The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-01
The Emigrant Laws Of New York.

NV ~ canning TO the city OF New York.
po, AnriI M ls49 three ffths being present.
ia Peeph Of he State Of New York, represented in
1~ S1mate and assembly, do enact as foiiows:
Section / The first section of act entitled AN !
act concerning passengers in vessels coming the city
of New York" passed May 8, 1S47 is hereby amended
within twenty tours after thu landing of any pas
senger from ship or vessel arriving at the port o
this State, from any country out of the United
States, the master commander of the snip or vessel
from which such passenger or passengers shall have
been landed shall make report in writing on oath or
affirmation to the mayor Of the city OF New York or in
his absence other inability to serve to the per-
charging the duties Of his Office which report shall
state the place of BIRTH last legal residence
and occupation Of every person or passenger who shall
landed from such ship vessel her last
said port not being citizen Of the United States and
who shall have within the last preceding twelve months
arrived from any country out of the United States any
place within the United States and who shall have
paid the Communication money, or been bonded accord
ing to the provisions OF this act of the hereby
amended Of the act Of February H. 1924 concerning
passengers in vessels coming to the port of New York
paid communication money under the provisions of
this any former act. The said report Shall contain
q like statement of all such persons passengers as
aforesaid as shall have landed been suffered land
from such ship vessel at place during such
last voyage, who shall have been put board,
suffered to go board Of any ship boat with
the intention of proceeding to and landing the said
city OF New York, or elsewhere within the limits of
this State. The said report shall further specify whe-
Their any said passengers so reported are unatic
idiot, deaf dumb blind or in6rm and If So whether
they accompanied by relatives likely be able to
support them and shall further specify particularly
the names last place of residence and of all
sengers who may have died during the said voyage
Of such vessel also the names and residence of the
owners of such vessel In case any such mas
ter or commander shall omit neglect to report
aforesaid, any such person passenger with the par
tculars aforesaid or shall make any false report
statement In respect to such person ssenger
or in respect to the Of any such vessel
or in respect to all any Of the particulars herenbe
lore speclhed such master or commander shall forfeit
the sum Of seventy dollars for every such passen
GER IN regard 10 whom any such omission or neglect
shall have occurred, any such false report
ment shall be made for which the owner or owners,
consgnee or of every such ship vessel shall
also be liable. Jointly and severay. and which may be
sued for and recovered MS hereinafter provided.
g. The second section Of said act hereby amended
to read
1t shall be the duty Of the said mayor other per-
son discharging the duties of his Office aforesaid by
endorsement to be made on the said report to re-
quire the ewner o consgnee of the ship or vessel
from which such persons were landed, to give
raj bond to the people OF the State in penalty three
hundred dollars for each and every person passen
ger included in such report such bond being secured
hereinafter provided and conditioned to indemnify
and save harmless the commissioners of emigration
and each and every city town county in this state
from any cost which said commissioners of such citv
town country shall incur the relief support
OF the named in the bond within five years from
the date of such bond, and also to indemnify and re-
fund to the said commissioners of emigration any ex-
pense or charge they may necessarily incur the
support or medical of the person named therein
received into the marine hospital any other nti
tuition under their charge Each and every bond shall
be secured by two or more sufficient sureties being
sidents of the State If New York each of whom shall
prove by oath otherwise that he owner of free
hold in the State of the value of three hundred dol
against him, including therein any contingent claim
which may accrue from upon any former bond
given under the provisions of this act such bond
may at the option of the party be secured by mort
OF real estate by the pledge and transfer of
public stock Of the United States of the State of
New York, or of the city Of New York. or by deposit
OF the amount Of the penalty i'll bank or trust
company; such security real or personal having been
hrst approved by the said mayor 1t shall be lawful
for any owner or consignee at any time within three
days after the landing Of such passengers
from any ship or vessel in the port of New York to
commute for the bond or bonds required by paying
to the health commissioner of the city of New York,
the of dollar and fifty cents for each every
passenger reported by him by law required; the
cept Of such sum by such health commissioner shall
be deemed full and sufficient discharge from the re-
quirements of giving bonds above provided The
said health commissioner is hereby required to pay
once daily the same money with an account thereof to
the chamberlain of the city of New York. The said
health commissioner shall receive in lieu of fees and
per centages, salary Of two thousand dollars per
annum and shall give bonds to be approved of by
Of the judges of the Supreme court in the penalty of
thousand dollars the faithful performance his duty
8 Section three of said act is amended read
as follows
II shall be the duty of the commissioners of emigra-
ton hereinafter named to examine into the condition
OF passengers arriving at the port of New York in any
ship or vessel and for that purpose all any of the
said commissioners such other person persons as
they shall appoint shall be authorized to go on board
and through any such ship vessel, and if such
gers any lunatc. idiot, deaf dumb blind nrm per-
sons not members Of emigratng families, who from
attending circumstances are likely to become perma-
nently public charge who have been paupers in
any other country, who from sickness disease
listing at the time Of departing from the foreign port
are likely soon to become q public charge they
shall report the same to the said mayor particularly
and therenpon and unless bond as required in the
second section this act shall ha been given the said
mayor the person discharging the duties of his
office shall require, in the endorsement to be
aforesaid, or in any subsequent endorsement or en-
dorsements thereon, and in addition to the commuta-
ton money, that the owner consgnee of such ship
vessel with sufficient suretes, shall
cute joint and several bond to the people of the
State in a penalty of five hundred dollars for every
such passenger, conditioned to indemnify and save
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and every city town county within this State from
any further cost charge which said commissioners
any such city town county shall incur for the main
tenance support of the person persons named in
such bond or any Of them, within ten years from the
shall be required justify before and to the satsfac
lion Of the officer making such endorsement and by
their oath or affirmation shall satisfy such officer that
they respectively residents Of the State of New
York, and worth double the amount Of the penalty Of
such bond over and above all debts liabilities and all
property exempt from execution The subseaue en-
dorsemen authorized in this section NAV be made mt
any time within ten days after such examination Of
the landing Of any such person passenger
a. If any person for whom bond shall have been
as Aforesaid shall within the time specified in
such bond become chargeable upon any city, town
county OF this State, or upon tho moneys under the
control Of the said commissioners aforesaid the said
commissioners may bring action such bond in
the name OF the people of the State, and shall be
titled to recover on such bond from time time SO |
much money not in the whole exceeding the penalty
Of such bond exclusive of costs shall be sufficient
defray the expenses incurred by any such city, town
county the said commissioners for the mante-
nance and support OF the Tor whom suea bond
ect and apply such money from of the real or other
security mortgaged pledged deposited therefor in
conformity to this act.
IS. If any consignee aforesaid shall re-
fuse neglect to give such bond bonds, and
cury therefor herein before required for each per-
son or landing from his ship vessel with
in three days after the landing of such
sengers in respect to bonds required by the second
section of this act shall not within that time have
paid the moneys authorized by said second section to
be received in cases where such bonds herein
or on
sgnee Of such ship vessel severaly and respective
ly shall be subject to penalty of five hundred dollars
for each and every person or passenger whose
count such bond may have been required for whom
such communication money might have been paid under
this act such pena to be sued for provided in the
twelfth section of the said act hereby amended
g. The first section of the act entitled "An act to
amend an act entitled An act concerning passengers