SEAMEN.

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ARTICLE 84.

SEAMEN.

1. Harboring or secreting seamen; pen- alty. 2. Warrant for search for such secreted seamen. 3. Vessels not to be boarded by lodging house keepers, shipping brokers, etc., without permission of master. 4. Penalty. 5. Master may arrest such persons.

6. Party arrested must prove on trial that he had such permission. 7. Reduction of pay of incapable seaman shipping as first-class seaman. 8. Copy of shipping articles sworn to by master to be evidence. 9. Depositions of master or transient wit- ness may be taken, when and how.

An. Code, sec. 1. 1904, sec. 1. 1888, sec. 1. 1856, ch. 198, sec. 1.

1. Any person, either on ship-board or on shore, who shall harbor or
secrete, or who shall in any way assist in harboring or secreting a seaman
who shall have signed shipping articles to proceed on a voyage, or who
shall persuade, or in any manner cause such seaman to desert or disre-
gard the articles which he has signed, shall on conviction be punished by a
fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the judge who tries the case;
the fine to be not less than fifty dollars nor more than three hundred dol-
lars, and the imprisonment to be not less than one month nor more than
six months.

An. Code, sec. 2. 1904, sec. 2. 1888, sec. 2. 1856, ch. 198, sec. 2.

2. On complaint on oath being made by the master of a vessel, or some
person in his behalf, that a seaman or boy apprenticed has deserted from
his vessel, and that he is harbored, secreted or detained, any justice of the
peace may issue a warrant under his hand and seal to cause search to be
made in any place wherein the said seaman or apprentice is supposed to
be harbored or secreted, and shall cause such seaman or apprentice, when
found, to be delivered to the master of the vessel to which he belonged, or
the person acting in behalf of the master.

An. Code, sec. 3. 1904, sec. 3. 1888, sec. 3. 1856, ch. 198, sec. 4.

3. Any master or keeper of a boarding or lodging-house for seamen,
any servant, agent or other person in his employment, broker, shipping
master, or other person engaged in the business of procuring and furnish-
ing seamen for vessels, who shall go on board of any vessel in any of the
harbors of this State without having previously obtained permission of
the master or other person having charge of the vessel shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor.