New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09

that is to say: First, a statement of tbs
amount of money so left by the deceased
secondly, in case of a sale, description Of
each article sold; and the sum received fol-
each; thirdly, statement of the sum due
to deceased as wages, and the total amount
of deductions, if any, to be made theretrOm
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 ship
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
| \
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 fOrty-eight hours after hts arri-
val at his port of destination in the United
States, deliver and pay the same to the
shipping commissioner there; fourthly; the
master shall III 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 Iog-book, by such entry
therein as hereinbefore required and also
by such other vouchers (if 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 a
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 0rapprentice during 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 hereinbefore 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 suchmaster shall, in addi-
ton for every such offense, incur a penalty
not exceeding treble the value of the money
or effects, or, if such value is not asoer-
tanned, not exceeding two hundred dollars;
and II any such money, wages, OF 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 recoverable from
him accordingly; and if he fails to account
to his liability for the said money and
value, incur the same penalty which is
herenbefOre mentioned as incurred by the
master for like otfense; and all money,
wages, and effects Of any seaman or appren-
tlce dying during voyage shall be recoy-
cradle in the same courts and by the
same modes of proceeding by which sea
men are enabled to recover wages due to
them.
SEC, 46 That if any such seaman or ap-
prentice ae'last aforesaid dies at any place
out of the United States, leaving any money
or effects not on board of his ship, the United
States consul or commercial agent at or
nearest the place shall claim and take
charge Of such money and effects; and such
officer shall, if he thinks fit, sell all or any
OF such effects, or any effects of any de-
ceased seaman or apprentice delivered to
him under the provisions of this act, and
shall quarterly remit to the judge of the |
district court OF the port from which such
ship sailed, or the port where the voyage
terminates, all moneys belonging to or
arising from the sale of the effects or paid
as the wages of any deceased seamen or
apprentices which have come to his hands |
under the provisions hereinbefOre con |
tanned, and shall render such accounts
thereof as the district judge requires.
SEC a.. That whenever any seaman OF
apprentice dies in the United States, and is |
at the time of his death entitled to claim |
from the master or owner of any ship in which |
he has served any unpaid wages or effects, |
such master or owner shall pay and deliver, |
or account for the same, to the shipping |
commissioner at the port where the seaman |
or apprentice was discharged, or was to |
have been discharged.
SEC. 48. That every shipping commissioner |
in the United States shall, within one week |
from the date of receiving any such money,
wages or effects OF any deceased seaman or |
apprentice, pay, remit or deliver to the cir
cult court of the circuit in which he resides, |
the SAID money, wages or effects, subject to
such deductions as may be. allowed by the
circuit court Tor expenses incurred i'm re-
spect to said money and effects and should |
any commissioner fail to pay, remit and de-
liver to the circuit court within the time
mentioned, he shall incur
penalty not exceeding treble the amount of
the value of such money and effects
SEC. AZ. That it the money and effects of
any seaman or apprentice paid RENTED or
to the circuit court, including the
moneys received for any part of said effects
which have been sold, either before de-
livery to the circuit court, or by it's direc-
tons, do not exceed in value the sum Of |
three hundred dollars, then, subject to
the provisions hereinafter contained. and |
to all such deductions for expenses in
CURED IN respect to the seaman or aDpren-
.ice, or of his said money and effects, as the
aid court thinks fit to allow, the said courts
may, II 1T thinks tit so to do, pay and de-
liver the said money and effects either to
any claimants who can prove themselves to |
the satisfaction OF the court either to be his
widow or children, or to be entitled to the
effects Of the deceased under his will IF
any, or under the statute for the distribu-