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" An act to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam... "
American Railroad Journal - Page 304
1840
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Pacific States Reports: Extra Annotated, Book 37

1911 - 1998 pages
..."approved March 3, 1843," and the act amendatory thereof, entitled, "And act to amend an act, entitled an act to provide for the better security of the lives...board of vessels, propelled, in whole or in part, by steam, and for other purposes." The act of 1838 provides for the inspection of hulls and boilers. The...
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United States Supreme Court Reports, Volume 12

United States. Supreme Court - 1911 - 1242 pages
...the tenth section of the Act of the 7th of July, 1838, 5 Stat. at Large, 304. It is entitled, "Ал Act to provide for the better security of the lives...passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or part by steam." The tenth section of it declares, "It shall be the duty of the master and owner of...
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Power of Congress Over Interstate Commerce: First Part: Judicial Expressions

Thomas Carl Spelling - 1912 - 332 pages
...59: Error to Supreme Court of Indiana. The judgment in the State court was recovered under a statute "to provide for the better security of the lives of...passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or part by steam, and for other purposes." One of the defenses was that at the time of the alleged injuries...
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Reports of the Department of Commerce and Labor

United States. Department of Commerce and Labor - 1906 - 672 pages
...of steam vessels, was the first legislation upon the important question of "the better security of lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam." By this act the inspectors were appointed by the district jucfge of the United States for the...
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The Department of Commerce: July 1, 1913

United States. Department of Commerce - 1913 - 76 pages
...boilers of steam vessels, was the first legislation on the important question of "the better security of lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam. " This act was modified by the acts of March 3, 1843, and March 3, 1849, the latter of which...
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Department of Commerce: Condensed History, Duties, and Practical Operation ...

United States. Department of Commerce - 1913 - 220 pages
...boilers of steam vessels, was the first legislation on the important question of "the better security of lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam." This act was modified by the acts of March 3, 1843, and March 3, 1849, the latter of which...
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The Department of Commerce Panama - Pacific International Exposition Edition ...

United States. Department of Commerce - 1915 - 76 pages
...boilers of steam vessels, was the first legislation on the important question of " the better security of lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam. " This act was modified by the acts of March 3, 1843, and March 3, 1849, the latter of which...
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Rose's Notes on the United States Supreme Court Reports (2 Dallas to ..., Book 6

Walter Malins Rose - 1917 - 1128 pages
...Minn. 536, holding the act of Congress (5 Stat., c. 191), entitled "An act to better provide for the security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam," included injuries to property as well as persons; White v. City of Lincoln, 5 Neb. 515, in...
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Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers, Inc, Volume 31

American Society of Naval Engineers - 1919 - 1180 pages
...of steam vessels, was the first legislation upon the important question of " the better security of lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam." By this act the inspectors were appointed by the district judge of the United States for the...
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Service Monographs of the United States Government, Issue 8

1922 - 152 pages
...7, 1838 (5 Stat. L., 304), the first legislation enacted by the national government looking toward the "better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam." Owners or masters of such vessels were required to employ a competent number of experienced...
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