And the said crew agree to conduct themselves in an orderly, faithful, honest, and sober manner, and to be at all times diligent in their respective duties, and to be obedient to the lawful commands of the said master, or of any person who shall lawfully succeed him, and of their superior officers in everything relating to the vessel, and the stores and cargo thereof, whether on board, in boats, or on shore; and in consideration of which service, to be duly performed, the said master hereby agrees to pay the said crew, as wages, the sums against their names respectively expressed, and to supply them with provisions according to the annexed scale. And it is hereby agreed that any embezzlement, or willful or negligent destruction of any part of the vessel's cargo or stores, shall be made good to the owner out of the wages of the person guilty of the same; and if any person enters himself as qualified for a duty which he proves himself incompetent to perform, his wages shall be reduced in proportion to his incompetency. And it is also agreed that if any member of the crew considers himself to be aggrieved by any breach of the agreement or otherwise, he shall represent the same to the master or officer in charge of the vessel, in a quiet and orderly manner, who shall thereupon take such steps as the case may require. And it is also agreed that (here any other stipulations may be inserted to which the parties agree, and which are not contrary to law). In witness whereof the said parties have subscribed their names hereto, on the days against their respective signatures mentioned.

NOTE. In the place for signatures and descriptions of men engaged after the first departure of the ship, the entries are to be made as above,

except that the signatures of the consul or vice-consul, officer of customs, or witness before whom the man is engaged, is to be substituted for that of the shipping-master.

SCALE OF PROVISIONS TO BE ALLOWED AND SERVED OUT TO THE

(Here any stipulation for changes, or substitution of one article for another, may be inserted.)

SUBSTITUTES.

One ounce of coffee, or cocoa, or chocolate, may be substituted for one-quarter ounce of tea; molasses for sugar, the quantity to be onehalf more; one pound of potatoes or yams, one-half pound flour or rice; one-third pint of pease or one-quarter pint of barley may be substituted for each other. When fresh meat is issued, the proportion to be two pounds per man per day, in lieu of salt meat. Flour, rice, and pease, beef and pork, may be substituted for each other, and, for potatoes, onions may be substituted.

1242. TABLE B.

CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE.

Icertify that the above particulars are correct, and that the abovenamed seaman was discharged accordingly.

Given to the above-named seaman in my presence this

eighteen hundred and

(Signed)

Master.

day of

Shipping-Commissioner.

1243. TABLE C.

FEES (SEAMEN).

Fee payable on engaging crew, for each member of the crew, (except apprentices)

Fee payable on discharging crew, for each member of crew discharged...

1244. TABLE D.

FEES (APPRENTICES).

For each boy apprenticed to the merchant service, including the indenture

$2.00

.50

$5.00

1245 TABLE E.

REDUCTION FROM WAGES OF SEAMEN.

In partial repayment of the fees payable in Table C, in respect of engagements, from the wages of each member of the crew, twenty-five cents. In respect of discharges, from the wages of each member of the crew, twenty-five cents.

CHAP. 260.-An act in reference to the operations of the Shipping Commissioners' Act, approved June seventh eighteen hundred and seventy-two.1 1246. Be it enacted, &c., That none of the provisions of an act entitled "An act to authorize the appointment of shipping commissioners by the several circuit courts of the United States to superintend the shipping and discharge of seamen engaged in merchant ships belonging to the United States, and for the further protection of seamen" shall apply to sail or steam vessels engaged in the coastwise trade, except the coast wise trade between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, or in the lake-going trade touching at foreign ports or otherwise, or in the trade between the United States and the British North American possessions, or in any case where the seamen are by custom or agreement entitled to participate in the profits or result of a cruise, or voyage. [June 9, 1874.] 1247. CHAP. 121-- An act to remove certain burdens on the American merchant marine and encourage the American foreign-carrying trade and for other purposes. SEC. 1. [Amendment of sec. 4131, R. S.] SEC. 2. [Substitute for sec. 4580, R. S.] SEC. 3. [Substitute for sec. 4583, R. S.] SEC. 4. [Substitute for sec. 4561, R. S.] SEC. 5. [Substitute for sec. 4582, R. S.] SEC. 6. [Substitute for sec. 4600, R. S.] SEC. 7. [Substitute for sec. 4581, R. S.] SEC. 8. [Repeal of sec. 4584, R. S.] SEC. 9. [Substitute for 4578, R. S.]

1 The act of 1872, June 7, ch. 322 (17 Stat. L., 262), is incorporated into the Revised Statutes.

These provisions relate mainly to the shipment and discharge of crews by shipping commissioners. Such shipment and discharge are made by this act inapplicable to the crews of vessels engaged in the coastwise trade, but 1886, June 19, ch. 421, § 2, makes the shipment and discharge of such crews permissible, and 1890, Aug. 19, ch. 801 makes it compulsory.

There seems to be some question whether the act in the text is not still so far in force as to prevent the operation of R. S., § 4536, upon crews of vessels in the coastwise trade.

1248.SEC. 10. That it shall be, and is hereby, made unlawful in any case to pay any seamen wages before leaving the port at which such seaman may be engaged in advance of the time when he has actually earned the same, or to pay such advance wages to any other person, or to pay any person, other than an officer authorized by act of Congress to collect fees for such service, any remuneration for the shipment of

seamen.

Any person paying such advance wages or such remuneration shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not less than four times the amount of the wages so advanced or remuneration so paid, and may be also imprisoned for a period not exceeding six months, at the discretion of the court.

The payment of such advanced wages or remuneration shall in no case, except as herein provided, absolve the vessel, or the master or owner thereof, from full payment of wages after the same shall have been actually earned, and shall be no defense to a libel, suit, or action for the recovery of such wages:

Provided, That this section shall not apply to whaling-vessels:

And provided further, That it shall be lawful for any seaman to stipulate in his shipping agreement for an allotment of all or any portion of the wages which he may earn to his wife, mother, or other relative, or to an original creditor in liquidation of any just debt for board or clothing which he may have contracted prior to engagement, not exceeding ten dollars per month for each month of the time usually required for the voyage for which the seaman has shipped, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, but no allotment to any other person or corporation shall be lawful.

And any person who shall falsely claim such relationship to any seaman in order to obtain wages so allotted shall, for every such offense, be punishable by a fine of not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, at the discretion of the court.

This section shall apply as well to foreign vessels as to vessels of the United States;

And any master, owner, consignee, or agent of any foreign vessel who has violated this section shall be liable to the same penalty that the mas ter, owner, or agent of a vessel of the United States would be for a similar violation.

[As amended by sec. 3, act June 19, 1886, 24 Stat., 79.]

1249. SEC. 11. That every vessel mentioned in section forty-five hundred and sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes shall also be provided with a slop