222 THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 41. 1848. and the captain shall furnish ccmfortgblc food to such passengers during the residue of the voyage, this, m regard to food, shall also be u compliance with the terms of this act. Provisions re- Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the captain of any such
- £$S“§h0 vessel so employed is hereby authorized to maintain good Qisciplim,
cmd discipline or and such habits of cleaulmcss among such passengers, as will tend to P¤S¤¤¤8¤¢ VSS- the preservation and promotion of health; and to that end, he shall '°]" cause such regulations as he may adopt for this purpose to be posted up, before sailing, on board such vessel, in a place accessible to such passengers, and shall keep the same so posted up during the voyage; and it is hereby made the duty of said captain to cause the apartmenx occupied by such passengers to be kept, at all times, in a clean, healthy state, and the owners of every such vessel so employed arc required to construct the decks, and all parts of said apartment, so that it can be thoroughly cleansed; and they shall also provide a safe, convenient privy or water closet for the exclusive use of every one hundred such passengers. And when the weather is such that said passengers cannot be mustered on deck with their bedding, it shall be the duty of the captain of every such vessel to cause the deck occupied by sucb passengers to be cleaned [cleansed] with chloride of lime, or some other equally ciiicicnt disiufccting agent, and also at such other times as said captain may deem necessary. PQ¤¤}!*Y Y0! Mt Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the master and owner or §;°Q;Q;gv};‘;‘Q5f’; owners of any such vessel so employed, which shall not be provided wm, Gm: with the house or houses over the passage-ways, as prescribed in the first section of this act; or with ventilators, as prescribed in the second section of this act; or with the cambooses or cooking ranges with the houses over thbm, as prescribed in the third section of this act; shall severally forfeit and pay to the United States the sum of two hundred dollars for each and every violation ot] or neglect to conform to, the provisions of each of said sections; and fifty dollars for each and every neglect or violation of any of the provisions of the H¤w r¢¢¤V¢r¤d· fifth section of this act; to be recovered by suit in any Circuit or District Court of the United States, within the jurisdiction of which the said vessel may arrive, or from which it may be about to depart, or at any place within the jurisdiction of such courts, wherever the owner or owners, or captain of such vessel, may be found. Examinntixmas Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the collector of the cusf%thtfl;“gf;;aQ;; toms, at any port in the United States at which any vessel so employed ond, mm,' md shall arrive, or fiom which any such vessel shall be about to deparf, {fh ;*5°**°¤’d *° shall appoint and direct one of the inspectors of the customs for such ,,,},5; of {33,,,.,: port to examine such vessel, and report in writing to such collector biqmade umclu- whether the provisions of the first, second, third and fifth sections of ”“'°‘ this act. bavc_ been complied with in respect to such vessel; and ifsuch report shall state such compliance, and be approved by such collector, it shall be deemed and held as conclusive evidence thereo£ gggggizkbctwcen Qzc. 8. And be it further enacted, That the iirst section of thé Mt ger veS“lg°S°°°° GDUUCG “All Act to regulate the carriage of passengers m merchant 184'1 ch 16 VOS8C1S," approved February twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fo1’tY·· seven, be so amended that, when the height or distance between the decks of the vessels referred to in the said section shall be less than Numberofpu- six feet, and not less than tivo feet, there shall be allowed to each '°”$°"· passenger sixteen clear superiicial fee: on the deck, instead of fourteen, as prescribed in said section; and if the height or distance between the decks shall be less than five feet, there shall be allowed to each passenger twenty-two clear superficial feet on the deck ; and if the P d mastcrpf any such vessel shall take on board his vessel, in any port Of ming orfbwd l the Umtgd States, v. greater number of passengers than is allowed bY greater number. thus Section, with the intent specified in said first section of thé 80% of
