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 188 FORTYSEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 374. 1882. sengers, and an additional water-closet or privy for every fifty female passengers on board, for theexclusive use of the female passengers and — young children on board. The aforesaid svatenclosets uml prxvxes shall Iacation. be properly enclosed and located on each sule of the vessel, smd shall be separated from passengers spaces by substantial and properly- constructed partitions or bulkheads; and the water-closets and privies shall be kept and maintained in a. serviceable and cleanly condmon Penalty for vio- throughout the voyage. For any violation of either of the provisions of 1¤i¤¤.¤¢¤· this section or for any neglect to conlbrm to the requirements thereof, the master of the vessel shall be liable to u penalty not exceeding two hundred and lift · dollars. Food. Sec. 4.-gn nllownnee of good, wholesome, and proper io0d, with a. Fresh prov in- reasonable quantity of freslfprovisions, which food shall he equal in value i°¤· toone and u half navy rations of the United States, and of fresh water, not less than four quarts per day, shall be furnished each ot such pasuws pm- day. seugcrs. Three meals shall be served daily, at regular and stated hours, of which hours sufficient notice shall be given. If any such passengers shormlolvmce, shall ut any time during the voyage be put on short allowance for food P°¤°I*¥ f°'· and water, the master of the vessel shall pay to each passenger three dollars for each and every day the passenger may have been put on short allowance, except in case of accidents, where the captain is Mothers within- obliged to put the passengers on short allowance. Mothers with infants f¤¤**¤~ and young children shall] be furnished the necessary quantity of whole- ,T¤b1es¤ndseat¤. some milk or condensed milk for the sustenance of the latter. Tables uml seats shall be provided for the use of passengers at regular meals. · And for every willful violation of any of the provisions of this section the muster of the "vcssel shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and Penalty for vie- shall be ilned not more than five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned iatioxnelc. for n term not exceeding six months. The enforcement of this penalty, however, shall not nfect the eivil_responsil>ilityot' the master and owners of the vessel to such passengers as may have sudered from any neg— ligenee, breach of contract, or default on the part of such master and owners. Bqgpitgl ,0,,,- Sm:. 5.—Th:•t in every such steemship or other vessel there shall be pu-tmntn. properly built and secured, or divided off from other spaces, two compartments or spaces be be used exclusively as hospitals for such passengers, one for men and the other for women. The hospitals shall be located in a space not below the deck next below the main deck of the vessel. The hospital spaces shall in no case be less than in the proportion of eighteen clear superficial feet for every fifty such passengers who me carried or brought on the vessel, and such hospitals shall be supplied with proper beds, bedding, and utensils, and be kept so supplied throughout the voyage. And every steamship or other vessel mrrying or bringing emigrunt passengers, or passengers other than _ . cabin passengers, exceeding fifty in number, shall carry a duly qualified Surgeon. and competent surgeon or medical practitioner, who shall be rated as Mcdiciueg ,m.gi_ such m the ship’s articles, and who shall be provided "evith surgical incal sppliuneesmte. strnments, medical eomforts,·mul medicines proper and necessary lor diseases and aceiden ts incident to sezrvoyages, and for the proper med- · ical treatment of such passengers during the voyage, and with such articles of food and nourishment as may be proper and necessary for preserving the health of intents and young children; and the services of such surgeon or medical practitioner shall be promptly given in any mso of sickness or disease, to amy of the passengers, or to env inlimt or young child of any such passengers, who muy need his services. For J;::nHé for vw- ovnolutnon of €llZll€I'0f the provisions of this section the master of the · - vessel shell be hable to u penalty not exceeding two hundred and lilly 4 dollars. Diseipline,clenn- Sm:. 6.-Tlmt the muster of eve such steamshi or other v is mm;i;g: *° be authorized to xnainmin good disciplirsie uml such hnhits of cleanliniss anions such passengers as will tend to the preservation und promotion o ea t i, and to thm end he shall cause such regulations as he may