Article VIII. The Consuls and Vice-Consuls shall exercise police over
all the vessels of their respective nations, and shall have on board the
said vessels, all power and jurisdiction in civil matters, in all the
disputes which may there arise; they shall have an entire inspection
over the said vessels, their crew, and the changes and substitutions
there to be made. For which purpose they may go on board the said
vessels whenever they may judge it necessary: well understood, that
the functions hereby allowed shall be confined to the interior of the
vessels, and that they shall not take place in any case, which shall
have any interference with the police of the ports where the said
vessels shall be.
Article IX. The Consuls and Vice-Consuls may cause to be arrested the
captains, officers, mariners, sailors, and all other persons, being part
of the crews of the vessels of their respective nations, who shall
have deserted from the said vessels, in order to send them back, and
transport them out of the country. For which purpose, the said Consuls
and Vice-Consuls shall address themselves to the courts, judges, and
officers competent, and shall demand the said deserters in writing,
proving by an exhibition of the registers of the vessel or ship's roll,
that those men were part of the said crews: and on this demand, so
proved (saving, however, where the contrary is proved), the delivery
shall not be refused|; and there shall be given all aid and assistance
to the said Consuls and Vice-Consuls, for the search, seizure, and
arrest of the said deserters, who shall even be detained and kept in the
prisons of the country, at their request and expense, until they shall
have found an opportunity of sending them back.
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