The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-08-24

An Act 10 Organize tht marine hospital ser'Ye,
and ~ provide Tor the relief pi sick and fts-
ablrd sclmru
Iic II enacted 10y the Senate and House Ol Rep
rcscmtutiycs OF the United states OF America in
Congress assembled. That from and after The
first day OF August, eighteen hundred and seVcl-
~, there shall be assessed and collected by tho
collectors Oi customs AT the ports ui the unlcd
States, lIOm the masters or owners OF every vts-
sci OF the United States arriving from foreign
port, or Ui registered vessels employed In the
coasting tiadc, the sum ui forty cents per menth
for each aud every seaman who shall have been
employed on said vessel since she was last Gu
tered al any port Ci the United States, which
sum said master or owner is hereby authorized
10 collect aud retain from the wages OF said EN-
ployocs.
SEC. .. And bu it further enacted, That nom
and aitcI The first day oi August no collector
shall grant to any vessel whose enrolment or
license for carrying on the coasting trade has
expired, Il new enrolment or license, unless The
master OF such vessel shall have first rcndcrcl II
true account TO the collector of the numbg OF
sCHncn and the time they have been employed
on such vessel during the continuance Of the
LICENSE which has 20 expired, and shall have paid
TO such collector forty cents per month for ctery
such seaman who SHALL have been employed us
Aforesaid, which sum the master is hereby All
tlOriZcd to retain out OF the wages of such SEA
man; and II the master of any registered, en-
rolled, or license vessel OF the United States
shall render false account OF the number OF
sNaulNl hO VI OF tnt itllslH VI lnnt
they have scvcrally been employed, as is herein
required, he shall forfeit and pay hity dollars,
which shall be applied to, and shall make par
of, the general fund created by this act and NIL
nccdtul regulations for the mode of collecting
tho sums hereinafter mentioned shall be pre-
pared under the dircction-Of the Secretary OF tllC
Treasury, by such person rs by him may be de-
sgnated
SEC 3. And he 1t further enacted, That II
shall be the duty of the several collectors TO de
post the sums collected by them respcctiy ely
under the provisions OF this act, in the nearest
United States dcpositary, to the credit of "thC
fund for the rclict OF sick and disabled scnmcn y
M sSsFsiaqy h H. rFca aay WIN 'ns
Sec T. And he It further enacted, That all
MONEYS received or collected by virtue of this
act shall he paid into the Treasury like Other
public moneys, without abatement or reduction;
and all monies so received are hereby approx l.
atcd for thc expenses of the marine hospital =
vice aud shall be credited to the marine hOsTl =
fund OF which separate accounts shall be key
See. .. And he II further enacted That Me
iuud thus obtained shall he cmployed under the
direction of the Secretary ui the Treasury Tor
the care and rclct of sick aud disabled scuIDnn
employed in registered, enrolled aud licrmsrd
vessels oI the United States.
Sec @. And be II further enacted, That the Sc
CrctaIy OF the Treasury, IL hereby authorizctfto
appoint surgeon to act ns supervising surgeon
OF marine hospital service, whose duty II shall
be, under the direction OF the Secretary, to su-
pcrysc all matters connected with the marine
hospital service, and with the disbursement OF
the fund provided by this act nt a salary not cX-
cccding the rate OF Two thousand dollars per an
mum, and his necessary travelling expenses who
shall be required TO make monthly reports 10
tue Secretary OF the Treasury.
Sec. Z. And he II further enacted, That for
the purposes OF this act, the term vessel"
hcrCiu used, shall be held TO include every des-
criptiuu vi water craft raft vehicle, aud cOntri-
vance used or capable ol bcidg used ms means
or auxiliary OF transportation or by water.
Add al acts ard parts Of nets Inconsistent u in
conflict with The provisions at this act be- aud
the same are hereby, repealed
Approved, June -, 1870