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 FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 322. 1872. 275 willful breach of duty, or by neglect of duty, or by reason of drunkenness, any erson on refuses or omitsto do any lawful act proper and requisite to be done by b°“g· him for preserving such ship from immediate loss, destruction, or serious damage, or for preserving any person belonging to or on board of such ship from immediate danger to life or limb, shall, for every such offence, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve months. Sec. 55. That all clothes, effects, and wages which, under the provisions Wages 8,0 of this act, are forfeited for desertion, shall be applied, in the first instance, of seameii mr! in payment of the expenses occasioned by such desertion to the master or fimdhby d°“*‘ owner of the ship from which the desertion has taken place, and the bal- §SEf;€j>_w to be ance (if any) shall be paid by the master or owner to any shipping-commissioner resident at the port at which the voyage of such ship terminates ; and the shipping-commissioner shall account to and pay over such balance to the judge of the circuit court within one month after said commissioner receives the same, to be disposed of by him in the same manner as is hereinbefore provided for the disposal of the money, edects, and wages of deceased seamen; in all other eases of forfeiture of wages, under the provisions hereinbefore contained, the forfeiture shall be for the benent of the master OI` OWIl€I`  whom hl1C W2lg€S 3FG p9-y8.bl.G; Bvlld in C3.S€ Silly master Penalty upon or owner neglects or refuses to pay over to the shipping-commissioner such {nest? YM MSS- balance aforesaid, he shall incur a penalty of double the amount of such bal- xg; bgjéégfay ance, which shall be recoverable by the commissioner in the same manner that seamen’s wages are recovered. Sec. 56. That any question concerning the forfeiture of, or deductions Questions confrom, the wages of any seaman or apprentice may be determined in any ggmigggle Y0;- proceeding lawfully instituted with respect to such wages, notwithstanding wagggof géggmm that the offence in respect of which such question arises, though hereby &c., new may be made punishable by imprisonment as well as forfeiture, has not been made d“€"“‘“"d· the subject of any criminal proceeding. Sec. 57. That whenever in any proceeding relating to seamen’s wages, Pm of wages it is shown that any seaman or apprentice has, in the course of the voyage, OY 59am8H, f? be been convicted of any offence by any competent tribunal, and rightfully €l;*Q;€gO;(S’?;i"` punished therefor by imprisonment or otherwise, the court hearing the curred bymaster, case may direct a part of the wages due to such seaman, not exceeding lh &°· fifteen dollars, to be applied in reimbursing any costs properly incurred by the master in procuring such conviction and punishment. Sec. 58. That every ship making voyages as described in section twelve Officiai logof this act shall have an " official log-book ;” and every master of such b°°k· ship shall make, or cause to be made therein, entries of the following Fnffiés th¤f¤i¤· matters, that is to say: First, every legal conviction of any member of _Lega1 eonvie his crew, and the punishment inflicted; secondly, every offence committed **0*** by any member of his crew for which it is intended to prosecute, or to Offence, to be enforce a forfeiture, together with such statement concerning the reading prosecuted, &c- over such entry, and concerning the reply, if any, made to the charge, as _ hereinbefore required; thirdly, every offence for which punishment is P““*Sbm€“*·"· indicted on board, and the punishment inflicted; fourthly, a statement of the conduct, character, and qualifications of each of his crew, or a state- S:`¤*z¤¤€¤* of ment that he declines to gi ve an opinion of such particulars, fifthly, °°;i;:ngss and every case of illness or injury happening to any member of the crew, mcdm;,,.€at, with the nature thereof, and the medical treatment (if any); sixthly, ment every ease of death happening on board, with the cause thereof; seventhly, _Deaths and every birth happening 011 board, with the sex of the infant, and the birthsnames of the parents; eighth1y, every marriage taken place on board, Marriages. with the names and, ages of the parties; ninthly, the name of every ligne? Olfthese seaman or apprentice who ceases to be a member of the crew otherwise ;$;‘m,Qg,S°Of grew_ · than by death, with the place, time, manner, and cause thereof ; tenthly, Wages. 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,