The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-15
Laws In Relation to Passengers.

Engineer, Norfolk; John Hancock, Boston,
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Laws In Relation to Passengers.
As there appears to be great difference of
opinion existing in relation to the various passenger
laws in force, We publish them to-day for the
information of the public. 1t will be seen that the
old law of 1919 is repealed by the act of AZ. and
that portion of the act of Al is amended by the
one of AS Owners and masters of steamships
think they are exempt from the penalties of these
laws. This is not So The act of May 81, 184s,
entitled San act extending privileges to American
vessels engaged in a certain mentioned trade and
for ether purposes" especially provides, thus
" steamships shall conform to the laws providing
for the delivery of manifests, of cargo and pas
sengers taken board such foreign port; thai
it will be perceived that the steamers sailing to and
from Havana, Chagfes and other ports, are liable
to the same penalties vessels engaged in the pas
senger carrying trade. 1t is necessary that these
laws should be enforced in every instance, Is it is
mol to be supposed that Congress would have passed
laws for the protection of the foreign emgrant
without providing for our own citizens. The sea.
son is fast approaching when we may expect sick
ness. The over-crowded steamers almost daily
arriving, have, must, and will cause it, unless
checked. Good and wholesome laws have been
passed to protect u.s. and it is the duty of the au
thorilies in charge of this subject that each
and every vioiator is held amenable to them:
PASSENGER LAW. ..
CHAPTER Kill. An Act 10 Propide for the Ven
tilation Of Passenger Vessels, and for other
purposes. '- .s-
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of The United States Of
America IN Congress assembled, That all vessels
whether of the United States any other country,
having sufficient capacity, according to law, for
fifty or more passengers, toher than cabin passen-
gers,l shall, when employed in Transporting such
passengers between the United States and Europe,
have on the upper deck, for the use of such pas.
sengers, house over the passage way leading to
the apartment allotted to such passengers below
deck, firmly secured TO the deck, combings of the
hatch, with two doors, the stills OF which shall be
at least one foot above the deck, constructed that
one door or window in such house may all times
be left open for ventilation and all vessels
poyed. and having the capacity to carry one hun
dred and fifty such passengers, or more, shall have
two such houses : and the stairs ladder leading
down to the aforesaid apartment shall be furnished
with hand-rail of wood or strong rope: ProUided
nevertheless, Boobyhatches may be substituted for
such houses in vessels having three permanent
| decks
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted, That every
| such vessel so employed, and having the legal ca.
pacty for more than one hundred such passengers
| shall have at least two ventators to purify The
apartment or apartments occupied by such passen-
| gers; one of which shall be inserted in the after.
par OF the apartment or apartments, and the othel
shall he placed in the forward portion of the apart
ment or apartments and one of them shall have
an exhaust'Dg cap to carry off the foul air, and the
| other receiving cap to carry down the fresh air
which said ventiators shall have capacity pro
| porloned to the size of the apartment or apart
ments to be purified namely, if the apartment o
apartments will lawfully authorize the reception
of two hundred such passengers, the capacity O
| such ventiators shall each of them, be equal TO
tube of twelve inches diameter in the clear and il
proportion for larger or smaller apartments and al
said ventiators shall rise at least four feet and s
inches above the upper deck of any such vessel
ah' be of the most approved form and construc
| tion PROVIDED, That if it shall appear, from III
repo-' to be made and approved, as provided in tn
sevttin section OF this act, that such vessel i
| esut ag ell ventilated by any other means, sucl
: one ms of ventilation shall be deemed, an
h-id 10 -, compliance with the provisions of thi
4 HtCt4JiI.
SEC. ,. And be 1t further enacted, That ever
| vessel carrying more than fifty such passengers
shall have ior their use on deck, housed and con
| vaniently arranged, at least camboose or cook
| ing range, the dimensions OF which shall be equa
TO our feet long and one foot six inches wide fc
every Two hundred passengers aud provision sha
be made in the manner aforesaid, in this ratio, ft
greater or less number of passengers Prouidec
hooceUer, That nothing herein contained shall tax
away the right to make such arrangements fl
, cooking between decks, if that shall be deeme
| desirable
SEC. 4. And be IT, further enacted, That all ve
sells employed as aforesaid, shall have board, f
| the Use of such passengers, at the time of leavL
| The last port whence such vessel shall sail, we
| secured under deck, for each passenger, at lea
| fifteen pounds OF good navy bread, ten pounds
rice, Ten pounds of oatmeal, ten pounds of whe
: flour, ten pounds OF peas and beans, thirty fl
pounds OF potatoes, one pint of vinegar, sixty ga
Ions OF fresh WATER ten pounds of sailed pork, IRE
\ of bone, all TO be of good quality, and sufcie
supply of fuel for cooking but at places whe
| ellher rice, oatmeal, wheat -four, or peas al
beans, cannot be procured of good quality, and
reasonable terms, the quantity of either or any
,e the other last mentioned articles may be increase
- aud substituted therefor and in case potatoes
~ moi be procured on reasonable terms, one pound
We either Of said articles may be- substituted in lieu
IT, five pounds OF potatoes; and the captains OF SUI
vessels shall deliver to each passenger at east OF
tenth part of said provisions weekly, cOmmenci
e The day of sailing, and daily at least three qua
ls8 of water, and sufficient fuel for cooking and
~ the passengers on board of any such vessel IN wh
The provisions, fuel and water herein required, sh
3 not have been provided as aforesaid, shall at d
q time be put on short allowance during any voya
40 the master or owner of any such vessels shall
81 10 each and every passenger who shall have bs
~. put on short allowance The sum of three dollars
'' each and every day they may have been on 81
short allowance, to be recovered in the circuit
er: | district court OF the United States Provided
"a uertheiess, That nothing herein contained, 81
ii prevent any passenger, with the consent of
captain, from furnishing for himself the article
:" food herein specified; and if put on board in g
by order, it shall fully satisfy The provisions ofthis
el so far regards food; And proUided further,
the any passenger may, also, with the consent of
&C. captain, furnish for himself an equivalent for
articles of food required IN other and different
tices; and if, without waste or neglect on
ber part OF the passenger, or inevitable accident,
TX prove insufficient, and the captain shall fur
w~ comfortable food TO such passengers during the
.es sidue OF he voyage this in regard to food shall
II be compliance with the terms of this act.
in SEC D. And be Il further enacted, That the
en- tain OF any such vessel oemployed hereby
mp ized TO maintain good discipline, and such habi
i'm cleanliness among snch passengers as will ten