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 874 Trrna mn.-MERCHANT SEAMEN.-—Ch. 2. Shipvlnsyeniclw Sec. 4520. Every master of any vessel of the burden of fifty tons or j°""°‘*’°l”’“ °°““*‘ u ward, bound from a port in one State to a port in any other than an ng-trade. . ., _ a joining State, except vessels of the burden of seventy-five tons or 20 Ju, ,,90 upward, bound from a port on the Atlantic to a port on the Pacific, or yi l c' 2g,,_],,._1,p_131_ yice versa, shall, before e proceeds on such voyage, make an agreement 32; Ju?;, 1B;?, c, in vyrnting  LD print, with every seaman an boa;rd such vessgl gxcept »¤· » i’·. p- suc as sia e appren ice or servan to imsel or owners, ec aring 26* the voyage or term of time for which such seaman shall be shipped. Oliver r. Alexander, 6 Pct., 143; Gladdin v. Constant, Sprague, 73; Milligan r. Propeller B. F. Bruce, Newb., 539; U. S. 1-. Hamiiton, 1 Mas., 443; U. S. r. Haines, 5 Mas., 272. _P¤¤¤\1¢Yf<»r¤1¤i1r Sec. 4521. If any master of such vessel of the burden of fift tons or gg? “"‘l‘°“* ‘"" upward shall carry out any seaman or mariner, except appreintices or _; servants, without such contract or agreement being first made and 20July, 1790, c. signed by the seamen, such master shall pay to every such seaman the 29, ¤· L V· L P-131- highest price or wages which shall have been given at the port or place WON ,__ Hmm w ere such seaman was shipped, fora similar voyage, within three months m,,,,,,-,,y_ Sprague, next before the time of such shipping, 1f such seaman shall perform such £he"C]yIpreg•§, ygyage; ol: 1f noi, the; flprlpuch time asbhelshgjl continue fo dc? duty on ·, _ -» i r suc vesse; an s a moreover e ia e to a na t o twent · £j;';c,;l§, { dollars for every such seaman, recoverable. one-half}: their use of thia The S,,,,;, jane; person prosecuting for the same, and the other half to the use of the Blatch. & H.,4Ql; 'nited States. Any seaman who has not signed such a contract shall ·§*;¤°;<;¤u V- pllgly not be bound by the regulations nor subject to the penalties and forfeit- Ad,g_,2,2?*Wal,2g ures contained in this Title. 'E~;ii$“"2fi»‘i"i£.‘}‘;’i..irIZ?°i»?§‘i.$“.;.; Iii5h5i}.? ”‘2EY?°pfaf£E§ z3°$£1“°f 323} '54i.h° M°“”’ 'Y 7I ') 71 '1 ' _1°¤¤!1*5’1<{¤’<>mi¢· Sec. 4522. At the foot of every such contract to shi u n such a
 * 5 m  "°Y° vessel of the burden of fifty tons or upward, there shall lbs go memoran-

——.._ dum in writing of the day and the hour on which the seamen who ship $23 g¤;Yi179;1é;*· and subscribe shall render themselves on board to begin the voyage aj 13,,,:, ,,57, C; gggesldtlppon. gif any1sue1hhse;xuar;)_slj;25 nctigfct to render liigisclf 0: 59,,-_ lg, g5g_ r e vesse, or w 1U e as s 1 , a the time mentione in suc P memorandum, and if the master of tlie vessel shall, on the day on which such neglect happened, make an entry in the-logbook of such vessel. of the name of such seaman, and shall in like manner note the time that he so neglected to_render himself, after the time appointed, every such seaman s all forfeit for every hour which he shall so neglect to render himself, one day’s pay, accor in to the rate of wages agreed upon, to be deducted out of his wages. § any such seaman shall wholl * neglect to ijendeir hjlmielffton boafdi of suchdvessel, or haying rendered himself on Joar , s a a erwar esert an esca so t at the vessel roceed to sea without him, he shall be liable to Iphy to the master, oviher, or consignee of the vessel, a sum equal to that paid to him by advance at the t1me_ of signing] the contract, over and besides the sum so advanced, both which sums s all be recoverable in any court, or before an · justice of any State, city, town, or county within the United States, winich, bv the laws thereof, have cognizance of debts of equal value, against such seanantor maringr, op pgs surety or sureties, in case he shall have given _ sure o procee on _ e voya e. mg£;¤`*;€g1 thm of mS;¤%c¤:.‘i§3.C;\!li,;h1pn}]e’3tsp(?.seagien rgade contrary to the pmisions .___.;__ esss l vo1 ; an an seaman so s i ma 4820.i5u1y,3j£40, c. leave the service at any time, and shall be entifled to recover the highest bvjuh 1;- 18,2 0 galtle ogrzvggcis if the  frcjrpwhych thet seaman was shipped, or the 322, S_ ,5;v_1,.;p: a . o e given im a is s ipmen . 285.