Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-04-02


AN ACT to amend sn act entitled "An act to reg.
ulate the carriage Of passengers In Steamship
and other vessels" approved March third eight.
cen hundred and fifty -nyc, for tho bottor protoc.
tion ofiemale passengers, and other purposes.
BE II enacted BY the Senate and House OF Ropro.
sentatyos Of the United States Of America In Con.
gress assembled That every master or other OH
Ger, seaman or other person enployed on board Of
any ship or vessel Of the United States, who shall
during the voyage Of such ship or vessel, undar
promise Of marrage, or by threats, or by the OK
orcso Of his authority, or by solicitation, or tho
making OF gifts or presents, sodnce and have illicit
/ connection with any female passenger, shall he
guilty Of misdemoanor, and upon conviction,
shalt be punished by imprisonment for / torn not
exceeding twolve months, or by fine not exceed
ing one thousand dolarss Provided, ThHt tho sub
sequent intermarriago Of the partio seducng and
soduced may be pleaded 10 bar efa conviction.
1 SEC. 2. And be II further enacted, That neither
the officers, soamen or other persons employed on
board Of any ship or vessel bringing omigrant
passengers TO the United States, or any Of them.
shall visit or frequent any part Of such ship or
vessel assigned 70 enigrant passengers, except By
the direction or permission Of tho master or com
mander Of such ship OF vessel FIRST made or given
for such urposo; and eyory officer, seaman, or
other person employed on board Of such ship OF
vessol, who shall violate tho provisions Of this
section shall bo deemed guilty Of a misdemoanor,
and, conviction thereof, shall forfeit 10 the said
ship vessel his wages for the voyage Of tho said
ship OF vessel during which tho said offonoe hns
beon committed. Any master or commander who
shall direct permit my officer or seaman OF 9TH
person employed on board Of such ship or vessel
to visit or frequent any part Of such ship vessel
assigned TO emigrant passengers, except for the
purpose Of doing or performing somo necessary act
or duty as an oflicer, soa man or person en-
ployed on board Of said ship or vessel, shall DO
deemed guilty OF n misdcmeanor and shall, on
conviction thereof, be punished by fine Of fifty
dollars for zach occasion on which he shall SO di-
rect or permit tho provisions Of this sec ion to be
violated by any officer seaman or othor person
employed ON board Of such ship or vessel.
SEc. 8. And bo II further enacted, That IL shall
bo the duty Of tho master OF commander of ovory
ship or vessel bringing emigrant passengers TO the
United States 10 post written printed notice
in the English, French and German languages CON
tanning the provisions Of the second section Of this
act in conspicuous place on tho forooastlo, and
in the several parts of the said ship vessel as
signed to omgrant passengers, and to keep the
Same SO posted during the voyage; and upon ne
gloct to do, he shall be deemed guilty Of a mis-
demeanor, and, on conviction thereof shall be
punished by fine not exceeding five hundred dol
lars
SEo. A. And be il further enacted, That, In case
| Of tho conviction ofany person under the provis-
ions of the first section OF this act, and the mpo-
sition of fine, the court sentencing the person so
convicted may, inits discretion, by order to be
entered on its minutes, direct the amount Of tho
fine when collected, TO be paid for the uso or bon
eft ofthe female seducod, her child or childron
IL any.
SEQ. 8. And oit further enacted, That no con-
viction shall be had under the provisions Of this
act on the testimony Of tho female seduccd uncor-
roborated by other evidence, nor unless the in
dictment shall DO found within ono year after the
arrival Of the ship vessel ut tho port for which
she was destined when the offence was commit
ted.
Approved % March 1860