§6-]

Sec.  428S.    Any  person  shipping  oil  of  vitriol,  unslaked  lime,  inflammable

matches,  or  gunpowder,  in  a  vessel  taking  cargo  for  divers  persons  on  freight,
without  delivering,  at  the  time  of  sliiinnent,  a  note  in  writing,  expressing  the
nature  and  character  of  such  merchandise,  to  the  master,  mate,  othcer,  or
person  in  charge  of  the  lading  of  tlie  vessel,  shall  be  liable  to  the  United  States
in  a  penalty  of  one  thousand  dollars.  liut  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  any
vessel  of  any  description  whatsoever  used  in  rivers  or  inland  navigation.
[Ibid.  §7.]

Sec.  4289.  The  pronsions  of  the  seven  preceding  sections,  and  of  section
eighteen  of  an  act  entitled  "  An  act  to  remove  certain  burdens  on  the  American
merchant  marine  and  encourage  the  American  foreign  carrying-trade,  and  for
other  purposes,"  approved  June  twenty-sixth,  eighteen  hundred  and  eighty-
four,  relating  to  the  limitations  of  the  liability  of  the  owners  of  vessels,  shall
apply  t*}  all  sea-going  vessels,  and  also  to  all  vessels  used  on  lakes  or  rivers  or
in  inland  navigation,  inchuling  canal-boats,  barges,  and  lighters.  [Ibid.;  18
Feb.  l>>7y,  c.  8(J;  as  amended  by  Act  of  I'J  June,  1880,  c.  421,  §  4.]


APPENDIX.  723

ACT  OF  JUNE  26,  1884,  c.  121.
