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

) so appointed shall enter into bonds to tht
United States, conditioned for the faithful
/ performance of the duties required in bis
office, for sum. in the discretion of the
circuibjudge, of not less than five thousand
dollars, with two good and sufficient securl
: ties therefor, to be approved by said Judge
aud shall take and subscribe the following
oath before entering upon the duties of his
Office II do sOlemnly swear for 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 a shipping commissioner to the
best OF my ability, and according to law
Said oath shall be indcrsed or 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 a clerk or clerks to assist him
ln0the transaction %t the business Of the
: shipping office. az his own proper cost, and
may, in case of necessity, depute such clerk
or clerks 80 act for him il his official
capacity; bur the shipping commissioner
shall lie held responsible fox the acts of
every such clerk or deputy and viii be
personally liable for any penalties such
| clerk OF deputy may incur BY the violation
I 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 d seal with
which o1e shall authenticate ALI his official
actss Oh "Llc4 sea- shaIl ne engraved the
arms .! the United States and me name OF
the seapQIH or dlstf1ct tor winch ne is com
missiUnedo Any instruments either printed
| or written. supporting to be the official act
OF q shipping commissioners amt purpOrt
ing TO lse undeJs the seat and signature Of
such shipping commissioner shall be rec
celyed as prlna dacIe evidence OF she ottlo
%laI character OF such instrument and OF
! the Srut! OF the facts therein set tortho
SEC. 10 nay every Shlpplng como
| missioner sha6 !easeO fentO or proc
cure az MS own COST suitable
b PnJ 3 t ior onS ah5ac4 20 % business
! dnS AGF the preservation OF Ihe BOOKS ana
other documents connected herewith, and
/ "hlcA premises shall be styled 0'th9 ship
pingcommlssloners office And the gene
! @F1i business Oh 8 Stllpplng commissioner
Shail zee hrsC' TO AFFORD facilities Tor enc
! SaRiAS Staheh by keeping q register OK
1helE names and characters secondiyo to
! supe!lDten6 their @ngagemenS and dis
chaE2co I'D manner AefelnatteF mentoneuS
thirdly 10 proSlde means TOR securing the
presence Oh board az the proper times OF
men VINO are SO engaged: IouEthlFo to 1aclIo
Sate Ihe making OF apprehtlceshlpS TO the
sea seT'ice' ana 10 perform SUCH other due
tieS felaung 90 merchant SealneR anG mer'
chanU shl!'s as are hefto by or may herea1ter9
unaef the powers beTe6R con tanedO be CONE
mute" 10 nllio e. o,
SEQ .. mar such ices, noC exceeding the
sums Speclne9 IN Ihe table maIkeQ "a III
tlle scheduIe hereto anneHedo small be pave
ape upon an engagements ana dlSchafges
eHecte's oe1ofe ihg-c0mmlSslonefs as
hereinafter mentioned, and such shippingo |
$olnmlSsl0neES SNAIL cause a scale OF the