New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-20

secohuIyi ~ Case Oh d SAFE, description of
each article sold; and the sum received for
each; thirdly, statement Of the snm dna
to deceased as wages, and the total a1nount
of deductions, if any, to be made therefrom:
and shall cause such entry to be attested nv
the mate and one of the crew.
SEC. Al. That in cases provided for bv
the last preceding section the following
rules shall be observed: First, if the shin
proceeds at once to any port in the United
States, the master shall, within forty
eight hours after his arrival, deliver
any such effects as aforesaid remaining
unsold, and pay any money which he has
taken charge of, or received from such sale
rs aforesaid, and also the balance of wages
due to the deceased, to the shipping com
missioner at the port of destination in the
United States; secondly, if the ship touches
and remains at some foreign port before
coming to any port in the United States,
the master shall report the case to the
United States consular officer there, and
shall give to such officer any information
he requires as to the destination Of the ship
and probable length of the voyage; and
such officer may, if he. considers it expe-e
dent so to do, require the said effects
money and wages to be delivered and paid
to him, and shall, upon such delivery and
payment, give to the mastera receipt and
the master shall within forty-eight hours
after his arrival at his porte destination
in the United States produce the same TO
the shipping commissioner there; and such
consular officer shall in such case indorse
and certify upon the agreement with the
crew, the particulars with respect to
such delivery and payment; thirdly, if
such officer as aforesaid does not re-
quire such payment and delivery 10 be
made to him, the master shall take charge
of the said effects money and wages, and
shall, within forty-eight hours after his arri-
4 HI of tira m in ba ni+E al
States, deliver and pay the same - the
shipping commissioner there; fourthlv, the
master shall IN all cases in which any sea-.
man or apprentice dies during the progress
of the voyage or engagement, TO give to
such officer or shipping commissioner as
aforesaid an account, in such form as they
NAV respectively require, of the effects.
money and wages so to be delivered and
paid, and no deductions claimed in such ac-
count shall be allowed unless verified, if
there is any official log book, by such entry
therein as hereinbefore required; and also
by such other vouchers if any as may be
reasonably required by the officer or ship
ping commissioner to whom the account is
rendered; filthy, upon due compliance
with such of the provisions of this section as
relates to acts to be done at the port of des-
tination in the United States, the shipping
commissioner shall grant to the master
certificate to that effect, and no officer Of
customs shall clear inward any foreign gOe
ing ship without the production Of such cers
tihcate.
SEC. As. That if any master fails to take
such charge of the money orother effects of
a seaman or apprentice during voyage, or
to make such entries in respect thereof,
or to procure such attest3tion to such
entries, or to make such payment or dee
livery of any money, wages, or effects ob
any seaman or apprentice dying during e
voyage, or to give such account in TespecB
thereof as hereinbefore respectfully direct
ed, he shall be accountable for the money!
wages and effects of the seaman or apprene
tice to the judicial circuit court in whose
jurisdiction such port of destination is site
uate, and shall pay and deliver the same
accordingly; and such master shall, in aQdi-
ton for every such offense, incur a penalty
not exceeding treble the value OF the money
or effects, or, If such value is not ascer-
tanned, not exceeding two hundred dollars
and 1t any such money, wages, Or effects
are not duly paid, delivered, and accounted
for by the master, the owner Of the ship
shall pay, deliver and account for the same,
and such money and wages and the value
OF such effects shall be recoverable from
him accordingly; and if he fails to account
tor and pay the same, he shall, in addition
to his liability for the said money and&
value, incur the same penalty which is
herelnbefore mentioned as incurred by the
master for a like ofense; and ali money!
wages, and effects of any seaman or apDrena
tice dying during a voyage shall be recovo
cradle in the same courts and by the
same modes of proceeding by which seao
men are enabled to recover wages due %
them.
SEC 46. That if any such seaman or ape
prentice ae las afo esaid dies at any place
out of the United States leaving any money
or effects moron board of his ship, the United
ar nia1
nearest the place shall claim and take
charge OF such money and effects and such
officer shall, if he thinks fit, sell all or any
Of such effects, or any effects of any dec
ceased seaman or apprentice delivered to
him under the provisions of this act and
shall quarterly remit to the judge Of the
district court OF the port from which such
ship sailed, or the port where the VOYAGE
all moneys belonging TO or
arising from the sale of the effects or paid
as the wages of any deceased seamen or
which have come to his hands
under the provisions hereinbefore con"
tanned, and shall render such accounts
thereof as the district Judge requires.
SEC AZ. That whenever any seaman orS
dies in the United States, and is
at the time of his death entitled to elaine
from the master or owner ofany ship in which
ne has served any unpaid wages or effects,
such master or owner shall paw and deliver
1r account for tie same, to the shiupinT
commissioner at the port where the seaman
1r apprentice was discharged, or was to-
nave been discharged.
SEC. 4S That every shipping commissioner
n the United States shall, within one week
rom the date of receiving any such nsJuey.
wages or effects of any deceased seaman or
pay, remit or deliver to the cir
;ult court of the circuit in which he resides.
he said money, wages or effects, subject to
such deductions as may be allowed bv the
circuit court tor expenses incurred in res
pect to said money and effects: and sIfonId
my commissioner fail to pay, remit ana de.
liver to the circuit court within the limo
lereInbefore mentioned, he shall incnr A.
penalty not exceeding treble the amount of
he value of such money and effects
SEC. 49. That if the money and effects of
my seaman or apprentice paid, RENTED or
tehYered to the circuit court, including the
moneys received for any part of said effpcts
which have been sold, either before do.
VERY to the circuit court, or by it's direco
ions, do not exceed in value the snm of
hree hundred dollars, then, subiect To
he provisions hereinafter contained and
% all such deductions for EXPENSES IN
'uFFed III respect to the seaman or apnron-
ace, or OF MS said money and effects "a +bn
I'd court thinks fit to allow, the said eonrtg
nay, II 1t thinks fit so to do, paw and dns
1Vef the said money and effects either to
my claimants who can prove themselves m
ne Satisfaction of the court either 10 ba Lis
NlooW or children, or to be entitled tn 'bo
sHects OF the deceased under his viii III
my !, or under the statute for the distr;br-
dou OF the effects of intestates. or Hn5er
'ly othef sGatate, or atcommQn law, or to