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 THIB.TY—FlB.ST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. %. 1850. 441 names of the vendor or mortgagor, and of the vendce or mortgagee, bcmade rmt m and shall permit said index and books of records to be inspected dm- ft? j§§;;°*;’;j_*j jug of liee hours, under suchjeascnablp regulations as they may estab- gemgdl and the [ish, and shall, when rcqunred, furmsh to any person a eeniiicste,  33 0:: getting forth the names of the owners of any vessel registered or eu- dom,. fm. fw rolled, the parts or proportions ovrucd by each, (if inserted in the regis· xrishing eachm tey or enrollment,) and also the material facts of any existing bill of ggf:;;i;§¤g;;“ sale, mortgage, hypothecatiou, or other incumbrance upon such vessel, ' recorded since the issuing of the last register or enrollment, viz., the date, amount of such incumbrauce, and from and to whom or in whose favor made, the collector shall receive for each such certificate one dollar. Ssc. 4. And be it further enacted, That the collectors of the cus- Cqllectcrs _¢¤ tems shall furnish certified copies of such records on the receipt of ;‘:";;h °°’**°‘ fifty cents for each bill of sale, mortgage, or other conveyance. P ° Ssc. 5. And be it further enacted, That the owner, oragcnt of the In addition to owner of any vessel of the United States, applying to a, collector of the Q;°:;l; customs for a register or enrollment of a vessel, shall, in addition to ,m,} 0, Pm the oath uow prescribed by law, set forth, in the oath of ownership, the ¤W¤¤rShi1¤ ¤> be part or proportion of such vessel belonging to each owner, and the :;*,2;*, t°,:°dQf; same shall be inserted in the register of enrollment; and that all bills regster. of sale of vessels registered or enrolled shall set forth the part of the migs °f mj,:; vessel owned by each person selling, and the part conveyed to each qwngdgud 5,14, person purchasing. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the twelfth clause or section Amendment or of the act entitled "An Act in addition to the several acts regulating gfgt °f 18*0- the shipment and discharge of seamen, and the duties of c0usuls," approved July twentieth, eighteen hundred and forty, be so amended, as that all complaints in writing to the consuls or commercial agents as Compmmte for therein provided, that a vessel is unseaworthy, shall be signed by the ;Q;"“"°’““` first, or the second and third officers, and a majority of the crew, be- ` fore the consul or commercial agent shall be authorized to notice such complaint, or proceed to appoint inspectors as therein provided. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That any person, not being an Wtltully deownar, who shall, on the high seas, wilfully, with intent to burn or dc- ::";;“§)“"‘,)‘::;l stray, set fire to any ship or other vessel, or otherwise attempt the de- ing, My oth". struction of such ship or other vessel, being the property of any citizen wise, ¤ Penal ofor citizens of the United States, or procure the same to be done, with f°°°°' the intent aforesaid, and being thereof lawfully convicted, shall suffer imprisonment to hard labor, for a term not exceeding ten years, not less than three years, according to the aggravation of the offence. Suc. 8. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be in force To be in force from and after the first day of October next ensuing. g°m1 :“f85‘5“°’ Arvxcvzn, July 29, 1850. ?"· '· · Cum-._XXVIII.-an me ra emma an .04;: entitled wan Atzfm- the berm Organ- J¤1y29, 1850. zzazwn of the Distric: Court of the United States within the State of Louisiana,' —-—-—-—— approved the third of March, eighteen hundred and fv·rt·g·ninc. 1849, ch. 114. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled "An Act for the better organization of the District Court of the United States Within the State of Louisiana," approved third of March, Bigll- 1849,1:11. 114. ¥€€¤_h¤Jndred and fertymine, be se amended that it shall be the duty of T t b. thi? judge of the western district of said Stale to hold a term of the heldé? St? Jo? court at St. Josaplfs, in the parish of Tcusas, on the first Monday in •eg_1;;¤._ D€¤€¤ll>Br, in each year, for the parishes of Carroll, Madison, TCHSHS, thoriieémigg Q; md Concordia, and to appoint a clerk of the court' for that pI3GB; and poiuts.c1er!i,&c. Vox.. IX. Pur:. -56