T. WATKINS LIGON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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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 disregard the
articles which he has signed, shall, on conviction,
be punished by a fine and imprisonment, at the dis-
cretion of the Judge who tries the case; the fine to
be not less than fifty dollars nor more than three hun-
dred dollars, and the imprisonment to he not less
than one month nor more than six months.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any Justice of
the Peace may, on complaint or 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 de-
tained, 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 ves-
sel to which he belonged, or the person acting in his
behalf.

Justice of
Peace to issue
warrant.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That no keeper of a
public or lodging house for seamen shall withhold or
detain any chest, bed or bedding, clothes, tools, or
other effects of any seaman for any debt alleged to be
due by the seaman; and on examination any Justice
of the Peace may, by warrant, cause the detained
property to be seized and delivered to the seaman.

Boarding

house keeper
not allowed to
detain clothes,
tools, &c.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That any master or
keeper of a boarding or lodging house for seamen ;
any servant, agent or other person in their employ-
ment; any broker, shipping master, or other person
engaged in the business of procuring and furnishing
seamen for vessels, who shall go on board of any ves-
sel in any of the harbors of this State without hav-
ing previously obtained permission of the master or
other person having charge of the vessel, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

Certain per-
sons not allow-
ed to go aboard
vessels with-
out permis-
sion.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the class of per-
sons above named, on conviction for unlawfully go-
ing on board a vessel shall be fined not less than fif-
ty dollars nor more than three hundred dollars, and
be imprisoned not less than one month nor more than
six months, at the discretion of the Judge who tries
the case.

Liable to fine
and imprison-
ment.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That any master or
person in charge of a vessel shall have power to seize

Power to ar-
rest.