New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-12
New Emigranf LAW.

The law recently passed the Legislature. and
now d. op.-sr;ou crates m entirely system 10
l.no % persons coming from abroad. and W. setord-
,,, rnske room for more deaiied account Of II hsn
W. nave yet given According % iis provisions Guhsn
r verplapek James Boorman. Jacob Harvey, Roosu
r Yiaturn. William r Havemeyer and David { Col
den have been appointed Commissioners Of Enisfa
ton together with the Mayors OF the Cities Of New"
York aud Brooklyn and the Presidents Of The German
Society and the Irish EDisrant Society, who BY virtue
Of b.ir respective once. form portion q said Com
missioDers
Every Captain Of any vessel arriving from abroad
or sny other state must within twenty four hours
report. under oath. the name Of every Psrson or
passenger. with the birth place snd description Of
esch. on board bis vessel which shall not have oeeo
10 the United States ,selve months or paid commute
;on money-also any ths; may hsYe been lsnded else
where whose ulusua,e destination Is New fork-aso,
the name OF al who are unstc. iiot deal and dumb,
blind or infgm and having no person 70 provide Tor
them % that they will be- hkey 10 become Puo"c
chsrge-aso sny ,hstmay have died during the Foysse
The Captain OF every vessel must pay lrto ne
Cry Treasury dollar ior every passenger not hsey
from the shove causes. become puzzle ebsrge-iQr
al 50 afflicted or inhrm good bond mus' % gwen IN
the sum Of 300 tor each indemnify any cry town or
county IN ths staff on which they may become charge
able for ive years. Examination OF passengers TO DC
made sitter report
The C,nnlis.!oners Of Emigration BY that Title
sue ard be sued. AT money thus pAi INTO Toe Clty
Treasury for passengers Communication or bond shall
be kept a. fund subject 81 warrants drawn by mslOr
itv OF the Commissioners 10 IS the duty OF TIE Comms
sousrs 70 provide for the support Of a. astp W.
may have been thus commuied for or bonded ~ would
Otherwise become charge on any city town or county
of this STATE aud Indemnify. in proportion TO TIE ca
penses. any such city oUn or County on "hoIn any o.
saii psssen may become charse-sso 10 use sny
OF such money remove such persons from one Psfto
this State TO smother part or 20 any other sAe OF snu
them abroad or in assisting them 10 procure employ
msut 10 prevent their becoming puoac chArte-
They also purchase lease any property or erect
any building which they may deem accessory Tor The
purposes Aforesaid.
Tue money paid by passengers TO the Health
Commissioner for the of the Marine Hospital, Is
hereafter De paid 10 the passengers fund subject 10
the Commssioners-the expenditures Of the Marine
Hospital also TO be msde under the direction OF the
Commissioners, and sny surplus spilled TO this act
they can also erect such buildings and make such i'm
provements on the land known As the Marine Hos
pta" we believe At Staten lsand) may be necessary
for the purposes Of this act
II the funds above are insufficient such portions OF the
moneys ia the Treasury OF the state belonging TO tue
Mariners Fund not paid TO the said fund by the Irus
tees Of the Sesmen's Fund and Retreat, may Do ap-
propristed.
penalty Of SIS orevery passenger omitted to be re-
ported be imposed upon the Captain and owners
and penalty of $500 for every passenger II the com.
mutation money and bonds required ar not paid and
executed within three days after the arrival The vessel
well tho Captain and owners, to be holden In both
for the amount
The Commissioners authorized TO employ all per
necessary carry the law into effect They have
already appointed Justice Taylor At handsome salary
I'VE believe s2500 year, as Agent 20 the Commission
and various other gentlemen who have partially en-
tered upon the duties Of their office but the department
is not yet fully organized. The Commissioners have
leased from the City the essery end Of the long build
ing in the Park known the Odd Aims House., which
they fitting up for Offices aud the routine OF business
will probshly be nearly similar less extended scale,
70 that pursued in the Offices occupied by the Commits
sioner OF the Aims House.
We believe that there has been salary yet dessnat
ed tor the Commissioners Two of the first named gen.
tlemen are to 20 out If Office every years and
appointments made by the Governor and Senate, whose
term will be for six years
Had such system ,hs been In operation last year
$3.50 would probably been collected instead Of
about $1,000 which were obtained