ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                 1053

or other aircraft in proportion to their respective losses; and
for that purpose the freighters and owners of the property
and the owner of such airship or other aircraft, or any of
them, may take appropriate proceedings in any court of equity
of this State, for the purpose of apportioning the sum for which
the owner of the aircraft may be liable among the parties en-
titled thereto.

42.     It shall be deemed a sufficient compliance on the part
of such owner with the requirements of this Act relating to
his liability for any embezzlement, loss, or destruction of any
property, goods, or merchandise if he shall transfer his interest
in such airship or other aircraft engaged in interstate or for-
eign commerce and freight for the benefit of such claimants to a
trustee, to be appointed by any court of equity of this State to
act as such trustee! for the person who may prove to be legally
entitled thereto; from and after which transfer, all claims and
proceedings against the owner shall cease.

43.      The charterer of any airship or other aircraft engaged
in interstate or foreign commerce, in case he shall man, victual
and navigate such airship or other aircraft at his own expense,
or by his own procurement, shall be deemed the owner of such
airship or other aircraft within the meaning of the provisions
of this Act relating to the limitations of the liability of the
owners of airships or other aircraft; and such airship or other
aircraft, when so chartered, shall be liable in the same manner
as if navigated by the owner thereof.

44.      Nothing in the five preceding sections shall be con-
strued to take away or affect the remedy to which any party'
may be entitled against the master, officers or members of the
crew for or on account of any embezzlement, injury, loss or
destruction of merchandise, or property, put on board any air-
ship or other aircraft engaged in interstate or foreign com-
merce, or on account of any negligence, fraud, or other mal-
versation of such master, officers, or members of the crew, re-
spectively, nor to lessen or take away any responsibility to
which any master or member of the crew of any airship or
other aircraft may by law be liable, notwithstanding such
master or member of the crew may be an owner or part owner
of the airship or other aircraft,

45.     If the owner of any airship or other aircraft engaged

in interstate or foreign commerce transporting persons, mer-