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

cupe0 Dy no more, ana cy no Otner IMAM Two WOUSu,
or by one woman and two children under the age OF
eight yesp, or by husband aud wife, or by man sud
two OF his children under the age Of eight years.
or by two men, members Of the same family; ana u
there shal be any violation Of this section IN any VI
it's provisions then the master Of the vessel ana tue
thereof shall seversly forfeit AID Psy fns sum
Of FIVE dollars for each passenger on oo.,o " D;.J
vessel On such voyage TO be recovered oy .ho -
States In any port where sucn Ves'ei N""'
depart IT,. all va.,s,,
SEC 3. And be IL further enacted ihst al vessels
whether of the United States or any foreign country
having sufficient capacity or space according 70 law
for fifty or more passenger .rpb na,
ssnpers between the United States and Europe have
on The upper deck, for the use OF fuch passengers
bouse over the passageway leading to the apartments
allotted to such passengers below deck, hrny Sc
cured 10 the deck or combDgs OF the hatch, with two
doors the sls of which shall be at least one foot
above the deck constructed that door or win
dow in such house may at all times be lett open for
ventilation and all vessels so employed and hav-
ing the capacity to carry ! 80 such passengers
or more shall have two such houses and the
stairs or ladder leading down to the aforesaid apart
meDt shall be furnisbed with hand ral OF wood or
strong rope; but BOBBY matches may De substituted
for such houses.
SIC 4. And be IL further enacted That every such
vessel 90 employed and having the legal capacity
for mere than one hundred sHch passengers, shall
have al least two ventilators TO purity the apartment
or apartments occupied by such passengers; one of
which sba be inserted in the after part of the apart
ment or apartments and the other shall be placed IN
the forw Yard portion Ct the apartment or apartments
and one q them shall have al exhausng cap to carry
off the foul air and the other receiving cap To carry
down the resh air which said veDtilatOrs shall have
capacity proportional to the size Of the apartment
or apartments to be purified, namely; if the apart
ment or apartments will lawfully authorize the re-
cepton OF 200 such passengers. the cdpacy OF euch
ventiators shall each be equal 10 tube of twelve
inchs diameter in the clear, aad in proportion for
larger or smaller apartments; and all said ventators
shall ree at least four feet Elk inches above the upper
deck Of any such vessel and be Of the most approved
form and construction; but if it shall appear from
the report to be made and approved, hereinafter
provided that such vessel Is equally well vehilated
by any other means, such other means Of ventilation
aha be deemed ano held 10 be compliance with the
provisions of this section.
SEC. 5. And he II further enacted, That every ves-
sci carrying more than fifty such passengers shall
have for their Use Oh 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 200 pas
sepgers; and provision shall be made in the manner
aforesaid, in this ratio for greater or ess plumber
of passengers; but nothing herein contained shall
take away the right 10 make such arrangements for
cooking between decks, if that shall be deemed de-
sirsble.
SEC. 6. And be IL further enacted That all vessels
employed aforesaid shall have board for the
use of such passengers at the time Of leaving the last
port whence such vessel shall sail we'll secured under
deck for each passenger at least twenty pounds Of
good navy bread fifteen pounds Of rice fifteen pounds
Of oatmeal ten pounds Of wheat -four fifteen pounds of
peas al beans twenty pounds of potatoes, pntOf
vinegar, sixty gallons Of fresh water ten pounds of
sailed pork and ten pounds Of salt beef free of bone
all TO be Of good quality; but at places where either
rice, oatmeal wheat flour, or peas and beans, cannot
be procured, of good quality and on reasonable
terms, the quantity Of either any of the other last
named articles may be increased and substituted
therefor and in case potatoes cannot be procured
on reasonable terms pound of either of said art.
ola ha fufl in nau of Of
taoes; and the captains of such vessels shall deliver
to each passenger at least oneenth part of the afore
said Provisions weekly, commencing on the day of
saiI g, ard at least three quarts of water dsily;
and il the passengers board of any such vessel in
which the provisions and water herein required sha
not have been provided as aforesaid, shall at any
time be put on short allowance during any voyage
the master Of any such vessel shall pay to
each and every passenger who shal have been put
on short allowance the sum of three dollars for each
and every day they may have been put short al
lowance, to be recovered in the Circuit or District
Court Of the United States and shall be the duty Of
the captain master of every ID ship or vessel to
the food and provisions Of all the passengers TO
be well and properly cooked daily and to be served
out and distributed TO them at regular and stated
bours by mesfes or in such other shall be
deemed best, and most conducive to the health and
comfort Of such passengers of which hours and man.
Of distribution due and sufficient notice shall be
given. II the csptain or master Of any such ship
vessel shall wifuy fail 70 furnish and distribute such
provisions, cooked as aforesaid, he shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
before any Circuit or District Court of the United
States sbsl be fined not more than one thousand dol
lsrs, and shall be impi oned for term not exceeding
one year; Pr0ridtd, That the enforcement of this
penalty shall not affect the civil responsibility of the
captain or master and owners TO such passengers
may have suffered from said default.
SIC 7. And be 1t further enacted, That the captain
of any such vessel employed, IL hereby authorized
TO maintain coed discipline and such habits Of cleanl
ness among such passengers az will tend to the pres
aftn and of hos IN fhafar
shall cause such regulations as 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 posted up during the yoy.
sge: and it is hereby made the duty OF said captain
to cause the apartments occupied by such passengers
TO be kept at all times in clean, healthy state and
the owners of every such vessel 90 employed are
quired TO construct the decks and all parts of said
apartment 20 that il can be thoroughly cleansed; and
they shall slso provide safe, convenient privy or
water closet for the exclusive of every one hun
bred such passenger And when the weather is such
that taid passengers cannot be mustered on deck
with their bedding, 1t shall be the duty of the
captain OF every such vessel to cause the deck
occupied by such passengers to be cleansed with
chloride oflipe some other equally efficient disin.
fectDg agent and also at such other times as said cap
tain may deem necessary.
Sac. Andben further enacted, Ths, the maser and
of any such vessel so employed which
sbal not be provided with the house houses over
the passaeeways as prescribed In the third section of
this chapter, or with ventilaors prescribed in the
fourth rection of this chapter or with the cambooses
cooking ranges with the houses over them as pre-
scrbed in the fifth section Of this chspter shall seve-
rally forfeit and pay TO the United States the of
$500 for each and every violation Of or neglect to
conform to, the provisions Of each of said sections
and $50 for each and every neglect violation of any
of the provisions of the seventh section of this chsp
ter 10 be recovered by suit in any Circuit or District
Court Of the United States, within the jurisdiction 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 vessel may be found