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the amount thereof, recoverable by such Coast Guard official in the 

 same manner that seamen's wages are recovered. In all other cases of 

 forfeiture of wages, the forfeiture shall be for the benefit of the master 

 or owner by whom the wages are payable. (R.S. § 4604; Mar. 3, 1911, 

 ch. 231, § 291, 36 Stat. 116T; 1946 Eeorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 101-204, eff. 

 July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7875, 60 Stat. 1097.) 



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