Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-09-21

SECTION I. Be Il enacted by the Sena and House Of
Repre- entatiues IF the United States If imerica in Con
greSs assembled hat the master any other person
board Of any ship vessel, owned in the whole or
in part BY citizen citizens OF the United States, or
the territories thereof by subject subjects, CT
tzen citizens, fanny foreign country, SHALL after the
first day OF January next, take board Of such ship
or vessel al any foreign port or place. shall bring
convey into the United States or the territories there
Of from foreign port place; or shall carry, con.
vey transport from the United Estates or the terri
tories thereof to any foreign port or place. greater
number of passengers than two for every five tons IT
such ship or vessel according to custom-house mea
surement every such master, other person often
ding, and the owner CT owners OF such ship or vessel
shall severaly forfeit and pay to the United States the
sun Of hundred and fifty dollar, for each and eve
~ passenger taken board Of such ship vessel
over and abavc the aforesaid number If 10 every
five tons ofevery such ship vessel 10 be recovered
bv suit, in any Circuit District Court Of the United
States. where the said vessel arrive, pr where the
owner or owners aforesaid may reside Provided ne
oe keess, That nothing in ts act shall b. taken TO a
ply to the complement Of men usually and ordinarily
emp 10Y ed in nsvig,ti such ship or vessel.
SECT 2. ind be ii further enac'ed, hat if the mum
Der of passengers taken board of any ship
Sc. as sforesad conveyed o. Thought into the Uni
ted States transported heretrom aforesaid shall
exceed the said proportion oft~o to every five tons OF
such hip vessel, by the humber OF twenty passen-
gers IN the whole, every sch ship vessel shall be
deemed and DE forfeited to he United states,
and shall be prosecuted and distributed tic same
manner in winch the torfeitures and penalties are rc
covered and distributed und' the provisions OF the act
entitled An act TO regulate tie collection of duties
on imports and Tonnage"
srcr ) And be IL further enaIied That every ship
or vessel bound on voyage from the United States To
any port the continent at Eur at the time a ieav
ing The last port whence such ship vessel shall sal"
shall have hoard We. secured under deck, at least o.
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one gallon Of yimee Ar and enc hundred pounds ofwho
some ship hre fer each and ever, passenger ON board
of such ship vessel and above such other pro
visions store and live stock, be put board By
such master III passenger Tor their use, or hat OF inc
crew of such SHIP vessel; aud in Ike proportion to
a shorter longer voyage; and 1t tie passengers OF
board of such slip vessel in which the proportion o.
provisions her directed shall not have been proVid
ed. shall at time be put on short allowance, IN wa
ter hesh vinegar, bread, during any voyage stUre
Said the master and of such ship vessel shs
scverslv paw to each and every passenger WHO sla
have been pat short allowance aforesaid, the suU
cf hee doIars for each and every day they may have
been on such short allowance 10 be recovered in the
same IN inner seancn's wages are, or may be reco
vered
srr1.4 And be ii Gutls, enacted, 1hs, the captain
IF any ship vessel arriving in the States
and IT the territories thereof from any foreign place
whs,e ever at the same time ;hat he delivers manifest
of tie cary and If there be cargo then al the tune
of max report entry OF tie sp or vessel pnrsu
An; TO tn existing laws Of the United States, shall also
deliver a. I'd report to the collector OF the district II
which such ship vessel shalt arrive, list or mani
fest Of all the passengers taken I'm board the said ship
or vessel at any foreign port place, in which list oil
manifest il shall he the duty of the SAID master to de
sgnae. particularly, the age, sex, and occupation,
the said passengers, respectively the country to wh'cl
they SEVERAL, belong and h Of which is their IN
| tention to become nhabtant>i aud shall further SCI
forth whether any. and what num,er, have died on the
voyage which report and manifest shall be sworn to by
the said master, the same manner as Is directed by
the existing laws If the United States in relation to ths
manifest OF the ergo, aud that the refusal or neglect
the master aforesaid, comply with the provisions Of
this sc con. shall incur the same penalties, disabilities
and nTfetures at present provided tor refusa
or nege;, to report and elver manifest OF the car
| 20 aforesaid.
sscr ind IL further enacted, That each and eve
Collie cUr oil the Customs, to whom such manifest OF
IL of myers AS aforesaid shall be delv, red shall
quarter yearly return copies thereof to the Secretary
Of State of the United States, by whom statements
the same shall be laid before Congress stesch and eve
| ry session
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