Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-09-17
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at tile First Session Of the Thirty
Eighth Cong ress.
TPuBL,C-NO. cOS.7

An ACT further to regulate the carriage of
passengers in steamships and other ves-
sells.
Be it enacted by tie Senate AMI House
of Representatives. Of the United States
Of america in Congress assembled. That
the term contiguous territory" in the first
section of the act entitled " an act to regn-
late the carriag- Of passengers in steamships
and other vessels" approved March three,
eighteen hundred and tifty-tvc, shall not be
held to extend TO any port or plac. connect
ed with any intcr-0ceauc route through Mex
leo.
Sec. 2. And be it .fauher enacted, That
the provisions of tho eleventh section Of said
act be and thesame ara hereby extended to
all vessels whose passengers. or any part OF
them. arc or shall 5e bound from or to any of
the ports or places therein mentioned. by
way of any overland route or routes through
Mexico or Central America.
Sec. 3. and be 1t funher enacted, That
hereafter there shall he delivered to masters
or owners of vessels three copies Of the in
spectors' certificates directed to be given them
by collectors or other chief officers Of the
customs. by the twen'y.tifth section Of the
act entitled "An act to amend an act enti-
tied AN act to provide for the better secu.
rity of the lives Of passengers ..on board of
vessels propelled in whola or in part by
steam.' and for other purposes" approved
August thirty. eighteen hundred and fifty
two, one of which copies shall b. placed, and
at all times kept by said masters or owners.
In some conspicuous place in the vessel. where
it will be most likely to be discovered by
steerage passengers, and the others as now
provided by law; and the penalty for neg
letting or refusing to plac" or keep up such
additional copy shrll be the same as is pro.
vidcd by the said twenty fifth section in the
other cases therein mentioned.
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That
the list of passengers required to be kept by
section thir,y-fvc of the said act Of August
thirty. eighteen hundred and tifty-two. shall
also bp open to the inspection Of any passen-
ger during all reasonable hours; and that
after anv clearance is granted. but before tho
vessel shall bs allowed to depart, tn" master
Or other person in charge of such vessel. car
ryine passengers. shall fila with the collector
or other officer of the customs granting the
clearance, list, verified by the oath Of the
master, or other agent, or owner ofthe vessel.
of all passengers received on the vessel so
cleared, for conveyance during the proposed
voyage Designating cabin and steer"ge pas
sengers distinctly; and Oh the receipt by
such customs officer on the full list so verified
a departure permit shall be given, without
which no vessel conveying passengers shall
70 to sea and such departure permit shall
he shown to the pill It Of each vessel before no
shall have authority to take the vessel to sea
AMI anv pilot who shall without such author-
ty being shown to him pilot n vessel TO sea
shall be subject to a fine Of one hundred dol
lars, and a revocation Of his license.
SEC. 5. Axd be It further enacted. That
thu n, ,s,er or commandrr Of any vessel carry
in. passengers from any port or ports in the
United States to any port or place in Mexico
oe Central America. shall, Immediately on
arriving at such last mentioned port or place.
deliver to the United 5 at-s consul. vice Goa
sui or commercial ag-nt ut such port tw"
eori--s Of the list Of passengers required TO
be KEEP, on such v--sc! by said section ihir'y-
Eve Of the act of August Thirty. eighi--n
hundred ana ifiy-iwo. embracing all the pas
Singers on hoard the vess-i ar any time durin:
iss sewage up 20 its said arrival. and duly
verified bv the aa'h Of such master os CON
nAndes. and ty 'he inspection at the consul,
vie~-consul. os eomn-rci4l ayeni previous q
or a, ,h- landing Of the pas-eng-fs one a
which copies the said eoasnl. vice-eoasui. OF
eonm-rriL sscn, shall he ia bis ossr~. and
the Other Of wh.ch he shall transmit. ws:hsai
DELAY. - the eai-ctr oi ta- po~' IN the
Cn:t-d S.s.es from which the v-s-i lest
e,-a~a. And II snch master os esnmand-s
shall refus- or n~gl-ct 10 comply win ihe
reauiresp~n,. oa this section. o. .hsll know
inxlv make q false r~,urn OF the list d pa.sea.
gers, he, together With the owner OF e~nsrs