New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-13

;h ~ sh passenger the daily supply of water there
In mentioned; and they shal furnish sufficient sup
ply Of good and wholesome food, properly cooked
and in case they shall fail 30 TO do or shall provide
unwholesome or unsuitable provisions, they shsl be
subject 10 the penalty provided in the sIth section Of
this chapter in the passengers are put on short
allowance Of water or provisions
SIC L. And Be u further enacted Thatthe captain
or master Of any chip vessel arriving in the United
States, or any Of the Territories thereof from any
foreign place whatever at the same time that he de-
vers manifest Of the cargo and if there be cargo,
then at the time OF making report or entry OF the ship
or vessel. pursuant TO law, shall also deliver aud
report TO the collector Of the district in which such
tbip or vessel shall arrive list manifest Of all the
passengers taken on board Of the said chip vessel
a. any foreign port or place. In which list or manifest
il shall he the duty Of the said MISTER TO designs,e
particularly the age SEX and occupation Of the said
passenger respectively, the part Of the vessel
pied by each during the voyage, the country to which
they feverally belong, and that Of which it is their
intention 10 become inhabitants and shall further set
forth whether any, and what number, have died on
the voyage which list or manifest shall be to
by the said master in the same manner directed by
Law in relation to the manifest Of the cargo and the
refus al neglect of the master aforesaid to ply
with the provisions Of THE section, any part there
of, shal incur the same penalties disabilities and
forfeturts provided fer refusal or elect TO
report and deliver manifest OF the cargo aforesaid.
SIC. -. And be ttuther enacted, That each and
every collector Of the customs to whom such anifsst
or lst of passengers aforesaid shall be delivered
sh all early return pies thereof to the Sec
rotary Of State Of the United States, By whom state
mebts Of the same shall be laid before Congress at
each and every session.
SEC IA And be 1t further enacted, That in case
there shal have occurred board any ship vesel
arriving at any port or place within the United
States its Territories any death deaths among
the passengers. (other than cabin passengers the
master captain, owner or consgnee of such ship
vessel shall within twenty four hours sfter the
time within which the report and list OF manifest of
passengers mentioned IL section tseve OF this act
required to be delivered 10 the collector of the customs
pay to the said collector the of ten dollars for
each and every passenger above the age If eight
years who shall have died the voyage, by natural
disease and the said collector shall pay the money
thus received at such times and in such manler the
Secretary Of the Treasury by general rules shall
direct TO any board commission appointed by, and
acting under the authority of the State within ~hca
the port where such ship vessel arrived is situated
for the and protection OF sick INDECENT desti
tu'e emgrants TO be applied 10 the objects OF their
appointment and il there be more tn An one board
commission who shall claim such payment the Seere-
tsry Of the Treasury for the time being, shall deter
mine which il entitled 10 receive the same, and
bis decision in the premises shall be final and without
appeal: Prouided, That the pay ment shall in case
be awarded OF msds TO any board or commission, or
association formed for the proe ctio1 advance men.
OF any particular class of eugrants, emigrans of
any particular nation or creed; and if the master,
captain, owner, consignee Of any ship or vessel
refuse or neglect TO pay the collector the sum and
tums of money required, and within the time pre-
scrbed by this eciloD he they shall severaly for
felt and pay the sun Of fifty dJlHs in addition to
such SUN of ten dollars for esch and every passenger
upon whose death the same has become payable, to
be vered by the United states in any Circuit
District Court Of the United States where such vessel
may arrive, such mater, captain, owner or con-
signee may reside; end, when recovered, the said
money shs be disposed Of in the same .nner Is
dIectf with respect TO the and required to
be paid to the collector OF customs
SIC. H. And BE- ii further enacted, That the amount
Of the seversl penalties imposed by the foregoiI pro-
visions, regulating the carriage Of passengers in
chant vessels taJl be liens the vessel vessels
violating those provisions and each vessel vessels
shall be hbelled therefor In any Circuit or District
Court Of the UIted States where such vessel or yes
sells shall arrive.
SEC. lG. And be Il further enacted, That all and
every vessel or vessels which shall may be en-
ployed by the American Colonization Society or the
Colonization Society Of any State to transport, aud
which shall actually transport, from any por ports
Of the United States to any colony colonies the
West Coast of Africa, coored emigrants TO reside
there shall be, and the are hereby subjected to
the operation Of the foregoing provisions regulating
the carnage Of passengers in merchant vessels.
SEC. Il. And be II futher enacted. That the COlec-
tor of the Customs shall examine such em grant ship
vessel on lite arrival at his port and ascertain and
report TO the Secretary Of the Treasury at the time Of
sailing the length OF the voyage, the ventilation the
number Of passengers, their space on board, their
food the native country OF the emranfs the number
Of ahs the age ard sex of those who died during
the yoy age ogether with his opinion of the of
the mortality il any, on board, and, il none what pre-
cautionary measures, arrangements, or habits, are
supposed to have had any and what, agency in caus
ing the exemption.
SIC ls And be IL further Enacted That this act
shall take effect with respect TO vessels sailing from
ports in the United States the eastern side of the
continent within thirty days from the tins Of its ap
prevail and with respect to vessels sailing from ports
in the United States the western side of the con-
EUrOne W aix dayI
from the time Of its APPROVAL and, with respec TO
vessels sailing from ports in other parts of tle world
within six months from the time Of its approval And
il is hereby made Il duty of the Secretary of State 10
give notice, in the ports of Europe and elsewhere of
this act In such manner as he shall deem proper
SIC. 10. And be II further enacted, That. from and
after the time thst this act shall take effect with
spect to any vessels in respect to such vessels the
act of second March, eighteen hundred and nineteen,
entitled An act regulating passenger ships and yes
" sels the act Of twenty second February, eighteen
hundred and forty-seven, entitled " An act To regu
" late the carriage OF passengers IN merchant yes,
" sels; the act OF second March, eighteen hundred
and forty seven entitled " An act TO amend an act
title An act TO regulate the carriage of passengers
"' in merchant vessels and TO de ermine the time
when said act shall take effect the act of thirty.
first January, eighteen hundred and forty eght en-.
titled - An act exemptiDg vessels employed by the
" American Colonization Society in Transporting col
ored emigrants from the Unite States TO the Coast
Of Africa from the provisions of the acts of twenty
" second February and second of March, eighteen
" hundred and forty-seven regulating the carriage Of
passer gers in merchant vessels, the act of seven.
tenth May eighteen hundred and forty eight, en-.
tied "An act to provide for the ventilation Of pss.
senger vessels and for other purposes and the act
of third March, eighteen hundred and forty nine en-.
titled An act 10 extend the provisions Of all laws
now in force relating to the carriage of passengers
in merchant vessels, and the regulation thereof"
are hereby repealed But nothing in this get con.
tanned shall in any wise obsruct prevent the prose-
cation, recovery, distribution, or remission OF any
fines, penalties or foreltures which may have been
incurred in respec any vessels prior the day this
act goes into effect in respect TO such vessels under
L.. 49, IL.