Chapter 184. To amend sections forty-four hundred and twenty-one, forty-four hundred and twenty-two, forty-four hundred and twenty-three, forty-four hundred and twenty-four, and forty-four hundred and ninety-eight of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and section twelve of the Act of May twenty-eighth, n
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CHAP. 184.— An Act To amend sections forty-four hundred and twenty-one, forty-four hundred and twenty-two, forty-four hundred and twenty-three, forty-four hundred and twenty-four, and forty-four hundred and ninety-eight of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and section twelve of the Act of May twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and eight, relating to certificates of inspection of steam vessels.March 4, 1915.[[H. R. 20107](/us/bill/63/hr/20107).][[Public, No. 333](/us/pl/63/333).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Steamboat Inspection.
That section forty-four hundred and twenty-one of the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: " “Sec. 4421. Certificate of inspection.[R. S., sec. 4421, p. 857, amended](/us/rs/s4421/p857).Vol. 34, p. 230. When the inspection of a steam vessel is completed and the inspectors approve the vessel and her equipment throughout, they shall make and subscribe a certificate, which certificate shall be verified by the oaths of the inspectors signing it, before the chief officer of the customs of the district or any other person competent by law to administer oaths.
Such certificate shall be delivered to the master or owner of the vessel to which it relates, and one copy thereof shall be kept on file in the inspectors’ office and one copy shall be delivered to the collector or other chief officer of the customs of the district in which such inspection has been made, who shall keep the same on file in his office. If the inspectors refuse to grant a certificate of approval they shall make a statement in writing and sign the same, giving the reasons for their disapproval.
Upon such inspection and approval the inspectors shall also make and subscribe Temporary certificate.a temporary certificate, which shall set forth substantially the fact of such inspection and approval, and shall deliver the same to the 1217master or owner of the vessel and shall keep a copy thereof on file in their office. The said temporary certificate shall be carried and Exhibition of.*Infra*.Form.exposed by vessels in the same manner as is provided in section forty-four hundred and twenty-three for the regular certificate, and the form thereof and the period during which it is to be in force shall be as prescribed by the board of supervising inspectors, or the executive committee thereof, as provided in section forty-four hundred [R.
S., sec. 4405, p. 853](/us/rs/s4405/p853).Vol. 34, p. 881.Substitute for regular certificate.and five. And such temporary certificate, during such period and prior to the delivery to the master or owner of the regular certificate, shall take the place of and be a substitute for the regular certificate of inspection, as required by this section and by section forty-four [R. S., sec. 4426, p. 857](/us/rs/s4426/p857).Vol. 34, p. 194.hundred and twenty-six, and for the purposes of said sections.
Such temporary certificate shall also be subject to revocation in the manner and under the conditions provided in section forty-four [R. S., sec. 4453, p. 862](/us/rs/s4453/p862).Vol. 33, p. 1023.hundred and fifty-three. No vessel required to be inspected under Navigation without certificate forbidden.the provisions of this title shall be navigated without having on board an unexpired regular certificate of inspection or such temporary certificate: *Provided, however*, That any such vessel operated *Provisos*.Expiration at sea.upon a regularly established line from a port of the United States to a port of a foreign country not contiguous to the United States whose certificate of inspection expires at sea or while said vessel is in a foreign port or a port of the Philippine Islands or Hawaii may lawfully complete her voyage without the regular certificate of inspection or the temporary certificate required by this section, and no liability for penalties imposed by this title for want of such certificate shall be incurred until her voyage shall have been completed: *Provided, *That said voyage shall be so completed within thirty days after the Time limited.expiration of said certificate or temporary certificate: *Provided further*, That no such vessel whose certificate of inspection shall expire Procuring new certificate before sailing.within fifteen days of the date of her sailing shall proceed upon her voyage to such port of a foreign country not contiguous to the United States without first having procured a new certificate of inspection or the temporary certificate required by this section.
” " Sec. 2. That section forty-four hundred and twenty-two of the Carrying gunpowder.Revised Statutes of the United States be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: " “Sec. 4422. Upon the application of any master or owner of any Licenses to carry gunpowder on passenger vessels.[R. S., sec. 4422, p. 857](/us/rs/s4422/p857), amended.steam vessel employed in the carriage of passengers, for a license to carry gunpowder, the local inspectors shall examine such vessel, and if they find that she is provided with a chest or safe composed of metal, or entirely lined and sheathed therewith, or if the vessel has one or more compartments thoroughly lined and sheathed with metal, at a secure distance from any fire, they may grant a certificate to that effect, authorizing such vessel to carry as freight within such chest, safes, or compartments, the article of gunpowder, which certificate Certificate to be posted.shall be kept conspicuously posted on board such vessel.”" Sec. 3.
That section forty-four hundred and twenty-three of the Certificates of inspection.Revised Statutes of the United States be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: " “Sec. 4423. The original certificate of inspection delivered to the Original certificate to be exposed.[R. S., sec. 4423, p. 857, amended](/us/rs/s4423/p857).Vol. 33, p. 1029.master or owner of a steam vessel shall be placed by such master or owner in a conspicuous place in the vessel where it will be most likely to be observed by passengers and others, and there kept at all times, framed under glass, as evidence of the authority thereby conferred: *Provided, however*, That where it is not practicable to so expose said *Proviso*.Exception.certificate, it shall be carried in the vessel in such manner as shall be prescribed by the regulations established by the board of supervising inspectors with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce.”" Sec. 4.
That section forty-four hundred and twenty-four of the Requirements.Revised Statutes of the United States be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: 1218 " “Sec. 4424. Penalty for receiving passengers if certificates not posted, etc.[R. S., sec. 4424, p. 857, amended](/us/rs/s4424/p857). Whenever any passenger is received on board any steam vessel not having an unexpired certificate of approval or an unexpired temporary certificate of approval placed and kept as required by this title, or whenever any passenger steam vessel receives or carries any gunpowder on board, not having a certificate authorizing the same, placed and kept as required, or shall carry any gunpowder at a place or in a manner not authorized by such certificate, such steam vessel shall be liable to a penalty of $100 for each offense.”" Sec. 5.
Registry. That section forty-four hundred and ninety-eight of the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: " “Sec. 4498. Registry, etc., denied if law not complied with.[R. S., sec. 4498, p. 869, amended](/us/rs/s4498/p869).Vol. 33, p. 1032. A register, enrollment, or license shall not be granted, or other papers be issued by any collector or other chief officer of customs to any vessel subject by law to inspection under this title until all the provisions of this title applicable to such vessel have been fully complied with and until the copy of the certificate of inspection required by this title for such vessel has been filed with said collector or other chief officer of customs.”" Sec. 6.
Seagoing barges. That section twelve of the Act entitled “An Act to amend the laws relating to navigation, and for other purposes,” approved May twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and eight, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: " “Sec. 12. Requirements before issue of register, etc.Vol. 35, p. 428, amended. That a register, enrollment, or license shall not be issued or renewed by any collector or other officer of customs to any such barge unless at the time of issue or renewal such barge has in force the certificate of inspection prescribed by section ten and on board the equipment prescribed by section eleven.
” " Approved, March 4, 1915.