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 276 FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 322. 1872. _Sale cfemtets. the sale of the effects of any seaman or apprentice who dies during the voyage, including a statement of each article sold, and the sum received for it. Ent:-mining- Sec. 59. That every entry hereby required to be made in the oflieial "°°:· ‘;h°“ *° b° log-book shall be signed by the master and by the mate, or some other iilgugd, gi;. one of the crew, and every entry 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 occurrence to which it relates, shall be made and dated so as to show the date of the occurrence, and of the entry re- Ncne to be meds specting it; and in no case shall any entry therein in respect of any occurm°"* &°' rence happening previously to the arrival of the ship at her final port be made more than twenty-four hours after such arrival. V pe,,,,;, for ,,0, Sec. 60. That if in any case the official log-book is not kept in the lwépins i<>g—l><><>k manner hereby required, or if any entry hereby directed to be made in Q;{;‘:{‘_“°' "°` any such log-book is not made at the time and in the manner hereby ° directed, the master shall, for each such offence, incur a penalty not ex— tbr makingcer- ceeding twenty-five dollars; and every person who makes, or proeures to
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°° of any occurrence happening previously to the arrival of the ship at her final port of discharge, more than twenty-four hours after such arrival, shall, for each offence, incur a penalty not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars. ‘ PROTECTION OF SEAMEN. Wages of sea. Sec. 61. That no wages due or accruing to any seaman or apprentice miler s pr fyi h shall be subject to attachment or arrestment from any court; and every gxajzft ° ° °°payment of wages to a seaman or apprentice shall be valid in law, not- Assignments withstanding any previous sale or assignment of such wages, or of any gcW'$“$‘m$ attachment, incumbrance, or arrestment thereon; and no assignment or gw:)sale of such wages, or of salvage made prior to the accruing thereof, shall bind the party making the same, except such advanced securities as are provided for in this act. Penalty for un- Sec. 62. That every person who, not being in the United States serl:)':;‘él2'n8°;*Llé`s:{* vice, and not being duly authorized by law for the purpose, goes on board about to {,,.,,,6,,, any ship about to arrive at the place of her destination before her actual pqr·:_w1:hmn per- arrival, and before she has been completely moored, without permission m""“°“* &°‘ of the master, shall, for every such offence, incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any period Mmm- may not exceeding six months; and the master or person in charge of said by him taken before any justice of the peace, and to be dealt with according to the provisions of this act. henalty for Sec. 63. That if} within twenty-four hours after the arrival of any .i04gs.·,&,,,, such ship, solicits any seaman to become a lodger at the house of any zstfliiyusvfgcgzy- person letting lodgings for hire, or takes out of such ship any effects of ,_,,.,va1 0,~vmd_ any seaman, except under his personal direction, and with the permission · of the master, he shall, for every such offence, incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dolhars, or spall be liable to imprisonment for any period not excee ingt ree mont s. ““!(<;;¤¤:Hi;¤Ac§¤¤·, Sec. 64. That all penalties and forfeitures imposed by this act, and for hw may be r3_ the recovery whereof no specific mode is hereinbefore provided, shall and covered. may be recovered with costs, either in any circuit court of the United States, at the suit of any district attorney of the United States, or at the suit of any person by information to any district attorney in any port of the United States, where or near to where the offence shall be committed or the offender shall be; and in case of a conviction under this act, and the sum imposed as a penalty by the court shall not be paid either imme-
 * 05% &¤~ ship may take any such person so going on board as aforesaid into custody, and deliver him up forthwith to any constable or police-officer, to be
 * g;‘n“ff)‘,=’g°m° ship at any port in the United- States, any person, then being on board