New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-14


Before CoUinisro'.er BHrrs.
6ICIsIOS RELATIVE TO TIE PASSENGER ACT or no
IMPORTANT ro sHIPowsEBs.
In he a,ter Of the stoanp Kangaroo, aud Samuel Brooks
This was an information 10 enforce penalty OF
Ioe sgsn, The master Of the sn'hip hsnsmoo gI an o.
above be carried according 10 the Measurement OF the
After testimony bad taken for the 6cyernmen the cogn
sci r defense moved the disce the secn,ed on e
d th, tho provisions the law Of 1855 although amount
ina 10 prohibition had uot by their terms ei1heT
OF through overnight Of Conge 90 clearly ths penal
~ Of foreign ss where the one'e was hL com
MI ted within the ufsj on ofue United States ~ 70 warrant
III CON missioner in holding the secuted
Mr. Andrews for the United states y W. OeH4d lt 10" ho
delcndAnts ,- 4, ,..,.io, q. .ouox..
This serimibA complaint sgnst a" csptsn Of we DI,n
.saS'hP & 70, f yo 'i o 7s in bringing from
Liverpool more I,.tnsels ss @J.ga Dy be
mon 1. made on behafof the aecu'ed 20 di'm the com
rsir, on ground that the at does rot make
nrn,c Ia tie ship bring rom i9reign
pot to .hi sogTy TDIl a. Bit ~
This section provides lA 20 master o. epy y5' eiyI
an foreign port place other than foreign eousoou1 territory
Of The United s!sie geater n19oe OF p.i'sl ss' ' ~
Here occurs iulIperod snd TIE 'e0n then
i hi ' i H. p SropooBa va On the and
poop decks pliIms aud the dst Lgue. one ptishse
SseI on. Ps.enssr for Eighteen clear superficial feet oh tet
TO bring such the United ses and ha nave 'oen
stated u and bring the number thereof WITHIN the
jurisdiction q the niled States or any oeh master Oh any
yr.,, sla 'sr board BIZ vessel any port or pace Nhin
m. tudc,ion the United States greater number OF pes
m e than An Aforesaid the space aoTesad or
10 he tuuuagr aoresad with intent 10 cary the sane 70 a
orgn port or pae every such master 'hS 20 deemed gus" 0
Ts s csa,e on the section which immediate
ton With the A''snm,nt Of me penalty be, reference ony 70
past rs sken on boaId ~ithn the United stte 20 DC CARED
II foreign port The question whether the peuay i by the
conjunction referred back Of the previous clauses Of
The section md ifs1, to which.
nv The section no Juty Whatever impressed the master
In reference The appropriation Of proper spaces 70 passengers
vc,,c bound rom foreign ports 70 the Ei'ed s'al''
" master bound carry than one pas'euse. ioE
every vessels bound o a!oien pot 20 TIE United
s,ncs This provision las not been violated ~ tli' es.s.
The -lso bound la the Of ytstr hound nom the
Ut,d ss 10 any ott county. 70 calTy than one
prrfer Tor every tuus and In such voyages also %
tt the srIs have the de'sns 81 amount u sPics
| s's1 20 The hf'.
voysfe "a from foreign poF; 10 the United saes and
the section while requiring that In Vs''s bound rom itlsh
port United STATES thu desigla'cd amount Of space shel
B. allowed g. zach Ta'h does { make Il tue duty OF the
appropisi- his space nor does Impose any penalty
Whsiisr us ori0n intention casual the pat Of
the sa1tufe does IN within my province to determine
Certainly the accused cannot be held Tor an onenie which Lad
nh mpo,sble read the section whole, by any
msic rule There no verb or elac La eau be popeiy
word, Wh latent 10 bring fuoh passtnsrr to the United
stses" Tie only conjecture that can b, nsJe IN regard TO
rs p5ion and meaning is that the sentence That the
&C. down the words with intent &c u to be cleed In
paruth-,. which the eIuse win intent" hc would
qualify cipus- board" &c, near the commence
But mi. would III. leave the in regard to the sp
Precipitation OF spaces TO the p.'.cngcis merely directory and
bUlirg upon the Igaosi or oiudiug u7gn
Lo not coupled With the pens provision sched 10 hi ogis
ou Of the duty required Of bin IN the other specified case
~ r-T,csr. undoubtedly huy, rght 10 the space desis.
r,.d IA tbe Act In, the remedy might be- II they
pryed Off, do not feel called upon n tbs proceeding to point
out IL .rm coaI that Indictment will lie gnt tho master
under THE statute for any omission on h part see 'ha " "as
Tio CON laiut must therefore be- diim.cd