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 886 Trru: Lm.——MERCHANT SEAMEN.—Ch. 5. Abb. Adm., 367 z a true and certified copy of the shipping-articles, containingthe names M,’;“"’ XdH“’bg‘,;gg of the crew, which shall be written in a uniform hand. without erasures ight; Scglcfon 6,1 or interlineations. _ _ Eagle, Olc., 232; Third. These documents, which shall be deemed to contain all the The Ship Moslem, conditions of contract with the crew as to their service, pxy, voyage, ?§;,,,?§;@2s·{g:1‘g“ and all other things, shall be_produced by the master, an laid before 69, 8,,0,,,,],,,,.,,),,,; any consul, or other commercial agent of the United States, whenever 2(*m·t,,301;camp. he may deem their contents necessary to enable him to discharge the bell r. Steamer duties im sed upon him by law toward any marmer applying to him gH°l°,,§““‘» I Mc' fo; his a}idKbrlpssistapce. t h d d H " ‘ onrt. A inter ineations, erasures, or wri ing in a an i erent from that in which such duplicates were originally made, shall be deemed fraudulent alterations, wor ing no change in such papers, unless satisfactorily explained in a manner consistent with innocent purposes and the provisions of law which guard the rights of mariners. Fifth. If any master of a vessel shall proceed on a foreign voyage without the documents herein required, or refuse to produce them when required, or to perform the duties imposed by this section, or shall violate the provisions thereof, he shall be iable to each and every individual injured thereby in damages, to be recovered in any court of the United States in the district where such delinquent may reside or be found, and in addition thereto be punishable `by a fine of one hundred dollars for each offense. Sixth. It shall be the duty of the boarding-oflicer to report all violations of this section to the collector of the port where any vessel may arrive, and the collector shall report the same to the Secretary of the Treasury and po the United States attorqey in léis distxéict. Bond for return Seo. 4576. he master of everv vesse boun on a oreign voyage or Of S<‘¤*m°¤· engaged in the whale-fishery, shall enter into bond, with sufficient 28 res, isos, C, security, in the sum of four hundred dollars, that he shall exhibit the 9, s. 1, v. 2, p. 203. certified copy of the list of the crew, to the first boardingofiicer, at the first port in the United States at which he shall arrive on his return, pmnc, 336; Mm,. and also produce the persons named therein to the boarding-officer; tel1r._U.S.,Ta¤ev, whose duty it shall be to examine the men with such list, and to report 2*¢H“Big°"·g°l" the same to the collector; and it shall be the duty of the collector at gig, ‘ ‘ m" the port of arrival, where the same is different from the ort from ` whic me xilessel orldginally sailed.hto transmit ahcqpy og tlhe list so reporte to im to the col ector of the port from w ic suc vessel orig inally sailed. But such bond shall not be forfeited on account of the master not producing to the first boarding-officer any of the persons contained in the list, who may be discharged in a foreign country with the consent of the consul, vice-consul, commercial agent, or vice-commipircial agpn: tlhere rgsidipg, ceartifiqd in writing,] under his hand and o cia sea, o e pro uce tot eco ector with the other Jersons composing the crew; nor on account of any such person d ing oi absconding. oy lipilpg flprcibly imrffsedi into tptheripervice, of which satisfactory proof s a et enasoex i ite tot eco ector. Return of sea- Sec. 4577. It shall be the duty of the consuls, vice-consuls, commercial m<m· agents, and vice-commercial agents, from time to time, to provide for the _28 Febw 1805; seamen of the United States, who may be found destitute within their 9, s. 4, v. 2, p. 204. districts, respectively, sufficient subsistence and passages to some port in the United States, in the most reasonable manner, at the expense of Hey, 3S“mn_,115· the United States, sub]ect to such instructions as the Secretary of State pliall give;. _The]_se1ap;)en shallpiftable, be léound tq do duty on board e vesse s in w ic ey may e ransporte, accor ing to their severa nbilitres, [See§§1'l19, use, axes.] Penalty for re- Sec. 4578. All masters of vessels belonging to citizens of the United f;:]l*·°*‘°<>°lV°¤¢¤· States, and bound to some port of the same, are required to take such ___%__._. destitute seamen on board of their vessels, at the request of the oonsuls, Jbrd. vice-consuls, commercial agents, or vice-commercial agents, respectively, Mm,,` ew, ,,‘_ of and to transpgrt them to the port in the United States to which such ves— sey,3 Sumrr,115. sel may be und, on such terms, not exceedin ten dollars for each person, as may be agreed between the master and the consul or omcer.