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

| amount OF money so leIt Dy Inc deceased;
secondly, in case of a sale, description OF
each article sold; and the sum received for
each: thirdly, a statement of the sum due
g.! to deceased as wages, and the total amount
| of deductions, if any, to be made therefrom;
! and shall cause such entry to be attested by
| the mate and one of the crew.
SEC A. That in cases provided for by
the last preceding section the following
rules shall be observed: First. If the snip
| proceeds at once to any port in the United
States, the master shall. within forty
eight hours after his arrival, deliver
any such effects as aforesaid remaining
unsold, and pay any money which he has
taken charge of. or received from such sale
| as aforesaid, and also the balance of wages
| due to the deceased, to the shipping com
missioner at the port of destination in the
United States; secondly, If the ship touches
and remains at some foreign port before
coming to any port in the United States,
the master shall report the case to the
United States consular officer there, and
shall give to such officer any information
he requires as to the destination of the ship
and probable length Of the voyage; and
such officer may, if he considers it expe
dent so to do, require the said effects,
money and wages to be delivered and paid
to him, and shall, upon such delivery and
payment, give to the master a receipt: and
the master shall within forty-eight hours
after his arrival at his port of destination
in the United States produce the same to
the shipping commissioner there; and such
consular officer shall in such case indorse
and certify upon the agreement with the
crew, the particulars with respect to
such delivery and payment; thirdly, if
such officer as aforesaid does not re-
quire such payment and delivery to be
made to him, the master shall take charge
of the said effects, money and wages, and
shall, within fofty-eight hours after his arri-
val at his port of destination in the United
States, deliver and pay the same t. the
shipping commissioner there; fOurthIy, the
master shall IN all cases in which any sea-
man or apprentice dies during the progress
of the voyage or engagement, to give to
such officer or shipping commissioner as
aforesaid an account, in. such form as they
may respectively require. OF the effects.
money and wages SO to be delivered and
paid, and no deductions claimed in such ac-
count shall be allowed unless verified, if
there is any official log book, by such entry
therein as hereinbefore required; and also
by such other vouchers lit any as may be
reasonably required by the officer or ship
ping commissioner to whom the account is
rendered; filthy, upon due compliance
with such OF the provisions of this section as
relates to acts to be done at the port of des-
tination in the United States, the shipping
commissioner shall grant to the master
certificate to that effect, and no officer of
customs shall clear inward any foreign 60
ing ship without the production of such GER
tifcate.
SEC. As. That if any master fails to take
such charge of the money or other effects of
a seaman or apprentice during a voyage, or
to make such entries in respect thereof,
or to procure such attestation to such
entries, or to make such payment or de-
livery of any money, wages, or effects of
any seaman or apprentice dying during a
voyage, or to give such account in respect
thereof as herein before respectfully direct
ed, he shall be accountable for the money,
wages and effects OF the seaman or appren-
tice to the judicial circuit court in whose
jurisdiction such port OF destination is sit
uate, and shall pay and deliver the same
accordingly; and such master shall, in addi-
ton for every such ottense, incur penalty
not exceeding treble the value of the money
or effects, or, if such value is not ascer-
tanned, not exceeding two hundred dollars;
and If any such money, wages, or effects
are not duly paid, delivered, and accounted
for by the master, the owner Of the ship
shall pay, deliver and account for the same
and such money and wages and the value
OF such effects shall be rec0Yera Ole from
him accordingly; and if he fails to account
for and pay the same, be shall. in addition
to his liability for the said money and
value, incur the same penalty which is
hereInbef0re mentioned as incurred hT the |
master for a like 0ffanse: and ali m6nev
wares. and effects o+ anT sear,ar, or aI,yl-sg1,
tice diving during a voEaGe shall he racoT-
cradle IL the same counts and by the |
same modes of proceeding by which sea
men are enabled to recover wages due to
them,
SEC. 40. That if any such seaman or APP
f 80 80 ea.'I" o-es a. any plaee
o go %h5 money
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T. LLi5IetaI a9eh: al or
c6Srgo IF s,7o1 SsstIl anu Iale
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oJ sncb etac+s NJ sSiL "a a.! " "i!y
ceased seaman 0r 7oi.-o,5
him under the nroTi5;ons of Az eLeo ~
shall nnartnrIZ- rai,1;- ~ +,o "a az o.
district CONT 81 tha nm f. fso;J, 80 t.te
shin sailed or +ba MT 1Ebora ~
terminates all MONEYS beIonaino to or
arising from the sala Of +be e+4+sc+S or nai5
as the wages of any deceased seaneh mr.
which have coma ~ I;s ~
under the provisions herein6nfora NV,
tanned. and. shall render such acco,Iv7+g
thereof as the district Judge re0niresl
SEd47 That whenever anv SEAMAN on
apOrentica dies in +he Trni+n1 E+o+ag 80
at the time of his death entitled to claim
from the master or owner of'anv min which
be has served any pnDaid WAGES or effects
such master or owner shall ma = and deliver
0T account for the same. to the SHINING
at the port where the seaman
II apprentice was discharged or was to
have been discharged.
SEC. AZ. That every shipping commissioner
Il the United States shall, within one week
rom the date OF receiving any such money,