Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-03-19
DAVID FULTON Enron.
Vol. 3.---NO. 81.
BY AUTHORITY.
Laws OF the United states, Passed at the
second Session of the 29th Congress.
CPUBLIc-No. III

lPUBLIC-No. III
AN ACT TO regu ate the carriage of passen.
gers in merchant vessels.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States cf Ameri-
ca IN Congress assembled, That If the master
of any vessel owned in whole or in part by a
citizen of the United States of America, or by
citizen OF any foreign country, shall take on
bCarl such vessel at any foreign port or pace
greater number of passengers than in the
following proportion TO the space occupied by
them and appropriated for Their use, and unoc-
cupied by stores, or other goois, not be ng the
persona! luggage of such passengers, that is
to say, on he lower deck or platform one pas
senger fer every fourteen clear superficial feet
of deck, if such vessel is not to pass within
the tropics during such voyage; hut if such
vessel is to pass within the tropics during such
voyage, th:n one passenger Tor every twenty
such clear superficial feet of deck, the orlop
deck Gf any one passenger for every thirty
such superficial feet in al cases, with intent
to bring such passengers to the United States
OF America, and shall leave such roIt or place
with the same, and bring The same, or any
number thereof, with the jur:siict On of the
Tn te States aforesaid, or if any such master
| of a vessel shall take on oarl of bis vesse
at any port or p ace within the jurisdiction Of
the United States aforesaid any greater num-
Der of passengers than the proportions afore
said, admit w tn intent TO carry the same Il
any foreign port or place, every such maste
shall be deemel GU lily of m slemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof before any circuit o.
district court of the Unitel States aforesaid
shall for each passenger taken on boarl be
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of fifty dollars, and may also he imprisoned
for any term not exceeding one year: Prori
ded, ! hat this act shall not be construed tt
permit any ship or vessel to CARY more thai
two passengers to five tons of such ship O
vessel.
SEC 2. Had be it further enacted, Tha
if the passengers so taken on board of, sucl
vessel, and brought into or transported from
the United States aforesaid, shall excel tn
number limitel by the last section to the mum
Der of twenty to the whole, such vessel shall
be forfeited to the Unite States aforesaid, an
be prosecuted and distributed as forfeitures ar
under the act to regulate duties on imports an
tonnage.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
any such vessel as aforesaid shall have NOR
than two tiers of berths, or in case, in sue
FeSSc!, Tie lHIeE\ dl UGlHeSH Tic llIOi dIltI I'll
deck or platform beneath shall not be at ieas
six inches, and the herths we'll CONSTRUCTED, 9
in case the dimensions of such bertls sha
not be at least SIX feet in length, and at leas
eighteen inches in width, for each rassengt
as aforesaid, then the master of said vesse
and the owners thereof, severally, shall forte
and pay the sum of five dollars for each an
every passenger on board OF said vessel
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States as aforesaid, in any circuit or strl
court OF the United States where such vess
may a rive, CT flom VIII oh she sails.
SEC 4. And be 1t further enacted, That, ft
the purpose OF this act, il shall in all cases
computed that two children, each being undo
the age of eight years, shall be equal to OF
= passenger, and that children under the age
one year shall not be inciu lei in the comp
I ton of the number of passengers
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That Il
amount of the several penalties impose
this act shall be liens on the vessel or vesse
violating It's provisions AMI such vessel me
be libeiled and sold therefor in the district cou
of the United States aforesaid in which SUI
vessel shall arrive.
JOHN w. DAVIS,
Speaker # The House of Representatives.
G. VI. ALLA>.
President Of the Senate.
APPROVED February p. l847.
JAMES K. POLK.