New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-02

shall be entitled to wages for any period
during which he unlawfully refuses or neg
lects to work when required, after the time
fixed by the agreement for his beginning
work, nor, unless the court hearing the case
otherwise directs, for any period during
which he is lawfully imprisoned for any of
tense committed by him.
SEC. IS. That the master or owner of any
ship making voyages as hereinbefOre de-
seribed in section twelve of this act, except
fsreign-going ships, shall pay to every sea
man his wages within two days after the
termination of the agreement or at the
time such seaman is discharged, whichever
first happens; and in the case of foreign
going ships, within three days after the
cargo has been delivered, or within FIVE
days after the seaman's discharge, which
ever first happens; and in all cases the sea-
man shall, at the time of his discharge, be
entitled to be paid, on account, sum equal
to 0ue-fourth part of the balance due to
him; and every master or owner who ne
elects or refuses to make payment in man
ner aforesaid without sufficient cause shall
pay to the seaman sum not exceeding the
amount Of two days pay for each of the
days, not exceeding ten daYs, during which
payment is delayed beyond the respective
periods aforesaid; and such sum shall be
recoverable as wages in any claim made be
fore the court; provided, that this section
shall not apply to the masters or owners Of
any vessel where the seaman is entitled to
share in the profits Of the cruise or voyage
SEC. 36. That any three or more Of the
crew of any merchant ship Of the United
States, as described in section twelve of
this act, may complain to any officer in com
mand Of any of the ships in the United
States navy, or any American consular Off
Ger, or any shipping commissioner, or any
chief officer of the customs that, the pro-
visions or water for the use of the crew
are at any time of bad quality, unfit for
use, or deficient in quantity; such officer
shall thereupOn examine the said provisions
or water, or cause them to be examined;
and il on examination such provisions or
water are found to be of bad quality and
unfit for use, or be'defcient in quantity, the
person making such examination shall sig
nifty the same in writing to the master of
the ship; and if such master does not there
upon provide other provisions or water,
where the same can be had, in lieu of any
so signifed TO be of bad quality and unfit
for use, or does not procure the requisite
quantity Of any so signitied o be insufficient
in quantity or uses, any provisions of water
which have been so signitied as aforesaid to
be of bad quality and unfit for use, he shall.
In every such case, incur penalty not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars; and upon
every such examination as aforesaid the
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enter statement Of the result Of the
examination in the log book; and shall
send a report thereof to the district
judge of the port at which such vessel is
bound, and such report shall be received
in evidence in any legal proceedings.
SEC. 81. That if the officer to whom any
such complaint as last aforesaid is.made
certlties i'll such statement as aforesaid that
there was no reasonable ground for such
complaint, each of the parties so complain
ing shall be liable to forfeit to tho master
or owner, out of his wages a sum not ex-
eeeding one weeks wages.
SEC. 49, That if any seamen, as aforesaid,
while on board any ship, shall state to the
master that they desire to make complaint,
as aforesaid, to any consular officer or naval
officer of any ship of the United States, or
any shipping commissioner, against the
master, the said master shall, if the ship is
then at a place where there is any such
officer as aforesaid, 50 soon as the service
of the ship will permit, and if the ship is not
then at such place, so soon after her first
arrival at such place as the service Of the
ship will permit allow such seamen, or any
Of them, to go ashore, or send him or them
ashore, in proper custod y, SO that ne or they
may be enabled to make such complaint;
and shall n default incur penalty not ex-
eeeding one hundred dollars.
SEC. 80. That in the following cases, that
is to say, first, if, during a voyage, the
allowance Of any of the provisions which
any seaman has, by his agreement, stipu-
lated for is reduced Except in accordance |
with any regulations for reduction by |
way of punishment, contained in the |
agreement and also for any time |
during which such seaman willtully, and |
without sufficient cause, refuses or neg
ectE to perform his duty, or is lawfully I'M |
Ter confinement for misconduct, either on
beard or on shore); secondly, if it is shown |
that any of such provisions are, or have |
been during the voyage, bad in quality, and |
unfit for use, the seaman shall receive by |
way of compensation for such reduction or
bad quality, according to the time of its
continuance, the following sums, to be paid
70 him in addition to and 10 be recoverable
ss wages, that is to say: First, if his allow
ance is reduced by any quantity not exceed
ng 0ne-third of the quantity specified in the
agreement, sum not exceeding fifty cents
! day; secondly, if his allowance is reduced
" more than one-third of such quantity,
um not exceeding one dollar a day;
hirdly, in respect Of such bad quality as
f0resaid, q sum not exceeding one dollar
lay. But il it is shown to the satisfaction
f the court before which The case is tried
hat any provisions the allowance of which
las been reduced could not be procured or
upplied in sufficient quantities, or were
injured or lost, and that
roper and equivalent substitutes were sup
lied in lien thereof in reasonable time,
he court shall take such circumstances into
consideration, and shall modify or refuse
as the justice Of the case may
aquire.
Sec. 40. That every ship belonging to a
itizen or citizens of the United States, as
escribed in section twelve of this act, shall
e provided with chest of medicines and
very sailing ship bound on voyage across
ne Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, or around
ape Horn, or the Cape of Good Hope, or
lgaged in the whale or other fisheries, or
sealing, shall also be provided with, and
suse to ba kept, a sufficient quantity of J
me or lemon juice, and also sugar and
inegar, or other anti-sc2rbutics, as Con
ress may sanction, to be served out to
very seaman as f0llnwe, that is to say, the
aster of every such ship, as last aforesaid,
la1 serve the lime or lemon juice, and
lgar and vinegar, to the crew, within ten !
bys after salt provisions mainly have been
rived out TO the crew, and SO long after
ard as such consumption of salt provisions J
the lime or lemon Juice and sugar s
lilly at the rate of half an ounce each per l
", and the vinegar weekly at the rate of |
If pint per week for each member of the c
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SEC. Al. That if on any such ship as afore- /
id such medicines, medical stores, lime
lemon Juice, or other articles, sugar and i
negar, as are hereinbefore required, are '
It provided and kept on board, as herein 9
fore required, the master or owner shall I
sur penalty not exceeding five hundred
liars; and if the master of any such ship G
aforesaid neglects to serve out the lime t
lemon juice, and sugar and vinegar in
e case and manner hereinbefore directed, 8
shall for zach sI1ch nffanse incur a pan- {