New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-25

SEC. d. 1nat no seaman or apprentice
shall be entitled to wages for any periot
during which he unlawfully refuses or neg
lects to work when required, after the time
liked 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
scribed in section twelve of this act, except
foreign-going ships, shall pay to every sea.
man his wages within two days after the
termination of tile 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, a sum equal
TO One-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 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-
iOlV tlt COuLby prov IOCut UldG IlIlS 5GCLlOu
shall not apply to the masters or owners of
any vessel where the seaman is entitled to
share III the profits of the cruise or voyage
SEC. SO. 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
qnand Of amy of the ships in the United
States navy, or any American consular Off
Ger, or any shipping commissioner, or any
nh of off sETs of Jn hot tha
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 deficient in quantity, the
person making such examination shall sig
Nifty the same in writing to the master Of
ghe 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 a bad quality and unfit
for use, or does not procure the requisite
quantity Of any so signiied to be insufficient
IN quantity or uses, any provisions of water
which have been so signiied as aforesaid to
doe 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
officers making or directing the same shall
enter a 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
certifies in 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 the master
Or owner, out OF his wages, a sum not eX-
Geeding one weeks wages.
Sec. 33. 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 a 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
NAV be enabled to make such complaint
and shall IN default incur a penalty not ex-
ceeding 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, st1pu-
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
lects to perform his duty, or is lawfully I'M |
der confinement for misconduct either on |
board 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 |
to him in addition to and 10 be recoverable |
as wages, that is to say: First, if his allow |
Rnce is reduced by any quantity not exceed |
ing one-third of the quantity specified in the
agreement, a sum not exceeding fifty cents |
4 day; secondly, if his allowance is reduced !
by more than one-third of such quantity, |
sum not exceeding one dollar day; |
thirdly in respect of such bad quality as |
sum not exceeding one dollar |
lay. But if it is shown to the satisfaction |
IF the court before which the case IS tried |
hat any provisions the allowance OF which
has been reduced could not be procured or |
injured OF lost, and that
proper and equivalent substitutes were sup
llied in lieu thereof in a reasonable time,
he court shall take such circumstances into
consideration, and shall modify or refuse
as the justice of the case may
'equire,
SEC. 40. That every ship belonging to
,itizen or citizens OF the United States, as
described in section twelve of this act, shall /
,e provided with a chest Of medicines; and
very sailing ship bound on voyage across
he Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, or around
Cape Horn, or the Cape of Good Hope, or
,nGaged in the whale or other fisheries, or
n sealing, shall also be provided with, and
,ause to be kept sufficient quantity OF
ime or lemon Juice, and also sugar and
rinegar, or other anti-scorbutics, as Con
,ress may sanction, to be served out to
very seaman as follows, that is to say, the
master of every such ship, as last aforesaid,
hall serve the lime or lemon JUICE, ana
ugar and vinegar, to the crew, within ten
laws after salt provisions mainly nave peen
erved out to the crew, and so long alter
ward as such consumption of salt provisions
ontinues the lime or lemon juice and sugar
laily at the rate of half an ounce each per
Law, and the vinegar weekly at the rate OF
.alf pint per week for each member OF the
rev.
SEC. Il, That if on any such ship as afore-
aid such medicines, medical stores, lime
T lemon juice, or other articles, sugar ana
~negar, as. are hereinbetore required, are
lot provided and kept on board, as herein,
,efore required, the master or owner shaII
neur a nenalty not exceeding five hundred
Iollars: and If the master Of any such ship
IS aforesaid neglects to serve out the lime
r lemon juice, and sugar and vinegar III
he case and piannnr herein before directed,