Pablic--No. II. AN ACT
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To regulate the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels.

 Be n snaesed by the Senate and House cf Representatives. ef fhe Uniied States ef .ameriea tn Congress asst m6ied, That, if the master oi any vessel owued m whole or in part by ciuzen ol ibe United States of Aaer- lea, or by clt,zen of any foreign country, shall take oa board such vessel al any for eign port or place a greater number of pas sengers than in the following psopoF,ion to the space occupied by them and appropriated for their use, and unoeeupied by stores, or other goods, not being the personal luggage ai such passengers, that IS to say, on the lower deck or platform one passenger for every fourteen clear superficial feet of deck, II such vessel Is not 10 pass within the tro- pics during such voyage, then one passen- ger Tor every twenty such clear superficial feel oi deck, the orlop deck (if any) one pas senger ior every thirty such superficial feet In sh cases, with intent to bring such pas- sengers to the United States of America, and shall leave such port or place with the same aad bring the same, or any number thereof, within the jurisdiction of the United S.a.es aforesaid, or ii any such master of vessel shall take on board of his vessel a, any DOT, orPlace within the jurisdiction Of the United