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in port by forfeiture, for every twenty-four hours' continuance of 

 such disobedience or neglect, of a sum of not more than twelve days' 

 pay, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, at the 

 discretion of the court. 



Sixth. For assaulting any master, mate, pilot, engineer, or staff 

 officer, by imprisonment for not more than two years. 



Seventh. For willfully damaging the vessel, or embezzling or will- 

 fully damaging any of the stores or cargo, by forfeiture out of his 

 wages of a sum equal in amount to the loss thereby sustained, and 

 also, at the discretion of the court, by imprisonment for not more 

 than twelve months. 



Eighth. For any act of smuggling for whicli he is convicted and 

 whereby loss or damage is occasioned to the master or owner, he 

 shall be liable to pay such master or owner such a sum as is sufficient 

 to reimburse the master or owner for such a loss or damage, and the 

 whole or any part of his wages may be retained in satisfaction or on 

 account of such liability, and he shall be liable to imprisonment for 

 a period of not more than twelve months. 



Entry of offense in logbook 



46 U.S.C. 702 (R.S. 4597) 



Upon the commission of any of the offenses enumerated in sec- 

 tion 701 an entry thereof shall be made in the official log book on 

 the day on which the offense was committed, and shall be signed by 

 the master and by the mate or one of the crew ; and the offender, if 

 still in the vessel, shall, before her next arrival at any port, or, if she 

 is at the time in port, before her departure therefrom, be furnished 

 with a copy of such entry and have the same read over distinctly 

 and audibly to him, and may thereupon make such a reply thereto 

 as he thinks fit; and a statement that a copy of the entry has been 

 so furnished, or the same has been so read over, together with his 

 reply, if any, made by the offender, shall likewise be entered and 

 signed in the same manner. In any subsequent legal proceedings 

 the entries hereinbefore required sliall, if practicable, be produced 

 or proved, and in default of. such production or proof the court 

 hearing the case may, at its discretion, refuse to receive evidence of 

 the offense. 



