The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-01-04
lPuBuc-No. 20s.l
An ACT further 10 regulate the carriage Of passengers
in steamships and other vessels

An ACT further to regulate the carriage Of PASSENGER
IN steamships and other vessels
Be enacted blythe Senate md House Of epressatatirs
u Hs htea states OF America m Congress assembled
That the term " contiguous territory" )" III the frst
section OF the act entitled Al act 10 regulate T..
carriage Of passengers in steamships and other VS.
sels, approved March three eighteen hundred ana
nity I'VE, shall not be held to extend to any port or
place connecting with any inter oceanic route through
Sec. >. Ard Be It further enacted That the prcvis
ions o ihe eleventh section OF said act be and The
same are hereby, extended 10 all vessels whose pas
sengers, or any part of them are or shall be bouu3
from or 20 any OF tue ports or places therein men
toned, by way Of any overland route or routes
through Mexico or Central America.
sec 3. AHd be itfUTther enacted, That hereafter
there shan DC delivered 10 masters owuers OF YES
sells three copies Of ths inspectors certificates d.
rected to be gwen them by collectors or ether chief
officers OF the customs, by the twenty fifth section of
the act entitled g. An act TO amend an act eutitle
An act 10 provide for the better security OF the ls
OF passengers on board OF vessels propele4 In whole
OF IN part by steam,' a1d for other purposes 90 an
proven August thirty eighteen hundred and fifty two
one q winch copies shall be placed, ami al all lines
Kept. by said masters or owners in som. corsn--r
Gus place IN the vessel. where II viii be most likely
10 De discovered by steerage passengers and the ot
ers as now provided By aW, and the penalty for neg
ectlns or refusing TO place and keep up such adai
tlonal copy shall be the as Is provided By the
sad twenty NTH section II the other cases therein
meutioneI.
Sec. / And b. Il further enacted. That the LIST M
passengers required 10 be kept by section thirty Eve
" the said at Of August thirty eighteen hundred
and Il two shall also be open 10 the inspection Of
any passenger during all reasonable hours. and that
after any clearance IS granted bit before tha ess
shall De all0wei 10 depart the master or other per
sou IN clarge Of such vessel, carrying passengers
sL@ HE Win the collector other C1ccr oi the Gus
toms granting the clearance 4 list verified bv the
oath OF he master, other agent or owner Of the
vessel o. all passengers received or TO be receivet
o te yessei so cleared, FOR conveyance during the
proposed voyage designating cabin aud steerage pas
sengers distinctly; and CT the receipt by such csfCn
otcer on the full list verified a depa-ture u,-r1if
shaA be given, without which 10 vessel c1nvevias
passengers shall 60 10 sea: and such departure permit
shah De shown to the p9t Of each vessel before he
shall have authority 70 take the vessel 70 sea and
any pilot who shall, without such authority ben-
shown % him, pilot vessel 10 sea shall be subject
= me Of one hundred dollars, alG revocation q
license
Sec s. And b II further enacted That the master
OF COMMANDER Of any vessel carrying from
any port o. ports u the Uaied ates O. auy port or
pace II Mexico or Central America shau i-rrna4i
ateiy on arriving az such last mentioned r-t or s-a
deliver TO the United states consul vscscousul OF
commercial agent II such port Two copies OF tie list
oi passengers required 70 be kept On such vessel By
said section thirty i've q the at Of August thi-rv
eighteen hundred and fifty two. ernbracfrs ali TIE
passengers On board the vessel at any time during is
voyage Up 10 IS said arrival, an duly verified by tbe
c-tA OF such master or commander. and bv tie n
spectlon OF the consul, vice-c0ns1l o. commercial
as mt previous 70 o. At The landing or the uassen~-s
one CT which copies The said consul. v.cs-co-sui OF
coninercA agent shal hle q bis ofce AID tie other
o. ~hel be shall transmit. without delay . the col
lector oi the port IN the United states from xhh ts
vesse4 -asi Cleared And Il such master or comraaD-
les sAa- refuse or neglect 10 comply With the re
4sirenents Of Ills sacti1n CT shall knr-irrl- ma.
fase return u the list Of uasser~.-s 10 ,ovz-s-
Win tie owner Or owners 0f SAD vessel saa e sg5
ject = Ire q not less han Ten thocsau oT as az
such me shall be lisn upoa the vessel untf paid
sec o AH1 be 4 flirther eldtcf That the --ro-,r
= Lad .
provide FOR the better security osthe lives q psss
gers on beard % vcsSc proree in Who'll ~ ~ -.
y steam, approved July seventh eighteen hnraree
-nc t1lrtF eight, DO. md the sane A. hereby ~
tended 20 the owner o. owners q arr a-,t-. -
oioer vessel propelled IN whole OF IN mart br s-s-
Aal 70 al pnelc officers, BY, or IL Consequence a
- - -@--' 49, cooaiVaoce- misconduct, CT violation o.
- s-e lie OF -Ves o. any person q persons On
board such steamboat or vessel nav be dest-ovss
SC q 4 - be fuTtier snGcted That Z the owner
E, owners, master, comulacer, y other pers5u r
-a2rse y any sts2-h1a at 1r other vessel sta 1-r-
% cause to b. presented any flse o. frarf
leni Is. or sts Of us passengers or cooeS thA-sr
20 AlF consll, vlce-cols-l. commercial agent -,ir
- q 9--es --s.oll house o-1clr CT q The tapa-.u-a
PEI niI % 21y pilot Re o. they sha Be hels -lr.v -
nisle1,eanor, ard on eonvictor thereof sha 49,,
p i-stse 4eI term not exceeding two wears. Al tbe
8 ssse- s-la-l = l-b.s 20 seizure 81 f1-,sitl-e
50 ; Aad Z 4. far-ter mated rst ,fs ss--..--
y ne Treasury shall cause = be r-s-7-.s s---s--
y suc1 q tie avs relating 70 the cr-a-7 ~ 49,
sslsi Az t-slr s4ety on veSse 1roueec u whos ~
= - .! steam, IS he s1aA t1i1k exoel.s1t. a-6
- s-s sane Psirtsc u co1ver e-t form 20 be f-ad
-a-el S@ss aro give % any scca vessel two co-s-s
q Application OF Is owners O. raasta- VII stsr /
si.ao4t unnecessary deay. have the san, fran
u nler s2ss, AID Place al keep them II cousnigos
-O-S = s-cl vessel, n the same manner IS Is mo-
7i-e- y -1w u regard 10 c7r,sfcstes - Geo..
20 20 Clearance snail De issue@ 10 such vezseI rr-
- c9ee'or o. other CHIEF lofEee-1 OF the customs
-, o s@'ls1ec TIA, the provisi6rs o LIS sscto,
~ -. nave Been complied With by srch oxus-z n
III.
6. CT refuse 70 comply with provss ons Of tbs -
~, = o. tney soal furthermore torlet and Dzy for
'1cn o1S1ce one hundred dollars and such tae shal
= ilsn upe, The vessel Until paid