The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-07


last legal residence. age, and occupation, Of
every person or passenger, who shall have landed
from such ship, vessel, on her last voyage to said
port, not being citizen of the United States, and
who shall have, within the last twelve months, ar
rived from any country out Of the United States.
at any place within the United States, and who
been bonded according TO the provisions Of this act
or of the act hereby amended, of the act Of
February eleventh. eighteen hundred and twenty
four, concerning passengers in vessels coming to
money under the provisions Of this or any former
act. The same report shall contain a like state
ment of all such persons or passengers aforesaid.
as shall have been landed, been suffered to land.
from any such ship or vessel, at any place, during
such last voyage or who shall have been put on
board, suffered to 60 board, Of any other ship.
vessel, boat, with the intention OF proceeding to.
and landing at, the said city Of New York; or else.
where, within the limits of this State. The said
report shall further specify whether any Of the said
passengers, 50 reported are lunatic IDIOT deaf;
sixty years; also designating all such passengers as
shall be under the age of thirteen, or widows having
families, or women without husbands having fami-
lies with the and ages Of their families; and
places Of residence, and ages Of all passengers who
may have dedl during the said last voyage Of such
vessel; also the names and residences Of the owner
or owners Of such vessel. In case any such master
or commander shall omit or neglect to report, as
aforesaid, any such person or passenger, with the
particulars aforesaid shall make any false repor.
U IL,
senger, or in respect to the owner owners Of any
such vessel in respect to any Of the particulars
herein before specified such master tor commander
shall forfeit the sum OF seventy-fve dollars for
every such passenger in regard to whom any such
omission or neglect shall have occurred, or any
such false report or statement shall be made, for
which the owner or owners, consgnee or consgnees.
Of every such ship or vessel, shall be liable also,
Jointly and severally, and which may be sued for.
and recoG cred, aa hereinafter provided.
81. Section third of the said act, concerning pas
,,engers coming to the city Of New York, passed
May fifth, eighteen hundred and forty-seyen, as
the same was amended by section three Of the act
to amend certain acts, concerning passengers
coming, to the port Of New York, passed April
further amended as to read as follows:-lt shall
be the duty of the Commissioners Of Emigration,
hereafter named, to examine into the condition Of
passengers arriving 1T the port Of New York. in
any ship vessel, and for that purpose, ALL any,
Of the said commissioners, or such other person
persons as they shall appoint, shall be authorized
to 60 on board and through every such ship or
vessel and if, on such examination, thore shall be
found among such passengers, any lunatic, idiot,
deaf, dumb, blind, ma imed, or infrm persons. or
persons above the age Of sixty years, or widow with
and with child or children, or any person unable
to take Of himself or herself without becoming
public charge, or who. from any attending cir
cumstances, are likely to become public charge,
or who, from sickness disease, existing ut the
time Of departure from the foreign port, are, are
likely soon to become, public charge, they shall
report the same to the said Mayor particularly; and
thereupon, and unless bond, required in the sec
ond section act. shall have been given the said
Mayor the person dscha-gng the duties Of his Of
flee, shal require, tho endorsement to be made
aforesaid, or on any subsequent endorsement or
endorsements thereon, and IN addition to the cem-
mutation money, that the owner or csnsignee Of
such ship vessel, with or more sufficient sure
ties, shall execute joint and several bond, to the
people Of the State in penalty Of FIVE hundred
dollars, for every such passenger, conditioned to
Indemnity and save harmless the Commissioners Of
Emigration, and each and every city, town, or
county, within the State, from any further cost or
charge, which said commissioner or any such city,
town, or county, shall incur for the maintenance
or support Of the person or persons named in such
bond. or any Of them, within FIVE years from tho
date Of such bond. The sureties to the said bonds
shall be required to justify before and to the
satisfaction of the officer making such endorsement,
and by their oath or affirmation shall satisfy such
oihcer that they are respectively residents OF tho
Of the penalty of such bond, over and above all
debts, liabilities, and all property exempt from
execution. The subsequent endorsement autho-
rized in this section may be made at any time
within thirty days after such examination or Of tho
landing OF any such person passenger.
). The eighth section Of chapter three hundred and
f!y Of theliw Of eighteen hundred and forty nine
is hereby amended SO as to read as follows The
Commissioners of Emigration are authorized 70 en-
Iloy, and appoint, and dismiss at pleasure, super
in;endent, assistant physicians and such other off,
GERS, nurses, and orderlics, and such servants,
care Of the Marine and other hes pitfalls used for
quarantine, and TO pay all needful expenses there
tor out OF the moneys under their control But the
moneys received under any Of the provisions Of this
act. as Communication money, or upon bonds given
for or on account of any persons passengers land
ing from vessels at the port Of New York, or else
where, shall not be applied or appropriated to any
other purpose, use, than to defray the expenses
incurred for The cure, support, or maintenance Of
such persons or passengers, nor shall such pa ssen-
gers be entitled to any aid from the commissioners
Of Emigration after they shall have left the State Of
New York and nothing in this act contained shall
be deemed TO affect the authority Of the BOARD Of
Health, nor the mode Of appointment Of the health
officer, resident physician, Or Commissioners ot
Health OF the city Of New York, to prevent the
health officer from selecting his own medical assist
ants other than these Of the Marine Hospital, for
any duties required by law to be discharged by him.
o. under bis authority,
s g. Section seventeen Of chapter three hundred
aud fifty, OF tho laws Of eighteen hundred ard forty
zine, Is hereby amended rs T. read AZ follows -
The health officer shall, by virtue OF his office, DO
physician If Marine Hospital lie shall reside
duties Of physician CT Marine Hospital, and dis
charge patients therefrom, without compensation
therefor. other Than is now by law allowed him as
health officer. lie shall perform the duties Of super
intendcnt without compensation. IL so required By
the Commissioners Of Emigration; and when tho
present health officer shall vacatc his Office his snc
ctssor shall pay the wages Of the boatsen WHOM
they shall respectively employ, and the Commits
s.obsI' - IHigEdt0a shsh "a mo respect DC NaDlo
therefor.
J. Section second Of chapter three hundred and
fifty, Il the lave a eighteen hundred and forty.niue.
il hereby amended TO read rs follows :-It
discbarging the duties OF his cffcs az aforesaid by
IN tDdorsement 10 be made on the said report to
quire the or consignee Of the ship or vessel
fit IN which such persons were landed, TO give n
several bond % the people of the State in penalty
OF three hundred dollars, for each aud every person
Or passenger included in guch report, such bond
being secured as hereinafter provided ard condi-
Toned 20 indemnify aud save harmless the Commits
oncrs Of Lmigration, and each and every city,
own, and county in this state, from any cost which
said commissioners, such city, town, or county
shall incur for the relief or support ~ the person
mined In the bond, within five years frtm the d.tc
Of such boud, and also e indemnify and refund to
the said Commissioners Of Emigration any expense
or CD rge they may necessarily incur fr the support