The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-16

and beans cannot be prss ured, Of good esAlity and on res-
sonable terms, the Quantity Of either cr any OF the other
last named articles may be incrcsed and substituted
therefor; and N case potatoes cannot be procured on
reasonable terne, one pound Of either OF said articles
may be substituted in lieu OF Eve pounds Of potatoes;
passenger at least onetenth part Of the aforesaid pro.
visions weekly, commencing on the day Of sailing, AMI
cooking daily; and II the passengers on board Of any
such vessel in which the provisions, fuel and water
herein required shall not have been provided as asors.
any voyage, the master or owner of any such vessel
. shan pay Z TO TO : each and a,Sos every z, P.sssns. =, sao s sssli hay, =
allowances, 70 Be recovered, ia the circuit O. ais
the captain, from furnishing for himself the articles Of
Il shah fully satisfy the provisions Of this act, 50 far a
res ards food; and any passenger may also, with the con.
sen . q the e q s : rsan;ssa f in S otSss .n an sqIIs,sns sr rGr
les; and II, without waste or neglect on the part Of the
passenger, Or inevitable accident, they prove insufficient,
and the captain shall furnish comfortable food TO such
passengers during the residue Of the voyage, this, in re.
gard to food, shall also be q compliance with. Die terms
Sec. 7. The captain OF any such vessel so employ
ed. is hereby authorized to maintain good discipline
as win tend to the preservation and promotion Of
health; and to that end he shall cause such regula-
tions ss he may adopt for this purpose 70 be posted
cessible to such passengers, and shall keep the same so
posted up during the voyage; and 1t is hereby made the
such passengers to be kept at all times in Q clean,
healthy state, and the owners Of every such vesssl 80
parts Of said apartment, SO that II can be thoroughly
cleansed; and they shall also provide a safe, convenient
privy or water closet, for the exclusive use Of every one
hundred such passengers. And when the weather Is
such that said passengers cannot be mustered on deck
s1ery ss such 's Sssseff to o cause sSaa Il the : deck Occupied q sps s" y such Z,
passengers to be cleansed with chloride of lime or some
other equally efficient disiniecting agent, and also at
such other times as said captain may deem necessary.
Sec. 8. The master and owner, or owners, Of any
such vessel so employed, which shall not be provided
S sesiss s1i il n the ts Il as ssesio1 1s oa this as esssSss,. o. viii. Il ! Rse.
~tilators, a. prescribed in the fourth section Of this chap
houses over them. as prescribed in the ffth section Of
this chapter. shall severally forfeit and pay to the Unit
every violation Of, or neglect to conform to, the provi-
sions of each Of said sections, and fifty dollars for each
a1d ts every acya neglect ssc IT vio 81 aS,. Of !, any o. i the &C. provlssons
by suit in any circuit or district court Of the United
States, within the jurisdietion Of which the said vessel
may arrive, or from which she may be about to depart,
or at any place within the jurisdiction OF such courts,
wherever the owner or owners, or captain, OF such ves-
Sec. o. The collector Of the customs at any port OF the
United States at which any vessel 50 employed shall ar
depart, shall appoint and direct one or more Of the in
spectors Of the customs for such port to examine such
the reaa uhr nspUa', 81 q 1. WEAVE hsys b bse sus som nUlss!o wit Mn II re.
sIect to such vessel; and il such report shall state such
compliance, and shall be approved by such collector, it
Of
Sec. 10. The provisions, acquisitions s~penalties and
liens Of this act relating to the space in vessels appro-
priated to the use of passengers, are hereby extern led
and made applicable to al spaces appropriated to the
or in part by steam, and navigating from, to and be-
tween the ports, and in manner as IN this act named,
a much - Of sa tSe s s essns.i slS 70 an an act n to amend ss sn st en and 90
an act to provide for the better security OF the lives
of passengers on board Of vessels propelled in whole or
in mart INV afAam And fnr nthor nuvnoeou 4, apprnvad An.
gust thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ~ffty-two, as con.
ficts with this act, is hereby repealed; and the space
SO as above propelled and ~navigated, ia hereby subject
cd to the supervision and inspection OF the collector Of
any such vessel shall arrive, or from which she shall be
about to depart; and the same shall be examined and
by the next preceding section directed to examine and
report.
!, Sc Ell. i; The vessel. bound from any port in the Uni.
any port in the United States on the Atlantic or its tri-
visions regulating the carriage Of passengers
in merchant vessels, EXCEPT SO much as relates to pro.
all such vessels shall in all cases furnish to each pas.
sseDger the daily supply Of water therein mentioned, and
themselves, a sufficient supply OF good and wholesome
food; and in case they shall fail SO to do, or shall pro.
be subject to the penalty provided in the sixth sestion
OF this chapter, in case the passengers are put on short
allowance OF water or provisions.
GET. IL, ID Chpthlu U misLer o. any Sul0 or ye9Gel
arriving in the United States, or any Of the Territories
thereof, from any foreign place whatever, at the same
there be no cargo, then at the time Of making report or
deliver and report to tbs collector Of the distrist
list or manifest Of all the passengers taken on board Of
the aid ship or vessel at any foreign port or place; in
master to designate particularly the age, sex. and occu-
patton Of the said passengers respectively, the part of
try to which they seyerany belong, and that q which Il
is their intention to become inhabitants; and shall fur
thss : s . for forth whether any, and what number, have
sworn to by the said master, in the same manner as di.
rected by law in relation to the manifest Of the cargo,
comply with the provisions Of this section, or any part
thereof, shall incur the same penalties, disabilities, and
forfeitures ~ are provided for q refusal or neglect TO re-
port and deliver q manifest Of the cargo aforesaid.
Sec. 10. Each and every collector OF the customs to
whom such manifest or list Of passengers as aforesaid
thereof to the Secretary Of State q the United states,
by whom statements OF the same shall be laid before
Congress at each and every session.
Sec. II. That the amount Of the several penalties i'm.
Of passengers IN merchant vessels, shall be liens on the
vessel or vessels shall be lbened therefor in any circuit
or district court Of the United states where such vessel
Sec. Is. All and every vessel or vessels which shall or
may be employed By the American Colonization Society,
and which shall actually transport, from any port or
ports Of the United States to any colony or colonies on
we wkst coast OF Africa, colored emigrants to reside
there, shall be, and the same are hereby, subjected to
the operation Of the foregoing provisions regulating the
carriage OF passengers In merchant vessels.
Sec. 16. The collector Of the customs shall examine
each emie rant ship or vessel on it's arrival at his port,
and ascertain and report 10 the Secretary OF the Urea
sury 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 emierants,
the number of deaths, the age and sex Of those who
died during the voyage, together with his opinion Of the
cause Of the mortality, II any, on board, and IL none,
what precautionary measures, arrangements or habits
are supposed to have had any, and what, agency in
causing the exemption
Sec. II. The act OF I'd March, 1919, entitled can act
regulating passenger ships and vessels y the &C. OF I'D
February. 18A7. entitled tAu act To regulate the car.