442 FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 100. 1871. $1:**** “°¤¤¤¤ spectors and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided Tha: fggngggfgxuy the Secrzetariy ofpthe Treasury may grant permission to the owner és any f th til' steam· essc f th se f ac t' n or rocess for the f1' t' f t?;" °?P:"":T: etrolehm or glhercullnegzl gllsxgxsglistauceg in the roductllohlg? lggxige um, &c. in me P up . p,-,,,;,,?,,;,,,, of power, and he shall have power to make and enforce rcgul8.tions concern- ¤¤¤¤v¤_p¤w¢r· ing the applxcation and use of the same for such purpose; and ne permission shall he granted unless upon the certificate of the supervising inspector of steambuats for the district wherein said vessel is registered, and other satisfactory proof that the use of the same is safe and eillcient ; and upon such proof, aml the approval of such certificate by the §ecregary of the Treasury, a. specnal lxceuse for the use of such process or invention, as aforesaid, shall issue under the seal of the Treasury Department. Meggwgdgg Sm;. 5. Andbe it further enacted, That all. gunpowder, nitro·glyeerine, puck8d M BMP_ camp ene, nap[h]zha, benzme, benzole, coal 011, crude or refined petroleum, mu; oil of vitriul, nitric or other chemical acids, oil or spirits of turpentine, friction matches, and all other articles of like character, when packed or put up for shipment shall be securely packed and put up separately from each other and fron; all other articles, and the package, box, cask, or other vessel containing the same shall be distinctly marked on the outside with m5;;¤l?;W&f§rl¤ the name or description of the article contained therein; and every person my Omar mgm who shall pack 01-.put up, 01: cause to be packed or puh up fer shipment mx. any glmpowdcr, mtzro-glycerme, camphenea nap[h]tha, benzme, benzole, coal 011, crude or refined petroleum, 011 of 'v1tr10l, mtr1e or other chemical acids, oil or spirits of turpentine, friction matches, or other articles of like character, otherwise than asaforesaid, or shall knowingly ship or attempt to ship the same, or shall deliver the same to any such vessel as stores,
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_ , eonvxc non ereo y any cour o compe en yms nctxon, shall bé punished by fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, or imprisonment nqt exceeding eighteen months, or both, one half of the fflne to go to the informer and the articles to be liable to seizure and formture. m1;:;$;‘$g'huv8 Srcc. 6. And he itflzrther anacienl, That enery vessel so propelled by w¤t°hm°¤in steam and carrying passengers during the mgbt-trme shall keep a suit— gnbhp, Gqcpgur- able number of watchmen in the cabins and on each deck to guard against m§w_ °’“€‘ ilre‘<i~_r other dangfrs, afnalhto give alarm in case of accident or disaster, License of an or every neg act 0 is uty the license of the officer in char e of §§f:5§gr¤:°*°~ thelveseel for the time being shall be revoked; and the board of slxpen Imp g` vlsing mspectcrs may require every such steamer, and also steamers carrying freight, to be provided with such number and kind of good and Flrmxtin- efliment portable l`ll‘6-0Ktll\glll8hGl‘S as in the judgment of the board may ls £‘”:;;';‘;g°¤ be necessary D0 protect them from fire when such steamers are moored or ,,m,0,Mmmw lying at sn wharf, without steam to work the pumps; and if any owner w¥l:nm;umps· of such vessel shall neglect or refuse to furnish the requisite number of ' gnen nege3s»Hy to keep watch as herein required, he shall be fined one musan dollars. mkwsresepny ’ Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That every slcemwessel navigating I to Lwgsglhu °· Evers pply (except ferry-boats, freight-boats, canal-boats, and ‘t0wiugbqggyjgh cm; quts,q css than lilly tons) shall have ac least one good, substantial boat, with_hnes attached, and properly supplied with oars, and kept in good wndmon ab all times and ready for xmmedmte use; and in addition therecarrying tp, every such steamer carrying passengers shall have one or more metallic mzflgggiug lxfe-boats, fire-proof, and an all respects good and substantial boats, of such m,,;,,,,,,,; dunensions and arrangements as the board of supervising inspectors by °a;g1;{·¤t0 be 3:21 zules and regmpatxons shall prescrithekwhich boats shall be carried in s convemen manner so as to e rouv t, 'ntod' t ' ufxgzmggg ease of accklent: Prgvfded, That where the eharaeter lgmlzhelzsviziiieg 2:,5:1,:;,::,h {Liza}: thai;.°11:1_th0 opguoh of the supervising inepeetor the metallic lifepwvmélu can xspense with, be 18 hereby authorized to exempt any such
