124 LAWS GOVERNING MARINE INSPECTION 



Boarding vessel on arrival ; passenger lists ^ 



46 U.S.C. 158 



It shall not be lawful for the master of any such steamship or other 

 vessel, not in distress, after the arrival of the vessel within any collec- 

 tion district of the United States, to allow any person or persons ex- 

 cept a pilot, officer of the customs, or health officer, agents of the vessel, 

 and consuls, to come on board of the vessel, or to leave the vessel, until 

 the vessel has been taken in charge by an officer of the customs, nor, 

 after charge so taken, without leave of such officer, until all the pas- 

 sengers, with their baggage, have been duly landed from the vessel. 

 On the arrival of any such steamship or other vessel within any col- 

 lection district of the United States, the master shall submit for in- 

 spection to the officer of customs who first makes demand therefor, 

 and shall subsequently deliver with his manifest of cargo on entry, 

 a correct list, signed and verified on oath by the master, of all pas- 

 sengers taken on board the vessel at any foreign port or plac«, spec- 

 ifying, in the manner to be prescribed from time to time by the 

 Commissioner of Customs, the name of each passenger, age (if a child 

 of eight years or under) , sex, married or single, location of compart- 

 ment or space occupied during the voyage (if the passenger be other 

 than a cabin passenger), whether a citizen of the United States, num- 

 ber of pieces of baggage, and if any passenger die on the voyage the 

 list shall specify the name, age, and cause of death of each deceased 

 passenger. For a violation of either of the provisions of this section, 

 or for permitting or neglecting to prevent a violation thereof, the 

 master of the vessel shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $1,000. 



Death of passengers; payment to collector for 



46 U.S.C. 159 



In case there shall have occurred on board any such ^eamship or 

 other vessel any death among such passengers during the voyage, 

 the master or consignees of the vessel shall, within forty-eight hours 

 after the arrival of the vessel within a collection district of the 

 United States, or within twenty-four hours after the entry of the 

 vessel, pay to the collector of customs of such district the sum of 

 $10 for each and every such passenger above the age of eight years 

 who shall have died on the voyage by natural disease ; and the master 

 or consignees of any vessel who neglect or refuse to pay such col- 

 lector, within the times described, the sums of money aforesaid, 

 shall be liable to a penalty of $50 in addition to the sum required to be 

 paid as aforesaid for each passenger whose death occurred on the 

 voyage. All sums of money paid to any collector under the provisions 

 of this section shall be by him paid into the Treasui-y of the United 

 States in such manner and under such regulations as shall be prescribed 

 by the Secretary of the Treasury. 



Visiting parts of vessel occupied by passengers 



46 U.S.C. 157 



Neither the officers, seamen, nor other persons employed on any 

 such steamship or other vessel shall visit or frequent any part of the 



^ Applies only to vessels carrying steerage passengers. 



