Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-04-17
BY AUTHORITY
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Public esl
An ACT to regulate the carriage passengers in steam

of any owned in whole part BY
country shall take board vessel any foreign port
places other than foreign contiguous territory OF me nj
ted States number of passengers than in proper
every such vessel, including
children nnder the Of year computation, and
computing two children and under eight years OF
passenger That spaces appropriated for the
of such passengers and which shall not be occupied by
stores or other goods not The personal baggage OF "sn pas
sengers, shall be in following proportion viz On the
main md poop decks platforms in the deck houses
mere De any, one passenger for each sixteen clea
eia feet deck IL the height distance between the decks
or platforms shall noi be less than six feet ana On The
lower deck mot being oop deck il one passen-
for eighteen such clear superficial feet If the height or
than six feet but so that passenger shall be carried
on any other deck or platform, nor upon any aeek,
where The height or distance between decks ls les
than six feet with intent to bring such passenger 70 me
United States and shall leave such port psce and bring
the United States or any sue master OF any vessel sas
lake on board his vessel at port or within the
passengers than The proportion afossad the space
aforesaid, the tonnage aforesaid with Intent TO carry
guous territory Aforesaid every such master shah be
deemed guilty of msdemeanor and upon there
Of be fore distrctcourt of the United States,
SHALL for each passenger taken board beyond the limit
soresaid or The space Aforesaid oe nnea 10 Inc sum o.
the Judge before whom the penalty shah be recovered not
safety Of the vessel thai any portion Of her
any other aes article should be placed
or Stored in any of the decks cabins other places appro
prated TO The use of passengers may placed
lockers enclosures prepared for the purpose on an exe
iior surface impervious the wave, capable of being
cleansed in like the decks platforms of the
vessel In however, shall the places thus provided
passengers the shall be deducted therefro, and in
all cases where prepared upper Of lock
enclosed spaces ha be deemed and taken TO be the
deck or platform from which shall be made for
ns IN s e and
refrom by an appropriate paton and furnished as It's
included space allowable passengers
shall not occupy than one hundred superficial feet of
where the height the decks is and oneha
feet fourteen clear superficial feet of deck shall be
the proportion required for each passenger.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That such vessel
shall have than two tiers of bsrhs and the interval
between lowest thereof and the deck platform
beneath shall not be less than nine inches and the berths
shall constructed, parallel with The sides the
self separated from each other by partitions, behs
ordinarily separated, and shall be at least six feet in
occupied by NO more Than one but double berhs
of twice the above width be constructed each berth
be occupied by no more by other, women
by woman children under the age eight
years. husband and wife, or BY man and two of his
members OF The same lamiy il there shall be any
violation of this section In of its provisions, then the
of the vessel and the thereof shall severay
forfeit pay of five dollars for each passenger
board said vessel such he recovered by the
United States in Port where such vessel may arrive or
depart
SIC D. And be further enacted That all vessels whether
OF the United States or any foreign country having sufficient
capacity space according 10 law for fifty
gers oher than cabin passengers shall when employed II
Europe have the upper Deck for the Of such pas
meSs allotted to such passengers below deck rmy
thu deck combngs Of the hatch, with two DOORS the
constructed that one window such house
all times be left open for ventilation; and all vessels
" such passengers MORE shall such houses
stairs ladder leading down to the sfOresad apart
rope BOBBY matches be substituted for such houses
SEC. And be further enacted That every such vessel
employed, and having the legal capacity TOR than
hundred such passengers sha have at ess two yen
such one Of which shall be inserted in the aer
of the apartment apartments and the other shall be
placed the forward portion of the apartment apartments
shall
foul air, and the other receiving to carry down the
fresh air; which venlaors shall have capacity proper
toned the the apartment apartments be pur
fed namely if the apartment apartments will fully
authorize the reception Of two hundred such the
capacity Of such venatoTs shall each be equal tube OF
10 inches diameter in the clear and proportion for argeror
smaller and all said veDlillaOrs shall
least feet six inches above the upper deck of such
sell and be Of the form and constructions but
shall appear from the report to be made and approved
hereinafter provided that such vessel Is equally we'll
tated by any other such other Of ventilation
shall be deemed and held 10 be compliance with the
visions of this section.
ing than fifty such shall have for their
deck, housed and conveniently arranged least
be equal TO four feet long aad foot six inches wide for
every two hundred passengers and provision shall be made
In the aforesaid, in this ratio, greater less
nHmber Of passengers but nothing herein contained shall
away the right make such arrangements cooking
between decks, II that shall be deemed desirable.
6. And be IL further enacted, That all vessels
leaving the last port
vessel shall SAIL well secured under deck each passenger
twenty pounds good navy bread pounds Of
rice fifteen pounds of oatmeal ten pounds of wheat 6our
fifteen pounds Of and BEANS twenty pounds Of pota-
POUNDS Of beef bone all good quality
but places where either rice oatmeal wheat -FOUR
and besns cannot be procured Of good quality and on rea
sonabe terms the quantity of either of the other last
named articles be increased and substituted therefor
potatoes be procured reasonable
pound Of either of said articles be substituted in
sells shall deliver to each passenger at least one tenth part oil
the aforesaid provisions weekly commencing the day OF
passengers board any which the proyis
and water herein required shall have been proyi
during voyage the such vessel
shall each and every who shall have been
and every day they have been put short allowances
be recovered in the circuit district court of the United
States aud it shall be the duty of the captains master OF
such ship 10 the food and provisions OF
all the to be well and properly cooked daily and
be served and distributed regular and stated
hours by in such other manner as shall be deemed
of which hours and of distribution due
and sufficient notice shall be given If the captain or mas
and distribute such provisions cooked as aforesaid
be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof before any district of the United
States, shall be fined not than thousand dollars
and shall be imprisoned for exceeding year,
Prouidsd, That the enforcement of this penalty shall
effect the civil responsibility of the captain and
owners to such passengers have suffered from such
SEc. = And be it further enacted That the captain of any
such vessel employed is hereby authorized maintain
good discipline and such habits Of cleanliness such
as will tend to the preservation and promotion
of health and to that end he shall such regulations
he may adopt for this be posted up before sail
ing, board such vessel place accessible pas
voySge; aud it is hereby made the duty said captain
the apartments occupied such passengers
all times In clean, healthy state and the of every
such vessel employed required construct the
decks and all parts Of said apartment that be thor
oughy ased and they shall also provide safe
nient pvy waercloset for the exclusive of
hundred such passengers. And when the weather
such that said cannot be mustered deck with
their bedding il shall be the duty of the captain of every
such vessel the deck occupied by such
be cleansed with chloride Of lime, other equally
efficient dsnecting AGENT and also at such other times as
said captain may deem necessary.
SEC g. And be further enacted, That the master and
owner oTownes of such vess employed which shall
be provided with the house houses the
prescribed in the third section OF this chapter
with venators prescribed in the fourth section of this
chapter with the cambooses cooking ranges with the
Chapter shall severa forfeit pay United States
the of hundred dollars each and violation
Of neglect TO conform the provisions of each of said
sections and fifty dollars each and every neglect Vio
laon OF the Of the seventh section Of this
chs pier, be cred by suit in circuit district
of the United States, within the jurisdiction of which
the said vessel arrive or from which she may be about
depart place within the jurisdiction Of such
courts, wherever the owner owners captain of such
, esse may be found
And be 1t further enacted, That the collector Of
the at any port Of the United at which any
vessel employed shall arrive from which any such
sci shall be about to depart shall appoint and direct or
OF the inspectors of the for such port to eN
anime such vessel, and writing, such collector
whether the requirements of law have complied with
respect to such vese and IL report shall state such
and shall be approved by such collector it shall
De deemed ana held as prima facie evidence thereof
SEC TO- And be further enacted, That the prcyisions
penalties, and liens this sct relating TO the
pace In vessels appropriated passengers
hereby extended and made applicable TO all spaces appropr
10 he use OF seeags In vessels propelled in
whole or in part by steam, Eating and be-
tween the ports and In this named, and 10
vessels ana TO the masters thereof and so much Of the
aci entitled, An act 10 amend act entitled, An act to
PROVIDE Tor The better security