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AN ACT to proride for the better security


Of the lires Of passengers on board Of


pessels propelled in ,ohOle or in part By


steam.


Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of A
merca in Congress assembled, That it shall
he the duty of all owners Of steamboats,, or
vessels propelled in whole or in part by
steam, on or before the first day of October,
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight,
to make new enrolment of the same, un-
der the existing laws of the United States,
and take out from The collector or surveyor
of the port, as the case may be, where such
vessel is enrolled, new license, under such
conditions as are now imposed by law, and
as shall be imposed by this act.


SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
il shall not be lawful for the owner, master,
or captain of any steam boat or vessel pro-
pelled in whole or in part by steam, to trans
port any goods, wares and merchandise OF
passengers, in or upon The bays, lakes, riv-
ers, or other navigable waters oil the United
States, from. and after the said first day oi
Ocluber, Que thousand eight hundred and
thirty without having first obtained
from the proper officer, license under the
ex, ting laws, and without having complied
with the ronditions imposed by this act; anC
every violation pf This section, the owner oI
owners If said vessels shall forfeit and pal
to he United States the sum Of five hundred
dollars, one halffor the use Of the intOrmer
and for which sum or suns the steamboat o
vessels so engaged shall I've liable, and ma.
be seized and proceeded against IA sum
marily, by way of libel in any district cour
of the United States having. jurisdiction q


the offence.


SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, Tha
it shall I've the duty Of the district idge {
the United States, within whose district an
| ports of entry or delivery may be, ON the n'
: vigable waters, bays, lakes, and rivers ofth
: United States, upon the application OF III
T master or owner If any steamb at OF vess,
y propelled in whole or in part by steam,
: appoint, from time to time, one or mure pc
: sons skilled and competent To make inSpe
It tions of such boats and vessels, and oi Il
il boilers and machinery employed in the sam
e who shall not be Interested IN the minuld


ture Of steam engines, steam boat boilers,
z other machinery belonging to steam vesse


whose duty it shall be to make such insPe