New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-04
Important 10 Passenger Vessels.

The following Bil. has passed the House d NJ
representatives. and j. now before the Senate Of IA,
United States The Law COMMITTEE 81 the Ca,
mon Council OF this City returned from washlns,o.
yesterday, whittier they had been TO urge the D,
sage OF this law
AN ACT to regulate the carriage OF passengers m,
chant vessels.
Re ssacioi BY n, Serais aud House Of Refrss,,,.,
Of ne United States ~ CJRsress asstasbifd
SECTION /. II the master Of any vessel Owned
whole or in part by citizen of the tulted S,sss~
America, or by citizen OF any foreign country a,
take board such vessel AZ any tOre port o. pts
greater number OF passengers than in the ioloss,
proportion TO tho space occupied by them and stx,S
pised for their and unoccupied by stores o. cs
goods not being the personal baggage of such psss
gers that Is 10 say, on the lower deck platform u,
passenger for every ten clear superficial feet Of deA
such vessel Is not 10 pass within the Tropics durn.
such voyage, but IL fuch vessel is 10 pass vHha ne
Tropics during such voyage then one passenger iOs
every twelve such clear superficial feet of dca and IN
der the poop aud on the oriop deck II any, pssset
ger for every thirty such superficial fee, In al cAss
with intent 10 bring such passen "a the unteds
of America and shall leave such port or lace viii b.
same, and bring the same, any number thereof VII
in the jurisdiction of the United States sorcsslj q
any such master OF vessel shall take board bis
sci at any port place within the jurisdiction Of "
United states Aforesaid any greater number Of psss
gers than the proportions sOrt said with intent 10 ear,
shall be deemed guilty OF a inisdemeanor, and Jpn
conviction thereof before any Circuit District coss
of the United Sts,es Aforesaid shall for each psssenta
taken board beyond the above proportions h fined
in the of ity dollars aud may also be impnspnss
for any term NOT exceeding one year.
SEC , IL the passengers so taken on board Of saa
vessel and brought into transported from the una
states OF America shall exceed the member limited u
the sst section 10 the number OF twenty In the whok
such vessel shall be forfeited 10 the United sstrs aofs
said ard be prosecuted end Distributed forfeitus
are under the act to regulate duties on imports sad
tonnage
sEc. g. lfsny such vessel aforesaid shall have more
than two tiers of berths or In case In such vss ks
interval between the aOor snd the deck platform b.
meath shall be AZ least six inches and the said 5ss
well constructed. or in ;hs dimensions VI sseA
berth shslpot De at least six feet in length and s
eighteen inches IN width for each pssseng ger then ~
master OF said vessel and the thereof sevefs
shall forfeit and pay the OF FIVE dollars for each NJ
every passenger hoard of said vessel on such ,oyf
10 be recovered by suit Ia any Circuit District Cor
OF the United States Aforesaid where the weasel
arrive or from which she sailed.
sEc For the purposes of this act Il shall in all
be computed that two children each being under h
age OF fourteen years, shall be equal TO passens
and that children under the age VI year shall
included in the computation Of the number fpsssx
gers
SEC The amount OF the several penalties mpcsd
by this act shall be liens the vessel vessels vos
ting its provisions and such vessel may be aeied and
sold therefor In the District Court Of the United tus
Aforesaid in which such vessel shall arrive