zens) of the United States, and lawfully condemned as prize by a decree, sentence, or judgment of the (Or, was adjudged to be forfeited for a breach of the laws of the United States, by a decree, sentence, or judgment -, an authenticated copy of of the court of which I now produce;) (Or, was wrecked within the waters of the United States, purchased and repaired by a citizen (or citizens) of the United States, according to law, and authorized to be registered by the Secretary of the Treasury, by letter under date of -, an authenticated copy of which I now produce ;) That I am a citizen of the United States; that my present usual place of residence or abode is in the and that I am the within the district. consul of the United States and & Co., —, and agent for and a partner in the house of on one thousand eight hundred by virtue of a decree or order of the and the oath of allegiance according to law): So help me God. Oath of master, if The last clause of the foregoing oath, or affirmation, must be taken by the master himself, and not the owner, if the master be within the district where the vessel is to be registered. owner to be stated. In all cases where there shall be more than one owner, Property of each the parts or proportions of the ship or vessel owned by Sec. 5 Act July 29, each owner must be stated in the oath. 1850. owners resident in Sec. 5 Act Dec. 31, In case there be more than one owner resident within Oath of the several the United States, it will be requisite for each of them to the United States. transmit to the collector, within ninety days after his 1792. granting a certificate of registry, a like oath, or affirmation, with that taken by the owner residing within the district, which may be taken before the said collector, or before the collector of any other district, or a judge of the supreme or district court of the United States, or of a superior court of original jurisdiction in one of the States. istry, bond to be and master, with sureties Sec. 7 Act Dec. 81, 1792. 8. Previously to the registry of the ship or vessel, the Previously to reghusband, or acting and managing owner, together with given by the owner the master thereof, and one or more sureties to the satisfaction of the collector of the district, whose duty it is to make such registry, shall become bound to the United States, if such ship or vessel shall be of burden not over fifty tons, in the sum of four hundred dollars; if of more than fifty and not exceeding one hundred tons, in the sum of eight hundred dollars; if above one hundred and not exceeding two hundred tons, in the sum of twelve hundred dollars; if above two hundred and not exceeding three hundred tons, in the sum of sixteen hundred dollars; and if of burden exceeding three hundred tons, in the sum of two thousand dollars. The form of the bond shall be as follows: FORM NO. 4. Bond of owner and master. Know all men by these presents, that we, and are held and stand firmly bound unto the United States of America in the full and just sum of; to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, by these presents. Witness our hands and seals, this one thousand eight hundred and day of―, Form of bond of owner and master. Collector to keep book of record or registry, and to grant abstract of The condition of this obligation is such, that whereas -, collector of the district of has registered, in the manner prescribed by the act entitled "An act concerning the registering and recording of ships and vessels," the · called the burden, whereof is at present master, and has granted a certificate of said registry, which certificate is dated and numbered: Now, therefore, if the said certificate of registry shall be solely used for the said for which it has. been granted, and shall not be sold, lent, or otherwise disposed of to any person or persons whomsoever; and in case the said shall be lost, or taken by an enemy, burnt or broken up, or shall be otherwise prevented from returning to the port to which she belongs, if the said certificate (if preserved) shall, within eight days after the arrival of the master or person having the charge or command of the said — within any district of the United States, be delivered up to the collector of such district; or if any foreigner, or any person or persons for the use and benefit of such foreigner, shall purchase or otherwise become intitled to the whole or any part or share of, or interest in, the said, the same being within a district of the United States, if the said certificate shall, within seven days after such purchase, change or transfer of property, be delivered up to the collector of the said district; or if such purchase, change or transfer of property shall happen when the said shall be at any foreign port or place, or at sea, if the master or person having the charge or command thereof shall, within eight days after his arrival within any district of the United States, deliver up the said certificate to the collector of such district, then the said obligation shall be void and of no effect; but otherwise shall remain in full force and virtue. Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of 9. The foregoing requirements having been complied with, the collector shall make and keep, in some proper certificate of such book, a record or registry of the vessel, and shall grant an Sec. 9 Act Dec. 81, abstract or certificate of such record or registry, as nearly record. 1792. as may be, in the form following: FORM No. 5. Abstract or certificate of registry. or certificate of Sec. 5 Act July 29, 1850. In pursuance of an act of the Congress of the United Form of abstract States of America, entitled "An act concerning the regis- registry. tering and recording of ships or vessels," (inserting here the name, occupation, and place of abode of the person by whom the oath or affirmation aforesaid shall have been made,) having taken or subscribed the oath (or affirmation) required by the said act, and having sworn (or affirmed) that he, (or she, and, if more than one owner, adding the words "together with," and the name or names, occupation or occupations, place or places of abode of the other owner or owners,) is (or are) the only owner (or owners) (if more than one, stating the proportions or parts of the ship or vessel owned by each owner) of the ship (or vessel) called the (inserting her name,) of (inserting here the port to which she may belong,) whereof (inserting here the name of the master) is at present master, and is a citizen of the United States, and that the said ship or vessel was (inserting here, when and where built) and (inserting here the name, and office, if any, of the person by whom she shall have been surveyed or admeasured,) having certified that the said ship or vessel has (inserting here the number of decks,) and (inserting here the number of masts,) and that her length is (inserting here the number of feet,) her breadth (inserting here the number of feet,) her depth (inserting here the number of feet,) and that she measures (inserting here her number of tons,) that she is (describing here the particular kind of vessel, whether ship, brigantine, snow, schooner, sloop, or whatever else, together with her build, and specifying whether she has any or no gallery or head;) and the said (naming the owner, or the master, or other person acting in behalf of the owner or owners, by whom the certificate of admeasurement shall have been countersigned as aforesaid,) having agreed to the description and admeasurement above specified, and sufficient security having been given, according to the Collectors will receive from the Treasury blank forms of registry said act, the said ship (or vessel) has been duly registered at the port of (naming the port where registered.) Given under my hand and seal, at (naming the said port,) this (inserting the particular day) day of (naming the month,) in the year (specifying the number of the year in words at length.) If the master or person in charge of such ship or vessel shall himself have made oath or affirmation touching his citizenship, the wording of the foregoing certificate shall be so varied as to conform to the fact. 10. Collectors will receive, from time to time, from the Register of the Register of the Treasury, the forms of certificates of regisand enrolment and try, attested under the seal of the Treasury and the hand To be filled up and of the Register, with blanks, to be filled by the collectors, by the collector, by whom, also, the certificates must be signed and sealed. 1910 Act Dec. 81, before they are issued. If there be a naval officer at the license. signed and sealed 1792. And countersigned by the naval of port, the certificates must be countersigned by him before where there is no they are issued, and if there be a surveyor, but no naval naval officer. Α officer, they must be countersigned by the surveyor. copy of each must be transmitted to the Register of the Treasury, who is required to keep a record of the same. 11. The collector of each district must progressively ed, numbered pro- number the certificates of registry granted by him, be Certificates of registry to be record gressively by col lector, and copies transmitted to the ginning anew at the commencement of each fiscal year, and register quarterly. Sec. 19 Act March must enter an exact copy of each certificate in a book to be 31, 1792. kept for that purpose, and must transmit, once in three months, to the Register of the Treasury, copies of all the certificates which shall have been granted by him, including the number of each. SECTION IV. REGISTRY OF VESSELS PURCHASED OR OWNED BY CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES IN A DISTRICT OTHER THAN THAT IN WHICH THEY RESIDE. On temporary reg ister of a vessel ART. 12. When any vessel, entitled to be registered purchased by citi- under the laws of the United States, shall be purchased, or |