New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-05
The New Emigrant Security Law.

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SEcrIoS J. The irst section OF an act entitled A
act concerning IN vessels Coming - the CT
OF Nv York. passed May ) l>i' IS here anne nded q
a. g resd
Within twenty FOUR hours after the landing Of an
passenger from suy ship vessel striving ~ the pr
81 NsNYort from any Il the United states other tia
ths STATE irOE any country Out Of toe Jnlsd states
iAe mssier CT commander OF the ship or vessel ircn
~1ich such passenger or pass, shsl have bel
Ia ded shsl Make report 10 writing oath or Ill
usii0D. 70 the Msyor Of the City Of New York or Il
case OF bis so.euce other inA5tity serve 10 th
person dischsrsing the duties a his cfscr. which
porl hal state N. place OF birth set resi
dence szs and occupation % every person OF Pssse0
ger vno .hsl have landed from such ship vessel or
her sst voyage l. said port not being citizen o. TX
United states and who .n.l within last precedr
tse.vs Onihs arrived from soy country out Of the
| T nited : aies a. any place within the Unt'd Siai-s
and who shall no' have paid the commuiaiion mouey
have been bonded according 70 the provisions q hi
act OF the hereby amended Of the act 81 FEB
Il, l.2i concerning passers In vessels coming &c
the port OF New York. nor paid cOmmufstiOu mone y
under the provisions OF this or sny former sct The
sid report shall coatan Ike statement Of all suca
pe-sous or passengers soressd IS shall have land
ed been suffered 10 and from sny such ship vessel
AZ any pscc during such sst voysgs who shall have
been put board suffered 20 20 on board OF any
other ship vessel boat, with the Intention Of pro
ceecrg ~ and landing a. the said Cry of York or
elsewhere within the limits Of hs state. The said re
port shall farther specify whether any Of sad pssscn
!
lnfrm, sDd II o., whsther they accompanied by
relsiives likely g. BE- able % support them and shall
farther specify particularly the names let place % res
idence, and Of al passengers 10 may have died
durbg the sad sst voyage OF such vessel 10 case any
such master or ander shall omit negiect re-
port, aOresaid any such person or passenger with
the particulars Aforesaid shall make any false report
state IN respect u any such person passan
ger in all or any OF the particulars hrreinocore speci.
NED such or commander shall forfeit the cum
Of seventy i've On, for every slch passenger in re
gard TO whom sBy such omission or neglect shall have
occurred any iuch false report statement shah
BE- MADE for which the owner Or oEners cOnsgnee or
snees Of every such ship OF vessel .hsll ,sn -
liable u,y and severaly aud which may Be sued for
AID recovered 40 hereinafter provided.
SEC. The second sectiOn OF sid ac, 10 hereby
amended 20 read IL snail be the duty Of the said
Mayor other person dschargDg the frtes OF his OF
Ace aforesaid By an endorsement 10 be made on the
.sd report a. require the osuer or consigoee ~ the
ship vessel from which such persons landed TO
give several bOui 70 the o. Opr OF tho state in pen
sy Of $500 for esch and every person or passenger
Guided N such report such bond being secured as
hereinafter provided and conditioned 10 indemnity and
save harmless the Commissioners OF Emigration, and
each and every city town or county In h. state from
any cost vhich said Commissioners OF such city, town
county shall incur for the relief or support Of the
person named in the bond within I'VE yesrs from the
ds-e Of such bond and also 70 indemnify aud refund 10
the sad Commissioners of Emigration any expense or
charge they mHy neceesGry incur fr the support or
medical Of the person named therein II received
into the Marine Hospital any other institution under
their charge. Each and every bond shall be- secured
by more sufficient sureties. being residents OF
the State OF Hew-York erch Of whom shall prove oy
oath otherwise that he IL owner OF a freehold In
the state of tho value OF $500 and above all sny
claim lien thereon against him, including the
any contingent claim which may accrue rom or upon
any former bond given under the provisions Of This
act or .uch bond may the option OF the party be
secured by mortgage OF real estate by the Ilstge
ard transfer ot public stock of the United states ~ II
the state ~ New York Of the City 81 New YORK or
by deposit OF the amount OF the penalty in some ban
trus, company such security real or personal. hsv
ing spproyed By the sald Mayor IL shsi belaw
fol tor any cOnslgner At any time within three
days after the landing of such persons or passengers
fr,rn sny ship vessel In tho port Of New York -
commste for the eond or boud required by paying
g. the Hesih Co1rmssi0per OF the city OF New YORK
OF al 81 TOR aud every passenger reported
by him by law required the receipt OF such rum by
sucn Health Commissiooer shall bs deemed full and
sufficient discharge from the requirements Of giving
bonds as above provided. The SAID Health CoiD mis-
sioner 10 hereby required TO pay once daily tho
ssme money with an account thereof to the Cham
berlan 81 the City Of NewYork ! he said Health
Comrnissouer sh.ll receive in lieu of fees aud per
cents = salary OF e. 900 per snsum, and snail give
bouds TO be approved OF by one OF the Judges OF The
Supreme Court IN the penalty SOOOV Tor the iaith
ful performance Of his duty
sEc Section three OF said act IL amended so ss TO
read As olloss |. shall be the duty OF the Commits
siOners OF Emigration hereinafter named 10 examine
condition Of passengers arriving st the port Of
New York in any ship vessel and for that purpose
ali or any OF the said Commissioners or such other per
son or persons they shs sPPoIur shall be authorized
go oo.rd and sny such snip or vessel snd
II GA such examination there shall DO found among
such passengers any lunatc idiot deaf dumb blind or
nrfm persons, not members OF efngratng families or
who from attending circumstances are likely 20 become
permanently public charge. or who have been pau
pers any other country Who from sickness or dis
e.,e are likely soon n become public charge,
they sta report The same to the said Mayor particular
y Snd the gcupoD and unless bond as required the
md Of Al
the sid Mayor the person cschsrsDz TIE duties Of
hi. Office email require In the sndorsemen 10 be- made
aforesaid or in any subsequ-nt endorsement or ~
iOrss ments there and 10 addition 70 tns Communication
money thst consigne OF such chip or ses
-sl with or sufficient sur-res shall execute
Joint and several bond to the people OF the STATE 10
penalty Of hve hundred dollars Tor every such psssen
ger conditioned TO indemnify ard cave hsrmie" the
commissioners OF Emi grafton and esch and every city
town or county within this state from any farther eost
Or charge which said Commissioners or any such city
town or county shall incur fr the Maintenance or sup
port Of III. person persons named In such bond or
any Of them within ten years from tbs date OF such
bond The suretes t. the said bonds shall be required
Justify before and 10 the satisfaction oi the oc1f
making such endorsement and BY their OATH or snrms
ZION shall satisfy such ofcer that they are respectively
residents OF the state OF NewYork and worth double
the mouut Of the penalty Of such bond over and Shove
al dsbts liabilities sod all property exempt from exc.
cuton The subsequent enforcement authorized Ia this
section may be made any time within Ten days after
such exsminlion or Of the landing Of any such rson
passenger.
Sea il any person tor whom bond shall have
been giveu a. aforesaid seal xtnn the time specified
In .uca bond become ensrsesole upon any city Iosn
or county of this State, upon tho moneys under the
control OF the ssid Commissioners ~ Aforesaid. the
.aid Comrnissoners may bring sctiOn On such bond
IN the name OF the people OF this State, sDd shsl De
entitled 20 recover such bond from time 10 time 90
much money not IN the whole exceeding the penalty Of
,ucn bond exclusive Of costs 80 shall be saicient TO
eray III. expenses incurred BIZ any such city town or
county or the said Com msi0ners for the sints nsnc.
and support OF the person for whom saen BOND ""
gwen a. AFORESAID. aud shall be authorized ~ collect
and apply such money from any Of tue res' or o'ner
security morgsged. pledged or desposied therefor IN
conformity - tns act
-Ec. s. II any owner or cOnsignee as afofesa;' sos
refuse neglect - give any such bond or ooncs sua
,ecufity therefor bsrenheiore required Tor esrn
pers or passenger landing from his ship or vessel
within three days after the landing u s1cn p-rsons
or Ta.seBgsr. IN respect % bonds required oy he
,acosd section Of tbs act, or shaL not Slton That
tuss nave paid the moneys authorized oy sid cono
section % be received IN cases where such bonds ar
h.reia authorized % be c0nm1.ed tor, every s0en
over or consgnee Of such snip % vessel sever.liy
and re,oectively sns be saoiec; 70 penalty OF go
for each and every person or passenger on ~ho'-
account such bond may have been required, or 10,
.hon such eon N gtation money might have been paid
under thls act sucn penalty 10 be sued for as provi
d.d for IN The tsefsh section Of tie said act hereby
amended. a,
SIC e. TIE third section Of said act IL amended oy
adding thereto st the cad thereof the words following
The ,sioners Of Emigration shall also have, In
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