Every vessel making voyages from a port in the United States to any foreign port, or being of the burden of seventy-five tons, or upward, from a port on the Atlantic to a port on the Pacific, or vice versa, shall have an official log-book; and every master of such vessel shall make, or cause to be made therein, entries of the following matters, that is to say:
_First._ Every legal conviction of any member of his crew, and the punishment inflicted.
_Second._ Every offense committed by any member of his crew for which it is intended to prosecute, or to enforce a forfeiture, together with such statement concerning the reading over such entry, and concerning the reply, if any, made to the charge, as is required by the provisions of section forty-five hundred and ninety-seven.
_Third._ Every offense for which punishment is inflicted on board, and the punishment inflicted.
_Fourth._ A statement of the conduct, character, and qualifications of each of his crew; or a statement that he declines to give an opinion of such particulars.
_Fifth._ Every case of illness or injury happening to any member of the crew, with the nature thereof, and the medical treatment.
_Sixth._ Every case of death happening on board, with the cause thereof.
_Seventh._ Every birth happening on board, with the sex of the infant, and the names of the parents.
_Eighth._ Every marriage taking place on board, with the names and ages of the parties.
_Ninth._ The name of every seaman or apprentice who ceases to be a member of the crew otherwise than by death, with the place, time, manner, and cause thereof.
_Tenth._ The wages due to any seaman or apprentice who dies during the voyage, and the gross amount of all deductions to be made therefrom.
_Eleventh._ The sale of the effects of any seaman or apprentice who dies during the voyage, including a statement of each article sold, and the sum received for it.
_Twelfth._ In every case of collision in which it is practicable so to do, the master shall, immediately after the occurrence, cause a statement thereof, and of the circumstances under which the same occurred, to be entered in the official log-book. Such entry shall be made in the manner prescribed in section forty-two hundred and ninety-one, and failure to make such entry shall subject the offender to the penalties prescribed by section forty-two hundred and ninety-two. (R. S., 4290; Feb. 14, 1900.)