7Proof to be given by Masters claiming Pay of Apprentices.

If the "Wages of a Seaman or Marine are claimed under an Indenture of Apprenticeship by a Master, they shall be paid to the Seaman or Marine, and not to the Master, unless the Master produces the Indenture, with satisfactory Proof that it was in full Force during the Period for which he claims the Wages, and that the Apprentice was at the Time of the Execution of the Indenture under the Age of Eighteen Tears, and had not previously been at Sea.