TPHBLIC-No. Ill
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An Act 10 regulate the carriage nf passengers in


merchant vessels.


Be AZ e7aacicd By The Senate and House of Rep
TessntGtires of Lhc Lrited States of America IN
Congress assembled. That if the master OF any
vessel owned in whole or in part by citizen of
the United States of America, or by a citizen of
any foreign country, shall take on board such
vessel at any foreign port or place greater num-
Der OF passengers than in the following proportion
TO the space occupied by them and appropriated
for their use, and unoccupicd by Stores or other
goods, not being the personal luggage of such
passengers, that Is to say, on the lower deck or
platform one passenger for every fourteen clear
superficial feet of deck if such vessel is not 10 pass
within the tropics during such voyage but if such
vessel is TOO pass within the tropics during such
voyage, then enc passenger for every twenty such
clear superficial feet of deck, The orlop deck (if
anyl one passenger for every thirty such super
fetal feet in all cases, with intent to bring such
passengers to the United States of America, and
shall leave such port or place with the same, and
bring the same, or any number thereof, within the
jurisdiction of the United States aforesaid, or if
any such master OF vessel shall take on board
OF his vessel at any port place within the iuris.
diclion Of the United States aforesaid any greater
number of passengers than the proportions afore-
said, admit with intent to carry the same 10 anv
foreign port or place, every such master shall be
deemed guilty of nisdemeanor, and, upon con-
yiclon thereof before any circuit or district court
of the United States aforesaid. shall for each pas
senger taken on board beyond the above proper
tions be fined in the snm of fifty dollars, and NAV
also be imprisoned for any term not exceeding one
year: Prouiae6, That thisact shall not be con-
strued to permit any ship or vessel TO carry more
than two passengers to five tons of such ship or
vessel


: SEC. g. And be it further enacted That If the
passengers so taken on board OF such vessel, and
brought into or transported from the United States
afo.esaid shall exceed the number limited bv tho
last section TO the number Of twenty IN the whole