The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-18
Important to Ship Owners, &c.


II ELL to pr0rdG fer the ventilation of PASSENGER
CcSSeis, and for other purposes.
Bc enacted. Sc, That all vessels whether of the Uni
ted states or any other country having sufficient capacity.
cabin passenger shall when employed Transporting such
Pa e[ between eI the United States and Europe have
house over the passage leading 10 the apartment aot-
five deck and feet hg firmly secured to- 10 the
deck or combngs Of the hatch with two Doors the sls of
windows so constructed that one hoor window in suc,
all vessels employed and having capacity to carry one
hundred and MY such passengers Or more shall have two
said apartment shall be furnished with handai OF wood
! 50 That every such vessel so employed and having the
capacity for than hnned such passengers, shall
apartments occupied by such passengers one Of which shall
be inserted in the after part OF the apartment apartments.
Df snd @ 61 doSn 1 the
decks thereof ana one o them shall have an exhausng cap
down the fresh air which said venIaors shall have
apamenls to be p"nted namely if the apartment or or
apartments viii lawfully authorize the reception Of
shall each Of them, be equal tube twelve inches d.
the a af and .s Hepao shaft IT ss a a ss
feet and sly inches above the decks of such vessels
dd That il shall appear from the report to be made and
I, as provided TO; the seventh section of this act
means Snch other of ventilation shall be deemed and
81 ba ali vese employed M t as sioead and a Carrying
more man my sush passengers, shall have canboose or
The use OF such passengers the for The fire reception
vessels or cooking shall be equal 10 five feet long and two
feet wide; and II carrying than hundred, and
than three hundred such paen gers then two such cam
hundred and exceeding four hundred and fifty then
ee snG, camhoGes or cooking ranges and II more than
booses or cooking ranges which always be
That less number Of camboose cooking ranges may be
substituted for The preceding if they of larger size, and
81 That all employed aforesaid shall have on
the port Whence such vee a SAT- well ee or asaI
deck for each at least fifteen pounds Of good
bread ten pounds OF rice ten pounds OF oatmeal pounds
OF wheat flour. ten pounds OF peas and beans, thirty five
water ten pounds Of orh free OF Bone and Sufficient sup
ply of fuel for cooking but a, places where either rice oat
good qualify and on reasonable terms the quantity OF either
substituted therefor and cannot be pFo-
cured on reasonable terms pound OF either OF said a
and the captains of such vessels shall deliver each pas
s at @ on a al g and Gs n
least three quarts of water and sufficient fuel for cooking
the provisions ue' herein required shall not have
been provided aforesaid shall at any time be put on short
such vessels shall pay TO each and every passenger who shall
for each and day they have been such short al
owance. to be recovered in The same manner seamens
50 That the captain OF any such vessel so employed
habits of cleanliness among such passengers will tend
the and promotion Of health; and to that end
pose to be posted up before sailing on board such vessel in
place accessible to such passengers and shall keep the
duty of said captain the apartment occupied by such
and the every such vessel employed required
to constmc, the decks and all parts OF SAID apartment
of such vessel they shall also provide safe convenient
pIvy or for the exclusive se Of every fifty such
sengers cannot be mustered deck with their bedding, it
the deck occupied by such passengers be spnnkcd with
solution OF ch onde OF lime, some other equally efficient
S. Thai the master and owner owners of such
& he
or house; over the passage prescribed in the irt
second section of this act; with the ca"boses cooking
ranses with the houses eyer them as prescribed in the third
United States the sum of two hundred dollars for each and
ese of oI an TO e, e , Of
elect violation OF Of the provisions of the fifth section
court Of the United G saies within hs "dc t Of WHICH,
the sad vessel may arrive Or from which may be about to
the owner or owners Or captain OF such vessel may
81 That the collector of the customs at any port the
United States at which any vessel $ 50 empoyed shall
appoint and direct OF the inspectors of the for
such port to eNa'ne such vessel and 10 report N writing I"
third and fifth sections of his have been complied with
Compliance and be approved by such collector it shall be
deemed and held as coneIusise evidence thereof
Proved February I'd ls7 Be 50 ameaei that s when the
to in the @ section shall be less thon six feet and not less
clear superficial feet the deck instead of fourteen pre-
scribed said section aud the beighth distance
lowed to each twenty clear superficial feet
the deck and the master of snch vessel shall take
number oil passengers than allowed by this sect on with
the intent specified in said first section of the Of 47 if
the master OF such vessel shall take board for
eisn and bring within the jurisdiction OF the United
States greater number Of passengers Than is allowed by
and conviction thereof shall be punished in
the provided for the unInen of pesons convicted
Of violation OF the act Aforesaid and in computing the
der the of year. the time embarkation shah be
excluded from such computation
g. That this act shall take effect respect such vessels
aing from ports in the United States thirty days from
me time OF its approval and in to such vessel
alng from ports Europe sixty days after such appro
val and 1t is hereby made the duty of the Secretary of State
give notice, in The Of Europe, of this act snch
manner As he may deem proper
10 That much OF the first section of the entitled
An act regulating ships and vessels approved
March I'd, 1913, other act that limits the number Of
passengers 10 two for five hereby repealed
The NEW French CoINAGE.-A letter from
Paris, written on the 9th of March, says: On
Monday next the workmen of the mint of Paris
will coin $4,000 five franc pieces, in the name of
he French Republic. The coin will be like the
'iece called StercnIe8 model of the year w. with
he date 1918 The only change will be that, in
tead of the words Gurunhe Nationaie, on the edge,
he device adopted will be, Deu protege Ia Fiance,
God protects France)
MATTERS IN MAssACHusETTs.-A Writer from
Boston to the Charleston Courier gives the follow
ny late statistics
g compile from report made to tie Legisla~
ure the accidents which have occurred on the
Massachusetts, Railroads since their opening
;l55.i67 have been paid to the heirs of those
ed, besides large sums for medical iteidance
nd funeral expenses
Whole No of He'd