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THIRTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 106. 1852. 67 friction, or either of them, to be carried as freight, by any such vessel; Q¤‘isi¤¤J¤*<>b¤ and when recorded dclivcr the originals to said collector ; they shall g2g5oz?; t° t‘h° keep a like record of all licenses to pilots and engineers, and all rcvoca- Licéuses to tions thereoi and shall from time to time report be thé supervising in- Pu°'“» "“g °”gi‘ ‘ spcctor of their respective districts, in writing, their decisions on all ap- plicatious for such licenses, or proceedings for the revocation thereoi RQPM f<> Suaud all testimony received by them in such proceedings. m’"S"’g'”sP°°` Seventh. The inspectors shall license and classify all engineers and .Liccnses am pilots of stcamcrs carrying passengers. °¥i°’*Sm°“§°“ ‘%f Eighth: Whenever any person claiming to be qualified to perform an englthe duty of engineer upon steamers carrying passengers, shall apply for Engineersa certifica/ne, the Board of Inspectors shall examine the applicant, and the proofs which he produces in support of hi claim; and if; upon full consideration, they are satisfied that his character, habits of lifc, knowledge, and experience in the duties of an engineer, are all such as to authorize the belief that the applicant is a. suitable and safe person to be intrustcd with the powers and duties of such a station, they shall give him 9. certificate to that effect., for one year, signed by them, in which Certificate for certilicate they shall state the time of the examination, and shall assign °“° YBM`- the appointee to the appropriate class of engineers. Mnlh. Whenever any person claiming to be a skilful pilot for any Pilots. such vessel shall offer himself for 2. license, the said board shall make diligent inquiry as to his character and merits; and if satisfied that hc possesses the requisite skill, and is trustworthy and faithful, they shall give him a. certificate to that eH`ect, licensing him for one year to be a. License for pilot of any such vessels within the limit prescribed in the certificate; °”° Y°"“`· but the license of any such engineer or pilot may be revoked upon proof of negligence, unskilfulness, 01- inattentiou to the duties of the station: Provided, however, If in cases of refusal to license engineers or pilots, Appeal (in and in cases of the revocation of any license by the local board of in- **25** t}‘°*`“*’·’· spcctors, any engineer or pilot dceming himself wronged by such refusal gig-: or revocation, may, within thirty days after notice thereof; ou application yo supervising to a supervising inspector, have his case examined anew by such super- "‘S¥’°°"°’· visiug inspector, upon producing a. certified copy of the reasons assigned by the local board for their doings in the premises; and such supervising inspector may revoke the decision of such local board of inspectors and license such pilot or engineer; and like proceedings, upon the same com- Appeal from ditions may be had by the master or owner of any such vessel, or of any Siecisxon respectsteamboat-boilcr, for which the said local board shall have refused, upon :)‘;gb0§1°::“b°“”» inspection, to give a C€1‘hiHC3.fB of approval, or shall have notified such ` master or owner of any repairs necessary after such certificate has been muted. g Tenth. It shall be unlawful for any person to employ, or any person Employment to S61‘V6 8.S engineer 01‘ pilot, ou any such vessel, who is not licensed by Of} QI1H15G6U8B}} the inspectors; and any one so offending shall forfeit one hundred dollars 3Q2Q zgrbigzgz for each offencc: Provided, however, That if 2. vessel leaves her port cxceptin certain with a complement of engineers and pilots, and 011 her voyage is deprived °f “°°°*` of their services, or the services of any of them, without the cousc-mt,` " fault, or collusion of the master, owner, or any one interested in the vessel, the deficiency may be temporarily supplied, until others, licensed, can be obtained. Eleventh. In addition to the annual inspection, it shall be the duty Pmvisiou for of said board to examine, seasonably, steamers arriving and departing, so often as to enable them to detect any neglect to comply with the rc- P ' quirements of law, and also any defects or imperfections becoming apparent after the inspection aforesaid, and tending to render the. navigation of the vessel unsafe, which service may be performed by one of the board; and if he shall discover an omission to comply with the law or may that repairs have become necessary to make the vessel safe, he shall at be ° °"°d-