The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-09-17

every SeanaH WHO SO&Il nave U6GH employed on said vessel since she was last entered at any post of the United States, which sum said master or owner is hereby authorized to lolect and retain from the wages of said employees
 SEC 2. And be it fur ther enacted that from and after the the first day of August no collector shall grant to any vessel whose enroll ment or license for carrying on the coasting trade has expired, new enrolI- ment or license, unless the master of such yes sel shall have first rendered a true account to the collector of the number of seamen and the time they have been employed on such vessel during the continuance of the license which has so expired, and shall have paid to such collector forty cents per month for every such seaman who shall have been employed as aforesaid, which sum the said master Is hereby authorized to retain out of the wages of such seaman and if the master of any registered, enrolled, or licensed vessel ofthe United States shall render @ false account of the number of seamen so employed, or ofthe length of time they have severally been employed, or of the length of time they have severally been em- ployed, as is herein required, he shall for felt and pay fifty dollars, which shall be applied to, and shall make a part of, the gener al fnnd created by this act, and all needful regulations for the mode of collect ing the sums hereinbefore mentioned shall be prepared under the direction of tke Secretary of the Treasury, by such person as by him may be designated
 SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be inc duty of the several collectors to deposit the sums collected by them reE- pectively under inc provisions of this act, in the neare't UI tied Sta,es depository, to the credit of the fund for the relief of sick and disabled seamen;;" making returns of the same with proper vouchers monthly, on forms to be furnished by the Secretary of the Treasury.
 SEC. {. And he it further enacted That all mol eys received or collected by virtue of ths act shall be pa d into the Treasury like other pubnc moneys, without abatement or reduction and all moneys so received are hereby appropriated for the expenses ot the marine hospital service, and shall be credited to the mariue hospital fund, of which separate accounts shall b kept.
 SEC. 5. And be it further ensctod, That the fnnd thus obtained shalt be employed, under the direction of the Secretary, of the Treasury, for tbe cure and relief of sick and disabled seamen employed in registered. en rolled, and Accused vessels of the United States.
 SEC 6. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authors ized to appoint surgeon to act AS super vsing surgeon of marine hospital service, whose duty it shall be, under the direction of the Secretary. to supervise all matters con nected with the marine hospital service, and with the disbursement of the fund provided by this ct, at salary not exceeding the rate of two thousand dollars per annum, and his neces sary travelling expenses, who shall be requir- cd to make monthly reports 10 the Secretary of the Treasury
 SEC. :. And be it further enacted, That for the purposes of this act, the term "vesSel, v herein used, shall be held to include every description of water craf, rsfJ, vehicle, and contrivance used or capable of being used as a means or auxiliary of transportation on or by water. And all acts ard parts of acts iu- consistent or in conflict with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby re- pesled
 Approved, June 29, 1870.