United States Statutes at Large/Volume 18/43rd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 184
CHAP. 184.—An act for the relief of the owners of the steam ferry-boat A. Burton.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,License to steam ferry-boat A. Burton. That the proper inspectors of steam vessels in and for the Galena district be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to inspect the steam ferry-boat A. Burton, at Nauvoo, Illinois, and to grant certificate and license, which shall enable the owners of said steamer to use the same as a ferry-boat, notwithstanding the fact that the iron in the boiler on board said boat has no tensile strength stamped upon it; and notwithstanding no stamp at all is found upon the same: Provided, That uponProviso. due inspection and test, the said boiler is found to be of good material, properly constructed, and safe, and the vessel otherwise constructed and equipped according to law.
Approved, May 20, 1874.