The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-23
AN ACT regulate the carriage of passengers in merchant


AN ACT to regulate the carriage of passengers IN merchant
vessels.
BE enacted Jy The Senate and House of Representatives Of
he United States Of Amriea in Congress assembled That
the master OF any vessel owned in whole in part by
citizen United States of America or by citizen Of
any foreign country shall take board such vessel any
foreign port or place. greater number of passengers than
in the following proportion 10 the space occupied by them
and appropriated for their and noccnpied by stores
senger that is say, the lower deck platform
passenger for every fourteen clear superficial feet of deck
voyage but if such vessel is pass within the tropics du
ring such voyage then one passenger for every twenty such
clear superficial eet OF deck, and the orop deck III
any passenger for every thirty such superficial feet
IN all cases with intent to bring such passengers to the
place with the same, and bring the same, or
number thereof within the jurisdiction of the United
shall take board Of his vessel any port or
place within the Jurisdiction othe United States aforesaid
number passengers than the proportions
said admit with ntenito carry the any foreign port
place every such shall be deemed guilty ile
dsc, court of the United States aforesaid shall for each
passenger taken board beyond the above proportions, be
fined in the of fifty dollars, and may ao be mprison
ed for any not exceeding years Propided That
this shall not be construed permit any ship vessel
vessel
SEC. 3 And be further enacted That if the passengers so
taken board of such vessel and brought INTO or trans
ported from the United State aforesaid shall exceed the
number limited by the last section the number of twenty
IN the whole, such vessel shall be forfeited to the United
States Aforesaid and be prosecuted and distributed for
fixtures are under the act to regulate dnies imports and
SEC. 3 Ind be further enacted That if any such YES
sci aforesaid shall have than tiers OF berths
in case, in snch vessel the interval between the floor
and the deck platform beneath shall least six
inches and the benhs well constructed or in case the M
menons OF such behs shall not be nj least six feet in
length and least eighteen inches in width for each pas
senger Aforesaid then the OF said vessel and the
thereof severay. shall forfeit and pay the
i've dollars for each and passengers board OF said
vessel ON snch voyage be recovered by the United States
Aforesaid in any circuit district the United
States where such vessel may arrive, from which she
sails
dad be further enacted. That the purposes
of this shall in all be computed that two chit
dren each being under the age OF eight years shah be
equal passenger and thai children under the age OF
shall be included the computation OF the
number OF passengers.
SEC. D. 4nd be further enacted, That the amount OF the
several penalties imposed by this shall be liens the
vessel vessels violating its provisions and such vessel
be lbeled and sold therefor the district Of the
United States aforesaid in which such vessel shah arrive
APPROVED February p, 1871.
AN ACT amend entitled 'An act to regulate ,he
carriage Of passengers in merchant vesscs and TO de-
termine the time when said act shall take effect
Be enacted bH The Senate aud House of Representa-
tires Of the Usod States Of AHerioa ia Congress assem-
in merchant vessels, approved the txentyecond day OF
February, eighteen hundred and iory-seven SHALL in re-
gard 10 all vessels arriving from ports this side of the
Capes of Good Hope and Horn, take effect and in force
from and after the hirtyr day May next ensuing and
in regard To all vessels arriving from places beyond said
caPes on and aer the trteih day of October
ing.
Sac. 3 Ind be IL further enacted That 80 much ofs,d a,
authorizes shippers estimate children OF eight
years OF age and under, passenger in the assignment
OF room, is hereby repealed.
APPROVED March 2, 1917