1847 Passenger Act (An act to regulate the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels) Sess. II, Chap. 17; 9 Stat. 128. 29th Congress; February 22nd, 1847. You can find the full text of this law as a PDF here.
SUMMARY Established standards to be followed by ships carrying passenges to the United States, and penalties for captains not ensuring these standards.
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