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 826 Trru: XL\'III.—OMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.——Ch. 6. misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall forfeit to the vessel his wages for the voyage of the vessel during which the offense has been committed. [Sec !$¤M•—6851·J P€¤¤1*¤Y*°*‘ P°*`· Sec. 4276. Everymaster who directs or permits any officer or seaman such lm, 0; ,-,,,,,,,,]_ part of such vessel assigned to emigrant. passengers, except for the pur- ——-————- pose of dom or performing some necessary act or duty as an officer, 8 g42L{j“,é186§’ °‘ seaman, or other person cmp oved on board of the vessel, shall be deemed ’’’p`guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine of fifty dollars for each occasion on which he so directs or permits the provisions of this section to be violated by any officer, seaman, or other person employed on board of such vessel. liotioetobepost- Sec. 4277. The master of every vessel bringing emigrant passengers °dm°””8’““*"’°¤‘ to the United States shall post a written or printed notice in the Eng ish, °f£._.___ French, and German languages containing the rovisions of the two pre- 24 M¤·r·.1860. ¢· ceding sections in a conspicuous place on the fbrecastle, and in the sev- 8¤“·3·"·12iP·4· eral parts of the vessel assigned to emigrant passengers, and keep the same so posted during the voyage; and if he neglects so to do, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars. T¤}m¤p¤r¢¤·¢_i0¤ Sec. -1278. It shall not be lawful to transport, carrly, or convey, ship, ‘fj_’f’f’jE§§°§']j’· deliver on board, or cause to be delivered on boar. the substance or 3 July, 1866, c. article known or designated as nitro-glycerine, or glynoin oil, nitroleum 162.¤· 1.v-14.1>-81- or blasting oil, or nitiated oil, or powder mixed with any such oil, or iiber saturated with any such article or substance, upon or in any vessel or vehicle used or employed in transportin passengers by land or water between a place in any foreign county and a place within the limits of any State, Territory, or district of the United States, or between a place in one State, Territory, or district of the United States, and a place in any other State, Territory, or district thereof. [Sw is 5868-586-1 Packing _ and Ec. 4279. It shall not be lawful to ship, send, or forward any quantity "{“'k.‘“F *1***0* of the substances or articles named in the rccedin section, or to trans- E’ELmS__ port, convey, or carry the same bv a vesselpor vehige of any description, 3 July. 1866. ¢- upon land or water, between a place in a foreign country and a place 16%**- 3·"·14*“·82· within the United States, or between a place in one State, Territory, or district of the United States, and a place in any other State, Territory, or district thereof, unless the same shall be securely inclosed, deposited, or packed in a metallic vessel surrounded by plaster of Paris, or other material that will be non-explosive when saturated with such oil or substance, and separate from all other substances, and the outside of the package containing the same be marked, printed, or labeled in a conspicuous manner with the words “Nitroglycerine, dangerous." [Mc S M55-] Regulation by Sec. 4280. The two precedin sections shall not be so construed as to SPM °f “'%H‘° '“ revent any State, Territory, district, city, or town within the United @TE". _ States from regulating or from prohibiting the tracflic in or transportation 1bi<l·, F- 5- of those substances, between persons or laces lying or being within their respective territorial limits, or from prohibiting the introduction thereof into such limits, for sale, usc, or consumption therein. Liabilityofmas- Sec. 4281. lf any shipper of platina, gold, gold dust, silver, bullion, $91*. &¤‘-· ¤¤ PM- or other precious metals. coins, jewelry, bills of any bank or public body, 'jE{"’i___ _____, diamonds, or other precious stones, or any gold or silver in a manufac- 28 Feb., 1871, e-. tured or unmanufactured state, watches, clocks, or time-pieces of any 1503. ¥·· 69.*16- P· description, trinkets, orders, notes, or securities for payment of money, ‘ stamps, maps, writings, title·deeds, printings, engravings, pictures, gold or silver plate or (plated articles, glass, china, silks in a manufactured or unmanufacture state, and whether wrought up or not wrought up with any other material, furs, or lace, or any of them, contained in any parcel, or package, or trunk, shall lade the same as freight or baggage, on any vessel, without at the time of such lading giving to the master, clerk, agent, or owner of such vessel receiving the same a written notice of the true character and value thereof, and having the same entered on the biil of lading therefor, the master and owner of such vessel shall not be liable as carriers thereof in any form or manner; nor shall any such
 * ';‘;°;‘§l:’l{l§°;§ or other person employed on board of any vessel to visit or frequent any