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of the crew, and every entry in the official log book shall be made 

 as soon as possible after the occurrence to which it relates, and, if 

 not made on the same day as the occurrence to which it relates, shall 

 be made and dated so as to show the date of the occurrence, and of 

 the entrj'^ respecting it; and in no case shall any entry therein, in 

 respect of any occurrence happening previously to the arrival of the 

 vessel at her final port, be made more than twenty-four hours after 

 such arrival. 



Penalty for omitting entries 



46 U.S.C. 203 (R.S. 4292) 



If in any case the official log book is not kept in the manner hereby 

 required, or if any entry hereby directed to be made in any such 

 log book is not made at the time and in the manner hereby directed, 

 the master shall, for each such offense, be liable to a penalty of not 

 more than $25 ; and every person who makes, or procures to be made, 

 or assists in making, any entry in any official lo^ book in respect of 

 any occurrence happening previously to the arrival of the vessel at 

 her final port of discharge, more than twenty-four hours after such 

 arrival, shall, for each offense, be liable to a penalty of not more 

 than $150. 



Various offenses; penalties 



46 U.S.C. 701 (R.S. 4596) 



"Wlienever any seaman who has been lawfully engaged or any 

 apprentice to the sea service commits any of the following offenses, 

 he shall be punished as follows : 



First. For desertion, by forfeiture of all or any part of the clothes 

 or effects he leaves on board and of all or any part of the wages or 

 emoluments which he has then earned. 



Second. For neglecting or refusing witliout reasonable cause to 

 join his vessel or to proceed to sea in his vessel, or for absence without 

 leave at any time within twenty-four hours of the vessel's sailing 

 from any port, either at the commencement or during the progress of 

 tlie voyage, or for absence at any time without leave and without 

 sufficient reason from his vessel and from his duty, not amounting to 

 desertion, by forfeiture from his wages of not more than two days' 

 pay or sufficient to defray any expenses which shall have been prop- 

 erly incurred in hiring a substitute. 



Third. For quitting the vessel without leave, after her arrival at 

 the port of her delivery and before she is placed in security, by for- 

 feiture from his wages of not more than one month's pay. 



Fourth. For willful disobedience to any lawful command at sea, 

 by being, at the option of the master, placed in irons until such diso- 

 bedience shall cease, and upon arrival in port by forfeiture from his 

 wages of not more than four days' pay, or, at the discretion of the 

 court, by imprisonment for not more than one month. 



Fifth. For continued willful disobedience to lawful command or 

 continued willful neglect of duty at sea, by being, at the option of 

 the master, placed in irons, on bread and water, with full rations 

 every fifth day, until such disobedience shall cease, and upon arrival 



