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 584: SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cns. 6, 7. 1908-9. to every e` hteen clear superficial feet of deck allotted to their use, subject to the allowance for measurement of public rooms lavatories, and bath rooms, if any, provided for by paragraph ten. If, however, the height between any passenger deck and the deck immediately above it be less than seven feet, no Sour number of steerage passengers may be carried on that deck n in thpnprlplportion of one steerage passenger to every twenty-one clear supe c' feet thereof, subject to the allowance for measurement of public rooms, lavatories, and bath rooms, if any, provided for by paragraph ten. ` ug; ,, "Ninth. A vessel, whatever be the superficial space of the passenger fcetvflirmwe. decks and of the lowest passen er deck, shall not carry a greater number of steerage passengers on are whole than in the proportion of one steerage passenger to every five superficial feet of air or promenade space provided on a deck so open as not to be included in the tonnage and a roved by the inspector, and this shall not be counted or includ?] in the area available for any oiher passengers, or in other areas for steerage passengers prescribed by this section. 3*8**8** ¤P¤°°· °°°- "Tenth. In the measurement of the (passenger decks and of the lowest passenger deck, the space occupie by that part of the personal bagga e of the steerage passeplgers which the inspector permits to be carried there shall be include, and also, on whatever eck located, commodious and suitable dining rooms, lounging rooms, smoking MM- mmm.  lphvatories, toilet rcioms, and bath réigmiil Provided, That- ‘ a e space in any ace a ropriate o e use o steera e s- sengers in which they sleldp shallpnot be less than eighteen sup§ri£ial feet in the case of the lowest passenger deck and fteen superficial feet in the case of a passenger deck. "(b) Each space so included in the measurement must be clearly marked to the satisfaction of the inspector as being exclusively appropriated for the use of the steerage passengers. 1£;g¤gM¤h¤¤¤· "Eleventh. Each separate compartment in which steerage passen- ` p°gers are berthed shall be conspicuously marked, showing the total area of such compartments? gsm gw gu Sec. 2. That section forty-two and so much of sections forty-three ' pp'` and forty-four of the Act approved February twentieth, nineteen hundred and seven, entitled " n Act to regulate the immigration of aliens into the United States," as provides for the repeal of section one of the passenger Act of eighteen hundred and eighty-two are hereby repealed. ‘ nec:. Sec. 3. That this Act shall take effect on January drst, nineteen hundred and nine. Approved, December 19, 1908. CHAP. 7.-An Act For the relief of citizens of Italy. [rubric, No. 1m.} Be it enacted by the Senate and House qf‘R@·resentat£vea of the United fj;“:f;,;,“nQ*{j)‘gl“°}(f;, Stale.; q f America. in Cbngresa assembleel, That to enable the President muelbs susems. of the United States to procure and distribute among the suffering and destitute people of Italy such provisions, clothing, medicines and other necessary articles and to take such other steps as he shall deem advisable for the purpose of rescuing and succoring the people who are in peril and threatened with starvation the sum of eight hundred thousand ollars is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approve or mmm In the execution of this Act the President is requested to ask and °°""""°“°· °‘°‘ obtain the approval of the Italian Government and he is hereby authorized to employ any vessels of the United States Navy and to charter and employ any other suitable steamship or vessels. Approved. January 5, 1909. -