SEC, 930. Whoever shall make or cause to be made any cut-off in the Mississippi river, without authority of law, on conviction shall be Penalty for making, cutoffs fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, in the Missis sippi river. and imprisoned not less than one week nor more than twelve months in the parish jail. No outlet of the be stopped. SEC. 931. It shall not be lawful to stop any outlet or natural bayou of the Mississippi river. Should any such be closed, the opening of it Mississippi to may at any time be ordered by the State engineer; and any person who may have caused the closing of such outlet or bayou shall be liable for all expenses necessary for the reopening of the same, and, Penalty for so on conviction, shall be fined not less than one thousand nor more than doing." ten thousand dollars. This section shall not apply to bayous already closed, or that may be hereafter opened by crevasses. SEC. 932. Whoever shall carry a weapon or weapons concealed on Carrying con. or about his person-such as pistols, bowie-knives, dirks, or any other cealed weapons. dangerous weapon-shall, on conviction, suffer fine or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the court; and it shall be the duty of the judges of the district courts in this State to charge the grand jury specially as to this section; provided, in no case the fine exceed five hundred dollars, and imprisonment not more than three months in the parish prison. D. sec. 897, 915, 1393; Act 1858, p. 32; 31 A. 49. SEC. 933. (Metropolitan police.) Repealed. Act 1877, Ex. S., p. 57, D. sec. 2254, 3976; Act 1869, p. 92. Act 1880, p. 34, No. 33-judicial depositaries; Act 1870, Ex. S., p. —, No. 8-sever produce, etc.; see Act 1880, No. 18-sale cotton seed, etc.; Act 177, Ex. S., No. 18-cotton seed sale; Act 1880, p. 27, No. 25-ballast, etc.; Act 1880, No. 75, sec. 5-land office; Act 1874, p. 65, No. 31-private markets; Act Ex. S. 1877, p. 19, No. 14-garbage and offal; Act 1877, p. 60, No. 37— inspection coal; Act 1877, Ex. S., p. 179, No. 107-hotels, ropes, etc.; Act 1977, Ex. S., p. 179, No. 107—hotel-keepers; Act 1880, No. 20—adulteration food; Act 1877, Ex. S., p. 187, No. 116-grog-shops; Act 1882, No. 34glucose; Act 1882, No. 115—small pox; Act 1882, No. 85-board of health, water supply; Act 1882, No. 104-levees, rice flumes; Act 1874, p. 47, No. 9 -lotteries; Act 1880, No. 68-destroying fish. CREWS OF VESSELS, STEAMBOATS, ETC. Provided. ficers to desert ог leave tbe same without SEC. 934. In addition to the crimes and offences enumerated in the Going on board act entitled “An act relative to crimes and offences," approved March of any vessel to cause any of fourteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, it shall be and is hereby the crew or of made a penal offence for any master or keeper of a boarding-house for seamen, any servant, agent or other person in his employ; the consent of the master or any broker, shipping-master or other person engaged in the business commanding of ficer; opposing of procuring or furnishing seamen for vessels; or any person or per- or interfering with any com- sons whose object is to cause any person composing a part of the mand of the of ficer in charge Officers or crew of any ship, steamship, steamboat or other vessel of the vessel; refusing to within this State, without or against the will and consent of the masleave the boat when ordered to ter or other person in charge thereof; or for any of the above named do so. Penalty attach ed to such offen ces-fine, imprisonment. Offenders may persons having gone on board of any ship, steamship, steamboat or SEC. 935. Any person or persons accused of any of the offences be arrested and provided for in the preceding section may be arrested and tried in ish where the any parish of the State in which the ship, steamship, steamboat or offence is com- other vessel on which such offence has been committed, may moor. tried in the par mitted. Power granted officer to arrest D. sec. 947, 988, 3663. SEC. 936. Any master or person in charge of any ship, steamship, to commanding steamboat or other vessel, upon which the offences enumerated in the and bring him nine hundred and thirty-fourth section of this act may be committed, before a magis- shall have power to seize and arrest any person or persons so offending, and take them before a magistrate to be dealt with according to the provisions of this act. trate. Offender bound on board the D. sec. 3483. SEC. 937. On the trial of any person under this act for having gone on board any ship, steamship, steamboat or other vessel, without perto prove he was permitted to go mission first had and obtained from the proper officer, it shall be vessel, other incumbent upon him to prove that he had received the permission required; in default of his proving this he shall be considered as having entered without permission, and be found guilty accordingly. wise found guilty. trate. D. sec. 3484. SEC. 938. When the testimony of any master or officer of any ship, steamship, steamboat or other vessel, or if any transient person shall Summoning of witness by the be deemed by a magistrate, before whom a prosecution has been comexaming magis. menced under this act, necessary to be used on the trial of the case before the district court, such magistrate shall have power, after five given to the days' notice to the party accused, to summon and cause such witness to appear before the judge of the first district court of New Orleans, Notice to be accused. accused. or before the district judge of any other parish in this State in which a proseuction may have been commenced under this act, to give evidence in the same manner as if examined in open court. The accused Right of crossexamination reat the time of such examination shall be assigned counsel by the served to the judge, if he have none, and shall have the right to cross-examine the witness. The evidence thus given shall be reduced to writing, and shall be signed by the witness, certified to and sealed up by the judge before whom it is taken, and shall be used on the trial of the case before the district court; provided, the magistrate before whom the prosecution was commenced shall make oath that the witness is not at the time of the trial within the jurisdiction of the court. D. sec. 3485. Evidence to be reduced to writing, sealed up and sent to the trying judge. Proviso. regarding arti them SEC. 939. In addition to the crimes and offences enumerated in the act entitled "An act relative to crimes and offences," approved March Harboring or secreting sea-" fourteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, it shall be and is hereby men who have signed shipping made a penal offence for any person, either on shipboard or on shore, to articles, or aidharbor or secrete a seaman who shall have signed shipping articles to ing them in disproceed on a voyage, or to inveigle or procure such seaman to desert cles by signed, made a or disregard the articles which he has signed. Any person or persons penal offence, punishable by so offending shall, on conviction, be punished by fine and imprison- fine and impris ment, at the discretion of the judge who tries the case-the fine not to exceed three hundred dollars and the imprisonment not to exceed three months. D. sec. 3480, 3486. onment. Search war rants may be tain cases for issued in cer harbored or SEC. 940. Any magistrate may, on complaint, on 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 detained, issue a warrant under his hand and seal secreted seato cause search to be made in any place wherein said seaman or boy oath made by apprentice may be harbored or secreted, and shall cause such seaman sel or his agent. or apprentice, when found, to be delivered to the master of the vessel to which he belongs. D. sec. 3487. men upon the master of ves. SEC. 911. On the trial of any person under the two preceding sections of this act, a copy of the articles of any vessel, authenticated by Copy of shipthe affidavit of the captain, sworn to before any magistrate, shall be ping articles admissible in evidence to prove the act, that any seaman whose name evidence. appears subscribed thereto has actually signed said articles. D. sec. 3488. admitted as. masters of ves SEC. 942. The owner, master or agent of any vessel, steamer or Penalty against other sea-going water-craft, who shall employ any other person than sels to employa licensed shipping-master, as provided in this act, for the shipment ing any one but licensed shipof any seaman, steward, cook or other person employed on such ves- ping masters. sel, steamer or other water-craft (other than officer thereof), such owner, master or agent shall, on conviction thereof, pay, in solido, a fine of five hundred dollars, recoverable before any court of competent jurisdiction, in the name of and for the benefit of the charity hospital, with lien and privilege for the payment thereof on such vessel, steamer or other sea-going water-craft. Act 1859, p. 36. SEC. 943. Any person acting as a shipping-master or engaging the Penalty for act- services of any seaman, steward, cook or other person employed on ing as shipping master without board of any sea-going vessel, without having first been duly licensed license. terfering by intimidation threats with the crew of any steamboat, or with persons desiring to ship to that effect, shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to not less than three and not more than six months' imprisonment in the parish jail of the parish wherein said offence shall have been committed. SEC. 944. Any person or persons who may, by violence or threats Penalty for in. Or in any manner intimidate and prevent another from shipping upon any steamboat within this State, or who shall thus interfere with or prevent any person who is one of the crew of a steamboat from discharging his or her duty, or unlawfully interfere with any laborer who may be taking on board or discharging cargo from a steamboat within the State of Louisiana, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction before any justice of the peace of this State or recorder of the city of New Orleans, be fined not less than twenty dollars and costs of prosecution, and imprisoned not less than twenty days in the parish jail. on any steamboat. Penalty against person for leaving a steam. boat before complying with his engagement D. sec. 3489, 3664; Act 1855, p. 142. SEC. 945. Any person who may ship upon a steamboat in the customary manner to do service on said boat, either by the month or voyage, in the capacity of an officer, engineer, pilot, clerk, mate, carpenter, cook, steward, cabin boy, watchman, fireman, deck hand or laborer, who may abandon the boat before having fulfilled his engagements, or who may refuse to do his duty in the capacity for which he shipped or engaged to perform, before the completion of the voyage or the term O his engagement, without lawful cause, shall, besides forfeiting all claims to the wages due for such service, be liable to the owner or owners of said steamer for any damages which they may sustain by said abandonment or refusal to do duty. D. sec. 3490, 3665. SEC. 946. (Attempting to cause desertion from ships, steamboats, etc., or interfering with the command of such vessel.) See D. 934. D. sec. 3662; Act 1858, p. 171. SEC. 947. (Jurisdiction for the trial of persons accused under this act.) See D. 935. D. sec. 3663. case of accident SEC. 948. Any accident, except such as is impossible to be foreseen or avoided, that may happen to any steamboat, from racing, carrying Penalties in higher steam than may be allowed by law, running into or foul of another boat, or that may occur whilst the captain, pilot or engineer is engaged in gambling or attending any game of chance or hazard, or whenever an accident happens from the boat being overloaded, the owner of the boat shall be responsible for all loss or damage, and shall be barred from the recovery of freight or insurance; and the officer violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than two thousand dollars, and imprisonment for not less than three months nor more than three years; and in the event of loss of life being the result of such accident, then said officers shall be adjudged guilty of manslaughter. D. sec. 3651; Act 1855, p. 468. SEC. 949. When gunpowder is shipped on board of a steamboat it shall be stored away at as great a distance as possible from the fur- Formalities required when nace, and a written notification of the fact shall be placed in three gunpowder is received on conspicuous parts of the boat; and in the event of such notification board. not being so exhibited, then for any loss of property or life for which the powder may be deemed the cause, the owner and captain shall be liable to the penalty provided in the preceding section. D. sec. 3652. SEC. 950. Any person who shall ship or put on board, or cause to be shipped or put on board of any steamboat within this State, any Penalty for gunpowder, without giving notice thereof, at the time of making the shipping gunshipment, to the master or clerk of said boat, shall be liable to a pen- notice. powder without alty of two hundred dollars, which may be sued for and recovered by the owner, captain or clerk of said boat, for his own use and benefit; and in case of any loss of property in consequence of gunpowder being on board of said boat, the shipper that shall have failed to give due notice as herein required, shall be liable therefor, or for any injury done to any person or to his family; and in the case of loss of life the person who shall have shipped the same without giving due notice thereof, shall, on conviction, be adjudged guilty of manslaughter. D. sec. 3653, 408, 409, 2705-Pilots. AUCTION SALES. SEC. 951. It shall be the duty of every auctioneer who shall offer for sale jewelry of any kind or description to announce to the persons present, in a loud voice, whether the same be gold, silver or base Their duty when offering metal before proceeding to sell the same; also whether the article jewelry. offered is to be sold by the lot or by the piece, and, if by the piece, the |