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Fourth. The master shall, in all cases in which any seaman or 

 apprentice dies during the voyage or engagement, give to such officer 

 or Coast Guard official an account, in such form as they may respec- 

 tively require, of the effects, money, and wages so to be delivered 

 and paid; and no deductions claimed in such account shall be allowed 

 unless verified by an entry in the official log book, if there be any; 

 and by such other vouchers, if any, as may be reasonably required 

 by the officer or Coast Guard official to whom the account is rendered. 



Fifth. Upon due compliance with such of the provisions of this 

 section as relate to acts to be done at the port of destination in the 

 United States, the Coast Guard official to whom the duties of ship- 

 ping commissioner have been delegated shall grant to the master 

 a certificate to that effect. No officer of customs shall clear any for- 

 eign-going vessel without the production of such certificate. (U.S. 

 § 4539 ; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 101-104, eff . July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 

 7875, 60 Stat. 1097.) 



Penalty for neglect of master 



46 U.S.C. 623 (R.S. 4540) 



Whenever any master fails to take such charge of the money or 

 other effects of a seaman or apprentice during a voyage, or to make 

 such entries in respect thereof, or to procure such attestation to such 

 entries, or to make such payment or delivery of any money, wages, 

 or effects of any seaman or apprentice dying during a voyage, or to 

 give such account in respect thereof as is above directed, he shall 

 be accountable for the money, wages, and effects of the seaman or 

 apprentice to the district court in whose jurisdiction such port, of 

 destination is situate, and shall pay and deliver the same accordingly; 

 and he shall, in addition, for every such offense, be liable to a penalty 

 of not more than treble the value of the money or effects, or, if such 

 value is not ascertained, not more than $200; and if any such money, 

 wages, or effects are not duly paid, delivered, and accounted for by 

 the master, the owner of the vessel shall pay, deliver, and account 

 for the same, and such money and wages and the value of such effects 

 shall be recoverable from him accordingly ; and if he fails to account 

 for and pay the same, he shall, in addition to his liability for the 

 money and value be liable to the same penalty which is incurred by 

 the master for a like offense; and all money, wagas, and effects of any 

 seaman or apprentice dying during a voyage shall be recoverable in 

 th courts and by the modes of proceeding by which seamen are en- 

 abled to recover wages due to them. (R.S. §4540; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 

 231, 36 Stat. 1167.) 



Duties of consular officers 



46 U.S.C. 624 (R.S. 4541) 



Whenever any such seaman or apprentice dies at any place out of 

 the United States, leaving any money or effects not on board of his 

 vessel, the consular officer of the United States at or nearest the place 

 shall claim and take charge of such money and effects, and shall, if 

 he thinks fit, sell all or any of such effects, or any effects of any de- 

 ceased seaman or apprentice delivered to him under the provisions 



