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

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performance of the duties required in his
office, for sum. in the discretion of the
circuit Judge, 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 Tor affirm, as
the case may bel 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. Endorsed on 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
IN the transaction Of the business Of the
shipping Office, at his own proper cost, and
may, in case Of necessity, depute such clerk
or clerks to act for him in his official
capacity; but the shipping commissioner
shall be held responsible for the acts OF
every such clerk or deputy, and will be
personally liable for any penalties such
clerk or deputy may incur by the violation
Of any of the provisions OF this act; and
all acts done by clerk, as such deputy
shall be as valid and binding as il done by
the shipping commissioner. Each shipping
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
missioned. Any instrument, either printed
or written, purporting to be the official act
of shipping commissioner and purpOrt-
ing to be under the seal and signature of
such shipping commissioner, shall be re-
ceiyed as prima facie evidence Of the Off
cial character of such instrument, and of
the truth of the facts therein set forth.
SEC. 4. That. every shipping com
missioner shall lease, rent, or pro
cure at his own cost, suitable
premises for the transaction of business,
and for the preservation of the books aud
other documents connected Herewith, and
which premises shall be styled 1.-The ship
ing-cOmmissiOner's office" And the gen
eraI business Of a shipping commissioner
shall be, first, to afford facilities tor en-
gaging seamen by keeping register OF
their names and characters; secondly, to
superintend their engagement and dis
charge, in manner hereinafter mentioned;
thirdly, to provide means for securing the
presence on board at the proper times OF
men who are SO engaged; fourUhly, to faclI-
tate the making of apprenticeships to the
sea service, and to perform such other du-
ties relating 20 merchant seamen and mer-
chant ships as are hereby or may hereafter,
under the powers herein contained, be com
mitted to him.
SEC. s. That such fees, not exceeding the
sums specified in the table marked "A IN
the schedule hereto annexed, shall be pay
able upon all engagements and discharges
effected before pping-commissioners as
hereinafter mentioned, and such shipping
shall cause a scale Of the
fees payable to he prepared, and to be CON
spicuOuslV placed in the shipping office; and
the shipping commissioner may refuse to
proceed with any engagement or discharge
unless the fees payable thereon are hrst
paid
SEC. 6. That every owner. cOnsignee
aren't. or master Of n shin engaging or dis
charging any seamcn or seaman in a ship
ping office, or before a shipping commits
si0ner. shall paw to the shipping commits
sioner the whole of the fees hereby made
payabie in respect of such engagement or
DISCHARGE. and NAV. for the nUrE0se of in
part reimbursing himself. deduct in resDect
of each such engagement or discharge, from
the wages of all persons (except appren.
tices( so engaged or DISCHARGED. and retain
3nv Sums NOT excnedinr the sums sDpcifipd
in that behalf in the fable marked "B" III
the schedule hereto annexed.
SEC. Z That anv shipDing commissioner.
1r any clerk or emDloye in any shipping |
office, who shall demand Or receive any re,
whatever, either directly or IN
hrectiy, tor hiring or supplying any sea-
nan Tor any merchant ships excepting the |
awful tees payable under thIs act; SHALL
sor every such ottense, incur penalty not
exceeding two hundred dollars.
SEC. :. mat n the case OF any place or |
port IN which no shipping COMMISSIONER snail |
nave been. appointed, then the whole or !
sn?y part of the business OF shipping com
missioner shaI be e9nd ucte0 by the col
ector or deputy collector OF customs q
uch place or port; and in respect OF such