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(s. 5 contd.) Master to give to seaman discharged in the Colony certificate of discharge, and account of wages.
Penalty for forcing or leaving seaman on shore.
Limited exemption of seaman shipped under the Ordinance from liability to arrest on civil process.
No. 10 of 1899.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
(9) Whenever any seaman is discharged at the Mercantile Marine Office from any ship within the Colony, the master of such ship shall give, at the time of such discharge, to such seaman a written certificate of discharge, specifying the time and nature of service and the time of discharge of such seaman, signed by himself, and, if such seaman requires it, shall further give him, within twenty-four hours after demand, a true account in writing of the wages of such seaman and of all deductions therefrom.
[(10), rep. No. 21 of 1922.]
(11) Every master or any other person belonging to any British ship who wrongfully forces on shore and leaves behind, or otherwise wilfully and wrongfully leaves behind, in the Colony any seaman or apprentice belonging to such ship before the completion of the voyage for which such seaman or apprentice was engaged, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
(12) No seaman who has been actually shipped on board any vessel in compliance with this Ordinance shall, during the time for which he is then shipped, be liable to be arrested on civil process, unless the debt or demand exceeds the sum of five hundred dollars: Provided always that by the term seaman in this sub-section shall be meant only a person who has, within the space of six months previously, served on board a ship for wages as a seaman, and that the protection from arrest hereby granted shall not be held to extend to any person not coming within such definition, or in any case to masters, mates or engineers.
Establishment and regulation of boarding houses. [cf. No. 23 of 1917, s. 2.]
Boarding-houses for seamen.
6. (1) The Harbour Master shall have power to license a sufficient number of fit and proper persons to keep boarding-houses for seamen, not being Chinese; and every such licence shall be countersigned by the Colonial Secretary, and shall be granted for such period, not exceeding one year, and on such terms and security, and shall be renewable on such conditions, as the Colonial Secretary may appoint; and it shall be lawful for the Colonial Secretary to demand for every such licence an