IMPROVEMENTS IN STEAM APPA-


RATITS
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An act authorising the appointment of
persons to test the usefulness Of inventions
to improve and render safe the boilers of
steam engines against explosions.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States be, and he
hereby is, authorized to appoint three per-
sons, one of whom, at least, shall be man
of experience and practical knowledge in
the construction and use of the steam en-
gine, and the others, by reason Of their at
tainments and science, shall be competent
Judges Of the usefulness of any invention
designed to detect the causes of explosion
in the boilers which said persons shall Joint
ly examine any inventions made for the pur-
pose Of detecting the cause and preventing
The explosion of boilers, that shall be presen-
ted for their consideration; and if any one
or more of such inventions or discoveries
Justify In their judgment, the experiment,
and the inventor desires that his invention
shall be subjected to the test, then the said
persons may proceed and order such prepa-
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be tried, as in their judgment, may be ne
cessary to determine the character and USE
funess Of any such invention.


SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the said board shall give notice of the time
and place of their meeting to examine such


inventions, and shall direct the preparations
to be made, and the experiments to be tried,
at such place as they may deem most suita-
bic and convenient for the purpose; and
they shall make full report of their doings
TO Congress at their next session.


SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
to carry into effect the foregoing objects,
there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the sum of six thousand dol
lars: and so much thereof as shall bo neces-
sary for the above purposes, shall be subject
to the order ofthe said board, and to dofray
such expenses as shall be incurred by their
direction, including the sum ofthree hundred
dollars to each for his personal services and
expenses. Provided, however, that their
accounts shall be settled at the Treasury in
the same manner as those of other public
agents.