Laws Passed by the Eighth Congress of the Republic of Texas. Page: 86
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AN ACT
To anend an Act passed the eighth of January, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-one, respecting Wreck-Masters.SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hiose of Representatives
of the Republic of Texas in Congress assembled, That,
from and after the passage of this act, the Wreck-masters of
this Republic shall be appointed by the President of the Republic,
and controlled by the Collectors of Customs of the
several maritime districts of this Republic, who shall each
appoint for his district, at least one, and not more than three
wreck-masters; and it shall be the duty of each of the persons,
so appointed, to attend ir the manner, set forth in the act
to which this is an amendment, to the saving, and disposing
of all property wrecked in his district, or in the part of it allotted
to him, if such property be declared to be abandoned
by its owner, or the agent or factor for the same, or be found
abandoned, no such person appearing.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful
for the wreck-master, to recover out of the proceeds of any
wrecked property, sold by him, as wreck-master, an auctioneer's
commission, or any other, in addition to that allowed in
the act aforesaid, but he shall be allowed to charge for the
services, and mileage, of a crier, at a rate which shall be
fixed by the collector in such district.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That in order to award the
rate or amount of salvage, on property wrecked, one arbitrator
shall be appointed by the wreck-master, in behalf of the
salvors, and one other by the owner of the property salved, or
the agent or factor for the same, or in default of those, by the
Chief Justice of the county, in which the wreck happens,
and the wreck-master, before appointing an arbitrator, shall
notify the salvors of such intent, and if a majority of the
whole number of salyors, shall request him to appoint any
individual, named and agreed on by them as arbitrators, for
the salvors, the said wreck-master shall so appoint such individual,
and in case of the arbitrators not agreeing, they
shall choose an umpire, who shall decide between them, his
awardment not being higher than the rates, or amounts,
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