Certificate authenticating signature of auctioneer. (Paragraph 245.)

licensed and as such is entitled to full faith

I, the undersigned, Consul, &c., &c., do hereby certify that the foregoing is the true and genuine signature of

auctioneer for the port of

and credit.

Given, &c.

FORM No. 58.

U. S. Consul.

Certificate authenticating copy of account sale. (Paragraph 245.) CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT

I, the undersigned, Consul, &c., &c., do hereby certify that the foregoing account sales, signed by licensed auctioneer, and the certificate thereto, signed United States Consul, numbered 1 and 2, are true and faithful copies of the originals filed in this Consulate, the same having been carefully examined by myself, and compared with the said originals, and found to agree therewith, word for word and figure for figure.

Given, &c.

U. S. Consul.

Forms 59, 60, aud 61.

FORM No. 59.

Certificate given to master when ship's register is retained entire in the Consulate. (Paragraph 245.)

CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT

I, the undersigned, Consul, &c., &c., do hereby certify that the was sold at this port on the

unto

of

day of

a citizen of the United States, and that late master, has this day duly received the crew list and shipping articles of the said ship. I further certify that the register of the said ship, deposited by the said master, has been retained in this Consulate. Given, &c.

U. S. Consul.

FORM No. 60.

Certificate on cancelling ship's register. (Paragraph 245.) CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT —

I, the undersigned, Consul of the United States, &c. &c., do hereby certify that the ship of , master, has been duly condemned and sold, at this port, by public auction, and the register of the said ship, numbered has been this day cancelled, the one-half thereof delivered by me unto the said master, and the second half retained in this Consulate, to be forwarded to the Register of the Treasury. Given, &c.

FORM No. 61.

U. S. Consul.

Bottomry bond. (Paragraph 246.)

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, master and commander of the the burden of

of

or vessel called the

tons, or thereabouts, now lying in the port of in the sum

or to

am held and firmly bound unto lawful money of the United States of America, to be paid to the said certain attorney, executors, administrators, or assigns: for which payment, well and truly to be made, I bind myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, and

Forms 61 and 62.

also the said vessel, her tackle, apparel, and furniture, firmly by these presents. Sealed with my seal, at

this

day of

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Whereas the above bounden

hath been obliged to take

up and borrow, and hath received of the said for the use of the said vessel, and for the purpose of fitting the same for sea, the sum of lawful money of the United States of America, which sum is to be and remain as a lien and bottomry on the said vessel, her tackle, apparel, and furniture,

at the rate

or premium of for the voyage. In consideration whereof, all risks of the seas, rivers, enemies, fires, pirates, &c., are to be on account of the said And for the better security of the said sum and premium, the said master doth, by these presents, hypothecate and assign over to the said heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, the said vessel, her tackle, apparel, and furniture, And it is hereby declared, that the said vessel is thus hypothecated and assigned over for the security of the money so borrowed and taken up as aforesaid, and shall be delivered for no other use or purpose whatever, until this bond is first paid, together with the premium hereby agreed to be paid thereon.

Now the condition of this obligation is such, that if the above bounden shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, unto the said the just and full sum of - lawful money as aforesaid, being the sum borrowed, and also the premium aforesaid, at or before the expiration of days after the arrival of said vessel at then this obligation, and the said hypothecation, to be void and of no effect; otherwise, to remain in full force and virtue. Having signed and executed

bonds of

the same tenor and date, one of which being accomplished, the other to be void and of no effect.

Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of―

[L. S.]

FORM No. 62.

Acknowledgment to bottomry bond.

(Paragraph 246.)

18-.

CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT

I,

Consul, &c., do hereby certify that

of

master of the the party to the aforesaid bottomry bond or instrument of writing, personally came before me, and executed the said bond in my presence, and in presence of the witnesses

Forms 63, 64, and 65.

thereunto, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.

Given, &c.

FORM No. 63.

U. S. Consul.

Assignment of bottomry bond. (Paragraph 246.)

We hereby assign our rights in the within bond to merchants, of

that it may be paid to them or to their order

FORM No. 64.

Acknowledgment to assignment of bottomry bond. (Paragraph 246.) CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT

18-.

I, the undersigned, Consul, &c., do hereby certify that on the day of the date hereof, before me personally appeared one of the firm of parties to the foregoing assignment, and executed and acknowledged the same in my presence to be the act and deed of the said firm for the purposes therein mentioned. Given, &c.

FORM No. 65.

U. S. Consul.

Indorsement of bottomry on ship's register. (Paragraph 246.)
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at

18-.

I, the undersigned, Consul, &c., &c., do hereby certify that master of the ——, of described in the within reunto

gister, has this day hypothecated the said vessel,

merchants of

Given, &c.

in the penal sum of $

U. S. Consul.

Forms 66, 67, and 68.

FORM No. 66.

Indorsement on register on the payment of a bottomry bond. (Paragraph 246.)

CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT

18-.

dollars,

I, the undersigned, Consul, &c., &c., do hereby certify that on the day of the date hereof, before me personally appeared and acknowledged before me the receipt of the sum of called for by the terms and conditions of a bottomry bond executed master of the

by

of

day of

the 18-, at and that the said bond has been this day duly canceled according to law.

Given, &c.

U. S. Consul.

FORM No. 67.

Declaration and oath of master to death or loss overboard at sea of a seaman or mariner. (Paragraph 248.)

CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT

I, the undersigned, Consul of the United States of America for and the dependencies thereof, do hereby certify that on the day of the date hereof, before me personally appeared master of the

of
and made oath, in due form of law,
died at sea, [or was lost overboard at sea, as the
· of

that
case may be,] on board the said ship, on.or about the
18-, on the voyage from

to this port.

Given, &c.

FORM No. 68.

U. S. Consul.

Declaration and oath of master or mate to correctness of log-book. (Para

On the

day of

graph 248.)

A. D. 18-, before me, the undersigned, Consul, &c., personally appeared -, [master or mate, as

the case may be,] and made oath, in due form of law, that the journal of the voyage from

and ending on the

to

to -, commencing on the and embraced within folios from

contains a true and faithful log, written by himself, of