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

WITH THE AMENDMENTS AS 1T FINALLY PASSED
BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS.
AN ACT regulate the carriage of passengers In stesmshPs
}ea enacted BY the Senate and Horseof Representa-
hves of the United States Of America an Congress
sssssd That no master Of any vessel ownedi whole
o. In part by citizen of the United States, by
citis en- Of any foreign country, sho take board
such vessel at any foreign port or place, other than
FOREIGN contiguous territory Of the United Ststes a
greater number OF passengers than in proportion of
one 70 every two tuns of such vessel not including
children under the age Of one year in the computation
and computing two children over one and under eight
years Of age as passenger. That the spaces ap.
prcprfted for the use Of such passengers and which
shall not be occupied by stores other goods not the
personal baggage Of such passengers, shall be in the
'SollowipY proportions, viz: On the main and poop
decks o. platforms and in the deck houses three be
any, passenger for each sixteen clear superficial
fest Of if the hight distance between the decks
platform shall not be less than six feet and on the
lower ds<k, mot being orlop deck if any, one
passenger for eighteen such clear superficial feet If
the hight distance between the decks or platforms
.shail not be less than Elk feet but that pas
eepRer shsl be carried on any deck platform nor
spon any deck where the hight or distance bet xeen
decks is less than Elk feet with intent 10 bring such
passenger to the United States, and shall leave such
port place and bring the same any number there
Of within the jurisdic Of the United States or if
any such master of any vessel shall take board his
vessel at any port pl, We within the jurisdiction Of
the United States, any gr safer number OF passengers
than in the proportion af resaid to the space afore
the same to any foreign pc II place other than for
eign contiguous territory "a aforesaid, every such
master thsll be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, aud
upon conviction thereof befo eaRy Circuit or District
Court of the United States, s all FOR each passenger
taken board beyond the im aforesaid or the space
aforesaid, be fined in the OF fifty dollars and may
also be imprisoned the dscre on OF Judge before
the nay shall be recover ed rot exceeding six
months but should ii be necessT for the safety or
convenience Of the vessel that my portion Of her
cargo or any other articles, or article, should be
placed on, or stored in any Of the decks, cabins
other places appropriated to the OF passengers
the same may Dc placed In lockers Enclosures pre-
pared for the purpose on an exterior .uffsee mperv
Gus to the wave, cspsble Of being c sansed in like
manner a. the decks platforms Of tue vessel In
no case, however, sha the places thus provided be
deemed to be part Of the space aowab e for the use
of passengers but the shall be ded, ,cted there
from and in eli cases where prepared or used, the
upper surface Of said lockers nclosed PAGES sha
be deemed and taken to be the deck or plat 'orm from
which measurement shall be made for all the purposes
OF this act Ii also provided that one spita in
the spaces appropriated TO passengers, and separate
theIefrom by appropriate partition, and fm nshed
as its purposes require may De prepared, ana wnen
uted may be included in the space allowable for pas
sengers but the same shall not occupy ore than one
hundred superficial feet Of deck or platform: no
v1dtd That board two-deck ships, where the h,,c
between the decks is and one ALI feet or more
fourteen clear superficial feet OF deck shall be the pro.
portion required fer each passenger.
SEC. 2. And be further enacted That no such ves-
eel shall have more than two tiers Of berhs and the
or platform Der cath shall not be less than nine inches
and the berths shall be well constructed parallel with
The sides of the vessel ard separated from each other
bv paYttons q beYths ordinarily are separated and
sha be At least Elk feet length and Il least two feet
n Width end sseh berth shNl be eccuped by 70 more