The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-08-18

natives Of the Hawaiian Islands. las sailors o.. ofhsrwase, as
The said natives to the Hawaiian Islands, and shall IN all
respects comply with the terms Of their shipmen, pr Rre esHsstio IN
to be void, otherwise to remain in fun force and virtue; ot
Given under our hands and seals at- At, in the lsiand Oh
- the day and year frs, above written. u
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y Sac 144 The governor of the island to whom said
bond shall have been given, shall have the power to
enforce the same by suit against the oeiigors therein named; o.
shall have been shipped. He shall also have power in case OF
To e ne pSn'''s 'A' '''
Sec. l45. Whenever the governor, or his agent,
shall consent to any shipping, or taking away, OF any
native, he shall endorse such consent upon the shipping articles
of the vessel; and shall receive for each native thus shippeo' Oh
taken away, the sum OF fifty cents.
Sec. 146. On the shipping of any native TO serve
on board of any vessel bound on a foreign voyage, the
master of such vessel shall pay to the governor OF the island, or
two dollars, if the term for which he has shipped shall not ex-
coed twelve months; and if it be for any period over Twelve
months. the sum of four dollars.
Sec. 147. Every native of this Kingdom who has
shipped in a vessel bound on a foreign voyage, the
master Of which vessel has ss.S 0m pp ed with tlm the |. pf0 nsrsons, Of ,at ses
during the period of his service on board of such vessel, ana n
til his return to this Kingdom.
Sec 14S. No portion whatever Of the expenses OF
shipping, or discharging native sailors, shall be paid
by them, or b. deducted from the share or wages due them. but
shall be paid wholly by the master of the vessel.
Sec. 149. Every sailor, whether a native or a
foreigner, who shall have been employed on board
any vessel, without having made a specific written agreement
sci, respecting his service and wages. shall De entitled to receive
compensation for his services; at the highest rate of wages paid
to any person Of his class on board said vessel.
Sec. $50. The Minister of the Interior shall appoint
in each of the ports of Honolulu, Lahaina, and Hilo,
one or more agents, in whose presence, or in the presence Of
whose deputies, all native seamen OF this Kingdom shall be ship
ped, discharged and paid of.
Sec. 15l. Every such agent, before entering upon
the duties of his office, shall give a bond to said Min
lister, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, with good and
sufficient sureties to be approved by said Minister, conditioned
his Office. Every such agent shall hold Office for the term Of two
f Interior u may D remove" A'' ''' '' ''' y"
Sec. 152. When any native seaman is discharged
from any whale ship, or other vessel engaged in
oreign trade, the master as,. thereof he col shall apnoinssa to s sne sinia.
ter of the Interior, or to his deputy, a detailed account OF the
wages uee earned Mrd by said seaman, which. account shall, if required.
be verified by oath. to be administered by the said agent.
Sec. 15a. 1t shall be the duty of the agent ap-
pointed to superintend the shipping and discharge of
native seamen, upon the request Of any such seaman, to render
him all the assistance in his power in making in his agreement rstssm has as
he is about to ship, and to see that his name is duly entered oh
with the laws of the country TO which she belongs.
Sec. 154. 1t shall not be lawful for said agent to
ship any native seaman for a longer term of service
Sec. 1875. 1t shall be the duty of said agent to keep
all bonds for return of native seamen, as provided in
section 14s; and upon the expiration Of the term specified in
to forward such bond to the district attorney Of the island where
he is located, I'd at the same time notify him that its term has
twenty days after receiving it, unless instructed to the contrary
Sec. 156. In case of the death of any native seaman
during the voyage, said agent shall be empowered, in
his own name, to demand, sue for, and receive the wages due
Sec. 157. Said agent, in case of any difficulty with
the master of a vessel in relation to the settlement of
upon moi the district aS of the island where he is located, for
his assistant, and said attorney shall render his assistance free
OF charge.
Sec. 15S. The compensation of said agent shall be
fifty cents for each seaman shipped or discharged be-
fore him., and two and a half per cent on the amount paid to
all services rendered. Such compensation shall be wholly paid
by the vessel, except the two and a half per cent. commission on
the amount paid To each seaman.
Sec $50. No shipment or discharge of, or settle
ment with any native seaman, shall be binding upon
him unless done in the presence IT with the written sanction Of
the agent appointed by the Minister of the Interior, or of his
deputy.
Sec. 100. 1t shall be the duty of every such agent
to make a quarterly report of the TRANSACTIONS of his
Office. together with the amount Of fees and commissions re-
ceived by him, to the Minister of the Interior.
Sec. 161. The master or owner of e~veryship or YES
sci under the Hawaiian flag, arriving from any for
eien port, or from sea. at any port of the Hawaiian kingdom
shall, before such ship or vessel is admitted to entry, render to
the collector of such port, a true account of the number of sea-
men who have been employed on board sine" the last entry at
any Hawaiian "a ann rsr - a manl pay ~ to sa s1d a oghee Hsr a e, ;me rate e enc 81
Pioyed. which amount such masttr or owner is authorized to re-
tain out ofthe wages of said seaman.
Sec. 1852. The master of every coasting vessel en-
ployed i'll the carrying trade between the different
pcrts, road=teais or harbors of the Hawaiian kingdom, shall
render quarterly to the CoIlector-GeneraI Of Customs. or to any
collector under his directions, a true list of all seamen employed
by him during the preceding three moths and pay Il said
Coiector-General, d collector, at the rateo OF twenty-five cents
per month for each and every seaman 50 employed, which sum
lid master is authorized to retain out Of the wages of such
eeaman.
Sec. 1913. The returns required in the preceding
sections shall be made under oath in such manner
and form as the Collector General may prescribe. If any owner
or master shall make a false return, he shall be deemed guilty
of perjury, and be punished accordingly. He shall also be
subject to u penalty of one hundred dollars, for the benefit
of the fund hereinafter created, a nd his vessel be liable to
seizure, condemnation and sale, TO secure the payment of such
penalty.
Sec. 164. The several collectors shall make a quar-
terly return of the sums respectively collected by
them under the foregoing provisions, to the Collector General,
may have received from mlsters o IT owners of vessels, into the
public treasury, to be held solely as a " Marine Hospital FUND.-
for the relief Of sick and disabled Hawaiian seamen. The Min
lister of the Interior is hereby authorized to provide out of the
same, for the temporary relief and maintenance of such sea-
men, in such manner IS he may deem proper, until hospitals,
or other suitable institutions, are established for that purpose
within the kingdom.
Sec. 165. Whatever surplus of moneys collected
under the foregoing provisions may remain, after de-
be invested in exche quer bills, or other government securities
at the discretion of the Minister of the Interior, until a suf-
hcient fund is accumulated for the purchase of a proper site for
a marine hospital, and the erection Of suitable buildings there
on, or for the provision Of other suitable hospital accommodate
tons for seamen, when it shall be his duty to apply such fund
time, in the name of the government, donations of land, money,
or other property for marine hospitals ; and the same shall be
set apart and applied only to thai object.
Sec. 166. If a general or other hospital should be
established in any of the se0port towns of the king
dom. the Minister Of the Interior may, at his discretion, con
tract with the same to apply any part of the marine hospital
fund to the support thereof on condition that full provision is