Chapter 26. To provide an American register for the steamer Empress
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CHAP. 26.— An Act To provide an American register for the steamer Empress.January 16, 1895. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,“Empress.”American register granted and name changed to “Laurada” That the Commissioner of Navigation is hereby authorized and directed to cause the foreign-built steamer Empress, owned by John D. Hart, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to be registered as a vessel of the United States under the name of Laurada.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized andInspection. directed to cause the inspection of said vessel, steam boilers, steam pipes, and their appurtenances, and cause to be granted the usual certificate issued to Steam vessels of the merchant marine without reference to the fact that said steam boilers, steam pipes, and appurtenances were not constructed pursuant to the laws of the United States, and were not constructed of iron stamped pursuant to said laws; and the tests in the inspection of said boilers, steam pipes, and appurtenances shall be the same in all respects as to strength and safety as are required in the inspection of boilers constructed in the United States for marine purposes.
Approved, January 16, 1895. Chapter 27: To establish a light-house at the entrance to Galveston Harbor, in the county of Galveston, in the State of Texas. Chapter 27 28 Stat. 626 1895-01-16 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-15 53 3 public
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