New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-25

each; thirdly, statement OF the sum due
| to deceased as wages, and the total amount
of deductions, if any, to be made sherefrom
| 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
i to him, and shall, upon such delivery and
| payment, give to the master receipt; and
| the master shall within fUrty-eight hours
after his arrival at his port of destination
in the United States produce the same TO
| 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, II
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 his arri-
val at his port of destination in the United
States, deliver and pay the same to 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, it
there is any official log-bOOk, by such entry
therein as hereinbetOre 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
titicate.
SEC. IS. That if any master fails to take
such charge of the money or other effects of
a seaman or apprentice 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 such master 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 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 recoverable from
him accordingly; and if he fails to account
for and pay the same, he shall, in addition
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-
tee dying during a voyage shall be recOv-
cradle in the same courts and by the
same modes of proceeding by which sea-
men are enabled to recover wages due to
themo
SEC l6. 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 tit 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
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. AZ. That whenever any seaman or
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. AZ. That every shipping commissioner
III the united States shall, within one week |
from the date of receiving any such money,
wages or effects OF any deceased seaman or |
pay, remit or deliver to the cir |
cut court of the circuit in which he resides, |
the SAID money, wages or effects, subject to
such deductions as may be allowed by the |
clrculE court tor expenses incurred in 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 |
herelnbetore mentioned, he shall incur a |
penalty not exceeding treble the amount of |
the value of such money and effects.
SEC ~. That if 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- !
tIOnss do not exceed in value the sum of |
thfGe hundred dollars, then, subject to |
tue provisions hereinafter contained. and |
TO all such deductions for expenses in
CURED III respect to the seaman or appren. |
tlce, or OF his said money and effects, as the |
aiu court thinks tit to allow, the said courts |
may, Ii 1t thinks tit SO to do paw and de- /
HEar the said money and effects either to |
any claimants who can prove themselves to |
lne 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
Cioh OF the effects OF intestates, or under
any olhGf statute, or at common law, or to |
De entitled to procure probate, or take out |
letters OF administration or confirmation
no probate or letters of admins
Cratl0H or confirmation have been ia lion