ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879 . 1513
Merchant Shipping .
seaman belonging to the crew of any ship , who shall have deserted there serters from
ship.
from , or otherwise absconded , or absented himself from duty, while such [Ibid, sec. 3.]
ship or vessel is within the waters of the Colony, knowing such seaman
to have deserted, absconded , or absented himself from duty, or shall
cause, induce, or persuade or endeavour to cause, induce, or persuade any
such seaman , in any manner whatsoever to violate, or to attempt or
endeavour to violate, any agreement which he may have entered into to
serve on board any such ship, or shall knowingly connive at the deser
tion , absconding, or absence from duty of any such seaman , such person
so offending shall, for every such offence, upon conviction thereof before
a Stipendiary Magistrate, incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred and
fifty dollars, or imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period
not exceeding six months.
4. The Harbour Master, or his deputy, before granting a port clear Harbour
Master or
ance to any ship, may, if he have reasonable grounds for belief that any deputy may
require, before
deserter from a merchant vessel be concealed on board of such ship, granting a
port clearance
proceed on board thereof and then and there require her master to insti to a ship, the
masterthereof
tute due and diligent search for such deserter, and further, if he deem it to search for
suspected de
necessary, require the master to make oath or solemn declaration that to serters, and to
make declara
the best of his knowledge and belief, after due and diligent search, no tion of such
search .
such deserter is concealed within or about his ship ; and any master of a Penalty for
ship refusing or unnecessarily delaying to comply with such requisition, notcomplyin
with such
shall incur upon conviction , a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, request.
[Ordinance 6
of 1852, sec.
and imprisonment until such fine be paid. 11. ]
5. Whenever any seaman engaged in any foreign ship commits any Offences of
foreign
of the following offences within the waters of the Colony, he shall be seamen,
[See M.S.A ..
liable to be punished summarily by a Stipendiary Magistrate as follows, 1854, sec.
that is to say: 243. ]
(a . ) For wilful disobedience to any lawful command , he shall Act of disobe
dience.
be liable to imprisonment for any period not exceeding
four weeks , with or without hard labour, and also , at
the discretion of the Court, to forfeit , out of his wages,
a sum not exceeding two days' pay ;
(b. ) For continued wilful disobedience to lawful commands, Continued
disobedience.
or continued wilful neglect of duty , he shall be liable to
imprisonment for any period not exceeding twelve weeks ,
with or without hard labour, and also, at the discretion
.