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keeping OF said property.
See. 9. No order shall, however, bC
made, unless the claimant shall deliver tC
such officer n bond, with one or more suifi
cient securities, to be approved by said of
hcer conditioned for the payment of al
damages that may be recovered against
such claimant or his representatives within
two years after the sale of such bond by
any person establishing his title as owner
Of the property or proceeds to be delivered
said bond shall be taken in the name Of the
United States Of America, and the penalty
shall be double the value of tie property,
or proceeds before mentioned.
Sec 10. The bond shall be filed in the
Office Of the judge of the probate court for
the county in which it shall be taken. II
it shall be forfeited, the party injured by
such forfeiture shall be entitled to recover,
in the proper court, the full amount Of the
condition Of said bond together with costs
of suit.
Sec. IL. If the plaintiff prevail in such
suit, there shall be deducted in addition to
the salvage and expenses charged on the
property, from the damages to be recovered,
all the costs Of the defendant making his
defence.
Sec. l2. 1t shall he the duty of every
officer to whom any order, duly made, for
the delivery Of wrecked property on the
payment of its proceeds shall he directed
to present to the claimant exhibiting such
order written statement Of the claims for
salvage and expenses on such property and
proceeds If the claimant shall refuse to
allow such claims, the amount Of such sal
vage and expenses shall be adjusted in the
manner hereinafter provided, and in all ca
seS, after the payment on tender of the pay
ment Of such salvage and expenses as
agreed to, or adjusted, the officer in whose
custody such property or proceeds shall be,
shall deliver or pay the same according to
the order directed to him.
Sec l3. 1t shall be the duty of the
wreck masters in the several counties in
which they shall be appointed, to give all
possible aid and assistance to all vessels
stranded on the coasts Of their respective
counties, and to the persons on board the
same and to use their utmost endeavors to
save and preserve such vessels and their
cargoes and all goods and merchandise
that may be cast by the sea upon the land,
and in the performance Of their duties they
shall employ such and so many men as
they shall think proper.
Sec. IA. 1t shall be the duty Of all
magistrates, constables and citizens, TO aid
and assist the wreck masters when required
in the discharge Of their duties.
Sec. Is All sheriffs, wreck masters,
and all persons employed, and all other
persons aiding and assisting in the recove-
ry and preservation Of wrecked property,
shall be entitled TO reasonable allowance
as salvage for their services, and to all ex-
penses incurred by them in the performance
of such services, out Of the property saved,
and the officer having the custody of such
property shall detain the same until such
salvage aud expenses shall be paid
Sec. l6. The whole salvage that shall
be claimed in any case shall not exceed one
half of the value Of the property or proceeds
on which such salvage shall be charged !;
and every agreement, order or adjustment,
allowing greater salvage, shall be void.
Sec. II. II in any case the amount Of
salvage and expenses on property saved
shall not be settled by agreement Of the
parties, the owner or consiguee Of such pro-
perty, or the master or supercargo having
charge thereof, at the time the same was
wrecked, or q claimant having an order
for its delivery, may apply to any justice Of
the peace for the county in which such pro-
perry shall be, for the appointment of suit
able persons as appraisers, to adjust and
settle the amount Of such salvage and ex-
penses.
Sec. lS. 1t shall be the duty Of such
justice Of the peace, to whom such applica-
tion shall be made, by an order under his
hand and seal, to appoint three disinter-
ested freeholders Of the county to adjust
and settle such salvage and expenses.
Sec. 10. The persons SO appointed be-
fore they enter on the performance Of
their duties, shall be sworn to perform
faithfully and impartially the duties of
their trust, before any officer authorized to
administer oaths. They shall have power
TO issue compulsory process for the attend
ance Of witnesses, who shall attend or be
produced, and their decision or that of any
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amount of salvage and expenses that ought
to be paid, and the sums to be paid to each
person entitled to share in such salvage, or
claiming such expenses, shall be final and
conclusive.
Sec 20 The fees and expenses Of the
appraisers be paid by the person upon
whose applits IN they shall have been ap.
pointed, and shall be charge on the pro-
perty saved, each appraiser shall be entitled
to three dollars for each days attendance,
and to a sum not exceeding two dollars for
his daily expenses.
Sec. 81. Every wreck master into
whose possession any wrecked property
shah come, shall Immediately thereafter
publish notice directed to all parties, fol
at least four weeks in succession, in one oil
more Of the newspapers printed in this ter
ritory.
Sec 90 Every such nofice sb,lI con