The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-15

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SEC S. And be It further enacted That any locations
sales Of land either Of the o. p0n asr the
passage this and before the receipt BY the land officer:
the General Land Office under this shall be good and
valid in law as II this act had not been passed.
Approved March 3, 1856.
Public $751;
AN ACT to regulate the carriage in steamships
and other vessels,
BE enacted by the Senate and Hos.e Of Representatives q
The United States America IN Congre:s assembled That nc
any vessel owned in whole or in part citizen OF
the United States by citizen of any foreign country
other than foreign contiguous territory the States
number Of passengers than in Of 70
the age of year in the computation and computing two
children and under eight Of as one passen
and which shall occupied by other
goods the baggage of such paasengers shall be
decks or platforms and the houses If there be
passenger for each sixteen clear superficial feet Of deck
if distance between the decks platform shall
be than feet and the lower deck not being
an @ fSssn the
platforms shall be less than six feet but that
passenger shall be carried other deck patform
is than six feet with intent to bring such passenger to
the United States and shall leave such port place and
bring the same any number thereof within the urisdc-
the United States any such master Of
sci shall take board his At port place with
Of than in the proportion Aforesaid to the
aforesaid the tonnage aforesaid with intent to
t foreign port place other than foreign CON
deemed guilty o msdemeanor upon conviction there
before circuit district court of the United States,
shall for each b the as
lars also be imprisoned the discretion OF the Judge
@ or sa or
Of the that portion Of her cargo or any other
articles article should be placed Or stored in any Of
the decks cabins other places appropriated to the OF
passengers the be placed in lockers
If helm in mar
decks platforms Of the vessel In however, shall
the places thus provided be deemed to be part Of the
allowable the passengers but the shall be de-
Quoted thereom and in all where prepared used
the upper surface of said lockers enclosed shall be
deemed and taken to be the deck platform from which
shall be made for all the purposes Of this act
1t also provided that hospital in the appropra
ted and hererom by appropriate
PARTITION and furnished its purposes require, may be
pared and when used be included in the allowa
BILE for passengers but the shall not occupy than
hundred superficial feet of deck platform: Provided
That board two deck ships where the height between the
per feet of deck shall be the proportion required for each
passenger.
shall tiers Of berths and the interval be-
the lowest part thereof and the deck platform
be well constructed parallel with the sides of the vessel and
separated from each other by partitions berhs ordinarily
least feet in Width and each berth shall be occupied by
than but double berhs Of twice the
by more, and by other, than women, by
and two children under the of eight by
same family and i there shall IS any violation Of this
the thereof shall severay forfe~nd pay the Of
five dollars for each board Of said vessel such
be recovered by the United States In port
where such vessel may arrive depart.
sro s. And Be further enacted That all vessels whether
othe United States foreign country having sufficient
capacity space according law for fifty psssen-
gers (oher than cabin pasengsrs) shall when employed
Europe have the upper deck for the OF such
house over the passage way leading e the
deck combin9so the hatch With two doors. the sill. q
which a be least Qt Ahese the deck 20
left open for ventilation sa q vessel. 20 employed and
having the capacity carry hundred and fifty such
ladder leading down the aforesaid apartment shall b
furnished with hand ral of wood strong rope but
sro. 4. dad De fartAsr snactsd That every such
sci employed and having the legal capacity for thar
tors to purify apartment occupied BY such
of which shall be inserted in the part
of the apartment and the other shall be placed
10 the forward portion ofthe apartment apartments
them shall have exhausng carry OF the fou
air which said ventaors shall have capacity proportoned
the of the apartment apartments to be purified
ze the reception hundred such caps
such venaor shall each be equal to tube Of twelve
smaller apartments snda said vsntators shall rise 4 eas
four feet six inches above the deck such vessel
and be Of the most approved form and but
provided that such vessel Is equally well vena
ted other such other means OF shall
be deemed held to be compliance with the provisions
this section.
ssc g. And be Ifrhs enacted That every vessel carry
ing fifty passengers shall have or their
deck housed and conveniently arranged At least one cam
booe cooking range, the dimensions Of which shall D
equal four feet long and foot six inches wide for every
two hundred passengers and provision shall be made In hs
manner aforesaid this ratio for greater or less number
OF passengers bat nothing herein contained shall take
the right to make such arrangements for cooking between
decks, II that shall be deemed desirable.
Ssc Aadbs further enacted, That all vessels employed
aforesaid shall have board Of such passen
Rer az the time OF leaving the last port whence such weasel
shall SAIL wen secured under deck for each passenger least
twenty pounds good bread fifteen pounds orice fifteen
pounds OF oatmeal ten pounds Of wheat Aour fifteen pounds
Of peas aud beans twenty pounds Of potatoes pint
free Of bone all to be OF good quality but places where
either RICE oatmeal wheat Hour peas and beans
be procured OF good quality and terms the
quantity any othe other last may be
Increased and substituted therefor and in
not procured reasonable terms pound either
articles may be substituted in lieu OF FIVE pounds po-
taoe and the captains Of such vessels shall deliver each