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FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. On. 374. 1882. 187 tier of berths and the deck beneath them shall not be less than six inches, nor the interval between each tier of berths, and the interval between the uppermost tier and the deck above it, less than two feet six inches; and each berth shall be occupied by not more than one passenger over chg4mm_ 01 ght years of a ge; but double berths of twice the abovementioued width may be provided, each double berth to be occupied by no more and by none other than two women, or by one woman and two children under F¢>¤1¤l¤¤~ , the age of eight years, or by husband and wife, or by a man and two of Husband and his own children under the age of eight years, or by two men personally W6- acquainted with each other. All the male passengers upwards of four- Maies. teen years of age who do not occupy berths with, their wives shall be berthed in the tore part of the vessel, in a compartment divided off from the space or spaces appropriated to the other passengers by a substantial and well-secured bulkhead; and unmarried female passengers shall be _Fomales, unmarberthed in a compartment separated from the spaces occupied by other mdpassengers by a substantial and welboonstructed bulkhead, the opening , or communication from which to an adjoining passenger space shall be . so constructed that it can be closed/and secured. Families, however, Families_ shall not he separated except with their consent. Each berth shall be . numbered serially, on the outside berth-board, according to the number Serial mm,;,,,,, of passengers that may lawthlly occupy the berth ; and the berths occu— to berths. pied by such passengers shall not be removed or taken down until the expiration of twelve hours from the time of entry, unless previously in- In spectiou of spected within a shorter period. For any violation of either of the pro- b°*`*h¤· ‘ · visions of this section the master of the vessel shall he liable to a fine Penalty for vioof five dollars for each passenger carried or brought on the vessel. l¤*i°¤· * ~ S20. 3. That every such steamship or other vessel shall have ade- Light and air to quate provision for afordiug light and air to the passenger-decks an_d P=*¤¤¤¤g¤f d¤¤¥¤» to the compartments and spaces occupied by such passengers, and with °°°‘ adequate means and appliances for ventilating the said compartments ‘ and spaces. To compartments having sufficient space for fifty or more Ventilation. of such passengers at least two ventilators each not less than twelve inches in diameter, shall be provided, one oi which ventilators shall be inserted in the forward part of the compartment, and the other in the after part thereof, and shall be so constructed as to veutilato the compartment; and additional ventilators shall be provided for each compartment in the proportion of two ventilator-s for each additional fifty of such passengers carried or brought in the compartment. All ventilators shall be carried at least six feet above the uppermost deck of the vessel, and shall be of the most approved form and construction. In any steamship the ventilating apparatus provided, or any method of ventilation adopted thereon, which has been approved by the proper emigration officers at the port or place from which said vessel was cleared, shall be deemed a compliance with the foregoing provisions; and in all vessels carrying or bringing such passengers there shall be · · properly-constructed hatchways over the compartments or spaces occu- Hatchways. pied by such passengers, which hatchway shall be properly covered with houses or booby hatches, and the combings or sills of which shall rise at least six inches above the deck; and there shall be proper companion-ways or ladders from each hatchway leading to the compartments or spaces occupied by such passengers; and the said companion-ways co m p ani onor ladders shall be securely constructed, and be provided with hand- WMS- rails or strong rope, and, when the weather will permit, such passengers shall have the use of each hatchway situated over the compartments or - spaces appropriated to their use; and every vessel carrying or bringing such passengers shall have a properly located and constructed ca 0'¤gl>¤¤¤¤¤*i*h¢¤· house and cooking-range or other cooking·apparatus, the dimensions P*°‘*Y·°*“· and capacity of which shall be sufficient to provide for properly cooking and preparing the food of all such passengers. In every vessel carry ing or brlugin such passengers there sha! be at least two water-closets W¤¢¤r·<=1<>¤¤¢¤· or pdvm, ang an additional wat•·r·ol0·set for every one hundred muloepenaengers on board, for the excl ve use of such male pas-