Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-04

tudSter OF OWuef 0eg1eCtS or refuses 10 pay
over to the shipping commissioner such
balance aforesaid, shall incur a penalty of
double the amount of such balance, which
shall be recoverable by the commissioner
in the same manner that seamen's wages
are recovered. So
Sec. St. That any question concerning
the forfeiture of, or deductions from, the
wages OF any seamen or apprentice may be
determined in any proceeding lawfully in
stituted with respect to such wages, not
withstanding that the Offense in respect
Of which such question arises,
hough hereby made punishable by
imprisonment as we'll as forfeiture, has
not been made the subject of any crimi-
nal proceeding. ~+rr -,,-r --...-
Sec. 81. That whenever in any proceed
ing relating to seamen's wages, it is shown
that any seaman or apprentice has, in the
course of the voyage, been convicted OF
any ogense by any competent tribunal,
and rightfully punished therefor by inn
prisonment or otherwise, the court hear
ing the case may direct part Of the Wa
ges due such seaman, not exceeding fif-
teen dollars, to be applied in reimbursing
any costs properly incurred by the master
in procuring such conviction and punish
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Sec. IS. That every ship making voyage
as described in section twelve of this act
shall have an '.offlcial log book ~ any ev-
cry master of suee ship shall make, or
cause to be made therein, entries of the
following matters, that is to say: First, ev-
cry legal conviction Of any member of his
crew, and the punishment inflicted !; Sec
ondly, every 'offense committed by any
member of his crew for which it is intend
ed to prosecute, together with such state
ment concerning the reading over such en-
try, and concerning the reply, if any,
made to the charge, as hereinbefore requir-
ed thirdly, every offense for which pun
ishment is inflicted on board, and the pun
ishment inflicted fourthly, as tatement of
the conduct, character, and qualifications
of each of his crew, or statement that he
declines to give an opinion of such partic-
ulars filthy, every case OF illness or IN
jury happening to any member of the
crew, with the nature thereof, and the
medical treatment, if any; sixthly, every
case of death happening on board, with
the cause thereof, every birth happening
on board, with the sex of the infant, and
the names Of the parents !; eighthly, eevry
marriage taken place ON place on board,
with the names and ages of the parties !;
ninthly, the name Of every seaman or APP
prentice who ceases to be 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 deductions to
be made therefrom eleventhly the
sale of the effects of any sea-
man or apprentice who dies during
the voyage, including statement
for it. 80 t.1 ~. =, - -.
Sec. 50. That every entry hereby re-
CURED to be made in the official log
book shall be signed by the
master by the mate or
some other one of the crew, and every en-
try 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 occurrences to which it
relates, shall be made and dated so as to
show the date of the occurrence, and of
the entry respecting it; and in no case
shaliany entry therein i'll 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 re-
quired, or if any entry hereby directed to
be made in any log-book is not made at the
time and in the manner hereby directed,
the master shall, for each such oftense,
incur 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 re-
spect of any occurrence happening pre-
viously to the arrival of the ship at her
final port of discharge, more than twenty
four hours after such arrival, shall, for
each such offense, incur penalty not eX-
ceeding one hundred and fifty dollars.
fro RE CONTINUED.)