The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-15

ar emoluments which he has then earned;
and also, mt the discretion of the court,
| ~ i1norisonment for not more than one
month uar,,sirr
y,ithout reasonable eau SO, to JOIN MS YES
| eel or to proose TO sea in his vessei, or
| az ,tsancl without leave at any time
~. -, hin twepty-four hours of the vessel
| sailing from any port, either at the COM
! naenoaInent or during the progress or any
yoyage or for absence at any time Win
! mt leave and without sulhclent reason,
frnm his vessel or from is DUTY, noU
amounting to lleser ton or not treated as
emah nv tho muster, if tho offers occur
ar = mart cf the United States or a foreign
4 aont in the domestic tra5e, by forfeiture
/ ffrovy, mis- wages of not more than two
davs' nav, or sufficient To defray any ex-
renses which have been properly incurred
| in hiring substitute; or II the otTense
| ccour at a foreign port, in the foreign
| trade. by forfeiture from his wages OF
not more than two days. pay, or. at the
discretion of the court, by imprisonment
! for not more than one month.
ssJhird. For quitting the vessel, in
4 whatever trade engaged, at foreign or
domestic port without leave after her
arrival at her port of delivery and before
from his wages of not more than one
month . pay.
"Fourth For willful disobedience to
any lawful command at sea, by being, at
the option Of the master, placed in irons
until such disobetiience .shall cease, and
| upon arrival IN port, if OF the United
| States by forfeiture from his wages Of
not more than four days pay. or upon
arrival in q foreign port by forfeiture from
| mis- wages of not more tran four days
pay, or. at the discretion of the court, by
imprisonment TOR not more than one
/ month.
stFifth. For continued willful DISC
bedience to lawful command or contin-
ued willful neglect of duty at sea by
lbeing; at the option of the master, placed
in irons on bread and watern with full
lsrations every fifth day, until such DISC
obedience shall cease, and upon arrival In
port, if of the United States. by forfeit
ure FOR every twenty -four hours contin-
ua4s 20 of such disobedience or neglect. OF
either sum of not more than twelve
/ DAYS pay or sufficient to defray any ex
penses which have been properly incurred
in hiring a substitute, or upon arrival In
/ a foreign port, in addition to the above
PENALTY, by imprisonment for not more
than three months, at the discretion OF
the court.
| sixth. For assaulting any master or
mate, in whatever trade engaged, by I'M
i prisonment for not more than two years.
Seventh. For willfully damage g the
vessel, or embezzling or willfully damag-
ling any of the stores or cargo, in whatever
trade engaged, by forfeiture out OF his
wages of sum equal in amount to the
loss thereby sustained, and also, at the
discretion of the court, by Imprisonment
lfor not more than twelve months.
Eighth. FOR any act OF smuggling
for which he is convicted, and whereby
! lots or damage IL ocoasioned 10 the master
or owner in whatever trade engaged,
1 he shall be liable to pay such mastsr VI
towner such sum as Is sufficient to retm-
burse the master or owner for such loss OF
damage; and the whole or any part OF bis
wages may be retained in satisfaction OF
on account of such liability; and he shall
be liable to imprisonment for per1od OF
not mora than twelve months
Sec. 20. That section forty.five hun.
dred and ninety seven of the Revised
Statutes be, and is hersby, amended te
read as follows:
s,Sec 4597. Upon the commission Of
any of the ofenses enumerated In tne
preceding section an entry thereof shall
lie made in the official log book on tho
day on which the offense was committed
and shall be signed by the master and by
the mate or one OF the Grew; and tht
offender, ii still IN the vessel, shall, before
her next arrival at any port. or, II shs Is
at the time in port, before ner departure
!, | therefrou, be furnished with copy OF
!, such entry, and have the saJue read oVel
! distinctly and audibly TO him, and may
i thereupon make such reply thereto as NJ
thinks fit; and statement that cop.
, of the entry has been SO furnished, or thu
|, same has been so read oyer, together VIII
his reply il any, made by the offender
' 4 shall likewise be entered and signed ir
the same manner. In any subsequent
legal proceedings the entries bereinb efor
, required shall If practicable, be produced
or proved, and in default OF such pro
duction or proof the court hearing TN
, case may, at it's discretion, refuse to re
ceiye evidence Of the ofense.
SEQ. 81. That section forty-six hundred
! of the Revised Statutes be, and is here
: by. amended to read as follows:
a stSec. 1900. 1t shall be the duty of al
consular officers to reclaim deserters, dis
, countenanoe characterization by ever
! means in their power, and, where tn
! local authorities car. be usefully employe
: for that purpose, to lend their aid and us
) their exertions to that end in the mos
, efFectual manner. In all cases where sea
. men or officers are accused the consular
! officer shall inquire into the facts ant
: proceed as provided in section forty nv
!. hundred and eighty three of the Revise'
= STATUTES; and the officer discharging sue
= seamen shall enter upon the Grew list an
: shipping articles and official log the caus
: of discharge and the particulars in whtc
4 the cruel or unusual treatment consisted
9 and subscribe his name thereto offcinily
> > He shall read the entry made in the OH
: cial log to the master, and his reply there
. to, if any, shall likewise be entered an
= subscribed in the same manner.
Sa,, 90. That section forty.six hun
dred and eleven of the Revised Statute
: be, and is hereby, amended to read a
q follows: -,
= ifSec. 4611 Flogging and all othe
forms of corporal punishment are hsre !,
! prohibited OH board any vessel, ana n
= form Of corporal punishment on boar
= = any vessel shall be deemed Unsuitable
and any master or other officer theret
= who shall violate the aforesaid provision
. of this section or either thereof shall !
deemed guilty of nsdsme san or 1sap pun 1hrl
!. able by imprisonment not iess en WITS .nr'
months or more than. two years Wheney'
= anv officer other than the master OF sue
70 vessel shall violate any provision OF Tn
~ section, it shall be the duty OF such ma
~ fer to surrender slch officer to the prop
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