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 '1`rruz uu.——MERCHANT SEAMEN.——C¤. 7. 893 psiiloperlty incurred by the master in procuring such conviction and pun- 1 men Sm. 4606. Every person who, not being in the United States service Pen,-,1; 5 and not being duly authorized by law for the purpose, goes on board boarding iiwssgli any »·eml about to arrive at the place of her destination, before her b°f°'° “”i"“l· actual arrival, and before she has been completely moored, without per- 7 June, 1872, c. mission of the master. shall, for ever such offense, be punishable by a 322- 5- 62- V- 17- P- iine of not more than two hundred dollars, and b imprisonment for not 276* more than six months; and the master of such vessel may take any U. S. 4-. Andersuch person so going on board into custody, and deliver him up forth- S°”•10Bl**°°h·-227· with to any constab e or police officer, to be by him taken before any ylnspce of the peace, to be dealt with according to the provisions of this 1 e. Sec. 4-607. If, within twenty-four hours after the arrival of any vessel Penaltyiorsolicat any port in the United States, any person, then being on board such lung °°°m°¤ *8 vessel, solicits any seaman to become a lodger at the house of any per- 1°dg°"‘ son letting lodgings for hire, or takes out of such vessel any effects of 7 ·Y¤¤¤- 1872- 0- any seaman, except under his personal direction, and with the permis- 3;%**- 63- "· 17·P· sion of the master, he shall, for every such offense, be punishable by a ` fine of not more than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months. Sec. 4608. No seaman in the merchant-service shall wear any sheath- Carryingsheathknife on shipboard. It shall be the duty of the master of any vessel knives P*‘°hibl*°<l· registered, enrolled, or licensed under the laws of the United States, 27 July, 1g5g_ QQ and of the person entering into contract for the employment of a seaman 286. ¤¤· 1, 2, v. 14. upon any such vessel, to inform every person offering to ship himself of P- 304- the provisions of this section, and to require his compliance therewith, under a nalty of fifty dollars for each omission, to be sued for and recoveredin the name of the United States, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury; one half for the benent of the informer, and the other half for the benefit of the fund for the relief of sick and disabled seamen. Sec. 4609. If any person shall demand or receive, either directly or Penalty for exindirectly, from any seaman or other person seeking employment as a tmtivu for 0bt¤i¤· seaman, or from an person on his be alf, any remuneration whatever TE °“‘Pl°Y“"”'[ other than the fees hereby authorized, for providing him with employ- 7 June, 1872, c. ment, he shall, for every such offense, be liable to a penalty of not more 322- ¤· ll- "· 17- P- than one hundred dollars. 26* S1·:c. 4610. All penalties and forfeitures imposed by this Title, for the Penalties an J recovery whereof no specific mode is hereinbefore provided, may be recov- f¤¤‘f¢i¢¤f¢¤- h 0 W ered, with costs, in any circuit court of the United States, at the suit of "’°°"d€d· _ any district attorney of the United States, or at the suit of any rson Ibid.,s.64,p.276. by information to any district attorney in any (port of the United States, where or near to where the offense is committe or the offender is found; and if a conviction is had, and the sum imposed as a penalty by the court is not paid either immediately after the conviction, or within such period as the court at the time of the conviction appoints, it shall be lawful for the court to commit the offender to prison, there to be imprisoned for the term hereinbefore provided in case of such offense, the commitment to be terminable upon payment of the amount and costs; and all penalties and forfeitures mentioned in this Title for which no special application is provided, shall, when recovered, be paid and applied in manner following: So much as the court shall detemiine, an the residue shall be paid to the court and be remitted from time to time, by order of the judge, to the Treasury of the United States, and appropriated as provided for in section forty-five hundred and forty-five: Provided always, That it shall be lawful for the court before which any proceedin shall be instituted for the recovery of any pecuniary penalty im sed by this uct to mitigate or reduce such pena ty as to such court shallciip r just and reasonable; but no such penal; shall be reduced to less $1 onethird of its ori inal amount: ravi d also, That all proceedings so to be instituted shag be commenced within two years next after the commission of the offense, if the same shall have been committed at or beyond