Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-02

said, to any consular officer, or naval officer of
any ship of the United States. or any shipping
commissioner against the master, the said mas
Ter 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
-,-.ine of the ship will permit, allow such sea-
them ashore he 70 ep tbat he or
| they may BIO enabled to niss.s siIcb eo.nplaint
and shall in default incur penalty i.et aveeed-
| ing one hundred dollars.
| Sec. &c. That in the following cases, that is 10
say, first. if, during voyage, the allowance of
| any of the provisions which any seaman has, by
his agreement, stipulated for is reduced lex
| eept in accordance with any regulations for re-
| ducton by way of punishment, contained in
| the agreement, and also for any time during
which such seaman wilfuly and without suffi-
cient cause, refuses or neglects to perform his
| duty, or is lawfully under CONTINENT for mis-
conduct, either or board or on shore;) second
| ly, 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 of
compensation for such reduction or bad quality ae
sums. to be paid to him in addition to- and to be
cradle wages that to say: First if his allowance
reduced by any quantity not exceeding one-third of
| the quantity specified in the agreement, sum not
exceeding fifty cents per day: secondly if his allow
spect of such bad quality. as aforesaid sum not ex-
satisfaction of the court before which the case i. tried
that any provisions the allowance of which has been
quantities. were unavoidably injured or lost and
that proper add equivalent substitutes supplied
take such circumstance into Consideration and shall
modify or refuse compensation, as the justice of the
Sec 90. That every ship belonging TO citizen or cit
zens OF the United States. described in section
twelve ofths act. shall be provided with chest of
across the Atlantic Pacific Ocean, around Cape
Horn, or the Cape of Good Hope. or engaged in the
whale other fisheries. or in sealing, shall also be
provided WITH and cause to be kept. sufficient guam
tity of lime or lemon juice. and also sugar and vine
gar other aniscorbutics Congress may sanction
to be served out to every follows that is to
say the master OF every such ship. last aforesaid
egar to the crew. with ten days after salt provisions
mainly have been served out to the crew. and long
atterWard a. such consumption Of sst provisions con
rate Of half an ounce each per day. and the vinegar
weekly at the rate of half pint per week foc each
Sec IL. That if any such ship as aforesaid such
medicines. medical stores. lime lemon juice or 9TH
before required the master owner shall incur pen
atty not exceeding 1--WE hundred dollars and if the
master of such ship aforesaid neglect to serve
out the lime lemon Juice the sugar and vinegar in
for each such ofense incur penalty not exceeding
one hundred dollars and if master convicted in
either of the Fast mentioned penalties, and it appears
that the oense owing to the act OF default of such
penalty and the costs incurred by him, from the
CT.
Sec AZ. That every master shall keep on board prop
er weights and measures for the purpose of determn
ing the quantities of the several provisions and arti
the time Of serving out such provisions and articles in
the presence of witness whenever any dispute aris
about such quantities., and in default shall for ev
cry oHense, incur penalty not exceeding fifty dol
lars: And every vessel bound any foreign port
shall also be provided with at least suit of wooden
clothing for each seaman for during The winter
months, and every such vessel shall be provided with
fuel and safe anb suitable room sn which fire can
be Kept for the use OF seamen.
Sec. 43. That whenever any seaman or apprentice
belonging to or sent home on any merchant ship,
whether foreign going Chip home-trade ship, en-
ployed on voyage which is to terminate in the Unit
ed States, dies during such voyage the master shall
take charge of all moneys cloths and effects which he
leaves on board and SHALL if he thinks fit cause all or
the said clothes and effects to be sold by auction
at the mast or other public auction, aud shall there
the following particulars that is to say: First state
ment of the amount OF money so left by the deceased
Gle Sold and the sum received for each thirdly. a
statement of the sum due to deceased wages, and
the total amount of deductions if any. to be made
thererom and shall cause such entry TO he attested
| by the mate and one of the crew;
Sec. a. That all eases provided for the last proceed
First if the ship proceeds at once to any port in the
United States. the master shall, within forty eight
aforesaid remaining unsOld. and pay any money
which he has taken chargeof or received from such
the deceased to the shipping commissioner at the port
of destination in the United States secondly if the
coming to any port in the initial States, the master
shall report the case to the United States consular Of
ton he requires tie detion of the ship and proba.
bic length OF the voyages and such officer may, if he
money and wages 20 be delivered and paid u to him
and SHALL upon such delivery and payment. give to
hours bis arrival s at his nd mort Of
nation in the United States produce the the
shipping copmssioler there and ssch consular officer
ment with the crew. the particulars with respect of
such delivery and pay ment; thirdly. if such officer
aforesaid does not require such payment and deliy
cry be made to him. the master shall take charge of
the said effects. money and wages. and SHALL within
nation in the United States deliver and pay the same
to the shipping commissioner there: fourthly, the
master shall in all cases in which any seaman or ap-
prentice dies during the progress of the voyage or
gagement give to such officer or shipping commission
aforesaid account, in such form they may re-
spectivey require of the effects money and wages so
to be delivered and paid and no deductions claimed
there any official logbook by such entry therein as
hereinbeore required and also by such other vouch-
M may Se H by the off,
rendered; fifthy upon due compliance with such of
provisions OF the section as relates to acts to be
done at the port of destination in the United States
the shipping commissioner shall grant to the master
certificate to that effect and officer of customs shall
officer OF customs shall clear inward any foreign go-
ing ship without the production Of such certificate.
of the money other effects of seaman or apprcn
ce during voyage or to make such entries respect
thereon or 10 procure such attcstalon entries
or to make such payment or delivery of any money
wages or effects OF any seaman or apprentice dying
during voyage, or to give such account in respect
thereof herenbefore respectively directed he shall
be accountable for the money, wages. and effects of
the seaman or apprentice to the judicial circuit court
ated and shall and deliver the same accordingly
and such master shall in addition for every such Of
tense, incur penalty not exceeding treble the value
of the effects Or if such value is not ascer
ained not exceeding two hundred dollars and if any
such money, wages or effects not duly paid deliv-
cred, and accounted for by the master, the
owner Of the ship shall pay deliver and account for
the same and such money and wages and the value of
and If he fails to account for and pay the same he
shall. in addition to his liability for the said money
fore mentioned as incurred by the master for like
ofense and all money wages and effects of any sea-
an or apprentice dying during voyage shall be re-
coverabe in the courts and by the mode of
proceeding by which seamen enabled to recover