New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-28


SEC. "a. That no seaman or apprentice
shall be entitled to wages for any period
during which he unlawfulIy 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 ease
otherwise directs, for any period during
which he is lawfully imprisoned for any of
tense committed by him.
SEC. 80. That the master or owner Of any
chip making voyages as hereinbefOre de
sCcibed 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 tie 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 q sum equal
TO One-fourth part of the balance due to
hin; and every master or owner who ne
g.ects or refuses to make payment in man
Ger aforesaid without sufficient cause shall
gay to the seaman a sum not exceeding the
amount Of two days pay for each OF the
days, not exceeding ten days, during which
@ayment is delayed beyond the respective
periods aforesaid; and such sum shall be
gecOVerable-as wages in any claim made be-
shall not apply to the masters or owners of
any vessel where the seaman is entitled to
Slare in the profits of the cruise or voyage
SEC. 81. That any three or more OF the
crew of any merchant ship of the United
States, as described in section twelve Of
Elis act, may complain to any officer in com
Gnand 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 II on examination such provisions or
water are found to be of bad quality and
unft 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
go signifed to be Of bad quality and unfit
Gor use, or does not procure the requisite
quantity OF any so signihed 10 be insufficient
IN quantity or uses, any provisions of water
which have been so signifed as aforesaid to
be of bad quality and unfit for use, he shall.
in every such case, incur penalty not eX
&eeding one hundred dollars; and upon
every such examination as aforesaid the
officers making or directing the same shall
enter statement OF the result of the
examination il 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
in evidence in any legal proceedings.
Sec. 81. That if the officer to whom any
such complaint as last aforesaid is made
certIies in such statement as aforesaid that
there was no reasonable ground for such
complaint, each of the parties so complain
eng shall be liable to forfeit to the master
or owner, out of his wages, sum not ex-
seeding one weeks wages.
SEC. 80. 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, 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 90 ashore, or send him or them |
ashore, in proper custody, so that he or they |
may be enabled to make such complaint; |
and shall IN default incur penalty not eI.
caeding one hundred dollars.
SEC 80. That in the following cases, that |
is to say, first, if, during voyage, the I
allowance Of any of the provisions which |
any seaman has, by his agreement, stipU- |
dated 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 wilitUlly, and |
without sufficient cause, refuses or neg |
Iects 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
the following sums, TO be paid
to him in addition to and TO be recoverable
as wages. that is to say: First, il his allow
ance is reduced by any quantity not exceed
ing one-third of the quantity specified IN the
agreement q sum not exceeding nifty cents
q day; secondly, if his allowance is reduced
by more than one-third Of such quantity,
sum not exceeding one dollar a day;
thirdly, in respect of such bad quality as
aforesaid, sum not exceeding one dollar L
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 We're
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
and shall modify or refuse
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
be provided with 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-
yress may sanction, to be served out to
avery 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
lays 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
lay and the vinegar weekly at the rate Of
lalf pint per week for each member Of the
rev.
SEC. Al. That if on any such ship as afore
laid such medicines, medical stores, lime
II lemon Juice, or other articles, sugar and
yinegar, as are hereinbefore required, are
lot provided and kept on board, as herein
before required, the master or owner shall !
ncur a penalty not exceeding five hundred
iollars; and if the master of any such ship
Is aforesaid neglects to serve out the lime
II lemon juice and sugar and vinegar in
he case and manner hereinbefore directed,
le shall for each suph ntfepsa incur a Den-