Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-29

board Of the said ship vessel at any foreign port or
place; in which list or manifest il shall be the duty
the said master 10 designate particularly. the age, SEX
and occupation of the said passengers respectively, the
part of the vessel occupied by each during the voyage
which il is their intention 10 become inhabitants; and
shall further set forth whether any, and what number.
have died the voyage; which list manifest shall be
sworn by the said MASTER in the manner as di-
reced By law in relation 10 the manifest Of the cargo and
the refusal neglect Of the master aforesaid to comply
with the provisions Of this section any part thereof
shall incur the penalties disabilities, and forfeit
ures provided for refusal neglect 10 report
and deliver manifest OF the cargo aforesaid
SEC. l3 find be az further enacted, That each and
every collector of the customs, 10 whom such manifest
or list Of passengers Aforesaid shall be delivered
shall quarter yearly return copies thereof to the Secre
ary OF State OF the United States, by whom statements
OF the same shall be laid before Congress at each and
Src IA Ind be II further enacted That in case there
shall have occurred board any ship arriving
at any port place within the United States or its Ter
rtores any death deaths among passengers (other
than cabin passenger the master captain owner
eonsgnee OF such ship vessel shall within twenty -four
hours after the time within which the report and list
manifest of passengers mentioned in section twelve oil
this act is required be delivered the collectors OF
the customs, pay 10 the said collector the OF ten dol
lars for each and every passenger above the age of eight
years who shall have died the voyage by natural dis
ease and the said collector shall pay the money thus re-
reVed such times and in such manner the
of the Treasury by general rules, shall direct, 10 any
board or commission appointed by and acting under the
authority the within which the port where suc
ship or arrived is situated for the prote
piled the objects Of their appointment, and if there be
more than one board commission who shall claim
such the Secretary of the Treasury for the time
being shall determine which Is entitled To receive the
same aud his decision in the premises shall be final and
without appeal Preceded, That the payment shall in II,
be awarded or made to any board or commission OF
association formed for protection advancement %
any particular class of Immigrants, or emmganis 0f any
particular nation creed, and If the master, captain
owner, cOnsignee any ship vessel refuse neg
lect pay the collector the sum and suI of
required, and within the time prescribed 10y this section
he they shall orally forfeit and pay the of i.
dollars in addition To such of ten dollars for eacl
and every passenger upon whose death the same h.
become payable TO be recovered by the United States il
any circuit district court of the United States wher'
such vessel arrive, such master, captau,
cOnsgnee may reside and when recovered, the sal,
money shall be disposed of the same manner as is di
rected with respect ID the SUN and sums required ~ b'
/ paid 20 the collector of customs.
SEC. 10 Aad be u further enacted, That the amour
of the era penalties imposed by the foregoing pro
visions regulating the carriage OF passengers la merchan
vessels, shall be liens the vessel or vessels violating
those provisions, and such vessel vessels shall be II
beed therefor in any circuit district court of the Uni
ted States where such vessel vessels shall arrive.
SEC 10. Aad belt farfhsr enacted. lhai all AMI ever
vessel or vessels which shall may be employed b.
the American Colonization Society, or the COLONIZATION
Society of any State transport, and which shall taal
ly transport, from amy ports of the United States L
any colony colonies the west coast Of Africa, col
ored emigrans reside there shall be- and the sam
hereby subjected to the operation of the foregoing
provisions regulating the carriage of passengers in mn
| chant vessels.
SEC Il. And be IL further enacted, That the coeco
of the customs shall examine each emigran ship
sci its arrival at his port, and ascertain aud report
the Secretary ofthe Treasury the time Of sailing, tn
length Of the voyage, the ventilation, the number
passengers, their space board, their food the nativ
country of the emigrants the number of deaths, th
age and Of those who died during the voyage; Ia
gether, with his opinion of the cause Of the mortality,
any, board, and fnons, what precautionary measure
arrangements, or habits, are supposed to have hal any
and what, agency IN causing the exception.
SKc. II. .4ad be a. further enacted That this az
shall take effect with respect to vessels sailing froI
ports in the United States the eastern side Of the
iinent within thirty days from the time of its approval
and with respect To vessels sailing from ports in the I'm
ted States western side of the continent and foI
ports in Europe, within sixty days from the time OF
approval and with respect To vessels sailing from pOr
in other parts OF the world. within six months from III
time of its approval.
Of State 10 give notice. in the ports of Europe an
elsewhere of this act in such manner as he shall dee
proper.
after The time that this shall take effect with rspe
to any vessel, then ia respect 10 such vessels the act
second March, eighteen hundred and nineteen, entitle
An act regulating passenger ships and vessels. III
act twenty second Of February, eighteen hundred
fOry-seven, entitled An act 10 regulate the carras
passengers in merchant vessels the act of
March, eighteen hundred and forty seven, entitled
act amend act entitled An act 10 regulate the ca
rage OF passengers in merchant vessels and To dee
mine the time when said act shall take eeet the act
thirty first January, eighteen hundred and Orty-eigl
entitled " An act eXempting vessels employed by u
American Colonization Society in transporting color,
emignns from the United States to the Of Arr
from the provisions Of the acts of the twenty F
ruar and second of March, eighteen hundred and fort
seven, regulating the carriage of passengers in
chant vessels" the act OF seventeenth May, eghte,
hundred and forty-eght, entitled An act to PROVE
for the ventilation OF passenger vessels, and for 9th
purposes and the act of third March, eighteen hundr
and fOrty-nne. entitled Act Ia extend the prov
sons Of all laws in force relating 10 the carriage
passengers merchant vessels aud the regulations theI
Of, are hereby repealed. Bat nothing in this
tanned shall in any wise Obstct or prevent the presec
ton, recovey. distribution, remission Of any fin,
penalties. forfetures which may have been incurr
In respect 10 such vessels, under the laws hereby
! pealed, for which purpose the said laws shall contin
: In force.
But the Secretary of the Treasury may, i'm his dscI
= ton, and upon such conditions as he shall think props
Z discontinue any such prosecutions, or remit or mod
- such penalties
PpprOV ed March 2, 1853.