New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-25

punished therefor by Imprisonment Oh
| otherwise, the court hearing the case may
direct part of the wages due to such sea
man, not exceeding fifteen dollars. to be
| applied in reimbursing any costs properly
incurred by the master in procuring such
conviction and punishment.
SEC. IS. That every ship making VOYAGES
| as described in section twelve Of this act
shall have an official log book" and every
master Of such ship shall make or cause to
| be made therein, entries of the following
matters, that is to say: First, every legal
| conviction of any member of his crew, and
! the punishment inflicted; secondly, every
! ottense committed by any member of his
/ crew for which it is intended to prosecute,
or to enforce a forfeiture, together with
| such statement concerning the reading
over such entry, and concerning the
reply, it any, made to the charge, as here
| lnbetoIe required: thirdly, every offense
for which punishment is inflicted on board
and the punishment inflicted; fOurthly, a
statement of the conduct, character. and
qualifications OF each Of his crew, or a state
ment that he declines to give an opinion Of
such particulars; filthy, every case of i'll
ness or injury happening to any member Of
the crew, with the nature thereof, and the
medical treatment (if anyj; sixthly, every
case of death happening on board, with the
cause thereof; seyenthly, every birth hap
pening on board, with the sex Of the infant,
and the names Of the parents; eighthly,
every marriage taken place on board, with
| the names and ages Of the parties; ninthly,
the name of every seaman or apprentice
who ceases to be a member of the crew
otherwise than by. death, with the place,
time, manner and cause thereof; tenthly,
the wages due to any seaman or apprentice
who dies during the voyage, and the gross
amount Of all deduct lions to be made there
from; eleventhly, the sale of the effects of
any seaman or apprentice who dies during
the voyage, including a. statement of each
article sold, and the sum received for it.
SEC. SO. That every entry hereby re-
quired to be made in the official log
book shall be signed by the master
and by the mate, or some other one
of the crew, and every entry in the
official log-book shall be made as soon as
possible after the occurrence to which it
relates, and, If not made on the same day
as the occurrence to which it relates, shall
be made and dated SO as to show the date
of the occurrence, and of the entry respect
ing it; and in no case shall any entry there
in in respect of any occurrence happening
previously to the arrival of the ship at her
final port be made more than twenty four
hours after such arrival.
SEC. 60. That if in any case the official
log-book is not kept in the manner hereby
lCIuiIGus VI IL an CuUIy 4CICUN CIISCGCA
to be made in any such log-b0ok is not
made at the time and in the manner hereby
directed, the master shall, for each such
otfense, incur q penalty not exceeding
TWENTY-FIVE dollars; and every person who
makes, or procures TO be made, or assists
in making, any entry in any official log
book in respect of any occurrence happen
ing previously to the arrival of the ship at
her final port of discharge, more than
twenty four hours after such arrival, shall,
for each otfense, incur a penalty not exceed
ing one hundred and fifty dollars.
PROTECTION OF sEAMEN.
SEC. 81. That no wages due or accruing
to any seaman or apprentice shall be sub
ject to attachment or arrestment from any
court; and every payment OF wages to
seaman or apprentice shall be valid in law
any previous sale or as
signment of such wages, or OF any attach
ment, incumbrance, or arrestment thereon;
and no assignment or sale of such wages,
or of salvage made prior to the accruing
thereof, shall bind the party making the
same, except such advanced securities as
are provided for in this act.
SEC. 81. That every person who, not being
in the United States service, and not being
duly authorized by law for the purpose,
goes on board any ship about to arrive at
the place of her destination before her ac |
tual arrival and before she has been cons
pletely moored, without permission of the |
shall for every such OtfeDse, incur a |
penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, /
and shall be liable to imprisonment for any !
period net exceeding six months and the |
master or person in charge OF said ship may |
take any such person so going on board as |
into custody, and deliver him up |
forthwith to any constable or police officer, |
to be by him taken before any justice of the |
peace, and to be dealt with according to |
the provisions of this act.
SEC 60. That if, within twenty-fOur hours |
after the arrival Of any ship at any port i'll I
the United States, any person, then being
Oh board such ship, sOliGits any seaman to
become a ledger at the house Of any person
letting lodgings for hire, or takes out Of
such ship any effects of any seaman, eX-
eept under his personal direction, and with
the permission of the master, he shall, tor
every such offense, incur penalty not eX-
3eeding fifty dollars, or shall be liable to-
Imprisonment for any period not exceeding
three months
SEC. g. That all penalties and forfeit1res
imposed by this act, and for the recovery
whereof no specific mode is hereinbefore
shall and may be recovered with
costs, either in any circuit court OF the
United States, at the suit of any district attOr-
ney of the United States, or at the suit Of any
person by information to any district att0r- /
1ey in any port of the United States, where
1r near to where the otfense shall be com
nitted or the offender shall be; and in case
If conviction under this act and the sum
as penalty by the court shall not
% paid either Immediately after the
conviction or within such period as
he court shall at the time of the conviction
appoint, it shall be lawful for the court to
commit the offender to prison, there to be
imprisoned for the term or terms herelnbe- |
ore provided in case of such ottense, the
commitment to be termiRable upon payment
If the amount and costs; and all penalties
md forteitures mentioned in this act, for |
which no special application is hereinbefore
provided, shall, when recovered, pc pald
ind applied in manner following, that is to
av: so much as the court shall determine,
ind the residue shall be paid to the court
md be RENTED from time to time, by order
If the Judge, to the treasury OF the United
States. and appropriated as provided tor IN
section fifty Of this act; provided always,
hat it shall be lawful for the court before
which any proceeding shall be instituted
or the recovery Of any pecuniary penalty
imposed by this act. to mitigate or reduce
uch penalty as to such court shall appear
ust and reasonable; but no such penalty
hall be reduced to less than one-third OF
ts original amount; provided, also, that all
so to be instituted shall be
within two years next after the
commission of the offense If the same shall
lave been committed at or beyond the
Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn, or with
n one wear if committed elsewhere, or
within two months after the return OF the
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