New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-02

circuit judgeaof not less than five thousand
dollars, with two good and sufficient securi
ties therefor, to be approved by said Judge
aud shall take and subscribe the following
oath before entering upon the duties of his
Office: 81 do sOlemnly swear tor affirm, as
the case may be- that / will support the
constitution Of the United States; and that
| will truly and faithfully discharge the
duties of shipping commissioner to the
best of my ability, and according to law
Said oath shall be Endorsed on the commits
sion or certificate of appointment, and
signed by him and certified by the officer
before whom such oath or affirmation shall
have been taken.
SEC. 3. That any shipping commissioner
may engage clerk or clerks to assist him
In the transaction of the business of the
shipping office, at his own proper. cost, and
may, in case of necessity, depute such clerk
or clerks to act for him in his official
capacity; but the shipping commissioner
| shall be held responsible for the acts of
every such clerk or deputy, and will be
personally liable for any penalties such
clerk or deputy may incur by the violation
of any of the provisions Of this act; and
all acts done by clerk, as such deputy,
shall be as valid and binding as if done BY
the shipping commissioner. Each shipping
commissioner shall provide a seal with
which Re shall authenticate all his official
dCtsy OII WHICH StdE Shall DO SDgEHRGu Inc
arms of the United States and the name Of
the seaport or district for which he is com
missi0ned. Any instrument, either printed
or written. purporting to be the official act
OF a shipping commissioner, and purport-
ing to be under the seal and signature of
such shipping commissioner, shall be re-
ceived as prima facie evidence of the Off
cial character of such instrument, and Of
the truth Of the facts therein set forth.
SFC 4 That Cbinninfr
missioner shall lease, rent, or pro-
cure at his own cost, suitable
premises for the transaction of business,
and for the preservation of the books and
other documents connected Herewith, and
which premises shall be styled "the ship
lng-cOmmissioners Office" And the gen
eral business of shipping commissioner
shall be, first, to afford facilities for en-
gazing seamen by keeping register of
their names and characters secondly, to
superlntend their engagement and dis !
charge, in manner hereinafter mentioned; |
thirdly, to provide means for securing the |
presence On board at the proper times of |
men who are so engaged fourthly, to facili- |
tate the making of apprenticeship to the |
sea service, and to perform such other du-
ties relating TO merchant seamen and mer-
chant ships as are hereby OF may hereafter, |
under the powers herein contained, be com
mitted to him
SEC. 5. That such fees not exceeding the
sums specified in the table marked ga" in
the schedule hereto annexed, shall be pay
able upon all engagements and discharges
effected before shipping as
hereinafter mentioned, and such shipping
commissioners shall cause scale of the
fees payable to be prepared and to be con-
spicuously placed in the shipping office; and
the shipping commissioner may refuse to
proceed with any engagement or discharge
unless the fees payable thereon are first
paid.
SEC. 6. That every owner, consignee,
agent, or master of a ship engaging or dis
charging any sealnen or seaman in ship
)lng office, or before shipping commits
i0ner, shall pay to the shipping commits
ioner the whole of the fees hereby made
payable in respect OF such engagement or
discharge, and may, for the purpose Of in
part reinbursing himself, deduct in respect
# each such engagement or discharge, from
he wages of all persons Except appren.
ices) SO engaged or discharged, and retain
ny sums not exceeding the sums specified
q that behalf in the table marked "B' in
he schedule hereto annexed.
SEC. Z That any shipping commissioner,
r any clerk or employe in any shipping
flee, who shall demand or receive any re,
ANNEXATION whatever, either directly or ins
irectly, for hiring or supplying any sea-
awful fees payable under this act, SHALL
Or every such Otfense, incur penalty not s
Two hundred dollars. :
SEC. 8. That in the case of any place OF
Ort in which no shipping commissioner shall 7
ave been appointed then the whole or 8
ny part of the business of a shipping com r
Missioner shall be conducted bv the col :
,ctOr or deputy collector of customs of 7
lch place or port; and in respect of such Q
usiness such custOmhOuse shall be deemed p
shipping office, and the collector or a
equity collector of customs to whom such q
uslness shall be committed shall for all II
urposes be deemed a shipping commits q
oner within the meaning OF this act; and Il
ny person other than commissioner I'M a
9r this act who shall perform, or attempt :
perform, either directly Oh indirectly; o
lie duties which are by this act set forth a
pertaining to 8 shipping commits a
oner," shall incur q penalty not exceeding "a
ye hundred dollars; provided, that moth h
& in this act shall be construed as 20 pre- n
mt the owner, or c0nsignee, or master of "
~ ship, except such as are described in a
ction twelve of this act, from performing =
mself, so far as the said ships are con q,
rned, the duties ct shipping commits. O.
Jner under this act. ii
SEC. 9. That every shipping commissioner
pointed under this act shall, if applied to lO
r the purpose OF apprenticing boys to the N
a service by any masters or owners of ii
Fps, or by any person or persons legally in
aLlhed, give such assistance as in their tt
wer for facilitating the making of such bt
prentlceships; but the shipping commits pt
,ner shall ascertain that the boy has
luntanly consented to be bound, and bt
at the parents or guardian OF said boy pt
We consented to said apprenticeship and W
S attained the age of twelve years, and ST
of sufficient health and strength, and that III
3 master to whom the boy is TO be bound 70
proper person for the purpose pro- th
led, That said apprenticeship shall termio or
tie when the apprentice becomes eighteen | Sc
ars of age. And the shipping commits ri
nel may receive from the persons avail
: themselves of such assistance the fees IN
1tained in table &C" in the schedule m
retO annexed. And the shipping com br
ssi0ner shall keep register of ali linden WI
res OF apprenticeship made before him. by
SEC. ~. That the master Of every foreign or
ng ship shall, before carrying any ap- va
9ntlce to sea from any place in the United su
ties. cause such apprentice to appear be- 1 br
e the shipping commissioner before
ON the crew is engaged, and shall pro- Gu
&c to him the indenture by which such set
prentice is bound, and the assignment or Gel
thereof (if any, and the name sui
said apprentice, with the date of the by
enture and the assignment or assign .tht
nts thereof lit any shall be entered on de
agreement; and no such assignment the
II be made without the approval of a dis
1lmlssloner, the apprentice, his parents, bu
his guardian. And for any default in sec
ylng the provisions Of this section, the tur
ster shall, Tor each ottense incur pen ure
7 not exceeding one hundred dollars, rec
EC' H. mat II any person shall demand Gm
'ecelye. either directly or indirectly, from or
seaman seeking employment az a sea the
q, or from any other person seeking en- jus