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agent, who shall care for him and defray the cost of his maintenance 

 and transportation, as provided in this paragraph. (E.S. §4581; 

 June 26, 1884, ch. 121, § 7, 23 Stat. 55 ; Dec. 21, 1898, ch. 28, §§ 16, 25, 30 

 Stat. 759, 764; Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 153, § 19, 38 Stat. 1185; 1946 Reorg. 

 Plan No. 3, §§ 101-104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7875, 60 Stat. 1097.) 



Wages on discharge in case of sale 



46 U.S.C. 684 (R.S. 4582) 



"WTienever a vessel of the United States is sold in a foreign country 

 and her company discharged, it shall be the duty of the master to 

 produce to the consular officer a certified list of the ship's company, 

 and also the shipping articles, and besides paying to each seaman 

 or apprentice the wages due him, he shall either provide him with 

 adequate employment on board some other vessel bound to the port 

 at which he was originally shipped, or to such other port as may be 

 agreed upon by liim, or furnish the means of sending him to such 

 port, or provide him with a passage home, or deposit with the consular 

 officer such a sum of money as is by the officer deemed sufficient to 

 defray the expenses of his maintenance and passage home; and the 

 consular officer shall indorse upon the agreement with the crew of 

 the ship which the seaman or apprentice is leaving the particulars 

 of any payment, provision, or deposit made under this section. A 

 failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall render 

 the owner liable to a fine of not exceeding $50. (R.S. §4582; June 

 26, 1884, ch. 121, § 5, 23 Stat. 54; Dec. 21, 1898, ch. 28, § 17, 30 Stat.759.) 



Wages on justifiable complaint of seaman 



46 U.S.C. 685 (R.S. 4583) 



"WTienever on the discharge of a seaman in a foreign country by 

 a consular officer on his complaint that the voyage is continued con- 

 trary to agreement, or that the vessel is badly provisioned or unsea- 

 worthy, or against the officers for cruel treatment, it shall be the duty of 

 the consul or consular agent to institute a proper inquiry into the mat- 

 ter, and, upon his being satisfied of the truth and justice of such com- 

 plaint, he shall require the master to pay to such seaman one month's 

 wages over and above the wages due at the time of discharge, and to 

 l)rovide him with adequate employment on board some other vessel, 

 or provide him with a passage on board some other vessel bound to 

 tlie port from which he was originally shipped, or to the most con- 

 venient port of entry in the United States, or to a port agreed to by 

 tlie seaman. (R.S. § 4583; June 26, 1884, ch. 121, § 3, 23 Stat. 54; 

 Dec. 21, 1898, ch. 28, § 18, 30 Stat. 760.) 



Duty of consular officers as to insubordination 



46 U.S.C. 703 (R.S. 4600) 



It shall be the duty of all consular officers to discountenance 

 insubordination by every means in their power and, where the local 

 authorities can be usefully employed for that purpose, to lend their 

 aid and use their exertions to that end in the most effectual manner. 

 In all cases where seamen or officers are accused, the consular officer 



