The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-25

or home trade ykip, employed on n voyage,
which Is to terminate In the United States,
dies during sIlch r0yage the master shall take
Charge Oial monies, c.uthes and ELECTS which
he leaves on board. and fhall II he links tlt,
cause all or any dftne said clothes and effects
10 be sthl a. aus ion at the mast or 0glief pub
llc auction, and shall ihereupun sign an en-
Try In the Official log-bOok, containing the fol-
lowing arllctt ars, That is to fay: FRS, a
statement uf the amount Of money 50 lefi by
tbe deiease. Secondly, In case OF sail. Il
description Of ta1h afIice sold and the sum
received for each. Thirdly, A statement of
the sum due t. deceased as wages and the to-
ial amount OF deductions Ii any, 10 be Mde
ihele!rom; and slGill eaas such entry 10 be
aticstett by the mae aud one of1he crew.
SEC. 44. That III cases provided for by the
last preceding se,itn, The following rules
shall be observed First, II The slip pre-
ceetls al once to any port In the United States
4 the master shall within i0rty-eight hours af;er
his arrival, aeiiver any such effects as aidre-
said remaining unso!d, and pay any money
which he has lakea charge 81, or rrttlved
from such "a 3 iss ai,tusatl, and !; SG lie las
aEte oi wage dnt a. lie deceased, tp,hc ship.
ping-o0nmi i'lle. Al ie lHtt Of Ties inn ion
( In the Uuitetl Sa O.; st5lnNiy, II lie etiF
! touches and rem ihis I'll some i,llVisa por Lc-
fore coming to any port in-tle United Sla es.
the master sla rvlnr, he tilse 10 The t,iiri
States curSu ar tflLCrlil,ru ami fla give 10
such officer any FanAi on le r@!Giras aS D
the destination IT lhv Shipaid Eplah c cngth
OF she voyage aud such officer may II he COLI
! siderS II expedient SO to do, require the said
Z effects, money and wages to he delivered and,
iMidI him. tndshall upon such delivery aud
/ payment, give to the mlsler a receipt; and
1 The mast er shall within iorty-sight hours alter
4 his arrival at his port OF destination in the
/ United States produce the same to the ship
| ring commissioner there; and such lconsnar
! officer shal In such case indorse and certify
i upon The agreement with the crew, the par
/ iicsllars with respect TO sruh delivery and
/ payment; thirdly. II such officer as aforesaid
doefnot require such payment aud delivery
/ to be made TO him, the master shall take
charge of the said elects, money and wages,
/ ard shall, within ioriy.eight hours afier his
arrival ut his port OF ft!estiiasion 1t the Unisrl
4 S,a,es, deliver and ray the same TO the ship
( ping onE missioner there; fDurihiy, the mas
/ ter shall IN all easts In which any seaman or
| apprentice dies iiaiAg The progress "a the
! voyage on ehgagtlnthi, give to such 0illaer on
4 lipping-tommiSti1acr as aforesaid an ac-
count, IN su'.h form as they may respectively
| require, OF the eslcc 4. money, and wages SO
| 10 he delivered ard lail, aaa no deductions
claimed in sl,th ;taUnni shall be allowed ua-
] lCSn NCiihSht a tiINhNtf NhS htAGtht iNs1-D'Nhs
| by such entry therein aS hereinbeiore requii-
cd; and also by such oiher vouchers tifanyl
I as may reasonably required by the oillcer or
I shipping commissioner 10 whom the acs0unt
| il rendered; filthy, upon due compliance
with stlth Of the provisions Of this section nj
relates TO acts to be done at the port of dcs.
| linalion In the United States, the shipping
commissioner shall grant to the D'aster q SER
J li!lcate to thas effeci. and no officer Of GUS
/ IONS shall clear inward any foreigli-going
! ship without the production OF such ceHili-
cate.
4 SEC. Is. That If any master fails to take
4 slich charge OF the money or other effects Of
| seaman or apprentice during voyage, or
! 10 make slloh entries IN respect thereof, or to
procure sllth attest,tion to such entries, or to
| make sih'h payment delivery OF any money.
| wages, or effects al any seaman or apprentice
! dviug during voyage, or 10 give sllch 11Ount
IN respect thercofas herein before respective
I ly directed. he shall be accountable for the
money, wages, and efless Of The seaman or
| apprentice to the judicial circuit conrt IN
I whose jnrisdic ion such bort OF destination Is
/ situate, and shall pay and deliver the same
accordingly; and such nastershall, In addl.ivn
| for every such oiEense, Incur q penalty not
1 eXceeiiing treble The value OF the money or
| ELECTS, or, II such value Is not ascertained,
not exceeding two hundred dollars; and IL
| any such money, wages, or effects are not du-
| iy paid, delivered, and accounted for by the
master, tho owner of the ship shall pay, de-
| hyer, and account IOr the same, and such
money and wages and the value OF such ef-
1 tects shall be recoverable frum him accord
| ingly; ami II he fails to account for and pay
4 the same, he shall in aisiiion TO his liability
incurred by lhe master fora like oiIcnse; and
all money, wages, and effects of any seaman
or apprentice dying during voyage shall he
recoverable in the same courts and by the
same modes Of proeedi!@Aby which seaman
are enabled to recover wages due to them.
SEC. 46. That If any snch seaman or ap-
prentice as last aiOlesaddies at any Place out
Of the United States, leaving amy money Or ei.
feots not on board OF his ship, The Unitel
States consul or commercial agent at or near
est the pace shall cain and take charge Of
stch money and ELECTS; and slch officer silal
If he thinks fit, sell all or any Of such effects,
prentice delivered 10 him under the provisions
OF this act, and shall guar crly remit to the
judge Of the district court Of the port from
which such ship sailed, or the port where the
voyage terminates, all motics belonging TO
or arising from the sale vi the elects or paid
as wages Of any de,eased seaman or appi'en-
tees whlah may have come to Ills hands un-
der the provisions lereinbeiore mentioned,
and shall render such accounts thereotas the
district judge requires.
/ SEC. II. That whenever any snuman or ap-
prentice dies In the United Stotes, and is at
the lime OIL his death entitled to claim from
the master or owner of any ship In which he
has served any unpaid wages oil effects, such
| master or owner shall pay and deliver, or az
| count for the same, 10 the shpping-c. minis
sioner at the port where the seaman or ap-
| prentice was discharged, or was 10 have been
discharged.
SEC. 4S. That every shipping
| In The United States shall, within one week
from The date Of receiving such money, wages
0r ELECTS OF any deceased seamln or appren.
iice, ply, remit, or deliver to the circuit court
OF the circuit in which he resides, the said
money, wages or effects, subject to slt:h de-
dnciions at mas he allowel by the circuit
court for expenses Incurred IN respect to SAID
money and effects; and should any commits
| sioner fail to pay, remit on deiverto the oir-
cut court within the time hercinbotorc men.
TONED, he shall incnra penalty not extending
treble the amount Of the value OF siich money
and effects.
| SEC. 10. That The money and effects OF
any seanen or apprentice mid, remitlexi, or
| delivered to the circuit coilr, Including the
moneys received torany part OF said effects
which have been sold either before delivery
TO the circuit court Oh by It's directions, do not
exceed in value the sum of three hundred
dollars, then, subject to the provisions here
matter contained, and to all stich deductions
for expenses incurred in respe:t to the sea-
man or apprentice, or of his said money and
| effects, as the said court thinks lit 10 allow,
the sail court may If 1t thinks fit so to do, pay
and deliver the said money and eifeots either
to any claimants who can prove themselves to
the satisfaction ofthe court ether TO be his
wtlow or chi dren, or to he entitled to the ei-
feels Of the deceased uutler his will, iii anyh
ute, or at common law, or to be entitled to
procure probate, or take ont letters Of adj
ministratiOni0n or confirmation, although no
| probate or leLlers0I administration nr cOnlsr-