Page images
PDF
EPUB
[blocks in formation]

No. 32. Schedule (B-0) to the Passengers Act, 1855.

[blocks in formation]

I hereby certify, that the provisions actually laden on board this ship are sufficient, according to the requirements of the Passengers Act, for

[blocks in formation]

statute adults for a voyage of
(Signature)

Names and Descriptions of Passengers (b).

days.

Master.

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small]

We hereby certify, that the above is a correct list of the names and descriptions of all the passengers who embarked at the port of

[blocks in formation]
[ocr errors]

(Signed) (Countersigned)

Master.
Emigration Officer.
Officer of Customs at

N.B.—Lines should be ruled in the same form for any additions to the list after the ship first clears out; and similar certificates be subjoined to such additions according to the requirements of the act.

(a) See Passengers Act, 1855, ss. 16, 17.

APPDX.

Cabin Passengers must be included; see Passengers Act, 1863, s. 6.

5 E

[blocks in formation]
[blocks in formation]

"Forms," No. 32-continued.

SCHEDULE (C.) (a).

Form of Bond to be given by the Master and by the Owner or Charterer of a "Passenger Ship."

Know all men by these presents, that we*

our Sovereign

are held and firmly bound unto by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland defender of the faith, in the sum of two thousand pounds (b) of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be paid to our said the heirs and successors; to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves and every of us, jointly and severally, for and in the whole, our heirs, executors, and administrators, and every of them, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated this day of

one thousand eight hundred and

[ocr errors]

Whereas by the Passengers Act, 1855, it is amongst other things enacted, that, before any "passenger ship" shall clear out or proceed to sea, the master, together with the owner or charterer of the ship, or in the absence of such owner or charterer, or if the master be the owner or charterer, one other good and sufficient person, to be approved by the chief officer of customs at the port of clearance, shall enter into a bond to heirs and successors, in the sum of two thousand pounds:

Majesty,

whereof the is in all respects seaworthy,† [and and there shall be shipped on board

Now the condition of this obligation is such, that if the ship
above bounden is master, bound to
if the said ship shall call at the port of

at such port pure water for the use of the passengers, sufficient in quantity to
afford an allowance of three quarts daily to each statute adult for the period of
days on the voyage from such port to the final port or place of discharge
of such vessel,] and if (notwithstanding any penalty by the said act imposed,
and whether the same may have been sued for and recovered or not,) all and
every the requirements of the said Passengers Act, 1855, (except such of them
as relate exclusively to passage brokers and runners,) and of the emigration com-
missioners (c) acting in the manner prescribed by the said act, and of any order
passed by her Majesty in Council relating to " passenger ships" and now in
force, shall in all respects be well and truly performed, [and if the master for
the time being of the said ship shall submit himself, in like manner as a British
subject being the master of a British passenger ship, to the jurisdiction of the
tribunals in Majesty's possessions abroad, empowered by the said act to
adjudicate on offences committed against the said act], and if moreover all
penalties, fines, and forfeitures which the master of such ship may be adjudged
to pay for or in respect of the breach or nonfulfilment of any of such require-
ments as aforesaid shall be well and truly paid, and if all expenses incurred by
the secretary of state or any governor or British consular officer under the pro-
visions of this act shall also be well and truly paid, then this obligation to be
void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

Signed, sealed and delivered by the above-bounden presence of §

[ocr errors]

and

in the

[I hereby certify, that the above bond was duly signed, sealed and delivered according to the law of Great Britain by the said master of the said ship

and by the said (other obligor).

[merged small][merged small][ocr errors]

Chief Officer of Customs for the port of

SCHEDULE (D.) (d).

Form of Passage Broker's Annual Bond, with Two Sureties, to be approved by the Emigration Officer at the nearest Port.

C. D. of, &c.

Know all men by these presents, that we, A. B.* of
and E. F. of, &c. are held and firmly bound unto our Sovereign
by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
defender of the faith, in the sum of one thousand pounds of good and
lawful money of Great Britain, to be paid to our said

(a) See Passengers Act, 1855, ss. 11, 63.

the

heirs

(b) By sect. 17 of the Passengers Act, 1863, the bond must be for 5,000l., where neither the owners nor the charterer reside in the United Kingdom, and must contain the additional condition there referred to.

(c) Now the Board of Trade; see M. S. Act, 1872, s. 5.

(d) See Passengers Act, 1855, s. 66.

[blocks in formation]
[ocr errors]

one

and successors; to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, and every of us, jointly and severally, for and in the whole, our heirs, executors and administrators, and every of them, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated this day of thousand eight hundred and Whereas by the Passengers Act, 1855, it is amongst other things enacted, that no person whatever, save as therein excepted, shall directly or indirectly act as a passage broker in respect of passages from the United Kingdom to any place out of Europe, and not being within the Mediterranean Sea, or shall sell or let, or agree to sell or let, or be in anywise concerned in the sale or letting of passages in any ship, whether a " 'passenger ship or otherwise, proceeding from the United Kingdom to any such place as aforesaid, unless such person, with two good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the emigration officer at the port nearest the place of business of such person, shall have previously entered into a joint and several bond to her Majesty, her heirs and successors, in the sum of one thousand pounds: And whereas the said C. D. and E. F. have been duly approved by the proper emigration officer as sureties for the said

A. B.:

Now the condition of this obligation is such, that if the above-bounden A. B., and every agent whom he may employ in his business of a passage broker, shall well and truly observe and comply with all the requirements of the said recited act, so far as the same relate to passage brokers, and further shall well and truly pay all fines, forfeitures, and penalties, and also all sums of money, by way of subsistence money, or of return of passage money and compensation, to any passenger, or on his account, together with all costs which the abovebounden A. B., or any of his agents as aforesaid, may at any time be adjudged to pay under or by virtue of any of the provisions of the said recited act, then and in such case this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force. Signed, sealed and delivered by the above-bounden A. B., C. D., and E. F., in the presence of *

N.B. This bond is to be executed in duplicate, in the presence of and to be attested by an emigration officer or his assistant, or an officer of customs, or a magistrate, or a notary public. One part is to be deposited with the emigration commissioners (a) in London, and the other part with the emigration officer at the port nearest to the place of business of the broker. Each member of a firm or partnership who acts as a passage broker must give a separate bond with two sureties.

[The bond is exempt from stamp duty, but must be renewed annually with licence.]

• Insert the names and addresses in full of the witnesses.

SCHEDULE (E.) (6).

A. B.* of

Form of Passage Broker's Licence.

in the

having shown to the satisfaction of me [or us] the undersigned, that he hath given bond to Majesty, as by the Passengers Act, 1855, required, and also given fourteen days' previous notice to the emigration commissioners (a) of his intention to make application for a licence to carry on the business of a passage broker in respect of passages from the United Kingdom to any place out of Europe, and not being within the Mediterranean Sea, I [or we], the undersigned, having had no sufficient cause shown to me [or us], and seeing no valid reason why the said A. B. should not receive such licence, do hereby licence and authorize the said A. B. to carry on the business of a passage broker as aforesaid until the end of the present year, and thirtyone days afterwards, unless this licence shall be sooner determined by forfeiture for misconduct on the part of the said A. B., as in the Passengers Act, 1855,

is provided.

Given under my hand and seal [or our respective hands and seals], this 186, at

day of

Justices of the Peace, Police or Stipen

[blocks in formation]
[blocks in formation]

diary Magistrate, or Sheriff or Stew-
ard, or Sheriff or Steward Substitute'
[as the case may be].

N.B.-Each member of a firm or partnership who acts as a passage broker

must have a separate licence.

[blocks in formation]
[blocks in formation]

• Insert the

"Forms," No. 32-continued.

SCHEDULE (F.) (a).

granting a Licence,

Form of Notice to be given to the Emigration Commissioners (b) by Justices

Gentlemen,

185 licence A. B. of*

This is to give you notice, That we [or I], the undersigned, did on the day of surnames in full, passage broker under the provisions of the Passengers Act, 1855.

christian and

[blocks in formation]
[ocr errors]

to carry on the business of a Justices of the Peace [or as the case may be.]

Place

Date

[blocks in formation]

The christian

and surnames in

full, with the ad

dress and trade or occupation of the party applying for a licence, must be here correctly inserted.

+ The place or' district in which

SCHEDULE (G.) (a).

Form of Notice to be given to the Emigration Commissioners (b) by any
Applicant for a Passage Broker's Licence.

Gentlemen,

I, A. B.* of

in do hereby give you notice, that it is my intention to apply, after the expiration of fourteen clear days from the putting of this notice into the post, to the justices to be assembled in petty sessions to be held t [or to the police or stipendiary magistrate for the city, or borough or district of or, if in Scotland, to the sheriff or steward of as the case

may be,] for a licence to carry on the business of a passage broker under the provisions of the Passengers Act, 1855.

Signature

Date

the party giving To the Emigration Commissioners, (b) }

the notice has his

place of business.

London.

SCHEDULE (H.) (a).

The christian and surnames in full, with the address and trade or ocupation of the party to be here inserted. + Here state generally the

reason of forfeiture.

Form of Notice to be given by the Justices to the Emigration Commissioners (b) of Forfeiture of a Passage Broker's Licence.

Gentlemen,

in

This is to give you notice, That the licence granted on the day of 186 to 4. B. * of to act as a passage broker, was on the day now last past duly declared by me [or us] the undersigned justices of

[blocks in formation]

DIRECTIONS.

Insert in the proper places

the christian and surnames in full, with the correct addresses and designations of the constituent and agent respectively.

SCHEDULE (I.) (c).

Form of Appointment of Passage Broker's Agent.

at

I, A. B., of, &c. [or as the case may be] one of the partners and on behalf of the firm of, &c. [name all the partners and the style of the firm] carrying on the business of do hereby nominate and appoint you, C. D., of &c., to act as my agent and on my behalf in the sale or letting of passages and otherwise in the business of a passage broker, according to the provisions of the Passengers Act, 1855.

[blocks in formation]
[merged small][ocr errors]

COUNTERPART OF CABIN PASSENGER'S CONTRACT TICKET.

SCHEDULE (K.) (a).

This counterpart is to be produced by the owner, charterer, or master of the ship to the
emigration officer at the port of embarkation (or, if no such officer, to the officer of
Customs), or to any one appointed by him to receive it, under a penalty for default not
exceeding 107.

These direc-
tions form part
of, and must
appear on, each
contract ticket.

1. A contract ticket in this form must be given to every cabin passenger
engaging a passage in a "passenger ship" from the United Kingdom to
any place out of Europe, and not being within the Mediterranean Sea,
under a penalty not exceeding 50%.

2. Unless the passengers are to have a free table, the victualling scale
for the voyage must be appended to the contract ticket.

3. All the blanks must be correctly and legibly filled in, and the ticket must be legibly signed with the christian names and surname and address in full of the party issuing the same.

4. The day of the month on which the ship is to sail must be inserted in words and not in figures only.

Ship

of

No. of Persons.

Names.

Adults
above
12 years.

Children 12 years

Total No. of persons.

for

5. When once issued, this ticket must not be withdrawn from the pas-
senger, nor any alteration or erasure made in it, unless with his consent.
tons register, to sail from
on the day of
186.
In consideration of the sum of £ I hereby agree
with the person named in the margin hereof that such
person shall be provided with class cabin passage in
the above-named ship, to sail from the port of for
the port of in with not less than cubical feet
of luggage for each person, and that such person shall
be victualled as class cabin passenger during the
voyage, and the time of detention at any place before
its termination; and I further engage to land the person
aforesaid, with luggage at the last-mentioned port,
free of any charge beyond the passage money aforesaid;
and I hereby acknowledge to have received the sum of
(full
part
payment of such passage money.

Deposit £
Balance £
Total £

and under.

[blocks in formation]

N.B.-This contract ticket is exempt from stamp duty.

These direc-
tions, and the

"Notices to
passengers"
below, form
part of, and
must appear
on each con-
tract ticket.

CABIN PASSENGER'S CONTRACT TICKET.

1. A contract ticket in this form must be given to every cabin passenger
engaging a passage in a "passenger ship" from the United Kingdom to
any place out of Europe, and not being within the Mediterranean Sea,
under a penalty not exceeding 501.

2. Unless the passengers are to have a free table, the victualling scale
for the voyage must be appended to the contract ticket.

3. All the blanks must be correctly and legibly filled in, and the ticket
must be legibly signed with the christian names and surname and address
in full of the party issuing the same.

4. The day of the month on which the ship is to sail must be inserted in words and not in figures only.

Ship

of

[blocks in formation]

for

day of

5. When once issued, this ticket must not be withdrawn from the pas-
senger, nor any alteration or erasure made in it, unless with his consent.
tons register, to sail from
on the
186.
In consideration of the sum of £ I hereby agree
with the person named in the margin hereof that such
person shall be provided with class cabin passage in
for
the above-named ship, to sail from the port of
the port of in with not less than cubical feet
of luggage for each person, and that such person shall
be victualled as class cabin passenger during the
voyage, and the time of detention at any place before
its termination; and I further engage to land the person
aforesaid with luggage at the last-mentioned port,
free of any charge beyond the passage money aforesaid;
and I hereby acknowledge to have received the sum of
in part
full payment of such passage money.

[blocks in formation]

Children
12 years
and
under.

[blocks in formation]

1. If cabin passengers, through no default of their own, fail to obtain a passage in the ship, and on the day named in this contract ticket, they may obtain redress for breach of contract by summary process under the 73rd section of the "Passengers Act, 1855."

2. Cabin passengers must produce, on demand, their contract tickets to the Government Emigration Officer under a penalty not exceeding 107. This ticket should therefore be preserved and kept in readiness to be produced on board the ship. N.B.-This contract ticket is exempt from stamp duty.

[graphic]
[graphic]
[graphic]

(a) See Passengers Act, 1855, s. 71.

[graphic]
[graphic]
« ՆախորդըՇարունակել »