Year: 1872

> that is to say: First, statement of th
amount of money so left by the deceased
secondly. in case of sale, description o
each article sold; and the sum received TO
t each; thirdly, statement of the sum du
: to deceased as wages, and the total amour
of deductions, if any, to be made theretrOm
and shall cause such entry to be attested by


the mate and one of the crew.


SEC. Al. That in cases provided for BY
the last preceding section the following


rules shall be observed; First, if the shiI


proceeds at once to any port in the United


eight hours after his arrival, deliver


any such effects as aforesaid remaining


un8old, and pay any money which he has


taken charge of, or received from such sale


as 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-


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 master receipt: and


the master shall within forty-eight hours


after his arrival at his port of 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 aud payment; thirdly. if
| such officer as aforesaid does not re-
quire such payment and delivery to 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-
! val at his port of destination in the United


States, deliver and pay the same to the


shipping commissioner there; fourthly, 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


may 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-b by such entry
| therein as hereinbefore required; and also
| by such other vouchers Cif 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 GO


ing ship without the production of such GER
tifcate.


SEC. As. That if any master fails to take
such charge OF the money or other effects of
seaman or apprentice during'a voyage, or
to make such entries in respect thereof,
or to procure such attestation to such
entries, or to make such payment OF de-
livery OF any money, wages, or effects of
any seaman or apprentice dying during
voyage, or to give such account in respect
thereof as hereinbefore respectfully direct
ed, he shall be accountable for the money,
wages and effects OF the seaman or appren-
tice to the judicial circuit court in whose
jurisdiction such port of destination is sit
uate, and shall pay and deliver the same
accordingly; and such master SHALL in addi-
tion for every such offense, incur penalty
not exceeding treble the value Of the money
or effects, or, ii such value is not ascer-
tanned, not exceeding two hundred dollars
and IT any such money, wages, or effects
are not duly paid delivered, and accounted
tor by the master, the owner of the ship
shall pay, deliver and account for the same,
and chnoney 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, i'll addition
to his liability for the said money, and |
value, incur the same penalty which is
herelnbefOre mentioned as incurred by the |
master for like offense; and all money. |
wages, and effects Of any seaman or appren- |
tIce dying during a voyage shall be recev- |
eTable in the same coults and by the |
same modes of proceeding by which sea
men are enabled to recover wages due to |
them.


Sec 46. That if any such seaman or ap-
prentice ae last aforesaid dies at any place
out OF the United States leaving any money
or effects not on board of his ship, the Emitted |
States consul or commercial agent at or
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 de- |
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
terminates, 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 or
dies in the United States, and is
at the time OF his death entitled to claim
itoIiI Uhe master or owner OF any ship In which
he has served any unpaid wages or effects,
such master or owner shall pay and deliver,
OF account for the same, to the shipping
commissioner at the port where the seaman
or apprentice was discharged, or was to
have been discharged.


SEC. 4S. That every shipping commissioner
n the United States shall, within one week
rom the date OF receiving any such money,
wages or effects of any deceased seaman or
apprentice; pay, remit or deliver to the cir
cunt court OF the circuit in which he resides
ne sad money, wages or effects subject to
'uch deductions as may be allowed bv the
circuit court Tor expenses incurred in re-
pect to said money and effects; aud should
my commissioner fail to, pay, remit and de-
lVer to the circuit court within tha tin,n
lerembetore mentioned, he shall incur a
penalty not exceeding treble the amount of
he value Of such money and effects.
SEC. 40. That if the money and effects of
ny seaman or apprentice paid, remitted or 5
to the circuit court, including the |
l9neyS received tor any part of said effects E
'hlch have been sold, either before de- ?
very to the circuit court, or by its direc-
IONS, Go not exceed in value the sum of /
hFee hundred dollars, then, subject to :
ne provisions hereinafter contained and /
all such deductions for expenses in +
uTed III respect to the seaman OF. appren- /
ce, or OF his said money and effects, as the 8
III court thinks fit to allow, the said courts n
lay' II 1t thinks lit SO to do, pay and de-
yer the SAID money and effects either to v
ny claimants who can prove themselves tO a
ne satisfaction of the court either to be his i
idow or children, or to be entitled to the n
dects OF the deceased under his will if n
N.Y., or under the statute for the distribu- d
on OF the effects of intestatns or under | Il