Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-06-08
Approved July A. 1867
lFuBLIe-No. 20S.
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fFUBuc-NO, 20S,
AN ACT fu Their 10 regulate the carriages OF
passengers IL steam hips and other vessels
BE IL enacted By he Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdt,usS Of the United States Of America ~ Con
o. assembled,
THAT the tenn .'Contisuous terri Dry" in the
frst elton Of the act entitled FAN act % regu,
late the carriage passengers in steamsh p and
other vessels" approved March three, eighteen
hundred and fifty five, shall not be he'd 10 ex-
tend to any port or place connected WI n any
in,er-oo cane route through Mexico
SEQ 6, And be Il further enacted, That the
provisions of the eleventh s'etOn OF said &C, be
aud tho same are hereby, extended 10 alt vessels
whose passengers, OF any part OF them, are or
shall be bound from or TO any OF the ports or |
Ilacss therein mentioned, by say OF aug over,
land route or routes through Mexico or Central |
America.
SEC H. And be At further enacted, That here |
after there shall be delivered 10 masters OF own |
of vessels three copies OF the luspee orS' GER
tifcltes directed 10 be given tn IN by collectors !
or other chief officers of the customs by the /
twenty. fifth section OF the act entitled IAN act
% amend an act entitled An act to provide for |
the better security OF the lives oiPass ,ngers on
board of vessels pro elled in whole OF in part, by
steam, ami for othtrpurposcs, approved August
thirty, eighteen hundred and h'ty-two, one OF
when co les shall he placed, aud at ali times
kept, by said masters ow ers, in some con-
spicuOus place Il the vessel where i will be most
lAely TO b. discovered y steeTage passengers
! and the others AS nos provided By law ;Anu tue
! penalty tor neg Getting Tefusingt1 place or
| keep up suoh a.dit nal ,oay shall be the same
as is provided by the SAL twen'y-iftn secton IN
! the other SEES therein mentioned
Sec 4. And be- Il further enacted That the list
| OF passengers requi ed t be kept by the section
| thlrty-hfth OF the SAID act OF August thirty,
eighteen hundred nd ifty-two, shall also be open
| to the inspection of any passenger during all
/ reasonable hours; and that after any clearance
is or Inted, but before the vessel shallbe allowed
| to depart, the master or other person in charge
Of such vessel, carry Rg passengers, shall file wi
the collector, or other otfc of the customs
tina ha oil lGtV hxyf ka oafh
of the master, other agent, owner of the vessel
ofall passengers rece we'd or to be received the
ve,s sci 50 cleared, for conveyance during the pro-
| posed voyage, designa ing cabin aud Storage
pass myers distinctly; and ont the receipt by such
| customs CtfiCer on the full list so verified de-
pa rture permi shall be given, without which no
vessel conveying passe ngers SHAH 60 10 sea; ami
! such departure permit shall be shown TO the
plot Of each vessel before he shall have au hority
to take the vessel 10 sea and any pilot who shall
withou, such au,hOri being shO gn to him pilot
a vessel to sea shan be subject TO a fne OF one
hundred JllaTs, and revocation OF his license q,
Sac. 8. and be IL further enacted, That the
mas err or commander Of any vessel carrying
| passengers from any port or ports in the United
States TO any port or place IL Meyi;o or Central
America shall, Immediately on arriving at such
last mentioned port or place, deliver to the
United States consul, yile-cOusul or commercial
agent at such pot two PEE of the list of pass
engers reQu red to be kepJ such yess i by sal
sec ion thirty five of he act of August thirty,
ghteen hundred and ht.y-twO, embracing, all
the pas engers on bOtrd the vessel at any time
during its voyage mp 10 its said arrival, and duly
Velliel " tn oath 4 such master or conan ander
and b the insp @ ion Of the consul, vice-consul,
or commeroialagenS previ IA to Q; at the landing
OF the pass sngeEsi one OF yliCh cooles the said
con I'll. vce-COaSul, or Cymmerii al agent shall
file in his office, and the her of which he shall
transm t. vi hout delay, to the collector of the
port IN the Uni ed States ON which the vessel
LAST cleared Aud # such master or commander
snail retuse or neglect 70 comply with the re-
gu remen's of this section, or shall knowingl =
m Ike false return OF the list of passengers, he
9sgther q the %Her Or 9Tner Of sd n'f
houand dollars, ard such fiue shall be lien
upon the vessel until pad.
SEC 1Hd be ii further enacted, That the
provisions of sect on twelve Of the act entitled
Gan act to provide for the better security of the
live of passengers on board OF the vesS Is pro-
pelld in Who'll or in part by steam" ap orOved
July seventh, eighteen huldr,d aid tn irty-
eight, be and the same are hereby, extended TO
the owner or owners OF sny steamboat or other
yes el propeu d in whoe or in part by steam, and
10 all public officers, by or II consequence Of
who's fraud, ConLlvaEce, miscondu I, oc viola
ton Of law, The life lives of any person or
persons on board such steamboat or vessel may
De destroyed.
SEC. 3. ind IL be further enacted, That if the
owner or owners, master, commander, or other
| person in charge ofaay steamboat or other vessel
sh al wilfu ly present or cause t. be presented
any false fraudulent lit or lists of ITS passen-
geTs, or coplls thereof 10 any cons a. yice-GOn sui
| commercial agent, collector, or other Istom
house officer, or of The departure permit to any
| pilot, he or they shall be held guilty of misde
meanor, and on conviction hereof shall be I'M
prisoned for a term not exceeding two years
and the v ssel sha.l be liable to seizure aad tor
feiture.
SEE. !. And belt further enacted. That thu
Secretary of the Treasury shall to be pre-
pared a oPss of such of the laws re atiug to
the Garage of pass eDgers, and their safety on
VesSe Propelled in VINO e or in part By steam
as he shall thiLk expedlept, and have the sam
printed IN c9nvenlenCs from to be framed uu der
glass and give to any such We sci two copies,
on app iG alton OF It's owner or master, VIII snail
| with utunuecessary delay, have the same framed
| under ella 5, and fIa2e and keep them ia conspic-
| uOus places in sIch vessel in the same n amer
as is provided by Law in regard to certificates of
| inspector ami no Clearance shall be issued to
| suGh vessel until the collector or other chief of
the customs shall be satisfied that the prov lions
OF this section snail have been co npl ed with by
| such owners or master; and in case such vners
or master shall neglec: or refuse to comply with
[ hel rOYisions of this secti ion, he or they shall
furthermore tJrfsit aud pay for each of nee one
hundred dollars, and such fine shall lie lien
| upon the vessel until paid.
SIC. 9. ind be IL further enacted, That infor-
mers SHAH be entitled to one-halt of any penalty
or fine colleoge under this act the said act of
| Mach third eighteen hundred and forty-fue
[eghteen hundred and fifty -fivel upon their in
| formation. .-ls...
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That allsteam
ers and other vessels be onging TO CT izen or to
oi-izsns of the United States, and bound from any
port in the United States to any port therein, or
to any foreign port, from any foreign port in
the United Slates, shall, before clearance receive
on bard all such bullion, coin, United States
| notes and bonds and other securities as the gov
ernment of the UnItei States any department
thereof, or any minister, consul, consul, or
commercial or other agent of tae United States
aoroa1 shall offer, and shall securely convey and
| promptly de liver the same to the proper author
itles or nsisnees on arriving at the port of des
lnatlon, and sha receive such reasonable co N.
| pensstioL as may be allowed TO other carriers in
| the ordinary transactions of
Approved July 4, 1854