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

apply, far applicable to appeals from such mayor
or other magistrate. But such appeal shall not
thorze the detention of such luggage effects after
the payment of the sum which such mayor magis-
tratc shall adudge 10 be justly due from such emgrant
81. Section five of the said act is hereby amended so
as to read follows
Noperson shall in any city in this State solicit emil
grant passengers their luggage for emgrant board
ing houses passenger Offices forwarding transporta
ton lines without the license of the MAYOR of such CITY
for which ne shall pay the sum Of twenty dollars per
annun and give satisfactory bonds to said mayor in
the penal sum three hundred dollars security
his good behaviour; shall any person not native
naturaized citizen of the United States be licensed
The said mayor may at any time revoke such license for
in conspicuous place about his person badge plate
| of such character and in such manner said mayor
shall prescribe with the words g licensed 'smgrant
runner inscribed thereon, with his and the
number Of his licenses person who not of approved
good moral character shall be licensed as such runner
| Every person who shall solicit alien emigrant pas
sengers others for the benefit of boarding houses
passenger offices or forwarding lines upon any street,
lane alley or upon any dock pier or public highway,
any other place within the corporate bounds of any
city in this State upon any waters adjacent thereto
which any of said cities may have jurisdiction,
without such license shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment in
the county prison jail not less than three months
nor eedng year But this section shall not be
construed to prohibit the propretors of emgrant
boarding houses from soliciting cmigrant passengers
on their account without such license Or licensed
enigrant boarding house kecpersD anything in
ton two to the contrary Observation-Disclosures.
AN ACT to amend An act for the protection of emf
grants arriving in the State of New York; Passed
|
The People Of The STATE Of iNep York represented in
Senate and .qssembly do enact as folows-
Section l. The third and seventh sections OF the act
entitled An act for the protection of emigmnts
irving in the State of New York;" is hereby amended
| so read as follows
So All persons keeping houses in any of the cities of
this State for the purpose lof boarding emigrant pas
senger shall be required to have license for said pur
pose from the mayor of the city in which such houses
are located and such person licensed shall pay to
the said city the sum Of ten dollars per annum, and
shall give bonds satisfactory to said MAYOR with one or
| dred
for their good behaviour and the proper conduct of all
agents and runners in their employ; and said mayor is
hereby authorized to revoke said license for
Every keeper of such boarding house shall, under
penalty OF fifty dollars, cause to be kept consciously
English, German, Dutch, French and Welch langu-
ages, and printed upon business cards, to be kept
for distribution as hereinafter provided list of the
rates of prices which will be charged emgrants por day
and week for board and lodging and also the rates for
separate meals which card shall contain the name Of
the keeper Of such house with its number and
the of the street in which such house is situated
list in the city of New York. in the office of the COM
missioners OF emigration, and in each of the other
cities of this state with the mayor Of said city and
with the agent of the commissioners of emgration and
the keeper Eany emgrant boarding house who shall
neglect refuse to post list of rates to keep bust
ness cards above provided, who shall charge,
receive permit suffer to be charged received
for the Of such keeper for any other person. any
greater sum than according to the rates of prices
posted and printed on business cards; and If any
ner employed by emgrant boarding house keeper,
or any emigrant boarding house keeper himself shall
engage any cmigrants as guests for such boarding
house without delivering to every such emigrant
printed business card us above provided he shall upon
conviction thereof be deprived of his her license,
and be punished by fine not less than fifty
than one hundred dollars to be recovered in the city
Of New York by the commissioners of emigration and
in the other cities of this State by the mayors thereof
and any person who shall keep boarding or lodging
house for emigrants within any Of the cities of this
State who shall refuse or neglect to obtain license in
pursuance of the provisions Of this section SHALL upon
the first conviction forfeit the penalty of one hundred
dollars, and upon subsequent conviction shall forfeit
the penalty oftwo hundred dollars to be recovered by
| the persons and in the manner above set forth.
! I. No person persons shall exercise the vocation
of booking en,igrant passengers. taking money for
their inland fare or for the transportation OF the lug
gage Of such passengers without keeping public office
for the transaction Of such business, nor without
the license OF the mayor Of the city in which such Office
shall be located for which shall be paid the sum of
twenty-five dollars per annum. Every such Office and
place for weighing luggage shall be, at all times when
business being transacted therein open to the
mssioncrs Of emigration their agent duly appointed
and scales or weights shall be used for such pur
pose but such as have been inspected and sealed by
the city inspector Of weights and every such esab
lishment shall have posted in conspicuous place and
manner at its place OF business in the English, Ger
man. Dutch, French, and WEIGH languages, list of
prices rates of fare for the passage Of emgrant pas
sengers and the price per hundred pounds trans
portation of their luggage to the principal places to
which the proprietors thereof to convey such
passengers and shall also deliver copy Of such list
to the commissioners of emigration to their agent
in any city where such agency shall be established;
and any person or company who shall charge re-
ceiye or allow to be charged received by
in his or their employment, greater amount than is
specified in said list Of prices who shall defraud any
shall receive money from emigrant emigrants for
their passage for the transportation of their luggage
and shall refuse neglect to issue to the person per-
sons paying their fare for the transportation of
their luggage, ticket which shall state the time and
place of such issue the number Of persons paying,
the distance in miles to the place to which fare is
ceved, the amount received the number of pounds
OF baggage and the price per hundred pounds for it's
transportation which said ticket shall be signed by the
person persons in whose the establishment is
conducted and more than person is interested in
the partner then tho full name of all the
sha he nted
written on the ticket who shall issue any such ticket
directed to an agent without first having made arrange
mens with some responsible person persons act
his her or their agent or who shall issue ticket
aforesaid for the passage Of any emgrant his
luggage which shall not be promptly redeemed by the
agent consgnee according to the terms of agree
ment, set forth in the ticket who shall in any way
any emigrant for the of any luggage
made with an emgrant, who shall issue to any per-
son blank receipts signed by him them who shall
permit his her. or their name or names to be used by
any other person in said business Of book
ing emigrant passengers and their luggage taking
for their fare transportation of their luggage
SHALL together with all other persons concerned in the
violation Of these provisions be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be punished
by confinement in the city county prison. not less
than six nor more than twelve months and any per-
son or company receiving money aforesaid for the
passage Of cmigran for the transportation of their
luggage without such Office and license who shall
refuse admission aforesaid to such Office place of
weighing luggage during the time Of transacting bust
ness therein who shall neglect to post the said list
of rates aforesaid who shall neglect refuse
copy aIOresalu, VINO snail make
any arrangement engagement with any cmigran for
his passage or transportation or runner agent
connected with employed by such forwarding estab
lshment make such engagement arrangement with |
out delivering to every such emgrant printed card
Tin the language of the country to which said emgrant
may BELONG Of prices rates Of fare, which will be
charged every emgrant for his passage for trans
portaton Of his baggage effects to the principal
places the route which he, the said emigrant is
about to travel every such keeper owner
ers, or runner, runners connected Herewith any
licensed emigrant runner, runners, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be
punished by imprisonment in the county prison for
period not less than three than six months.
Licenses under this section may be revoked cause
and person shall be licensed under this section who
Is not Of good moral character and citizen of the Uni
ted States.
5 q The commissioners Of emigration are hereby au-
thorzed to employ such agents clerks and servants
they shall deem necessary for the purposes aforesaid
and they shall appoint at least agent in each OF
the cities of Albany Rochester and Buffalo, and pay