808 '1`rru: xr.vm.-—COMMER(JE AND NAVIGATION.—Ch. 1. shall, if not subject to the ppnalty and oisqualiiication prescribed in the preceding section, be punis able by a hne of five hundred dollars for the lirst olfense, and by a like fine for the second offense, and shall_thence— forth be rendered incapable of holding any office of trust or prontrunder the United States. Penalty my- fraud- SE;. 4189. rgvll€é1B\`€P any certibtiéciate of rigistryi, einrollment, pr_lil¢;ensc_ ulent registry. or ot, er I-eco or ocumen gran in ieu ereo 0 any vesse IS now- ` T `"` " ingly and fraudulentlv obtained or used for any vessel not entitled to the 18 July, 1866, c. _ - . . $2;, s. 24, v. 14, p. lgemahltlthereéofksuch vessel, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, shall · e ia e to or eiture. Tma N eptune; 3 Wh., 601; The Luminary, 8 Wh., 407; The Margaret, 9 Wh., -121; }J`. S. r. Brig Burdett, 9 Pet., 682; The Mohawk, 3 Wall., 566; The Mary Celeste, 2 nw., 354. S*>¤·l•*W¢¤'¤» tv Sec. 41540. No sea-letter or other document certifying or proving my lzsllgg """“l“ vessel `to be the property of a citizen of the United States shall be issue , L c,;-..- .--. except to vessels duly registered, or enrolled and licensed as vessels of lq2*:_ g:é0» *‘· the United States, or tovessels which lslhall be whiolly owped by citizgns ' ’ ‘ “’ ‘ ‘ of the United States, and furnished wit or entitle to sea- etters or other custom-house documents. Making or using Sec. 4191. Every person who knowingly makes, utters, or publishes gufged S€¤·l*‘**€¤¤» any false sea-letter, Mediterranean passport, or certificate of registry, or " . __ i_ who knowingly avails himself of any such Mediterranean passport, sea- ,2 Mar., 1803, c. letter, or certificate of registry, shal be liable to a penalty of not more l**· *‘· l·"·2» P- 209- than five thousand dollars, and, if an officer of the United States, shall thenceforth be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under the authority of the United States. [See $54-:::.] ctmveymm 0: Sec. 4192. No bill of sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or conveyance of yeaxcéls; lien by any- vessel, or part of any vessel, of the lnited States, shall valid ° AY"?-_____ _ against any person other than the grantor or mortgagor, his heirs and 29 July, 1850, c. devisees, an persons having actual notice thereof, unless such bill of 27,•g&_y-QLp¤440; sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or conveyance is recorded in the office of Ha ._ P in the collector of the customs where such vessel is registered or enrolled. Mail Ys Steanighipt The lien by bottomry on any vessel, created duringlher voyage, by a loan QOH}? H0"'-. 598: of money O1` materials necessary to repair or ena le her to prosecute a Siam voyage, shallgnot, however, lose its priority, or be in any way aifecced by Aldrich ,._ Etna (2119 p1‘0\'1810I1s of l’.l'11S SCCUOII. Company, 8 Wall., 491; Mott r. Ruckman, 3 Blatoh., 71; Hill r. Steamer Golden Gate, New .,_308; Thompson zz Van Vechten, 5 Abb. Pr., 458; Potter r. Irish, 10 Gray, 416; Chadwick r. Baker, 54 Me., 9; Blanchard r. Brig Martha Washington, 1 Chit., 463. fRi¢<>fd of NUS Sec. 4193. The collectors of the customs shall record all such bills of gc? ‘:c“,;X;'\§fg§°· sale, mortgages, hypothecations, or convevances, and, also, all oertiii- ., g- . · · ‘ . ,,,,,,m_ cates for ischarging and canceling any such conveyanccs, in books to IL_Hjé —- be kept for that purpose, in the order of their reception; noting in such 3 Mgr? $65 c_ books, and also on the bill of sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or convev- 10]_ s_ 1,’,._ I3; p_ ance, the time when the same was received; and shall certify on the 518. bill of sale, mortgage, hyppthecation, or conveyance, or certliicate of discharge or cancellation, the number of the book and page where recorded; and shall receive, for so recording such instrument of convey- ance or certificate of discharge, fifty cents; but no bill of sale. mortgage, hypothecation, conveyance, or discharge of mortgage or other incumpdrangebtgi; any vessel, shalape recoiildedggnless the same is duly acknowlge ore a notary pu 10 or other officer authorized to take acknowled ment of deeds.
- ¤,16xOgmC0,·d¤_ Sec. 4194. The collectors of the customs shall keep an index of such
T-? records mserting alphabetically the names of the vendor or mortgagor, 27?2· 5: and of the purchaser or mortgagee, and shall permit such index and bgpks of fetcords to Re mspected durilng office-hours, under such reasona e regu a ions as they may establis and shall when r uired furnish to any person a certificate, setting forth the nauies of thexiywnenis of anv yessel registered or enrolled, the parts or proportions owned by each, if inserted in the relgister or enrollment, and also the material facts of any existing bill of sa e, mortgage, hypothecation, or other incumbrance upon
