New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-27

competent court otherwise directs; and an
master or owner OF any such ship who di
charges any such seaman belonging tlerett
or. except as aforesaid, pays his wage
within the United States IN any other mar
ner shall incur penalty not exceedin
fifty dollars.
SEC. %. That every master shall, not Les
than forty eight hours before paying of 0
discharring any seaman, deliver to hun. q
If he is to be discharged before a shippill
commissioner to such shipping com
missioner. full and true account OF bf
/ wages, and all deductions to be made there
from on any account whatsoever; ana +
default shall. for each offense, incur Dan
atty not exceeding fifty dollars; and M
deduction from the wages of any seaman
(pycent in respect of any matter IapueDins
after such delivery) shall be allowed, I'M
less If is included in the account delivered
and the master shall. during the yovag,
enter the various matters in respect IA
| which such deductions are made. with fh
amounts OF the respective deductions !.
thew occur. in book to be kept for rb,.
purpose, to be called the 'FOifcial Los
book" as hereinafter provided, and shai
if required, produce such book at the tim
| of the payment of wages, and, also. pno,
the hearing before any competent author
| ty, OF any complaint OF question relating b
/ CtNLA Pt.' -A--L"
| SEC. -. Ihat upon tne ui%cnarge or am
seaman, or upon Pay5nen1 Gl ms wages, tlt
master snaIl sign ano give MN ceruteae
OF Ilsehatge, sPecIlS lng tiiG period OF hs
| service any tLe Cihio 'tIio pltC0 " lis Gls
| charge III Ine 10TH nolobo 9nleAet, maIka
ana II any MASTER Ialls 10 sign and
| give 10 any sucl se8lidn slIcn eeFIlLieate and
oIscharSe, ne small loE eaGu suC ci oHenSe. Il
cur d P5n@ a. nJI oAooGu1nS MY 3oAaIii
prov lueui tn"y tH3 ploslso "4neAeu 10 ser
Lloh G"EINe' "hlch apPtIeS 10 masters d
EesSelS engdHlIs sealan unuet lLal pro7l&
sud- ~ "PPlS 20 ouon MASTERS VI FeSse5
III tLo olsen 1ii 80 u ooalliout
'9LG. IN - - Ivy ttjPpIn9 eolnnE +
oI9 I onttt1 80 ~" 0SoleIo any luesLG
ID tso0N q poo MeoI I q hi@9Col, eoAslglea +
aetht' VI o"n "n u! any ~ hls crew WIG +
5 ootn b'lJies "sree III wiring 10 submit f
aI1t,ts "'iS tI So HL@0o ~ h@
ll"dI 20 ~ oli ~ pa tiGSi anu sAa
nl Co. 80 49,, 49, e.I- lLlaI
iIstino Lo Joon,aJ ~ 10 oonait,s 10y ooeIJ f
-, - ~ lts,, { as " ta r.
@i5u!S u PA 'ioe' gnu any uog uH6ht Pm !
PoaI or,;es;r"I. 80 49, @lG VL-c4
~ ra,T sTnIi 10 lriI,a oL!tssp
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Sec 20. mat IN any proceedings relating
70 the wages, CLAIMS, or discharge OF alT
seaman carried on before any shipping
commissioner, under the provisions Of tAa
acto such shlpplng commissioner may call
upon the owner, or his agent, or upon The IS
master, or any mate, or any other memba !
OF Tie crew, to produce any log books, pa.
pefso or other documents IN their respectW
possession or power, relating to any mat
Ter Id question IN such proceedings and mar Z
@ald before him and examine any Of sub II
persons Oelng then at or near the place,
any sUcn matter; and every owner, ageI,
3hastef9 mate, or other member OF tie
ere" VINO, Wneh called upon by the ship
ping commissioner, does not produce any
suc4 books, papers, or documents as aton'
sald' Il IN Lis possession or power, or does
not appear and give evidence, shall, un!e8
ne SHOWS some reasonable cause for FelcA3
dtlaultr Tor each otfense incur penalty nd
exceeding one hundred dollars, and, Cd
appHcauon beng made by the shipping
shall be further punished, 4
yne discretion OF the court, as in other cQss
OF contempt OF the process of the court h
,SE@o ~ That the following rules shall b
observed with respect to the settlement
wages, that Is to say: First, upon the con-
pIeS-2no before shipping commissioner
any discharge and settlement, the mastff x
or owner and each seaman resDactiyeIr IN
the presence Of the shipping c6nriasiorp, f
shall sign mutual release Of ali claims "a,
wages in respect of the past y0vagn or IN,
gagement, and the Shipping commissions
shall also sion and attest II onI ebou vi
TAIN it IN a book to be kept for that pG
s,ose' pFoNlueu, GhaC Doth the master and
5eamen assent to such settlement, or tM
Sc fttement has been adjusted by th 4
shipping commissioner; secondly, such r.
ease SO signed and attested shall OpeTaa
Is q mutual discharge and settlement 81 al
leN1aAdS Tor wages between the partl@
hereto, on account OF wages, in respect Of
Ne past voyage or engagement; tLirdIga
.oPE OF sueh release, certified under The :
! :tlL1 |tn4 sea- Oh such shipping comnlS
Toner to be true copy, shall be given b7 {
Lin to any party thereto recurring The t
anne and such copy shall be receivable ID d
violence upon any future Question ragrh o
~ such claims as aforesaid, and shall Lave il
II the effect of the original of which It ! a
urports to be copy; fourthIy. in cases il a
Ihlch discharge and settlement before a Z b
hlPping commissioner are hereby REQUIRED e
o payment, receipt, settlementor discharn Il
therwise made. shall operate as evia-uG r q
f the release or satisfaction of sny claim d
fthly, upon payment beinr made by Q E @
faster before shipping commissioner tia E Il
tipping commissioner euaL, II required, e b
On and give to sucL master a statement 8,
the whole auount so paid, and such E u
.atement shall, between the master and p
IS emplo5f' oe received as evidence that p
mas hao6 the payments the rem mel Il
op0d, q
Sec. %. That upon every discbarqa es e
cted before a sbinninG comn1issi ,,,,l The re
aster shall make and sion IN fyl ,',,r
e, in schedule tbeTGto apn lUl cd '-t re- a
rt of the conduct, character l and o~a. !,
ations of the persons dise6groe do or nav !,
ate on said form that he declines to GIVE AZ
them: and the er cd pa[oiSalars, or upon any II
gister Of the SANE ND aIi ?ti3 hseP Vi
10 by anv seaman ' s,i,to St I'd III II es-gu 81