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SEC. 9. And be it further enacted customs at any port of the United so employed shall arrive, or from v be about to depart, shall appoint a inspectors of the customs for such p and report in writing to such coll ments of law have been complied w sel; and if such report shall state be approved by such collector, it sh prima facie evidence thereof.

not exceeding o of this penalty s ptain or master an red from said defaul the captain of a zed to maintain go among such passe romotion of health ulations as he mar Core sailing, on b passengers, and shal yage; and it is her the apartments all times in a clea h vessel so employe Il parts of said apar sed; and they sh ter-closet for thee sengers. And whe cannot. be mustere duty of the capta cupied by such

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SEC. 10. And be it further enacte quisitions, penalties, and liens of th in vessels appropriated to the use extended and made applicable to al use of steerage passengers in vesse part by steam, and navigating from and in manner as in this act nam to the masters thereof; and so mu act to amend an act entitled 'An & security of the lives of passengers of in whole or in part by steam, and proved August thirtieth, eighteen conflicts with this act, is hereby propriated to the use of steerage above propelled and navigated is h

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arriving in the United States, or any
f, from any foreign place whatever, at
lelivers a manifest of the cargo, and if
at the time of making report or entry of
ant to law, shall also deliver and report
strict in which such ship or vessel shall
t of all the passengers taken on board
ssel at any foreign port or place; in
tshall be the duty of the said master to
he age, sex, and occupation of the said
, the part of the vessel occupied by
e, the country to which they severally
ich it is their intention to become in-
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Le voyage; which list or manifest shall
master, in the same manner as directed
e manifest of the cargo, and the refusal
raforesaid to comply with the provi-
any part thereof, shall incur the same
nd forfeitures as are provided for a re-
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and the said collector shall pay such times and in such manner as ury, by general rules, shall direct. appointed by and acting under the in which the port where such ship for the care and protection of sich grants, to be applied to the object if there be more than one board or such payment, the Secretary of being, shall determine which is e and his decision in the premises appeal: Provided, That the pay awarded or made to any board, formed for the protection or ad class of emigrants, or emigrants creed; and if the master, captain ship or vessel refuse or neglect to and sums of money required, and by this section, he or they shall se sum of fifty dollars, in addition t each and every passenger upon w come payable, to be recovered by t cuit or district court of the Unit may arrive, or such master, captai reside; and when recovered, the s of in the same manner as is direct and sums required to be paid to t

the captain or m nited States, or a place whatever of the cargo, and ng report or entra so deliver and repor ship or vessel sh gers taken on board port or place; in f the said master cupation of the sa vessel occupied hich they several ntion to become ir ether any and wh st or manifest shall manner as directed rgo, and the refusal ly with the pro hall incur the same e provided for ar anifest of the cargo

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each emigrant ship or vessel, on its ascertain and report to the Secretary e of sailing, the length of the voyage, per of passengers, their space on board, untry of the emigrants, the number of of those who died during the voyage; n of the cause of the mortality, if any, what precautionary measures, arrangepposed to have had any, and what xemption.

ther enacted, That this act shall take ssels sailing from ports in the United Le of the continent, within thirty days roval; and with respect to vessels sailnited States on the western side of the ts in Europe, within sixty days from 1; and with respect to vessels sailing s of the world, within six months from

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The passenger and anti. of the United security to i oral out o f New York 1 sota are not within the ss to regulat in foreign goo timating the en or persons! Hbcluded.-Un Lestimating the asurement of

ther enacted, That from and after the take effect with respect to any vessels, essels, the act of second March, eighzeen, entitled "An act regulating pasthe act of twenty-second of February,

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carriage of passengers in merchan thereof," are hereby repealed. Bu tained shall in any wise obstruct recovery, distribution, or remissio forfeitures which may have been vessels prior to the day this act such vessels under the laws hereby the said laws shall continue in for But the Secretary of the Trea and upon such conditions as he sh any such prosecutions, or remit or Approved March 3, 1855.

*The passenger laws of the United States ap voyage, and until they shall have landed. laws of the United States do not come in cor oblige security to be given against their beco their removal out of the State, in the event City of New York v. Miln, 11 Peters, 102.

Persons are not the subject of commerce; a not fall within the reasoning founded upon Congress to regulate commerce, and the prob duty on foreign goods.—Ibid.

In estimating the number of passengers in a children or persons not paying; but those emp to be included.-United States v. the Louisa B

In estimating the tonnage of a vessel bringi the measurement of the custom-house, in the sel arrives, is to be taken.-Ibid.

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