The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-29

Law Of New York consuming the Arrived
State.
AN ACT TO AMEND THE ACT ENTITLED GAN ACT oon-
icERsiso PASSENGERS ARRIvrsc AT THE PORTS OF
ENTRY AND LANDINGS IN THIS srArR," AND TO RE.
PEAL THE ACT AMKNDAIoRr THEREOF, pAssss
APRIL ii, lSi9 Passed April 8, 1851.
The people q the Ssate Of Nero York represented ~
Section l. The first section Of the act entitled
can act concerning passengers arriving at ths
ports Of entry and landings in this State," passed
December 10, 1877, Is hereby amended as to read
I" SEQ. l. Within twenty. four hours after the az
rival Of any ship or vessel at any port Of entry
or landing plaee in this State, situated northesly
the river St. Sawreuce, Lake Ontario, the Ma
CARA river, and Lake Erie, from any Of tho United
States other than this State, or from any country
out Of the United States, the master or comman-
der Of any such ship or vessel shall make a re-
port, on oath affirm alton, to the President d
the Board of Trustees of the village in which
such port may be, or in case Of his absence or
othor inability to serve, to either Of the trustees
Of said village, or if such port be within the ju-
risdction Of an incorporated city, then such re-
port shall be made to tho mayor Of such city, in
case OF his Absence to one Of the aldermen thereof
or if such port or landing be without the jursdc-
ton of any Incorporated city or village, then such
report shall be made to Of the overseers of tho
poor of the town in which such port or landing NAV
be, which report shall state the name, place of britt.
person or passenger arriving in such ship or vessel
on her last voyage to said port, not being citizen
of the United States, emigrating to the United
States or the territories thereof and who shall not
have executed the bond or paid the Communication
money mentioned III the next section of this act in
case any such master or commander shall omit or
neglect to report rs aforesaid, shall mako any
false report or statement IN respect to any such per-
son or passenger, i'll all any of the particulars
hereinbefore specified, such master commander
shall forfeit the sum Of seventyye dollars for every
uch person or passenger in regard to whom any
such omission neglect shall have occurred, or any
such false report OF statement shall be made, for
which the owner OF owners of every such ship
sci shall also be liable jointly and seyerally, and
which may be sued for and recovered hereinafter
provided.
Sec 2. Section of said act is amended SO as to
read as foows:-lt shall be the duty Of the officer
to whom such report shall be made, by an eudorso-
ment to be made on such report, to require the
ter or commander Of such ship vessel, within
twentyfour hours after tho arrival Of such ship
vessel AT the port or landing, to execute to tho
Ierintendents Of the poor Of the county bond fer
each and every such person, IN the penal sum of five
hundred dollars, with one or more sureties, to be ap-
proved by the officer making such endorsements, con-
dtioned to pay all damages, costs, charges and ex
renses that any county, city, or town. within this
STATE, shall incur ia tho support and maintenance Of
such person within five years from the date of such
bond. But such master or commander may COM
mute for such bond by paying to the person men
toned in the section as aforesaid, the Of one
dollar for such person. and the payment Of such
shall be in full discharge of such master or coma
mander from all liability for the support Of such
person, and from his liability to give such bond.
Sec. 3. Section seventh Of said act is amended -
to ead us follows
See. T. If any master or commander as aforesaid
shall neglect or refuse to give such bond, or pay
over such sum OF money is hereinbefore required
for communication money, for each and every such
person within twenty iour hours after the arrival oS
such vessel at such port landing every such oon
mander, and tho owner owners of such ship 0c
vessel, seyeray and and respectively, shall be sub
jcct to penalty OF seyentyfve dollars for each and
every person or passenger, on whose account suoh
master commander shall have neglected or re-
fused to give such bond pay such communications
money, to be sued for in the manner hereinafter
provided.
sec. 4. Section eight Of said act is hereby amend
cd to read rs follows--Ihe penalties and for
FIXTURES provided by this act may be sued for aud
reoovere T. with costs OF suit, by either Of the
seers of the poor Of the city towr where such
money ought to be paid, in the name Of the super
Of tho poor of the said county, in any
court having cogni2ance thereof, and when rccov-
cred, shall be applied to the purpose specified in said
act; such superintendents overseers OF the poor
may also prosecute in their name any bond
given in pursuance Of the second section of this act
the conditions of the Same have not been
ulflled.
See. 5. The act to amend an act entitled an act
concerning passengers arriving at the ports of entry
and landing in this state, passed April Ill, l5!9 Is
hereby repealed.
See. d. This act shall take effect Immediately.
STATE or NEW YORK, SEcpErARY's OFFICE.
have compared the preceding with tho original
nw file in this Office, and do certify that the
S n correct transcIp, thorefrom, and Of the whsis
OF the said original CHRISroruER MORGAN,
Secretary of State.