. All collectors, or other chief officers of the customs, and all inspectors within the several districts, shall enforce the a See section 5344, page 144. provisions of this Title against all steamers arriving and departing. omission of duty Every collector, or other chief officer of the customs, or Penalty for inspector, who negligently or intentionally omits any duty by customs offiunder the preceding section, shall be liable to removal cer from office, and to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each offense, to be sued for in an action of debt. R. S., 4497. rollment, etc., with the law. No license, register, or enrollment shall be granted, nor Registry, enany other papers be issued, by any collector or other chief denied to vessels officer of the customs, to any vessel propelled in whole not complying or in part by steam, until he shall have satisfactory evi-R. S., 4498. dence that all the provisions of this Title have been fully complied with. If any vessel propelled in whole or in part by steam be, navigated without complying with the terms of this Title, the owner shall be liable to the United States in a penalty of five hundred dollars for each offense, one-half for the use of the informer, for which sum the vessel so navigated shall be liable, and may be seized and proceeded against by way of libel in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the offense. Penalty for failure to comply. R. S., 4499. in cases not pro The penalty for the violation of any provision of this Penalty Title, not otherwise specially provided for, shall be a fine vided for. of five hundred dollars, recoverable one-half for the use of the informer. any R. S., 4500. Transportation vessels. marking nitro It shall not be lawful to transport, carry, or convey, of nitro-glycer ship, deliver on board, or cause to be delivered on board, ine on passenger the substance or article known or designated as nitro- R. S., 278. glycerine, or glynoin oil, nitroleum or blasting oil, or nitrated oil, or powder mixed with any such oil, or fiber saturated with any such article or substance, upon or in any vessel or vehicle used or employed in transporting passengers by land or water between a place in any foreign country and a place within the limits of any State, Territory, or district of the United States, or between a place in one State, Territory, or district of the United States, and a place in any other State, Territory, or district. thereof. It shall not be lawful to ship, send, or forward Packing and quantity of the substances or articles named in the pre-glycerine. ceding section, or to transport, convey, or carry the same by a vessel or vehicle of any description, upon land or water, between a place in a foreign country and a place within the United States, or between a place in one State, Territory, or district of the United States, and a place in any other State, Territory, or district thereof, unless the same shall be securely inclosed, deposited, or packed in a metallic vessel surrounded by plaster of paris, or other material that will be nonexplosive when saturated with such oil or substance, and separate from all other substances, and the outside of the package containing the same be marked, printed, or labeled in a conspicuous manner with the words "Nitro-glycerine, dangerous." R. S., 4279. |