New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-11


or other lawful punishment for misconduc
as may be sanctioned by Congress as res
ulations proper to be adopted, and whic
the parties agree to adopt; eighthly, an
stipulations III reference to advance an
allotment Of wages, or other matters no
contrary to law; provided, that wheneye
the master of any vessel shall engage hi
crew, or any part of the same, in any, Gus
toms district where no shipping commits
sioner shall have been appointed under sec
ton one Of this act, he may perform for him
self the duties OF such commissioner, in lik
manner as is provided by the proViso 0
section eight Of this act; provided further
| that this section shall not apply to master!
OF vessels where the seamen are by
custom or agreement entitled to participate
IN the profits or result of cruise or voyage
nor to masters of coastwise nor TO masters
OF lake-going vessels that touch at foreign
! ports; but seamen may, by agreement
serve on board such vessels definite time
| or on the return of any vessel to a port III
| the United States may reship and sail in
| the same yes sci on another voyage without
the payment of additional fees to the ship
! plng-commissioneg by either the seamen or
| the master.
! SEC, Is. That the following rules shall be
observed with respect to agreements: First,
every agreement Except in such cases of
agreements as are hereinafter specially pro-
yided for) shall be signed by each seaman
in the presence of shipping-commission
secondly, when the crew is first engaged
the agreement Shall be signed in duplicate
and one part shall be retained by the ship
ping commissioner, and the other part shall
contain special place or form for the de,
scription. and signatures of persons engaged
subsequently to the first departure of the
ship, and shall be delivered to the master:
thirdly every agreement entered into be.
tore shipping commissioner shall be ac.
kn0Wledged and certified under the hand
and official seal Of such commissioner. and
shall be Endorsed on or annexed to such
agreement, and such certificate Of ackhowl,
edgenent shall be il to.m and manuer fol.
lowing, to wit:
Estate of 60, county of 60:
son this 1900 day of -~-- personally
appeared before me, shipping commits
sIoner IN and for the said county. A. b., G.
r. and Z. F. severallv known to NE to be
the same persons who executed the forego-
ing instrument who each for himself ac
knowledged to me that he had read or had
heard read the same; that he was by me
made acquainted with the conditions
thereof, and understood the same, and that
While SOBER and not in a state of intoxica-
ton, he signed it freely and voluntarily, for
the uses and purposes therein mentioned"
SEC. IA. That, first, if any person shall he |
carried to sea as'0ne Of the crew on board of
any ship making a voyage as hereinbefore |
specified without entering into an agree
ment with the master Of said ship in the |
form and manner and at the place and times |
hereby IN such cases required the ship shall |
be held liable, and fer each such offense |
shall incur a penalty NOT exceedino two
hundred dollars: provided ALWAYS that tbo
ship shall not be held liable for anv 1,aI.soI7
carried to sea who shall have sanra+I1
slowed away himself without the I,nowf-
sdge of CAPTAIN, mate. of any of tho otf
'ers OF the ship. or who shall have falsely
JersOnated himself to the ca1j+ain. mate or
ulcers OF the ship for the purpose of heinz
.arried to sea: secondly If on1- ,,,,,rtS7
nate, or other officer If q cbiT
eceives, or accents to be entered an hoarf r. l.
nv merchant shin. anv sna,na,, 80 = - ~
,een ENGAGED or sunniiad nnr+,,o,.- ~, 49,
provisions Of his act The slim ~, $500 ~ 'l4
7hicb such seaman shall he f5nn5 sbo1i f ~
very such seaman he jiaIln 10 ~ 49, ~
penalty of q s1rn r,ot ey.eal;, 't'1,
red dollars. provided ffrfIoT ~ 1s'li-
desertion. a., of cacnaIty - 0s.so
}ss Of one or more sparnln fra ,afl,-.,1
hin n nnmha,. pnna1 f. ~ , ~ hoy
hose services ba fas baen Glr;r.a3 5- ~
,rtion ~ ~ LAS oeen deprived oy de-
1e Tnjfed l5Ss so% anu dfP9Et the same to
-bich he shall a15{1-o T+It,,+ 80 5olC aI
Ich ncnaItv - LIZ u IL .
SEC Is. That every roas+ar or . ,,,ono1,o,,4 J
Iip ot rhp rTn+t5 SI+l " q Li.cI Cl1iit
aman al 1laca n3r ~, ~ G.L751S 2 any
which fhrro is "ons,I .lio o54lvco o!ateS'
arrial arlaf,+ SIN i - oHlc6L oF com :
arnan ~ 1c7 ,,1,la,r 49,. "a i1lS 9ucil :
}irar and St,Ii 800, eao '.'Lc lloL OF such
icb officer arJ til6 @o'S,nSH peioFe
,rpinhff,ra com Sair,I r;4I' It,ieS az are
,oagnnert oF seatll Lora lVS!'ecI 10 .H9
in +Io T-r;4,I O. - 9i1'PI,iH
,nIr IA such - -,lLS4o 00''J'S SiialI y
I&IlaT of,innr ~. Lltel'9 l@te before
ION pvaIv sch o5ri,,it Git ana
icer or cn,,,1narn1i ''l,'tV SiLJ consular
,or 411a N.,, gar cSFII saaI Ihdorse 0
d an aftas4atn - ~ ~ e"4stLon tuefeoi
me has been sirr.ad IN 10 l,o. tli@v CHf
aeryvi9e 7nada 90 baroll 20 'Fli'i l.
erv master vb0 an.,.,.J5. roH uiL9o' ana :
place in which There Is . ~ q
or commercial agent otIorga IT, oill, -
reiubpfore renDired sbaII 49,, 1S yLi,'l as -
{ exceeding one Lnndrad dniI..L,.e s1'''t ~ :"
Iich penalty the shin shall hs NH ii,, ~ O.
id. ana the searnen SO eI,a ulI't Sl oe u
titled torecoyp,. t7Ia 6ipbaS+ lii.tII Je -
the port from which The seSr,a- GoseS u
pped. y" as .,
SEC Is That a92 stinr1at films G,, tl,ooq ~
meat of any nar4 ~ ~, ,rls go 040 ~ a.
Ii u'ulug MS absence which are made at hs
commencement of the sewage shall he 81
erted in the agreement and Sill 80 po o,
amounts and times of fLe ,,aZ,r,o,,. 70 20
madeo and the pprsops IN 49, 49,, r1 ~ ~
Vments are to be madea 'i''Al '''ll 5 5t
&c. IL That no advance ofe WAGES s1.oI7 D'
made OF advance security oive1 f. 7l n%H in
son nut to the seaman himself. or To- lis fir,
g or mother: and no advance Of sra.gae W;
II be made, or advances sernTitT $50 o,T' aT
ess the agreement contains a stGp7afio cb
the same, and an accurace statarnnrt az fl,
amount thereofs and no advance tTago % s1