Versions of s. 253(2)

Historical text comes from the Justice Laws point-in-time corpus and is unofficial — not the official version.

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The desertion shall thereupon, in so far as it relates to any forfeiture of wages under this Part, be deemed to be proved, unless the seaman or apprentice can produce a proper certificate of discharge, or can otherwise show to the satisfaction of the court before which the case is heard that he had sufficient reasons for leaving his ship.