New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-26

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| applied in reimbursing any costs properly
| incurred by the master in procuring such
| conviction and punishment.
| SEC. %. That every ship making VOYAGES
! as described in section twelve Of this act
shall have an "oficiaI og-book;" and every
master OF such ship shall make. or cause to
| ne made therein, entries Of the following
| matters, that is to say: First, every legal
| conviction OF any member Of his crew. and
| the punishment inflicted; secondly. every
] otense committed by any member Of his
crew for which it is intended to prosecute.
or to enforce a forfeiture, together with
such statement concerning the reading
over such entry, and concerning the
reply, II any, made to the charge, al here
nse191e required; thirdly. every otfense
tor which punishment is inflicted on board
and the punishment inflicted fourthlv, a
statement of the conduct, character, and
qualifications OF each of his crew, or state
ment that he declines to give an opinion OF
such particulars; filthy, every case Of i'll
ness or injury happening to any member of
the crew, vita the nature thereof, and the
medical treatment Gf any; sixthly, every
case Of death happening on board, with the
cause thereof seyenthly, every birth hap
pening on board, with tile sex of the infant.
and the names Of the parents; eighthly,
every marriage taken place on board, with
the names and ages of the parties; ninthIy,
the name Of every seaman or, apprentice
who ceases to be a member of the crew
otherwise than by death, with the place
time, manner and cause thereof; tenthlv,
the wages due to any seaman or apprentice
who dies during the voyage, and the gross
amount of all deductions to be made there
from; eleventhly, the sale of the effects of
any seaman or apprentice who dies during
the voyage, including statement of each
article sold, and the sum received for it.
Sec So. That every entry hereby re.
CURED to be made in the official log
book shall be signed by the master
and by The mate, or some other one
Of the crew. and every entry in che
official 1ogbool shall be made as soon as
possible after the occurrence 60 which it
lateso and, if not made on the same day
as the occurrence to- which it relates, shall
be made and dated so as to show the date
OF the occurrence, and of the entry respect
ing it: and in no case shall any entry there
in IN respect of any occurrence happening
previously to the arrival of the ship at her
final port be made more than tWentyfouf
hours after such arrival.
SEC. 60. That if in any case the official
log-book is not kept in the manner hereby
required, or if any entry hereby directed
to be made in any such log book is not
made at the time and in the manner hereby
directed, the master shall, for. each such
otfense, incur penalty not exceeding
twenty-five dollars; and every person who
makes, or procures to be made, or assists
in making, any entry in any official log
book in respect of any occurrence happen
ing previously to the arrival Of the ship at
her final port of discharge more than
twenty-four hours after such arrival, shall, |
for each offense, incur penalty not exceed |
ing one hundred and fifty dollars.
PROJECTIONS OF sEAMEN.
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to any seaman or apprentice shall be sub |
iect 20 attachment or arrestment from any |
court; and every payment of wages to a !
seaman or apprentice shall be valid in law, |
Notwithstanding any previous sale or as
Of such wages, or of any attach
ment. incumbrance, or arrestment thereon: !
and no assignment or sale of such wages, I
OF of salvage made prior to the accruing
thereof shall bind the party making the
same, except such advanced securities as
are provided for in this act.
SEC. %. That every person who, not being
in the United States service, and not being
duly authorized by law for the purpose,
goes on board any ship about to- arrive at
the place OF her destination before her ac- !
tual arrival, and before she has been com
pletely moored, without permission of the
masters shall for every such otfense, incur q
penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars
and shall 1e liable to imprisonment for any !
period not. exceeding six months and the
master or person in charge of said ship may
take any such person so going on board as
aforesaid into custody, and deliver him up
to any constable or police officer,
% be by him taken before any justice of the
1eacec and to be dealt with according to
he provisions of this act.
SEC. 60. That if, within twenty-fOur hours
after the arrival of any ship at any port in
lie United States, any person, then being
IN board such ship, sOhcits any seaman to
become ledger at the house OF any person
citing lodgings for hire, or takes out OF |
such ship any effects Of any seaman, ex-
sept under his personal direction, and with
he permission of the master, he shall, for
every such offense, incur a penalty not 3X-
,eeding fifty dollars, or shall be liable to
for any period not exceeding
hree months.
SEC. GA. That all penalties and forfeitares
imposed by this act, and for the recovery
whereof no specific mode is heTeinbefore
shall and may be recovered with
,Osts, either in any circuit court OF the
United States, at the suit OF any district attor;
lev Of the United States, or at the suit OF any
person by information to any district attor-
ley in any port Of the United States, where
II near to where the Offense shall be COM
nitted or the offender shall be; and in case
# conviction under this act, and the sum
imposed as penalty by the court shall not
De paid either Immediately after the
conviction or within such period as
he court shall at the time of the conviction
appoint, it shall be lawful for the court to
commit the offender to prison, there to be
for the term or terms hereinbe-
ore provided in case of such ottense, the
commitment to be terminable upon payment
If the amount and costs; and all penalties
md forfeitures mentioned in this act, for
which no special application is hereinbetore
provided shall, when recovered, be paid
md applied in manner following, that is to
ay: so much as the court shall determine,
md the residue shall be paid to the court
md be RENTED from time to time, by order
If the Judge, to the treasury of the United
states, and appropriated as provided for IN
ection fifty of this act; provided always,
hat it shall be lawful for the court before
which any proceeding shall be instituted
or the recovery of any pecuniary penalty
imposed by this act, to mitigate or reduce
UGH penalty as to such court shall appear
ust and reasonable; but no such penalty
hall be reduced to less than one-third of
is original amount; provided also, that all
proceedings so to be instituted shall be
within two years next after the
commission of the offense If the same shall
lave been committed at or beyond the
Jape of Good Hope or Cape Horn, or with
n one wear if committed elsewhere, or
within two months after the return OF the
,ffender and the complaining party to the
United States; and there shall be no appeal
rom any decision of any of the circuit
ourts, unless the amount sued for exceeds
he sum Of five hundred dollars.
SEC 65. That to avoid doubt in the con-
truction of this act, every person having
he command of any ship belonging TO any
itizan Ot the United States shall. within