PASSENGERS ACT, 1855. SCHEDULE (C). FORM OF BOND to be given by the MASTER and by the OWNER or CHARTERER of a are held and firmly bound unto our 779 18 & 19 VICT. c. 119. KNOw all Men by these Presents, that we,* Dated this Day of 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: Now the Condition of this Obligation is such, that if the Ship bounden is Master, bound to Majesty, whereof the above within Brackets Port to take in is in all respects seaworthy, *[and if the said *The clause Ship shall call at the Port of and there shall be shipped on board at such Port pure is to be inserted Water for the Use of the Passengers, sufficient in Quantity to afford an Allowance of Three only when the Quarts daily to each Statute Adult for the Period of Days on the Voyage from such Ship is to call at Port to the final Port or Place of Discharge of such Vessel,] and if (notwithstanding any an intermediate Penalty by the said Act imposed, and whether the same may have been sued for and recovered Water as proor not,) all and every the Requirements of the said Passengers Act, 1855, (except such of vided by s. 34, them as relate exclusively to Passage Brokers and Runners,) and of the Emigration Com- of the Act. missioners 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 to be inserted the Jurisdiction of the Tribunals in Majesty's Possessions abroad, empowered by the only in the Case said Act to adjudicate on Offences committed against the said Act], and if moreover all of a Foreign Passenger Ship proPenalties, Fines, and Forfeitures which the Master of such Ship may be adjudged to pay for ceeding to any or in respect of the Breach or Nonfulfilment of any of such Requirements as aforesaid shall of the British be well and truly paid, and if all Expenses incurred by the Secretary of State or any Governor or British Consular Officer under the Provisions 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 + and in the and by S[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 the said (other Obligor) ]. This Clause Colonies. Insert Names and Addresses in full of the Wit nesses. Certificate to be signed by the Chief Officer of Customs and forwarded with the Bond to the Colony, according to s. 64, of the Act. SCHEDULE (D). FORM OF PASSAGE BROKER'S ANNUAL BOND, with two sureties to be approved by the KNOW all Men by these Presents, That we, A. B.* of C. D. of, &c. and Insert Chrisby the tian and SurDefender of names in full, with Occupations the Faith, in the sum of One Thousand Pounds of good and lawful Money of Great and Address of Britain, to be paid to our said the Heirs and Successors; to which of each of the Parties. 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 One thousand eight hundred and fifty day of 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 18 & 19 VICT. in respect of Passages from the United Kingdom to any Place out of Europe, and not being * Insert the Names and Addresses in full of the Witnesses. + The Christian and Sur names in full, with the Address and Trade or Occu Now the Condition of this Obligation is such, that if the above-bounden A. B., a d 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 above-bounden 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 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). A. B.t of SCHEDULE (E). 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 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 must be correctly Licence, do hereby license and authorise the said A. B. to carry on the Business of a Passage Broker as aforesaid until the End of the present Year, and Thirty-one 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. pation of the Party applying for the Licence, inserted. If a Member of a Firm, the Christian and Surnames of all the Members must be given. Given under my Hand and Seal (or our respective Hands and Seals), this day of 185 at Signature (L.S.) Justices of the Peace, Police, or Stipendiary Magistrate, or Sheriff or Steward, 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. • Insert the Christian and Surnames in full, with the Address and Occupation of the Party. SCHEDULE (F). FORM of NOTICE to be given to the Emigration Commissioners by Justices granting a Licence. Gentlemen, THIS is to give you Notice, That we (or I), the undersigned, did on the 185 license A. B. of* the Provisions of the "Passengers Act, 1855." Place Day of to carry on the Business of a Passage Broker under To the Emigration Commissioners, London. 18 & 19 VICT. SCHEDULE (G). FORM of NOTICE to be given to the Emigration Commissioners by any Applicant for a Passage Gentlemen, I, A. B.* of in Broker's Licence. c. 119. The Chris 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 tian Names and Post, to the Justices to be assembled in Petty Sessions to be held + (or to the Police Surname in full, or Stipendiary Magistrate for the City or Borough or District of or if in Scotland to with the Adthe Sheriff or Steward of dress and Trade or Occupation of the Party applying for a Licence, must be here correctly inserted. 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 To the Emigration Commissioners, London. Date The Place or District in which the Party giving the Notice has his Place of Pusiness. SCHEDULE (H). FORM of NOTICE to be given by the Justices to the Emigration Commissioners of Forfeiture, Gentlemen, of a Passage Broker's Licence. in Day of to act as a Passage Broker, was on the 185 Day of now last past duly declared by me (or us) the undersigned Justices of the Peace in Petty Sessions assembled, to be forfeitel.+ The Chris tian and Surnames in full, with the Address and Trade or Occupation of the Party, to be here inserted. + Here state generally the Reason of Forfeiture. SCHEDULE (I). FORM of APPOINTMENT of Passage Broker's Agent. DIRECTIONS. I, A. B., of, &c. (or as the Case may be) One of the Partners and on behalf of the Firm Insert in the of, &c. (name all the Partners and the Style of the Firm) carrying on the Business of proper Places the do hereby nominate and appoint you, C. D. of, &c., to act as my Christian and at Agent and on my Behalf in the Sale or Letting of Passazes and otherwise in the Business Surnames in full, of a Passage Broker, according to the Provisions of "The Passengers Act, 1855." COUNTERPART OF CABIN PASSENGER'S CONTRACT TICKET. SCHEDULE (K.) 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 101. These Directions form Part of, and must appear on, each Contract Ticket. 1. A Contract Ticket in this Form must be given to every Cabin 2. Unless the Passengers are to have a Free Table, the Victualling 3. All the Blanks must be correctly and legibly filled in, and 4. The Day of the Month on which the Ship is to sail must be 5. When once issued, this Ticket must not be withdrawn from the Passenger, nor any Alteration or Erasure made in it, unless with his Consent. These Directions, and the "Notices to Passengers" below, form Part of, and must appear on, each Contract Ticket. Ship of Names. Total No. of Persons. CABIN PASSENGER'S CONTRACT TICKET. 1. A Contract Ticket in this Form must be given to every Cabin 2. Unless the Passengers are to have a Free Table, the Victualling 4. The Day of the Month on which the Ship is to sail must be 5. When once issued, this Ticket must not be withdrawn from the Passenger, nor any Alteration or Erasure made in it, unless with his Consent. Tons Register, to sail from the Day of for on NOTICE TO CABIN PASSENGERS. 1. If Cabin Passengers, through no Default of their own, fail to obtain a Passage in 2. Cabin Passengers must produce, on Demand, their Contract Tickets to the SCHEDULE (L). These Directions and the "Notices to Passengers "below, form part of, and must appear on, each Contract Ticket. for Names. Ship of on the Ages. Statute Adults. I engage that the Person named in the Margin hereof Equal to shall be provided with a Steerage Passage to, and shall be landed at, the Port of in in the Ship with not less than Ten Cubic Feet for Luggage for each Statute Adult, and shall be victualled during the Voyage and the Time of Detention at any Place before its Termination, according to the subjoined Scale, for the Sum of including Government Dues before Embarkation, and Head Money, if any, at the Place of Landing, and every other Charge, except Freight for Excess of Luggage beyond the quantity above specified, and I hereby acknowledge to have received the Sum of £ full payment. £ in {part The following Quantities, at least, of Water and Provisions (to be issued daily) will be supplied by the Master of the Ship, as required by Law, viz. to each Statute Adult 3 Quarts of Water daily, exclusive of what is necessary for cooking the Articles required by the Passengers Act to be issued in a cooked state; and a Weekly Allowance of Provisions according to the following Scale: [Here insert the Victualling Scale intended to be used on the Voyage. This must be either the Scale prescribed in the 35th Section of the Passengers Act, 1855, or that Scale modified by the Introduction of Articles authorised by the Act, to be substituted for Oatmeal, Rice, and Potatoes]. [N.B.-If Mess Utensils and Bedding are to be provided by the Ship, the Stipulation must be inserted here.] Signature in full. [If signed by a Broker or Agent, state on whose behalf.] *Insert Number of Souls and of Statute Adults respectively. NOTICE TO PASSENGERS. 1. If Passengers, through no Default of their own, are not received on board on the day named in their Contract Tickets, or fail to obtain a Passage in the Ship, they should apply to the Government Emigration Officer at the Port, who will assist them in obtaining Redress under the Passengers Act. 2. Passengers should carefully keep this part of their Contract Ticket till after the End of the Voyage. N. B.-This Contract Ticket is exempt from Stamp Duty. |