The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and ResponsibilitiesRiesenberg, Felix
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The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and Responsibilities
Riesenberg, Felix
Merchant marine -- United States; Navigation; Sailors
The provisions of sections four thousand one hundred and ninety-seven to
four thousand two hundred, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, requiring statements of quantity and value of goods
carried by vessels clearing from the United States to foreign ports,
shall be extended to and govern, under such regulations as the Secretary
of Commerce shall prescribe, in the trade between the United States and
Hawaii, Porto Rico, Alaska, the Philippine Islands, Guam, and its other
noncontiguous territory, and shall also govern in the trade conducted
between said islands and territory, and in shipments from said islands
or territory to other parts of the United States: _Provided_, That this
law shall not apply in the Philippine Islands during such time as the
collectors of customs of those islands are under the jurisdiction of the
War Department. (Apr. 29, 1902; Feb. 14, 1903; secs. 7, 10.)
Bullion and coin.
All vessels belonging to citizens of the United States, and bound from
any port in the United States to any other port therein, or to any
foreign port, or from any foreign port to any port in the United States,
shall, before clearance, receive on board all such bullion, coin, United
States notes and bonds and other securities, as the Government of the
United States or any department thereof, or any minister, consul,
vice-consul, or commercial or other agent of the United States abroad,
shall offer, and shall securely convey and promptly deliver the same to
the proper authorities or consignees, on arriving at the port of
destination; and shall receive for such service such reasonable
compensation as may be allowed to other carriers in the ordinary
transactions of business. (R. S., 4204.)
Fees.
Previous to a clearance being granted to any vessel, outward bound, the
legal fees which shall have accrued on such vessel shall be paid at the
offices where such fees are respectively payable; and receipts for the
same shall be produced to the collector or other officer whose duty it
may be to grant clearances, before a clearance is granted. (R. S., 4206;
June 19, 1886.)
Whenever any clearance is granted to any vessel of the United States,
duly registered as such, and bound on any foreign voyage, the collector
of the district shall annex thereto, in every case, a copy of the rates
or tariffs of fees which diplomatic and consular officers are entitled,
by the regulations prescribed by the President, to receive for their
service. (R. S., 4207.)
Deposit of papers.
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