The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-31
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AN ACT 70 provide for recording the conveyances
Of vessels, and for other purposes.
Bat enacted BY Ns Ssnais and House Of Repre-
ss~totivss If ne United States Of America in Con-
Sress assembled, That no bill Of sale, mortgage hy-
pothecsion or conveyance of any vessel or part OF
any vessel of the United States, shall be valid
against any person other than the grantor or mort
gagor, his heirs and devisees, and persons having
actual notice thereof uness such bill ofsale mort
IN the office Of the collector of customs where such
vessel IL registered enrolled: Provided That the
lien by bottomry on any vessel, created during
her voyage, BY loan Of money or materials neccs-
sary to repair or enable such vessel To prosec ute
voyage shall not lose its priority be in any way
affected by the provisions Of this act
Ssc. 2: And b. IL further enacted, That the COL
lectors OF the customs shall record all such bills Of
sale, mortgages, hypothecations, or cofveyances,
and also all certificates for diseharging and can
ceiling any such conveyances, in book or books
to be kept for that purpose, in the order of their
cePtion noting in said book or books, and also on
the bill OF sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or con-
vcyance, the time when the same was received,
and shall certify on the bill of sale, mortgage hy
pothecatlon, or conveyance, or certificate of dis
charge or cancellation the number Of the book and
page where recorded; and shall receive, For 80
cording such instrument OF conveyance or ccrtif
cate oil discharge, fifty cents.
Sec. g. And be ii further enacted, That the col
lectors of the customs shall keep index of such
records inserting alphabetically the names Of the
vendor or mortgagof, and of the vendee Or mort
gagee and shall permit said ihdet and bouks OF re-
cords to be inspected during office hours, under such
reasonable regulations they may establish, and
shall when required, furnish to any person a GER
tcate setting forth the of the owners Of any
vessel registered or enrolled, the parts or proper.
tons owned by EACH (f inserted In the reEigter Or
enrolnent and also, the material facts of any ex
listing bill Of sale, mortgage, hypothecaton, or
other incumbrancc upon such vessel, recorded
since the issuing of the last register or enrolment
viz the date, amount of such incumbrance, and
from and to whom, or in whose favor made; the
collectors shall receive for each such certificate
one dollar
Sec. 4. Ind be Il further enacted, That the collec-
tors Of the customs shall furnish certified copies or
such records on the receipt of fifty cents ibr each
bill OF sale, mortgage, or other conveyance.
SIC. 0. lind be IL further enacted, That the owner
or agent of the owner Of any vessel of the United
States applying to collector OF the customs for
register Or enrolment Of Vessel, shall, in addition
to the oath now prescribed by law, set forth in the
oath of ownership the part or proportion of such
vessel belonging to each owner and the same shall
be inserted in the register enrolment; and that
all bills of sale Of vessels registered enrolled shall
set forth the part OF the vessel owned by each per-
son selling, and the part conveyed to each person
purchasing.
SEC. 8. And be II further enacted, That the twelfth
clause section of the act entitled sAn act in ad-
clifton to the several acts regulating the shipment
and discharge of seamen and the duties OF con
suls," approved'July twentieth, eighteen hundred
and forty, be so amended, that all complaints in
writing, to the consuls commercial agents rs
therein provided, that vessel is unseaworthy,
shall be ened by the first, the second and ttd
officers and majority of the crew, before the
sui or commercial agent shall be authorized to ne
tice such complaint, proceed to appoint inspec-
tors as therein provided.
Sec. Z. And BE- it further enacted, That any per-
uny hasv, no. hall
wifully, with intent I'd burn or destroy, set fire to
any chip or other vessel, or otherwise attempt the
destruction of such ship, other vessel being the
property of any citizen citizens of the United
States, procure the to be done, with intent
aforesaid and being Internationally convicted shall
suffer imprisonment to hard labor, for term not
exceeding ten years nor less than three years,
cording to the aggrayation of the offence
Sec. g. Ind be ii further enacted, That this act
shall be in force from and after the first day of Oc
tober next ensuing.
Approved, July 90, 1850,
HOWELL COBB,
Speaker # the House of Representatives..
WILLIAM II. KING,
Preside,,t Of the Senate, pro tenpore.
WILLARD FILLMORE.