Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-04-17

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Is their Intention become nhabanis and shall further
forth whether and what number have died
ages which list or manifest shall be BY the said
master n the same manner as directed by law in relation to
Aforesaid To comply with the provisions Of this seiion
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report and deliver manifest of the aforesaid
SEC b. And be further enacted That each and every
aforesaid shall be delivered shall quarter
yearly return copies thereof tn the Secretary of the
United States by whomsatements of
before Congress at each and every session.
have occurred board any ship vessel wing any
port place within the United States its Territories lzy
sengers the captain consignee
ship vessel shall within twentyour hours after the time
within which the report and list manifest of passengers
mentioned in section twelve of this act required
vered to the collector of the customs pay to hs said col
above the Of eight years who shall haveded voy
age by natural and the said collector shall pay the
money thus received al such times and in such 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 which the where such ship
or vessel arrived is situated for the and protection Of
SICK INDECENT or destitute emgan to be applied to the OBJ
ects OF their appointment, and Il there be than
board or commission who shall claim such payment Sec
e. ns 50 tor The tune being Inc
premises sha be final and without appeal. Prordsd that
com mission formed protection
yancemen OF any particular class Of immigrants, emf
of any pa tcuar creed and master
cspain eonsgnee of any ship vessel
neglect " pay 10 the collector the Of
they shall severaly forfeit pay fy dollars
in addition TO such Of dollars for each and every
whose death the has become payable
by United any district
court of the United States where such vessel arrive
when said money be disposed the
directed with respect the and
required TO be paid to the collector of custo
SIZE Is nd be il further enacted, Thattue amount of
the several penalties imposed by the foregoing provisions
regulating The carriage Of passengers In merchant vessels
shall be liens on the vessel or vessels violating those provs
any or district court the United States where such
vessel or vessels may arrive.
vessel vessels which shall be employed by the
American Colonization Society, the Colonization Society
port ports of the United colony
colonies the west coast of Aea coiored emants to
the operation Of foregoing provisions regulating
rage of passengers in merchant vessels.
H. And be further enacted That the collector Of
the customs shall examine each emgant ship vessel
its arrival his port and ascertain and to the secre-
ary Of the Treasury 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 emit
grants the number OF DEATHS the and Of those who
died during the voyages together with his opinion o! the
precautionary mess' arrangements habits, sup
posed TO have had any and what agency In causing the
Size Is And be further enacted That this shall take
effect with respect 10 vessels sailing from ports in the Uni
days the Of approval and respect
sells sailing from ports IN the United States on the western
side of the eonnent and from ports EUROPE within sixty
days rcm the lime Of its approval and with respect 10
sells sailing from ports in other parts Of the world within six
months from the time OF lite approval.
And is hereby made the duty Of the Secretary of State
to give notice in the ports Europe and elsewhere Of this
act in such manner as he shall deem proper.
SEc. 10. And be further enacted, That and
the time that this shall take effect with respect any
vessels then in respect such vessels the of second
March, eighteen hundred and nineteen entitled An
ulatng ships and yesse The of twenty
ond OF February eighteen hundred and entitled
An act to regulate the carriage of In merchant
ressels the act of second March, eighteen hundred and
forty seven, entitled Sc IN act 10 act entitled An
act to regulate the carriage OF passengers in merchant
sells, TO determine the time when said shall take eff
feet the act of hiryarst January eighteen hundred and
entitled An act exemptng vessels by
the American Colonization Society transporting eolcred
emgrants from the United States the of Africa from
second Of March, eighteen hundred and ryseven regua
ting the carriage OF passengers In merchant vessels the
seventeenth May eightsen hundred and eni
tied An provide for the ventilation Of passenger
sls and for other purposes and the of third March,
eighteen hundred and forty nne entitled An act to extend
the provisions of all laws force relating 10 the
rage Of passengers in merchant vessels and the regulation
thereo hereby repealed But nothing In this act
tanned shall in any wise obstruc the prosecution
distribution, RENTS fines peDaltl
orfeures W c have incurred in respect 10 any
vessels pric 10 the day this into effect in respect TO
such vessels under the laws hereby repealed for which
pose the said laws shall continue in force.
But the Secretary Of the Treasury may, his discretion,
and upon such conditions he shall think proper, discon
tinue such ons, remit modify such PEN
alties.
Approved March ,, 1855.