Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-06-23

.n's act snalI seVerally forfeit and pay to the
United States the sum of two hundred dollars,
Tor each and every violation of, or neglect to
conform 10 the provisions of each of said Sec
lions; and fifty dollars for each and every
neglect or violation of any of the provisions
OF the fifth section of this act 10 be recovered
by suit in any circuit or district court of the
United States, within the jurisdiction of which
the said vessel may arrive, or from which II
may De about to depart, or at any place with
IN the jurisdiction of such courts, wherever
Inc owner or owners, or captain of such YES
sci, may be found.
SEC. 7. Ind be 1t further enacted, That the
collector OF the customs, at any port in the u
nlted States at which any vessel so employed
shall arrive. or from which any such vessel
shall be about to depart, shall appoint and d.
rect one OF the inspectors of the customs for
such port to examine such vessel, and to re-
port IN writing to such collector, whether the
provisions of the first, second, third, and fifth
sections of this act have been complied with
IN respect to such vessel and if such report
shall state such compliance, and be approved
by such collector, it shall be deemed and held
as conclusive evidence thereof
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That the
hrst section of the act entitled IS An act 10 re-
vessels" approved February twenty second,
eighteen hundred and forty-seven, be so a.
mended that when the height or distance be-
tween the decks of the vessels referred to in
the said section shall be less than six feet, and
not less than five feet, there shall be allowed
10 each passenger sixteen clear superficial feet
on the deck, instead of fourteen, as prescribed
IN said section; and if the height or distance
between the decks shall be less than FIVE feet,
there shall beaIlowed to each passenger twen-
tty-two clear superficial feet on the deck and
II the master OF any such vessel shall take on
board his vessel, in any port of the United
States, greater number of passengers than
Is allowed by this section, with the intent spe-
clhed IN SAID first section of the act of egh-
teen hundred and forty seven, or if the mas
ter OF any such vessel shall take on board. at
a foreign port, and Gring within the jurisdic-
ton OF the United States, greater number OF
passengers than is allowed by this section,
said master shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished IN the manner provided for the
punishment OF persons convicted of viola
ton OF the act aforesaid and in computing the
number of passengers on board such vessels,
all children under the age of one year, al the
time of embarcation, shall be excluded from
such computation.
SEC. 9. And be 1t further enacted, That this
act shall take effect, in respect to such vessels
sailing from ports in the United States, in
thirty days from the time of lis approval and
IN respect to every such vessel sailing from
ports In Europe, in sixty days after such ap-
Proval; and it is hereby made the duty of the
Secretary of State to give notice, in the ports
OF Europe. OF this act, in such manner as he
may deem proper.
SEC, 10. And be 1t further enacted, That so
much of the first section of the act entitled
Sc An act regulating passenger ships and YES
sels,' approved March second, Gig hteen hun
dred and nineteen, or any other act that limits
the number of passengers to two for every
five tons, is hereby repealed
ROB'T C. WINTHROP,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
G. M. DALLAS,
Vice President of the United States, and
President of the Senate
Approved, May II, 1913.
JAMES X. POLK.
an act, entitled &c An act to amend the act
entitled An act to reduce the rates of post
age, to limit the use and correct the abuse
vention of fraud on the revenues of the Post
Office Department. passed the third Of
March, one thousand eight hundred and
forty-fve.
Be 1T enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United Sta es of Anleri-
ca an Congress assembled, That the rates of
masters by the first section of said act, shall
ho oil nd tn nj
postage received in each quarter of the year,
a quarter, instead of being allowed and paid
on the amount received for year, as was by
mistake provided for in said act.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That all
postmasters whose commissions have been
diminished by their being allowed ana paid on
the amount of postage received in year, in
stead of on the amount received in quarter.
shall be permitted to resette and adjust their
accounts according to the first section of this
act, and shall be allowed and paid such sum
as may be Justly found their due on such re-
settlement of their accounts.
SEC 3. And be 1t further enacted, That the
Postmaster General be authorized to employ,
temporarily, such additional clerks as may be
found necessary for the resettement of the &C
counts of postmasters authorized by this act.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That, to
the postmasters at Offices where the mail is
regularly to arrive between the hours of nine
o'clock at night and FIVE in the morning, the
commission on the first hundred dollars collec-
ted in one quarter may be increased by the
Postmaster General to a sum not exceeding
fifty per cent.
Approved May II, 1913.
[PuBLIc-No. 32.1-An act 10 require the
holders of military land warrants 10 COM
pensate the land officers of the United States
for services in relation to the location of
those warrants
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of Amer
lea an Congress assembled, That for the servi-
ces which may be rendered after the passage
of this act by the registers and receivers Of
the several land offices of the United States,
in carrying out the provisions of the ninth
section of the act of eleventh February, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, emit
tied. San act to raise, for limited time, an
additional military force, and for other purpo-
ses," thew shall each be entitled to require
from the holders of warrants issued under that
act for one hundred and sixty acres, the sum
of fiftv cents for each; and from the holders
of warrants, issued under the same law, for
forty acres, the sum of twenty-five cents for
each. as full compensation for those services:
Provided. That in all cases where the warrant
is located bv. and for the use of the volunteer
or soldier to whom such warrant may have
issued, for services rendered under the ACT a
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