New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-25


vessel or boat with the intention of pro
ceeding to and landing at the said
city of New Orleans, or elsewhere within
the limits Of the State, The said report
shall further specify whether any of the
said passengers so reported are lunatic,
itlotic, deaf. dumb, blind, infrm, manned,
or above the age of sixty years; also, desig-
mating all such passengers as shall be under
the age of thirteen. or widows having fami.
lies, or women without husbands having
families, with the names and ages of their
families, and shall further specify particu-
larly the names, last place of residences,
and ages of all passengers who may have
died during the said last voyage of such
vessel; also the names and residences of
the owner or owners of such vessel. In
case any such master or commander shall
omit or neglect to report as aforesaid any
such person or passenger, with the particu-
lars aforesaid. or shall make any false re-
| pert or statement in respect to any such
| person or passenger, or in respect to the
| owner or owners of any such vessel, or in
| respect to any of the particulars hereinafter
| specified, such master or commander shall
| forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars tor
| every such passenger in regard to whom
| any such omission or neglect shall have
incurred, or any such false report or state
| ment shall be made. tor which the owner
or owners, consigree or cOnsignees of any
| such ship or vessel shall also be liable
| jointly and severally, and which may be
| used for and recovered as hereinafter pro-
| vded.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted. etc.. That
| it shall be the duty of the Commissioners
| of Immigration. or the chief of the bureau,
by an Endorsement to be made on said re-
| port. to require the owner or consignee of
| the ship or vessel from which such persons
were landed to give several bond to the
| people of the State in penalty of three
| hundred dollars for any and every person
| or ger included in said report, such
bond being secured as hereinafter provided
and conditioned. to indemnify and save
! harmless the Commissioners of Immigra-
ton, and each and every city, town or par
| ish in this State from any costs which said
| commissioners or such city, town or parish
shall incur for the reliet or support of the
| person named in the bond. within five years
| from the date of such bond, and also TO in
| demnity or refund to the said commission
| ers any expense or charge they may neces.
| sarily incur for the support or medical care
| Of the persons named therein. Each and
every bond shall be secured by two or
more sufficient securities. being residents
| of the Stare of Louisiana. each Of whom
shall prove by oath or otherwise that
| he is owner of a freehold in the
| State of the value OF three hun
| drei dollars over and above all and any
claim or lien thereon. or against him, in
Guiding therein any contingent claim which
| may accrue from or upon any former bond
| gwen under the provisions of this act: said
| bonds having been approved first by the
| Commissioners of Immigration, who may
| reject any of said bonds, if in their judg
! ment the security offered is not valid and
| sufficient Il shall be lawful for any
| owner or consignee, at any time within
| twenty four hours after the landing of such
persons or passengers from any ship or
vessel in the port of New Orleans, except
as in the section herein provided, to COM
| mute tor the bond or bonds so required. by
paying to the Commissioners of Immigra-
ton, Or their appointed agent, the sum of
two dollars for each and every passenger
| reported by him, as by law required; the re-
ceipt of such sum by said commissioners or
| agent, shall be deemed full and sufficient
| discharge from the requirements of giving
| bonds as above provided. but no owner or
consignee shall be authorized to commute
| tor the bond so required for any passenger
arriving in the port of New Orleans, who
NAV have to be sent to the Charity Hos
! pital, on account of illness, or for any
| passenger who, on examination, shall be
| found either lunatic or idiOtic, or dumb,
blind or MANNED, or intirm, or above
| the age of sixty years, or widow, with
| a child, or children, or any person unable
| to take care of himself or herself without
| becoming a public charge. The Commits.
| sioners OF immigration shall have authority
to commute specially for any bond in such
cases in such manner az shall appear to
| them equitable and proper. 1t shall be the
| duty of the health officer to report without
| delay to the Commissioners OF immigration
| the names of all passengers sent by his
order from shipboard to any hospital on &C.
| count Of illness from ship fever, cholera or
| yellow fever. And in case that any owner
| or consignee of any vessel arriving at the
port Of New Orleans shall fail, neglect or
| refuse to give the bond or bonds required
| by this act, or pay the communication money
| as above set forth within the time pre-
| scribed as aforesaid, said owners and con-
signees shall forfeit and pay unto the said
| Commissioners of Immigration the penalty
of one hundred dollars in the case OF each
| and every person or passenger tor whom
| they shall fail, neglect or refuse to give
bond or pay the Communication money, as IN
this act set forth, which sum or sums may
| be sued for and recovered in any court Of
| competent jurisdiction, with Judgment in
| solido. against such owners and cOnsignees.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted. etc.. That
liz case any of the persons TOR whom COM
mutation money has been paid as afore-
said, or for whom bond has been given as
aforesaid, shall at any time within five
years from the payment of such money,
or the execution of such bond, become
chargeabe upon any city. town or parish
within this State, it shall be the duty of
said commissioners to provide for the pay
ment of any expenses incurred by any such
city. town or parish for the maintenance
and support of any such person out OF the
Communication money to be paid as aforesaid,
and the money collected on such bonds SO
far as the same will enable them to do
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the moneys received by the Commissioners