AERONAUTICS 179

An. Code, 1924, sec. 43. 1931, ch. 403, sec. 42.

50. It shall be deemed a sufficient compliance on the part of such owner
with the requirements of this sub-title relating to his liability for any em-
bezzlement, loss, or destruction of any property, goods, or merchandise if he
shall transfer his interest in such airship or other aircraft engaged in inter-
state or foreign commerce and freight for the benefit of such claimants to
a trustee, to be appointed by any court of equity of this State to act as
such trustee for the person who may prove to be legally entitled thereto;
from and after which transfer, all claims and proceedings against the
owner shall cease.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 44. 1931, ch. 403, sec. 43.

51. The charterer of any airship or other aircraft engaged in interstate
or foreign commerce, in case he shall man, victual and navigate such air-
ship or other aircraft at his own expense, or by his own procurement, shall
be deemed the owner of such airship or other aircraft within the meaning of
the provisions of this sub-title relating to the limitations of the liability of
the owners of airships or other aircraft; and such airship or other aircraft,
when so chartered, shall be liable in the same manner as if navigated by
the owner thereof.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 45. 1931, ch. 403, sec. 44.

52. Nothing in the five preceding sections shall be construed to take
away or affect the remedy to which any party may be entitled against the
master, officers or members of the crew for or on account of any embezzle-
ment, injury, loss or destruction of merchandise, or property, put on board
any airship or other aircraft engaged in interstate or foreign commerce,
or on account of any negligence, fraud, or other malversation of such
master, officers, or members of the crew, respectively, nor to lessen or take
away any responsibility to which any master or member of the crew of any
airship or other aircraft may by law be liable, notwithstanding such master
or member of the crew may be an owner or part owner of the airship or
other aircraft.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 46. 1931, ch. 403, sec. 45.

53. If the owner of any airship or other aircraft engaged in interstate
or foreign commerce transporting persons, merchandise, or property shall
exercise due diligence to make such airship or other aircraft in all respects
airworthy and properly manned, equipped and supplied, neither the air-
ship or other aircraft, her owner or owners, agent or charterers, shall be-
come or be held responsible for injury, damage, or loss resulting from
faults or errors in navigation or in the management of said airship or
other aircraft, nor shall the airship or other aircraft, her owner or owners,
charterers, agent, or master be held liable for losses arising from dangers
of the air, acts of God, or public enemies, or the inherent defect, quality,
or vice of the thing carried, or from insufficiency of package, or seizure
under legal process, or for loss resulting from any act or omission of the
shipper or owner of the goods, his agent or representative, or from sav-
ing or attempting to save life or property, or from any deviation in render-
ing such service.