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 TITLE x1.vm.—COMMERCE AND NAVIGA'1`lON.——11. 6. 821 take on board such vessel, at any foreign port or place other than for- PlVi¤8f¤’¤mf<>¤‘€iS¤ eign contiguous territory of the United States, passengers contrary to P°““· ___ the Yrovisions of this section, with intent to brin such passengers to 3 Mar., 1855, c. the 'uited States and leave such port or Place and bring such passen- 2l3» S- L V- UL P- gers, or any number thereof, within the jurisdiction of the United States. 713Jul, 1864 0 o he number of such passengers shall not be greater than in the prop01·~ 249 s_ 1{’v_ 13’ pf tion of one to every two tons of such vessel. not including children under 3903 y the nge of one year in the computation. and computing two children over ‘ Qiiigénh one and under eight years of age as one passenger. The spaces upp1‘0· 1 Lcd}.-, {79. l Eriated for the use of such passengers, and which shall not be occupied y stores or other yioods, not the personal ba gage of such passengers, shall be in the fol owin roportions: On the main and poop decks or platforms, and in the deci-Eouses, if there be any, one passenger foij each sixteen clear superficial feet of deck, if the height or distance between the decks or platforms shall not be less than six feet; and on the lower deck. not being an orlop deck, if any, one passenger for eighteen such clear sugerlicial feet, if the height or distance between the decks or platforms s all not be less than six feet, but so as that no passenger shall bc carried on any other deck or platform, nor upon any deck where the height or distance between decks is less than six feet. But on board two-deck ships, where the height between the decks is seven and onehalf feet or more, fourteen clear superiicial feet of deck shell be the proportion required for each passen er. The term "contiguous territory," as used in this section, shall notie held to extend to any port or place connecting with any intcroceanic route through Mexico. Sec. 4253. \vh€Il€\'€‘l' the master of any such vessel takes on board of _ Pemlty for fakthe same, at any foreign port or place. other than such contiguous terri- “‘§ t°° ’“‘*“Y Y’”·”‘ tory. any greater number of passengers than in the proportion to the Ee §;°; space or to the tonnage prescribed in the precedin section, with intent 3 MM-, 1855, <‘· to bring such pusscn ers to the United States, am? leaves such port or  “· ]· "· 1°· ]‘· place and brings such passengers within the jurisdiction of the United .’ .. - - to -., States, or takes on board his vessel, ut any port or place within the YU· S- *‘- Brig jurisdiction of the United States, any greater number of yéasséngers than §4°“""‘* 19 H°W·* in the proportion to the space or to the tonnage prescribed by the pre- ` ceding section, with intent to carry the same to any foreign port O1' place other than such foreign contiguous territory, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall. for each passenger taken on board beyond such limit or space. be fined fifty dollars, und may also be imprisoned for not exceeding six months. Sec. 4254. Should it be necessary for the safety or convenience of ,Lj><=k¤¤¤¤¤d*¤<>* such vessel that any rtion of her cargo, or any other article, should P19.!" .- be placed on or storcdplh any of the decks, cabins, or other places appro- 3 Mar., 1855, <·. priated to the use of passengers, the same may be placed in lockers or gig ”· L "· 10- P- mclosures prepared for the purpose, on an exterior surface impervious ‘ ‘ to the waves., capable of being cleansed in like manner as the decks or Blatforms of the vessel. But in no case shall the Elaces thus provided deemed to be a. part of the space allowable for the use of passengers, but the same shall be deducted therefrom; and in all cases where such lockers or Enclosed spaces are prepared or used, the upper surface thereof shall be deemed the deck or platform from which measurement shall be made for all the purposes of this chapter. One hospital, in the spaces appropriated to passengers, and separate therefrom by an appropriste rtition, and furnishe as its purposes require, may be prepared, und, which used, may be included in the space allowable for assengers; but the same shall not occupy more than one hundred superflhiul feet of deck or platform. Sec. 4255. No such vessel shall have more than two tiers of berths. Bertha. The interval between the lowest part thereof and the deck or latform beneath shall not be less than nine inches; and the berths shull)be well 213, ¤_ g,"`-_ mf pf constructed, parallel with the sides of the vessel, and separated from 716;   each other by partitions, as berths ordinarily are separated, and shall be The Steamship at least six feet in length, and at least two feet in width, and each such M¤nh¤tt¤n.2Ben.. berth shall be occupied by no more than one passenger; but double 88·