Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-09-22
Public 119.l
AN ACT to Eegulate the Carriage of P
shiDs and Othr.. EeSse

AN ACT to Regulate the Carriage of PASSENGERS
ships and othe: Vessels.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives,
Of tie 0ntse9 States 'erea Il. Cangres 0ssea6Jed That
citizen of the United States, by any foreign
country shall take board such vessel foreign
port or place other than foreign contiguous territory of the
United States greater number of passengers than pro-
Guiding children age OF one year in the comput-
ton, and computing children under eight
ated for he of such passengers and which shall be
occupied by stores other goods the baggage
W. On the main and poop decks platforms, and in the
deck there be any one for each sixteen
tween the decks platform shall not be less feet
one for u Sf eear an D5G deGk
height distance between the decks platforms shall not
be less than six feet but that passenger shall be
carried any other deck PLATFORM upon anv deck
where the height distance between decks than six
States such port or place and bring the
number thereof within jurisdiction Of the
United States or If any such master Of any vessel shall
take board his vessel, any port place within the
than 6 'i9 n e any m of
aforesaid or to the tonnage aforesaid with intent carry
territory as essd sueh 1f e
De deemed guilty OF misdemeanor and upon conviction
States SHALL for each taken board beyond the
limit aforesaid or the space aforesaid be fined the
ton of the judge before whom the penalty recov
for the safely of the vessel that any portion
OF her cargo or any other articles article, should be
places appropriated to the of passengers the may
be placed in lockers enclosures prepared the purpose
surface wave capable of
being clensed in like the decks platforms of
the vessel In however, shall the places thus pro-
Vded be deemed to be part of the space allowable for the
use of passengers, but the shall deducted there
from and in all cases where prepared used the upper
surface OF said lockers enclosed spaces shall be
ana taken to be the deck or platform from which
also provided that hospital in the spaces appropriated
to passengers and separate herefrom by appropriate
PARTITION and furnished its purposes require may be
prepared and when used may be included in the space al
owable for passengers but the shall not more
than one hundred superficial feet of deck platform: Pro,
pded That on board twodeck ships height be-
tween the decks is and oneaf or more four
teen clear superficial feet of deck shall be the PROPORTION
required for each passenger.
SEC 9. Ind be 1t further enacted That no such vessel
shall have than tiers of berhs the interval
between the lowest part thereof the deck or platform
beneath shall not be less than nine inches the berhs
shall be well constructed, parallel with the sides
separated from each other by partt berhs
ordinarily are separated and shall be at least six feet
engn ana at least two feet width and each berth shall
be occupied by no more than passenger; but double
perhs OF twice the above width may be constructed
berth to be occupied by and by other than
women, or by and children under the age
OF eight years, by husband and wife, or by man and
two of his children under the age eight years. OF
by two men, members of. the family and if there
shall be violation of this section in any its prov