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other means such other means Of ventilation shall be
deemed and held 10 he compliance with the provis-
ions Of this section.
sees. Ind be il fnthsr enacted. That every YES
sci carrying mere than fifty such passengers, shall
have for their on deck, housed and conveniently
arranged, at least one camboose or cooking range the
dimensions Of which shall be equal to four feet long
and one foot six inches wide for every two hundred
passengers; and provision shall be made in the man
ner aforesaid, in this ratio for greater or less mum,
Der of passengers but nothing herein contained shall
take away the right TO make such arrangements for
cooking between decks If that shall be deemed dcslr-
/ BILE.
! Sec G. And be il further enacted That all vessels
employed aforesaid shall have on board for the use
Of such passenger the time of leaving the last port
whence such s,el shall SAIL well secured under deck,
for each passenger at least twenty pounds OF COED ma
w bread fifteen pounds OF rice fifteen pounds oi oat-
meal ten pounds Of wheat -four fifteen pounds Of peas
and beans twenty pounds Of potatoes one pint OF vim
egar sixty gallons Of fresh water ten pounds Of saed
pork, and ten pounds OF salt beef free OF bone all To
be of good quality; but at places where either nee
oatmeal wheat flour, peas and beans cannot be pro
cured, Of good quality and on reasonable terms the
quantity of either or any of the other last named at
Ccs may be incrcatd and substituted therefor; ana,
in case potatoes cannot he procured on reasonable
terms pound of either Of said articles may be sui
sttuted in lieu Of five pounds of potatoes and the
captains of such vessels shall deliver TO each paen
ger at least tenth part Of the aforesaid provisions
weekly commencing on the day Of sailing, and at
least three quarts of whtr daily and II the passen
gers on board of any such vessel in which the provs-
provided a. aforesaid. shall at any time, he put on
short allowance during any voyage, the master or
Of any such vessel shall pay to each and every
passenger who shall have been put on short allowance,
the sum of three dollars for each and every day they
may have been put short allowance to be recovered
in the circuit district court of the United Stntes
and it shall lie the duty of the captain mester of ev-
cry such shin vessel to the food and provS-
ions of all the passengers to be well and properly
cooked daily and TO be served out and distributed to
them at regular and stated hours bymesses or in such
laNI.. ,l.,Il laat Il
ducive to the health and comfort Of such passengers,
of which hours and manner Of distribution, due and
sufficient notice shall be given If the captain or mas
ter of any such ship vessel shall wilfuy fail TO fur
nsh and distribute such provisions cooked afore
said, he shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof before any circuit or district
court Of the United States. shall be lined not more
than thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned for
a term not exceeding one year: PToridrd, That the
enforcement Of this penalty shall not affect the civil
responsibility Of the captain master and owners, To
such passengers as may have suffered from said de-
fault.
SIC. T. Andbe il further enacted, That the captain
Of any such vessel employed, il hereby authorized
to maintain good discipline and such habits OF cleanli
ness among such passenger as will tend to the preser
vation and promotion Of health and to that end he
shall such regulations he may adopt for this
purpose to be posted up before sailing, on board such
vessel in place accessible TO such passengers, and
shall keep the same posted up during the voyage
and II Is hereby made the duty Of said captain to cause
the apartments occupied by such passengers TO be
a
owners Of every such vessel employed required
10 construct the decks and all parts o said apartment
that II can be thoroughly cleansed and they shal
also provide safe, convenient prvy On water closet
for the exclusive Of every hundred such pas
sepger. And when the weather Is such that said pas
senger cannot be mustered deck with their bedding
it shall be the duty Of the captain Of every such vessel
to the deck occupied by such passenger TO he
cleansed with chloride Of lime some other equally
efficient dSinfccting agent and also at such other
times as said captain may deem necessary.
SIC. s. And be further eHdet'd, That the master
and owner owners Of any such vessel SO employed,
which shall not be provided with the house or houses
over the passage ways, prescribed In the third sec
tion Of this chapter or with ventilation, as prescribed
in the fourth section Of this chapter with the cam
booses cooking ranges, with the houses over them
prescribed in the h section Of this chapter, shall
scveray forfeit and pay 10 the United States the sum
Of two hundred dollars for each and every violation Of
neglect to conform TO- the provisions Of each Of said
sections, and ty dollars for each aud every neglect
violation OF any OF the provisions 0f the seventh sec
ton Of this chapter to bo recovered by suit in any cir
cult or district court Of the United States within the
jurisdiction Of which the said vessel may arrive, or
from which she may le about 70 depart, or at any
place within the jurisdiction Of such courts whenever
the owner or owners or captain Of such vessel may be
found.
SIC. o. And be il further enacted That the cOllec-
tor Of the customs at any port Of the United States at
which any vessel employed shall arrive, from
which any such vessel shall be about 70 depart shall
appoint and direct more Of the inspectors OF the
customs for such port. 10 examine such vessel and re-
port IN Wrlng 10 kucn COLLECTOR, Nnether the require
ments Of law have been complied with In respect 10
such vessel ard If such report shall state such com
plance, and shall be approved by such collector, IL
shall be deemed and held as PriH'a tdeis evidence
thereof ..I.
SIC. 10. And be il further rndetsd That the pro
VISIONS requsitions penalties and liens Of this act
relating to the space in vessels appropriated to the ue
Of passengers are hereby extended and made appca-
bic 10 all spaces appropriated TO the Of stecnge
passengers in vessels propelled in whole or In part by
steam, and navigating from, to- and between the ports,
and In manner as in this act named, and 10 such YES
sells and 10 the masters Thereon and muC Of the
act entitled An act 10 amend net entitled act 10
provide for the better security Of the lives OF passen
gers on board Of vessels propelled in whole or in part
by steam, and for other PURPOSES, approved August
thlrtcth, eighteen hundred and fitytwO, conflicts
with this act, Is hereby repealed and the space ap-
propraed 10 the OF steerage passengers IN vessels
above propelled and nayigaicd Is hereby subject
to the supervision and inspection OF the collector Of the
customs at any port OF the United States at which any
sgch vessel shall arrive, or from which she shall be
about to depart and the same shall be examined aud
reported In the same manner and by the officers
by the next preceding section directed TO examine and
report
SEC. II. 1nd be il further enacted, That the YES
sells bound from any port In the United States any
port or place in the Pacific Ocean, or on is tribua-
es or from any such port place 10 any port in the
United States the Atlantic it, tributaries shall
be subject 10 the foregoing provisions regulating the
carriage Of passengers in merchant vessels except
much as relates 10 provisions and water but the
ers and masters OF all such vessels shall in all cases
furnish to each passenger the daily supply Of water
therein mentioned and they shall furnish sufficient
supply Of good and wholesome food, properly cooked
and In they shall ail To do, shall provide
wholesome q unsuitable provisions they shall be sub
ect " the penalty provided In the sixth section Of this
chapter, IN case the passengers put short al
I Owanee Of water Of provisions. %
SEC. IL. and Be Il further Enacted, That the cap
tain or master Of any ship vessel arriving in the
United States any Of the territories thereof from
any foreign place Whatever, at the time that he
delivers manifest Of the cargo, and II there be no
cargo, then at the time Of making report entry Of
the ship vessel, pursuant to law shall also deliver
and report TO the collector Of the district in which such
ship vessel shall arrive, list manifest Of all the
passengers taken on board Of the said ship vessel at
any foreign port or place In which list manifest il
shall be the duty Of the said master 70 designate par
tculary the age, sex, and occupation Of the said pas
senges respectively, the part Of the vessel occnped
by each during the voyage the country 70 which they
seyeraly belong and that OF which II Is their intention
TO become inhabitants and shall further set forth
whether any and what number have died on the voy-
age which lst or manifest shall be sworn 70 by Che