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 'Drrm Lm.—MERCHANT SEAMEN.—Ch. 5-6. 889 $1:. 4589. The master of every vessel of the United States, any of Pr¤¢¢·¤t¤1><>¤im— the crew whereof shall have been impressed or detained by any foreign P"°“m°'**· power, shall, at the first port at which such vessel arrives, if such Ibid., s. 4. impressment or detention happened on the high seas, or if the same happened within any foreign port, then in the port in which the same happened, immediately make a protest, stating the manner of such impressment or detention, by whom made, together with the name and place of residence of the person impressed or detained; distinguishing also whether he was an American citizen; and, if not, to what nation he belonged. Such master shall also transmit, by post or otherwise, every such protest made in a foreign country, to the nearest consul or a ent, or to the minister of the United States resident in such country, ifg any such there be; preserving a duplicate of such protest, to be by him sent immediately after his arrival within the United States to the Secretary of State, together with information to whom the original protest was transmitted. In case such protest shall be made within the United States, or in any foreign country, in which no consul, agent, or minister of the United etates resides, the same shall, as soon thereafter as practicable, be transmitted by such master, by post or otherwise, to the Secretary of State. Sec. 4590. The collectors of the districts of the United States shall, Psmelfy for ¤¢>8· from time to time, make known the provisions of the two preceding sec- Img *° ‘““k° tions to all masters of vessels of the United States entering or clearing at their several offices. The master of every such vessel shall, before ll"d·»”~6»P-‘*7"· he is admitted to an entry by any such collector, be required to declare on oath whether an of the crew of the vessel under his command have been impressed or detained, in the course of his voyage, and how far he has complied with the directions of the preceding section. Every master who willfully neglects or refuses to make the declarations herein required, cr to perform the duties enioined by the preceding section, shall be liable t J a nalty of one hundre dollars. The collectors shall prosecute for any fdrfeiture that may be incurred under this section. , _ _ Sec. 4591. The collector of every port of entry in the United States LM *;f ?€§mhshall send a lfst of the seamen to whom certificates of citizenship have been Eggs ° m ’°”` granted, once ever three months, to the Secretary of State, together with ————+·—;-— an account of such impressments or detentions, as shall appear, by the Ibldc “· 7- protests of the masters, to have taken place. C HA P T E R S I X. FEBS 0F SIIIPPING-·COHHISSIONEB8. gem Sec. 4592. Fees of commissioner. l 4594. Limit of ofl‘icer’s compensation. 4593. Payment of fees. 4595. Penalty for taking un awful fees. Sec. 4592. Fees not exceeding the sums specified in the tables marked, FWS of °°m““*‘ "C" and "D" in the schedule annexed to this Title, shall bedpayable g2,'?,:?;;-,%,2-»c upon all engagements and discharges and apprenticeships eifccte before 322’,,,_5’g,,,._1·,;,,Q any shi ping-commissioner. Em: shipping-conimissioner shall cause a g6:s.__ ___ scale ofpthe fees ayable to be prepare, and to be conspicuously placed In M_ Snippiiiin the shipping-ohice, and may refuse to proceed withany engagement or lC;<>¤¤¥;¤ ¤¤_<>\p¤¤‘¤ discharge unless the fees payable thereon are lirst paid. ,,,f’Q,g“_h‘j‘33g"fk· Sec. 4593. Every owner, consignee, agientaor master of a vessel englag- Payment of fees, mg or discharging any seaman in a s ippmg-oiHce,_or before a s ip- ‘"]i,{,jfj‘éj" ping-commissioner, shall pay to the shipping-commissioner the whole of the fees hereby made payable in respect o such_ engagement or discharge; and may, for the purpose of in part re-imbursing himself, deduct, in respect to each such engagement or discharge, from the wages of all persons except apprentices, so engaged or discharged, and retain, any sums