Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-18

and such copy shall be receivable in evidence
upon any future question touching such
claims rs aforesaid, and shall have all the
effect Of tho original of which Il puports TO bo
copy; iourthly, in cases in which discharge
and settlement before shipping
sioner are hereby required, no payment, re-
ceipt, settlement, or discharge otherwise
made, shall operate MS evidence of the release
or satisfaction of anyclaim; filthy, upon pay
ment being madoby master before n shipping
commissioner, the shipping-commisso
shall, If required, sign and give TO such master
statement OF the whole amount so paid, and
such statement shall, between the master
and his employer, be received ms evidence
that he has made the payments therein men
toned
SEC. %. That upon every discharge effect
cd before shipping tho mas
ter shall make and sign, in form marked
Il" in schedule therto annexed. report of
the conduct, character, and qualifications of
the persons discharged, or may state on said
form that he declines to give any opinion
upon such particulars, or upon any of Them
and the commissioner shall keep u register
of the same, and shall, II desired so to do by
any seaman, give to him or indorse ON his
certificate of discharge II copy of so much of
such report MS concerns HIM.
SEC. 30. That every seaman, being a for
cigner. who declares his intention of becoming
aIcitizen Of the United States, in any compe.
tent court, and shall have served three years
on board of II merchant ship or ships of the
United States subsequent to the date of such
| declaration may, on his application to any
| competent court, and the production of his
certificate of discharge and good conduct
during that time, together with the certf-
cate OF his declaration OF intention to become
n citizen, be admitted n citizen of the United
States and every seaman being foreigner,
| SHALL after his declaration of intention TO be-
| n n
thall have served three wears, be deemed
citizen of the United States for the purpose
of manning and serving on board amy NOR
chant ship of the United States, anything to
the contrary in any previous act of Congress
Notwithstanding but such seaman shall, for
all purposes Of protection Us an American
citizen, he deemed such, after the filing of
his declaration of iatention to become such
| citizen.
SEC. 30. That II scaman's right 10 wages
and provisions shall be taken to commence
either Mt the time Mt which he commences
work, or mt the time specified in the agree
mcnt for his commencement of work or
| presence on board, whichever first happens.
SEC. 81. That no seaman shall by any
agreement other than is provided by this act
| forfeit his lien upon the ship, or be deprived
of any remedy for the recovery of his wages
to which he would have otherwise been en-
titled; and every stipulation in any agree
/
| act, and every stipulation by which any sea.
man consents to abandon his right to hswages
in the case of the loss -ol the ship, or to aban-
don amy right which he may have or obtain
in the nature of salvage, shall he wholly in
operative.
SEC. 20. That no right to wages shall be
dependent on the earning Of freight by the
ship, and every seaman aud apprentice who
would be entitled to demand and receive
any wages il the ship on which he has serv-
cd had earned freight shall, subject to all
other rules of law and conditions applicable
To the ease he entitled to clam aud recover
the same Ofthe master or owner in person.
am, notwithstanding that freight has not been
| earned; but in all eases of wreck or loss of
ship, proof that he has not eXcrtcd himself
to the utmost TO save the ship, cargo. and
stores shall bar his claim
SIC 80. That in cases where the service
of any seaman terminates before tho period
contemplated in the agreement, by reason of
the wreck or loss of the ship, such seaman
shall be entitled TO wages for the time of SER
vice prior to such termination, but not for
any further period
SEC. a. That no seaman or apprentice
shall be entitled to wages for any period
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
|
which he is lawfully imprisoned for any Of
Tense committed by him.
| SIC. 30. That the master or owner of any
ship making voyages rs hcreinbeforc describ-
ed IN section twelve of this act, except for
eign-going ships, shall pay to every seaman
his wages within two days after the termina
ton of the agreement or mt tho time sucl,
seaman is discharged whichever first hap.
pens; and in the case of forcign-going ships,
within three days after the cargo has been
delivered, or within five days after the sea-
mans discharge, whichever first happens
and in all eases the seaman shall, at the time
of his discharge, be entitled to be paid, on
account, Il sum equal TO one-fourth part OF
the balance dnC To him; and every master
or owner who negccts or refuses TO make
payment in manner aforesaid without Suili.
ciCnt 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 sun
shalt be recoverable rs wages in any claim
made before the court Provided That this
section shall not apply TO the masters or own.
crs of any vessel whore the seaman is emit.
tied to share in the profits of the cruise OF
voyage.
SEC. So That any three or more of tn,
crew of any merchant ship of the United
States. as described in section twelve of thi,
of any of the ships of the United States navy
or any American consular officer, or any
shippng-c commissioner, or any chief officer
: Of the customs, that the provis
ions or water for the use of the crew
are ut any time of bad quality, unfit for use
or deficient in quantity; sych officer shall
thercupOn examine the said provisions o
, water or cause them To DO Examined; ant
if on examination such provisions or water
: are found TO be of bad quality and unfit fo
use, or be deficient in quantity, the pcrsol
making such examination shall signify th,
same in writing To the master of the ship
and ifsuch master does not thereupon pro
vide other proper provisions or water wher,
the same can he had, in lieu OF any so signi
fled to be oibad quality and unfit for use, o
does not procure the requisite quantity o
any SO signilicd to be insufficient In quantity
{, or uses any provisions on water which hav'
been so signilied as aforesaid TO be of baI
D quality and unfit for use, he shall, in ever
such case, incur penalty not exceeding on
! hundred dollars; and upon every such eX
= animation as aforesaid the officers making o
? directing the same shall enter Statement
; OF the result of tho examination in the log
i book and shall send report thereof to tn,
district judge Of the port at which such YES
sci is bonnd, and such report shall be receiv
ed in evidence in any legal proceedings.
L SEC. 81. That if the officer to whom an,
: such cOmplaintas last aforesaid is made Ger
$ titles in such statement rs aforesaid tina
y there was no reasonable ground for sucl
u complaint each of the parties so complain
J. ing shall be liable to forfeit to the master o
= owner. out of his wages, sum not exceed
@ ing one weeks wages.
SIC 80. That if any seaman, as aforesaid
. while on board any ship, Jhall state to tn
n master that they desire to make complaint
G rs aforesaid, to any consular officer, or nava
officer of any ship of the United States o
9 any shpping-com against the ma,
i ter, the said master shall, If the ship is the
i at place where there is any such officer
!, so soon MS tho secvice ofthe ship will permit
II and if the ship is not then ut such Il place
= so soon after her first arrival ut such place
o rs the service of the ship will permit ALLOW
II such seaman, or any of them, to go ashore
i or send him or them ashore, in proper GU
; tOdy, so that he or they may be enabled L