New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-26


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. b. 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 the agreement, OF at tue
time such seaman is discharged, whichever
first happens: and i'll 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
gnan shall, at the time of his discharge, be
entitled to be paid, on account, q sum equal
20 ene-fourtl part Of the balance due to
aim: and every master or owner who ne
gleete or refuses to make payment in man
QeB aforesaid without sufficient cause shall
Say 2Uthe seaman sum not exceeding the
amount Of two days pay for each Of the
elayso not exceeding ten days, during which
payment is delayed beyond the respective
Scriods aforesaid; and isuch sum shall be
recoverable as wages III any claim made be-
Gore 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 she profits of the cruise or voyage.
SEC 30 That any three or more of the
CreT OF any merchant ship OF the United
States, as described i'll section twelve OF
Sais acf. may complain to any officer in com
Snand Of any of the ships in the United
States navy, or any American consular off
fero or any shipping commissioner or any
Cbiet officer of the customs that the proc
visions or water for the use of the crew
are atyany time Of bad quality, unfit for
3lses OF 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
andt yor uses or be deficient in quantity, the
person making such examination shall sig
nifty she same in writing to the master OF
she ships and if such master does not thereO
npOn provide other provisions or water,
%here the same can be had, in lieu of any
SO sfgnitied to be of bad quality and unfit
$og Ilses or does not procure the requisite
quantity OF any SO signifed to be insufficient
an quantity or uses, any provisions Of water
which have been so signifed as aforesaid to
BE OF Dad quality and unfit for use, he shall
In every such case, incur penalty not ex-
geeding 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
6enG 81 report thereof to the district
;uGge Of the port at which such vessel is
6ounds and such report shall be received
~ evidence in any legal proceedings
SECgy37. That if the officer to whom any
euch complaint as last aforesaid is made
Cerrties in such statement as aforesaid that
sheTe was no reasonable ground for such !
complaint, each Of the parties so complain
ing ehalI be liable tU forfeit to the master I
Uf owner, out OF his wages, a sum ROt@E I
SeediBgJOne weeks wages 1
SEQ IS. That If any seamen, as aforesaid, |
while On board any ship, shall state to The !
Lnastgsg that they desire to make complaint, |
81 aforesaid, to any consular officer, ornaval !
ottcGr of any ship Of the United States, or |
any shipping commissioner, against the !
9nasGer, the said master shall, if the ship is ;
chen &S q place where there is any such |
orccS as aforesaid, SO soon as the service
Gf the ship will permit, and if the ship is not I
9hen aS such place, so soon after her first
arrival a5 such place as the service OF She /
ship TiIl permit allow such seamen, or any
Yf them, 60 90 ashore, or send him or them 7
ashore6 in proper custody, SO thathe or they
may be enabled to make such complaint:
and shall IN default incur penalty not exc
seeding 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
aDE seaman has, by his agreement stipu-
IateG for jig reduced Except in accordance
With 8np regulations for reduction by
way of punishment, contained IN the
agreeinento and also for any time
during which such seaman willtully, and
@ithout sufficient cause, refuses or neg
?ects 30 perform his duty, or is lawfully IN
der confinement for misconduct, either on
board or on shore); secondly, if it is shown
that any of such provisions are, or have
Seer during the voyage, bad in quality, and
qntiC for use, the seaman shall receive Dy
%av of compensation for such reduction or
BAD quality according to the time of its
continuance, the following sums, to be paid
90 him in addition to and 10 be recoverable
as wages, that is to say: First, if his allow
auce is reduced by any quantity not exceed
ing One-third of the quantity specified in the
agreement, a sum not exceeding fifty cents
day: secondly, if his allowance is reduced
IS more than one-third of such quantity, a
not exceeding one dollar day;
thII,s. de-respect of such bad quality as
aforesaid. tps ypl not exceeding one dollar a
day. But if it is shown to the satisfaction
OF the court before which the case is tried
that any provisions the allowance of which
has been reduced could not be procured or
supplied in sufficient quantities, or were
unavoidably injured or lost, and that
proper and equivalent substitutes were sup
Piled in lieu thereof in a reasonable time,
the court shall take such circumstances into
consideration, and shall modify or refuse
compensation, as the Justice OF the case may
require.
SEC. 40. That every ship belonging to a
citizen or citizens OF the United States, as
described in section twelve of this act, shall
he provided with a chest of medicines; and
every sailing ship bound on a voyage across
the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, or around
Cape Horn, or the Cape of Good Hope, or
engaged in the whale or other fisheries, or
in sealing shall also be provided with, and
cause to be kept, sufficient quantity Of
lime or lemon juice, and also sugar and
vinegar or other anti-scorbutics, as Con
gress may sanction, to be served out to
every seaman as follows, that is to say, the
master of every such ship, as last aforesaid,
shall serve the lime or lemon juice, and
sugar and vinegar, to the crew, within ten
days after salt provisions mainly have been
served out to the crew, and so long alter
ward as such consumption OF salt PROVISIONS
continues the lime or lemon juice and sugar
daily at the rate Of half an ounce each per
dav, and the vinegar weekly at the rate OF
half pint per week for each member OF the
crew.
SEC IL. That if on any such ship as afore-
said such medicines, medical stores, lime
or lemon Juice, or other articles, sugar and
vinegar, as are hereinbefOre required, are
not provided and kept on board, as herein
before required, the master or owner shall
incur penalty not exceeding five hundred
dollars; and if the master of any such ship
as aforesaid neglects to serve out the lime
or lemon juice, and sugar and vinegar III
the case and manner hereinbefore directed, |
he shall for each such offense incur pen
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