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 'I`rrL1·: xLvIU.—COMhrIERCE AND NAVIGATION.—Ch. 6. 825 The collector shall page the money thus received, at such times and in such manner as the cretary of the Treasurv. bv general rules, shall direct,_t0 any board or commission a pointed`hv and acting under the authority of the State within which Sie port where such vessel arrived is situated, for the_care and protection of sick, indigent, or destitute emigrants, to be appl1ed‘to the objects of their a pointment; and if there be more than one board or commission who shall claim such payment, the Secretary of the Treasury shall determine which is entitled to receive the same. and his decision in the premises shall be Hnal and without appeal; but such payment shall in no ease be awarded or made to any board, or commission, orassoeiation, formed for the protection or advance ment of any particular class of emigrants, or emigrants of any particular nation or creed. Sec. 4269. Everymaster, owner, orconsigneeofany vessel.wh0 refuses penalty 50,1-egg. or neglects to pay to the collector any sum of money required. within the sal to pay. time prescribed by the preceding section. shall be liable to a penalty of 3 fifty ollars, in addition to such sum of ten dollars. for each passenger 213,a, ii: v_ l01p; upon whose death the same has become payable, to be recovered by the 720- [ nited States in any circuit or district court of the ['nited States where such vessel may arrive. or such master, owner, or eonsignee may reside: and the money shall be disposed of in the same manner as is directed with respect to the sums required to be paid to the collector of customs. Sec. 4270. The amount of the several penalties imposed hy the fore- Recoveryotpengoing provisions regulating the carriage of passengers in lIl(‘1'L'lltill[-\'(‘S- 3]**9*- sels shall be liens on the vessel violating those provisions, and such lbid.,s.15. i vessel shall be liheled therefor in any circuit or district court of the "ThE&léL;_‘j United States where such vessel shall arrive. [Sw S 6:***-] LOW, Us ’ Sec. 4271. Any vessel which may be employed by the American Col- _ Vessels belongonization Society. or the colonization society of any State. to transport, mH_*°_*‘°l°¤m*i°¤ and which shall actually tmnsport, from any ort of the Ynited States TfE*’§__d_____ to any colony on the west coast of Africa. coiored emigrants, to reside Ibid., s. 16. there. shall he subject to the operation of the foregoing provisions regulating the carriage of passengers in merchantwessels. Srzc. 4272. The collector of the customs shall examine each emigrant }.;x,,,,,gn,,ti0,, of vessel, on its arrival at his port. and ascertain and report to the Secre- t-niigmnt-vessels tary of the T reasury the time of sailing. the length of the voyage. the l*>' ¤°ll¤¢¥*{¥‘· ventilation. the number of passengers. their space on board. their food. Ibid_, s_ 17i f the native country of the ennigrants., the number of deaths, the age and sex of those who died during the voya ez together with his opinion of the cause of the mortality. if any. on hoard. and. if none. what recautionary measures, arrangements. or habits. are supposed to have-Ihad any, and what, agency in causing the exemption. Src. 4273. Informcrs shall be entitled to one-half of any penalty or lnformers. fine collected under the provisions relating to the transportation of pas· J; Jdj5,‘18gQ sengers in vessels to or from any foreign port or place other than foreign 249, t_ g,' \-_ 13; p_ contiguous country, upon their informationl 392. Sisc. 4274. The provisions of this Title relating to the transportation \'~·¢=>·<·ls carrying of passengers hetween the l'nited States and any port other than for· l’£’·*"1'*€€""']'h"“* . . . _ . _ _ · . _ _ · e Lmtezlhtates. eign contiguous territory. except such as ielate to hstsoi ll]2\llli'€>t¤·(ll` passengers. shall apply to all vessels owned. in whole or m part. by em- .)-19 Feb., 1H6g, e. zens of the Ynited btates, and registered. enrolled. or licensed within the *··>»*‘·12»P-·>*l· United States. and to all masters thereof carrying passengers·or intending to carry passengers from any foreign port without the l'mted States to any other foreign port without the United States. and all the penalties and forfeitures provided for in such provisions shall apply to sueh vessels and masters. Sec. 4275. Neither the officers, seamen, nor other persons employed on _|_’enalty upon board of any vessel bringing emigrant passengers to the [`nited States. :j';2l;’¥umi:*;";d g or any of them, shall visit or frequent any part of such vessel assigned c;}{’;mms_" to emigrant passengers. except hy the direction or permission of the $4 “- — master of such vessel lirst made or given for such purpose. Invery S    pj; officer, seaman, or other person employed on board of sue vessel, who ’ ’ ' shall violate the provisions of this section shall he deemed guilty of 41.