New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24
VIEW ORLEANS REPUBLCAN. TUESDAY, sEPTEMBER a. l87z

United States. conditioned for the faithful
performance of the duties required in hi
office, for sum. in the discretion of tn
, | circuit Judge, of not less than five thousan
dollars, with two good and sqthcIent secur
! ties therefor, to be approved by said judge
aud shall take and subscribe the following
oath before entering upon the duties of hi
| office: ~ do solemnlY swear Tor affirm a
the case may be- that | will support tn
constitution of the United States; and tina
| will truly and faithfully discharge tn
duties of shipping commissioner to tn
best Of my ability, and according to law
Said oath shall be Endorsed on the commits
sion or certificate Of appointment, anC
signed by him and certified by the office
before whom such oath or affirmation shall
| have been taken.
Sec. 3. That any shipping commissions
may engage clerk or clerks to assist hin
IN the transaction of the business Of thu
shipping office, at his own proper cost, anG
may, in case of necessity, depute such clerk
or clerks to act for him in his qfficia
capacity but the shipping commissioner
shall be held responsible for the acts Of
every such clerk or deputy, and wiz be
| personally liable for any penalties such
clerk or deputy may incur by the violation
| OF any OF the provisions of this acts and
all acts done by clerk: as such deputy
| shall be as valid and binding as il done BY
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! commissioner shall provide a seal with
which re shall authenticate all his official
| acts, on which seal shall be engraved the
arms of the United States and the name of
| the seaport or district for which he is com.
missionedo Any instrument, either printed
or written purporting to be the official act
| OF shipping commissioner and puIpOrt-
ing to be under the seal and signature of
such shipping commissioner. shall be re-
pE1vpI UTI1Da tapIp evidence Df tho n+fie
cial character of such instruments and Of
the truth Of the facts therein set FORTH
SEC l. That every shipping coino
missioner shall lease Tento or proc
cure at his own costp suitable
premises for the transaction of business,
and for the preservation Of the books and
other documents connected herewith, and
ping-commissioners Office And the gen.
eral business of a shipping commissioner
shall be- tirste to afford facilities tor enc
gaging seamen by keeping register Of
their names and characters; secondly, to
superintend their engagement and disc
charge, in manner hereinafter mentionedi
thirdly to provide means for securing the
presence on board at the proper times of
men who are SC engaged; fourthly, to facili.
tate the making of apprenticeship TO the
sea service, and to perform such other du-
ties relating 90 merchant seamen and mere
chant ships as are hereby or may hereafter,
under the powers herein contained be GONE
mitted to him
SEC. % That such fceso not exceeding the
sums specified in the table marked e'A' in
the schedule hereto annexed, shall be payO
able upon all engagements and discharges
effected before shlpping-c commissioners as
hereinafter mentioned, and such shipping
commissioners shall cause scale Of the
fees payable to be prepared, and to be conc
spicuously placed in the shipping office; and
the shipping commissioner may refuse to-
proceed with any engagement or discharge
unless the ices payable Shegeoa are first
paido
Sec g. TLae every 0Hnere rons9gnee,
agent, or master Of a ship engaging or dis
charging any seamen OF seaman in q shipO
ping office, OF before a shipping commits
siOnera shall pay to the shipping commiso
sioner the whole of the fees hereby made
payable il respect OF such engagement or J
discharge, and may, for the purpose of in
part reimbursing himself, deduct in respect !
Of each such engagement or discharge, from |
the wages OF all persons Except appren- !
tices) so engaged or discharged, and !etain !
any sums not exceeding the sums specified .
N that behalf in the table marked ''B' ia |
the schedule hegeto annexed
sECo' That any shipping commissioner. |
or any clerk or employee in any shipping
office, who shall demand or receive any 3e. I
whatever, either directly or in
tlrectlyo toy hiring Or supplying any seas
nan for any merchant ships, excepting the
awful fees payable under this act, SHALL
or every such Uffensco incur penalty a0S
two hundred dollars.
SEC. 3. That if2 she case of any place OK
bort in which no shipping commissioner shall
rave been appointed then the whole or
my part Of the business Of q shipping come !
lycrf rI,, ! I ~
ectOr or deputy GsllectOS of customs OF
uch place OF ports and ia respect Of such
BUSINESS slfch customhouse shall be deemed
shipping oificeo and the collector or
equity collector OF customs to whom such
uslness shall be committed shalt for 81!
purposes be deemed 81 shipping commise
'oneS within the meaning Of this act; and
ny person other than commissioner dn'
er this act who shall performs 0r attempt !
performo either directly or indirectly: .
ne duties wh!cS. aye by this act set forth
5 pertaining to @ 0'shipping commits
oners" shall incur penalty not exceeding
We hundred dollars: provided, that nOtho J
~ in this act shall be construed as to pre-
emit the owner. OF COnsi9neeo or master Of
ny ship, except such as are described in 7
ectiOn twelve o$ this act from performing
mset, SO far as the said ships are con.
9rnedo the duties ct shipping eOmmiso | :
oner under this acto
SEC. 9. That every Shipping commissioner i.
)polnted under this act shall, if applied to I
II the purpose OF apprenticing boys to the l
"a service by any masters or owners of
ups, or by any person or persons legally J i
Ialited, give such assistance as in Sheir t
over for facilitating the making of such |
but the shipping commits. !
oner shall ascertain that the boy las
)luntarily consented to be bound, and ! 1
AT the naTpUtG canadian If cajJ Inrp |
I'VE consented to said apprenticeship. and '
Is attained the age OF twelve years. and S
OF sufficient health and strength, aud that ! d
e master to whom the boy is to be bound f
proper person for the purpose: pro- t
ded, That said apprenticeship shall termio 0
tie when the apprentice becomes eighteen S
ars of age. And the shipping commits p
'ner may receive from the persons avaio
g themselves OF such assistance the fees I Il
ntained in table o'C0 in the schedule Il
reto annexed. And the shipping CON- b
ssloner shall keep a register of all linden v
res of apprenticeship made before himo ! b
Sec 10. That the master of every fOreigno y
ing ship shall, before carrying any ape =,
entice to sea from any place in the United 81
ates. cause sach apprentice to appear bee j
re the shipping commissioner before
lom the crew is engaged, and shall pro C.
ce to him the indenture by which such ST
prentice is bound, and the assignment or &
signments thereof IF any. and the name 81
said apprentice. with the date of the b
tenure and the assignment or assign Il
,nts thereof if any shall be entered on IL
, agreement; and no such assignment II
all be made without the approval of a ii
nmissioner, the apprentice, his parents, b
his guardian And for any default in sc
eying the provisions of this section, the tn
ster shall, for each otfeuse, incur pens III
Y not exceeding one hundred dollars re
SEC. IL. That if any person shall demand CT
receive. either directly or indirectly, from OF