, 1854-12-30

bIuuuS, lCllCTS anu HHHTeS on eaCN ant
shall state where such wrecked property
then is, and its actual condition and tn
name if known, Of the vessel from which il
was taken or cast on shore, and Of the
master and supercargo Of such vessel, anC
the place where such vessel then is, and il
actual condition ; and the expenses Of pub
fishing every such notice shall be charged
on the property or proceeds TO which sucl
notice shall relate.
Sec, %. Every wreck master, or Other
officer who shall detain in his hands any
wrecked property, or the proceeds thereof
after the salvage and expenses chargeablt
thereon shall have been agreed TO or ad
jnsted, and the amount thereof shall have
been paid or rendered to him, or who shall
he guilty Of any fraud, embezzlement or cx.
tortion, in the discharge Of his duties or
who shall III any manner, violate the pro
visions Of this act, shall forfeit treble dam
ages to the party injured, and shall be
deemed guilty of misdemcanor
+ Sec. "a. Every person who shall take
away goods from any stranded vessels or
goods cast by the sea upon the land, or
found in any bay or creek, or who shall
knowingly have in his possession any goods
so taken or found, and shall not notify the
same to the wreck master of the county
where the same shall have been found,
within forty eight hours after the same shall
have been taken by him, or have come into
his possession, shall forfeit treble the value
of the goods so taken or kept by him to the
owner or consignee thereof, and shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, punisha-
ble by fine or Imprisonment or both, in the
discretion of the court by which lie shall
be tried.
Sec. 20. Every person who shall de-
face or obliterate the marks on wrecked
properly, or in any manner disguise the ap-
with intent to prevent the owner
from discovering its identity, and every
person who shall destroy or suppress dny
invoice, bill of ladiug, or other docu-
ment tending to show the ownership Of
wrecked property shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor punishable by fine or i'm
prisonment, the fine not to exceed two
thousand dollars, the Imprisonment three
years
Sec. 26. If within year after wrecked
shall have been saved, no person
shall have appeared to claim the same, or
if within three months after O claim shall
have been preferred, the salvage and ex-
penses on such property shall not have
been commenced, it shall be the duty of
the wreck master to sell the same at public
auction, and to pay the proceeds Of such
sale, deducting salvage and expenses, Into
the treasury of this territory, for the bene-
fit Of the parties interested, but in no case
shall any deduction Of salvage and expen-
ses be made, unless the amount thereof
shall have been settled upon due proof be-
fore some court Of record of the county in
which the property shall have been saved,
a copy of which order, and the evidence in
support thereof shall be transmitted by the
officer making it to the territorial treasurer
Sec 81. 1t shall be the duty Of all
judges, sheriffs, justices of the peace, coro-
ners, constablcs, and wreck masters to pre-
sent all offences and offenders against the
provisions Of this act that shall come to
their knowledge within their respective
counties, to the grand jury at the next term
Of the United States district court therein.
Sec. 2S. Nothing in this act shall be
so construed as to conflict with an act en-
titled ian act relative to scows, boats,
skiffs, canoes, and other water crat"
See. 20. All wreck masters elected nm
der this act shall hold their Office during
the term of three years and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified. "
Passed April u, 1854.
/ certify the foregoing is true copy of
the original act.
G. II. MASON,
Secretary cfthe Territory Of Washington.