New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-21
of service prior to such termination, but
| mt for any Further Deriod

u of service prior to such termination, bl
N not for any further period.
d SEC. 81. That no seaman or apprentlt
a shall be entitled to wages for any perlo
n during which he unlawfully refuses or nei
e Iects to work when required after the tim
Y fixed by the agreement for his beginn1n
s. work nor, unless the court hearing the cas-
}, otherwise directs, for any period durin
s which he is lawful y imprisoned for any OF
l. tense committed by him.
g Sec. 30. That the master or owner of an
ship making voyages as hereinbetore de
s scribed in section twelve of this act, excep
T fOrelgn-golng ships, shall pay to every sea
r man his wages within two days after tn
g termination of the agreement, or at tn
: time such Seaman is discharged, whicheve
5 first happens; and in the case of foreign
: going ships, within three days after tht
I cargo has been delivered, or within five
: | days after the seaman's discharge W hich
} ever first happens; and in all cases the sea
l man shall, at the time of his discharge, bt
: entitled to be paid, on account, a sum equal
to one-fOurth part OF the balance due tC
him; and every master or owner who ne
, elects or refuses to make payment III man
} ner aforesaid without sufficient cause shall
pay to the seaman a 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. Sc. 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
ora Shi
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 it on examination such provisions or
water are found to be of bad quality and
unfit for use, or be deficient 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 signitied to be of bad quality and unfit
for use, or does not procure the requisite
quantity OF any so signifed TO be insufficient |
IN quantity or uses, any provisions of water
which have bGen so signifed as aforesaid to
be of bad quality and unfit for use, he shall.
III every such case, incur penalty not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars; and upon
CNCly 6tASu- OAdLulIIhGlOu DIS dlOE0Shlu LuS
officers making or directing the same shall
enter statement of the result of the
examination in the log book; and shall
send report thereof to the district
judge of the port at, which such vessel is
bound, and such report shall be received |
IL evidence in any legal proceedings.
SEC. 81. That if the officer to whom any |
such complaint as last aforesaid is made |
certltles in such statement as aforesaid that
there was no 'reas enable ground for such
complaint, each of the parties so complain
ing shall be liable to forfeit to the master
or owner, out of his wages sum not ex-
ceeding 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 place where there is any such
officer as aforesaid, so 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 custody, so that he or they
may be enabled to make such complaint;
ceeding one hundred dollars
SEC 80. That in the following cases, that
IS to say, first if, during 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
Turing which such seaman willfully, and
without sufficient cause refuses or neg
ects to perform his duty, or is lawfully un-
Ter confinement for misconduct either on
BOARD or on shore); secondly, if it is shown
nat any OF such provisions are, or have :
'een during the voyage, bad in quality, and
limit Tor use, the seaman shall receive by ,
way OF compensation for such reduction or
)ad quality, according to the time of its
ontlnuance, the following sums, to be paid :
o nm IN addition to AND 10 be recoverable :
Is wages, that is to say: First, if his allow !
nee Is reduced by any quantity not exceed :
ng Cne-thlfd OF the quantity specified inthe :
greement sum not exceeding fifty cents
day: secondly, if his allowance is reduced :
y more than One-tbird of such quantity.
UNI not exceeding one dollar a day:
a6ifdly, IN respect Of such bad quality as @
loFeSaia, sum not exceeding one dollar :,
ay. But fit is shown to the satisfaction =
the court before which the case is fried :
nat any provisions the allowance of which
as been reduced could not be procured or =
uPpueq IN sufficient quantities, or were a
naVoldably injured or lost, and that !:
roper and equivalent substitutes were sup = =
Iled IN lieu thereof in a reasonable fine Il
1e court shall take such circumstances into >
ohSlderatlon, and shall modify or refuse =
olnPensatIon, as the Justice of the case NAV " y
7quire, '0 -A''S o.
sec. 40. That every ship belonging TO q
tizen or citizens OF the United States. as II
5scItDeQ IN section twelve of this act, shall Fl
PLoYlGee WIN chest of medicines: and W
very sallng ship bound on a voyage across al
1t. n,o A III or Pacific Ocean, or around ci
ape norm OF the Cape of Good Hope. or II
gagged in the whale or other fsbarieps' ~ u ~
sealing, shall also be provided With md "a .;
luse, to be kept, a sufficient ouantitT 81 Sr
ne or lemon juice, and also sugar and 81
he2af, or other anti-scorbutics, as Con. Ii,
ess may sanction, to be served ont In .hf
cry seaman as follows, that is to saw. the nf
dSIeF OF every such ship, as last aforesaid II
an serve the lime or lemon Juice. and
gar and vinegar, to the crew, within ten or
.ys 5llef salt provisions mainly have been de
rNeu out TO the crew, and so long after M
@to as suGh consumption of salt provisions vi
H,tihues, the lImeor lemon Juice and sugar liz
NY al the rate Of half an ounce each 9er III
" Y ana me vinegar weekly at the rate of III
~ Cd PlhC per week for each member of the III
sec. a. That if on any such ship as afore. c IN
~ Io suen nedlclnes, medical stores, lime tic
iollIoh uice' or other articles, sugar and aie
!egaf, as are hereinbef reuuired arc M,
t provided and kept on board as barai, IL
lore required the master or owner sbaI1 a.,
;qf penalty not exceeding five hundred fb,
mars; and II the master Of any sncb sbir nj
AFORESAID negects to sePye ont the lind eft
lemon juice, and sugar and yinaoaI5 in. an
Cdst ana manner herein before dir9o+o5 a.