The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-09-08

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Sec. 613. Every vessel taking on board or d's.
charging any ballast, or Goals. wl1nln snS m ana ~
Honolulu shall have a tarpauIin properly stsesenH vnd N n spasay
so as to prevent any from falling into the water "AA'
Of a fne not exceeding one hundred dollars.
See. GA. If any person commit any onense VI
shore and the offender escape on board any vessei,
shan be the duty Of the commanding officer o sala r. ma
snrrender such offender to any officer of the police VINO may
ssmsnd his surrender, either with or without a warrant, on
production of his commission Or appoanane,m sucb offender. he
shall be subject to a fine of not less than my, nor h Cousc.or
one thousand dollars ola etsc and If upon poIce s 'the vessel nseIs shall not receive
a clearance at the Custom House: until the hne Is paul. AA
Sec. 6l5. Ifthe commanding officer ofany vessel snai
secrete. or allow to be secreted, on board such vessei,
any prisoner amenable to, or cor convicted yisasssc caoel Of Z the Hawaiian
Islands. he shall be subject to a fine of not less than MY, nJs
m nr;sen sna sb M be- * conveyed shall be liable toa like fine, for the
payment of which she may be seized, condemned and sold.
Sec. GIG. Itshall be lawful for the Niarsna,' ana
any Sheriff, or other police officer, to search any
vessel for deserters, criminals, or other offenders OF aeoeors,
withon. a we're, on producing a to q tine otn as Marshal, sheriS,
or police officer and the commanding officer OF a vessei VINO
30 the vessel or any part thereof. shall be subject to a fine not
less than ten doiors, nor more than one thousano uon ans;. ~ az .o
a Clearance, until the fine is paid, and the search allowed
provided. however, that the the, p .Ss inpiss Gs M Of Sf foreign CON consuIs,
under existing treaty stipulations.
Sec. 6l7. Nothing contained within the last three
preceding sections, shall De SO conssr1 - os as - b epPny
the commissions Of foreign states, and not SUBJECT I" seaien W
The law and usuage of nations.
Sec. GIG. No foreign consul, vice-consui' or con-
sular agent, shall deliver to the master of any for
eign vessel, the register, and other papers o such 'essei ue
Clearance in due form, from the collector Of the port and any
consul, vice-consul, or consular agent. oiendlng aesns nrs sms
provision shall, upon conviction thereof before ~ sup,eane
Court, be fined in the discretion of the court, not less than one
hundred dollars, nor exceeding one thousand dollars
Sec. 619. The Governor of Oahu shall cause a peii
to be rung at the port of Honolulu, ut nine and a
half O'Clock Of each evening, as a signal to all mariners at that
, nn1;ee' On to S re0re, o @' Soara z their @h" Vessels Island ; and the bell shall again
be rung at ten o'clock, and all mariners found on shore aiter
that time, without such written permission' shall De haoie %
arrest, and a fine OF two dollars.
Sec. $50. The Governor of Maui shall, at sunset of
each day, cause a drum to be beaten at the port OF
Lahaina, as a signal to all mariners on shore, to return on board
their vessels ; and he shall also cause the drum to be again
aGer that ~ time without the written permission Of the chief Of
police, shall be liable toarrest, and a fine of two dollars.
ART. XXII.-Cf the .4rrest and detention Of De-
serters and .Mutineers.
Sec. 62l. If any seaman desert from a vessel, the
commanding officer shall, under the penalty OF a line
not exceeding one hundred dollars, within forty eight hours there
after, inform the chief of police of the port of such desertion,
who shall cause diligent search to be made Tor such deserter,
to the end that he may be restored to his vessel.
Sec. 622. In case of the arrest of any deserter near
the port, where the vessel is at anchor, the chief OF
police shall be entitled to receive from the commanding officer
for such arrest, the sum of six dollars and if arrested at a dis
lance of more than five miles from the port, said chief OF police
such necessary expenses as may have been incurred in arrest
ing such deserter, and bringing him to the port.
Sec. 623. Every seaman who shall desert from
the vessel on which he has shipped, bound for a for
eign voyage, after the said vessel shall have left port, shall, on
being arrested pay b back Ss,a to the ,h agent Se sansp pessa !, 'h bar aT iabor
for the term of not more than six, nor less thar four months. In
the discretion of the court.
Sec. ga. In case the commanding officer Of any
vessel shall decline to receive any deserter ftom his
vessel, upon arrest. and such deserter shall remain in prison
per day for the time during which deserter shall so remain inn
prisoned and in all cases where a vessel shall have LETT the
shall. on her return. be liable for the arrest and detention of all
deserters from such vessel
Sec. 625. The agents, owners. or masters of ves-
sells, on account Of whom the deserters have been APP
pretended. shall. upon the requisition of the Local authorities,
take or send such deserters out of the kingdom: or give security
to the satisfaction of the cher OF pohce- their goo conou
and in case any such agent, owner or master shall refuse o
me- nsvmen of FIVE dollars pec day. for the time during which
any such deserter is detained in custody.
Sec. GIG. All deserters, not taken or sent out of
the kingdom, may be put to hard labor, during their
confinement, by the chief of police, at his discretion.
Sec. 627. Any person aiding or abetting the deser-
ton of any seaman, shall be subject to a hne not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court
Sec. 628. Upon written application made to the
chief of police of any port. by any foreign consul,
vice-consuI, or commercial agent, residing in this kingdom, re-
quest foer9n If any vessel vessel Of # his ii nation. being within the jurisdiction
of this kingdom, it shah be lawful for such chief, n any other
officer of police to proceed on board such vessel, and arrest the
person or persons described in such application provided
damages. which may result from said proceedings, and from
all cost and charges incident thereto.
Sec. 629. 1t shall be lawful for the chief of police
to detain such arrested person or persons, in prison,
until called for Ivy the foreign agent, who caused their arrest.
ART. XXIV.-Of the Registry Of Pessels.
Sec. $50. No vessel shall be entitled to be register
ed in this kingdom, or to be deemed n Hawaiian YES
sci, and entitled to the privileges appertaining thereto, unless
such vessel be wholly owned by a subject or subjects of this
Kingdom provided, however. that any vessel fitted out for the
prosecution Of the whale or seal fishery, may be registered in
in this kingdom, whether a subject or not.
Sec. 631. Upon application made to the Collector
General of Customs, pursuant to the terms of the
lt ,racaa;nu sactiop tp writing and under oath. setting forth
the name and the description of the vessel, whether the same is
compani iJ by the evidences Of title, said Collector General
shall cause such vessel to be measured, and her tonnage cor
scrbed.
Sec. 632, Either of several owners of a vessel may
make application for her registry, but he shall set
forth in his application the share of each owner respectively.
Sec. 633. The tonnage of every vessel shall be as
certained as follows If such vessel be double
stem. to- the S after part as the stern-post, above the upper deck,
the breadth thereof, at ne broadest part above the main wales,
m e | rIyI the eT remainder by the breadth, and the product by the
depth. divide this last product by n~inety-fve, and the quotient
thereof shall be deemed the true tonnage OF such vessel IL
as above directed, in respect to a dorble-decked vessel, deduct
from the length t~hree-fnhs of the breadth, then, take the depth
from the under side of the deck-plank to the ceiling in the hold,
multiply and divide as aforesaid, and the quotient shall be
deemed the tonnage Of such vessel.
Sec. 634. Upon application being made for the
registry of any foreign built vessel, unless such ves-
sci shall have been sold under q judicial decree of some court Of
this kingdom, the co,ec.or;Geasra shat ami n notify shsu the the N dS,H Of
said minister to inquire, officially, of the accredited representa-
tive, or consul, IL such there be in this kingdom, of the nation
to which said vessel belongs, whether any legal impediment ex-
lists to her registry and upon receipt of a reply, he shall COM
municate the same to the Collector General, for his guidance.
Sec. 635. The Collector-General shall, upon ascer-
tanning the tonnage of any vessel intended to be
r gistered, and being satisfied that no legal impeachment exists
to her registry, proceed to register the same in his office, as a
Hawaiian vessel. and shall issue to the applicant therefor a |
certificate of such registry, in the following form
No. -. |
Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS. that, pursuant to the
laws ofthe Hawaiian Islands, the o-tons, whereof,
Ais owner for N several OWNERS. setting forth the name 4
and share Of each) and being rugged, having masts,
there further describing herr has been duly registered as a Ha-
waiian vessel, at the Custom House in Honolulu, and is there
fore entitled to all the rights and privileges appertaining to Ha-
waian vessels, whether in the ports of this kingdom, n those OF
other nations, or upon the high seas.
In witness whereof, L have hereunto set my hand and official
seal, at Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, this - day Of,
A. d. IS.
Colector-Geueral Of Customs
Sec. 636. Upon the registration Of any vessel "a