Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-06-10
PASSENGER vEssELs-IMpoRTANT.


of whom it may concern; particularly owners OF pas
scn~cr vessels and PASSENGERS:
AN ACT TO provide Tor the ventilation OF passenger
vessels and Tor other purposes
| BE il cnqcied bU the Senate and House Of Rcprcscn-
tgtrps of The United States of linerca in Congress
assembled, That all vessels. whether of the United
States or any other country having sufficient capac
ty, according TO law, for fifty more passengers
(othcr than cabin passengers shall when employ
ed in transporting such passengers between the Uni
ted States aud Europe, have on the upper deck, for
the use of such passengers house over the passage
way leading 10 the apartment allotted to such pas
gcrs below deck firmly secured to the deck or comb
inns of the hatch with two DOORS the sills Of which
shall be at least one foot above the deck so construct
ed that one door window in such house may at all
times be left open for ventilation; and all vessels
| CmpuyCd and having the capacity 10 carry one hun
drcd and fifty such passengers or more, shall have
two such houses; and the stairs or ladder leading
down the aforesaid apartment shall be furnished with
handrail of wood or strong rope: Pr0cided, neccr
theICSS Booty matches may be substituted for such
houses in vessels having three permanent decks.
Soc } dnd bc II fu.tLcr cnoctcd. That every such
vcss 90 nn,nIovcL and hovno the leoaI capartv fo.
more than one hundred such passengers, shall have
at least two vcntators to purify the apartment or
apartments occupied by such passengers OF which
shall be inserted in the after part OF the apartment or
apartments and the other shall be placed in the for
ward portion of the apartment apartments; aud one
OF them shall have cXhausting cap TO carry Oft the
Il
the fresh air. which said ventators shall have a ca
pacity proportional to the size of the apartment
apartments TO be purified; namely, ifthc apartment
| apartments will lawfully authorize the reception of
two hundred such passengers the capacity of such
ycn,jIators shall each of them be equal TO tube Of
twelve inches diameter in the clear, and in proper
ton for larger or smaller apartments and all said
tators shall rise al least four feet and inches
above the uppcr deck of any such vessel, and be of
the most apnroycd form and constructions PrOUiGcd,
That if it Shall appear from the report be made and
approycd as proy idcd in the seventh section of this
act that such vessel is equally well ventilated by any
other means such other means of ventilation shall be
deemed and held to be a compliance with the provi
sions of this section
Sec g 4,d be il further cnocfed That every YES
sci carrying more than fifty such passengers, shall
have for their lsc on deck housed and conveniently
arranged at least one cohoosc and COOKING range the
dimensions of which shall be equal TO four feet long
| and one foot six inches wide for every two hundred
passengers and provision shall be made in the man
ncr aforesaid in this ratio for greater or less number
of nasscpmcrs.-P rorjded bo,pcrcr That nothing
herein contained shall take away the right to make
sucb ARRANGEMENTS for cooking between decks if that
shall he deemed desirable
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anu oeas' .n ii.c p1'Hus " Po,"oto' 0no a' "
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and sufficient smpplv of fuel for cooking but at
| nIaces whore either ricc o,tmcal wheat flour or
meas and beans cannot be procured of rood quality
and ON reasonable terms the quantity ocithcr or any
of the other last named articles may be increased and
substituted Therefore and in case potatoes cannot BE-
procured on reasonable FERNS one pound of either of
s,id articles may he substituted in lien of five nounds
or notancs and The canoins of such vessels shall de-
liver TO each passenger at least one tenth part of the
aforesaid provisions weekly commencing on the day
of saline and daily at least three quarts of water
and sufficient rnc for coo,nn. and if The passengers
On hoard of anv such vessel in which the provisions
fuel and water herein required shall not have been
provided MS aforesaid shall at any time be put on
short allowance during any VOYAGE the master or
| owner nr onv such VESSELS shall nav TO each and
every nassr,cr who shall have bern mt ON short al
Iownncr the snm of three dollars for each and every
d,v they NAV have been ON such short allowance 10
br rrcoyrrcd in the crcuit or district court of the
United States: Prorided nepeytieless That nothing
II rein contained shall prevent any passenger with
the consent of the captain, from furnishing Tor him
sell the articles OF food herein spccicd and, II put
on board in good order, it shall fully satisfy the pro-
visions OF this act so lar as regards food: 1nd p0rt-
ded, JUter, That any passenger, may, also, with the
consent OF the captain furnish Tor himself an cquva-
lent for the articles OF food required IN other and dit
tcren articles, and II, without waste or neglect on
the part of the passenger or inevitable accident they
prove insufficient, and the captain shall furnish com
Portable food TO such passengers during the residue
of the voyage, this in regard to food shall also be
compliance with the terms of this act.
Soc 1nd be II further cuncicJ THAT tbc can
.; n 49, I'll ,,ossoI ca c,nnIovrd i hcrcb,, ant bnr
;nd 70 ryinta;n GOOD discinIinc and such habits of
Ir;,nss among snch messengers rs will tend TO the
rsarot;on and incarnation ofRcalth. and 10 that end
bc sbaI cansc snch rc~,ations as he NAV adopt for
ti ,mrnosc 70 he posted nm before sailing. on board
sn I'LL in I,c, sibIc tosucb na.sfngers and
shaII kc ,hc Same so nostrd nm dnrino the vovaor.
nJ i IS b,, made tb. dntv IF said captoin 70 caisc
th narcnt 3ccnnedb v sncb passengers TO be kent at
Ill ,;'ns i; n clnan healthy state and The owners of
,, s,ch ycsscI 81 emnI6vcd are reonired 70 con
, he dccks and ali pars of said anartmcnt 50 that
~ nn he tboronahlv clconscd. and they shall also
nroy ide safe, convenient priyv or wnter-closct for
pro'lue " "', oo,' '., I i',' II,15 n, ,S,o