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

amount and costs and all penalties and forfeitures
mentioned in this act for which no special application
herenbeore provided shall, when recovered, be paid
much as the court shall determine and the residue
shall be paid TO the court and be RENTED from time
United states p and appropriated as provided for d
section fly Of this act Provided always, That i
ing shall be instituted for the recovery ofany pecuniay
penalty imposed BY this act, to mitigate reduce such
Bile but no such penalty shalt be reduced 70 less
than one-third Of It's original amount Provided also,
menced within two years next after the commission Of
tho oense IL tho shall have been committed at or
within one year If committed elsewhere, or within two
months after the return Of the offender and the com
be appeal from any decision Of any Of The circuit
courts unless tho amount sued for exceeds the sum Of
SEC S. That to avoid doubt in the construction of
this act every person having the command Of any
ship belonging 20 any citizen OF tie United states shall
within the meaning and for the purposes Of this act
be deemed and taken to be the mastorp OF such ship
shall be employed or engaged e. IN Sn CAPACITY
on board the same shall DO deemed and taken to
poses Of this act and that the term ship shall 30
taken and understood to comprehend every description
river to which tho provisions Of this law may DO appi
cable and the term "owner" shall be taken and IN.
more than one, to whom tho ship shall belong
SEQ &C. That in no case shall the salary fees, and
more than i've thousand dollars per Snnumi and spy
additional fees shall be paid into the treasury Of the
SEC e. That all acts or parts Of acts inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act are hereby repealed.
SEC g.. That this act shall take effect in sixty
days after its passage, but its provisions in regard 10
appointments under y shall take effect Immediately.
TABLE 4. (SsotioH o.
Scale Of fees for matters transacted at shipping
First Fee payable engaging crew, for
e Ss STSS
Tor each member of Grew DISCHARGED
sru, J.. TABLE B. (SeetioH o.
repayment Of tho fees payable in table A. q.
or ao respect PSt from the wages
=, In respect Of discharges, from the wages
OF each member Of the crew .........,.. 25 cents.
TABLE c. (Section ~
Fees payable by the master or owner for apprentice
ing boys TO the sea service
;, For each boy so bound, including the linden
TIBLE d. tSectioni2J -
Form Of articles of agreement
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
(Date and place Of first signature Ct agreement
including name Of shpping-ofhce9
1t Is agreed between the master and sOamen mar
present master or whoever shall 90 for master now S
(hero the voyage is to be described and the places
named at which the ship is to touch, or IL that cannot
% done the general nature and probable length Of tho
And the said crow agree to conduct themselves in an
a. III ti honest ana soner manner, aud 70 BIO
and to be obedent to the lawful commands Of tho
Si nS.SF OF o. any person VINO snail lawfully succeed
relating to the said ship, and the stores and cargo
thereof whether on board, in boats, shores and
N consideration Of which service, TO be duly perfomed
the said master hereby agrees TO pay to the said
as wages the sums against their names respectively
expressed, and to supply them with provisions ae-
cordng to the annexed scale And 1t is hereby agreed
that any embezzlement or willfu or negligent de-
strucuon of any part of the ships cargo stores
shall be made good to the out Of the wages Of the
person guilty Of the same. And If any person enters
himself as qualified for a duty which he proves
himself incompetent to perform his wages shall DO
reduced in proportion to his ncompetency. And it is
also agreed that IL any member Of the considers
himself to be aggeiyed by any breach Of the agree
ment or otherwise he shall represent the to tho
master or officer In charge of the ship in quiet and
orderly manner, who shall thereupon take sneh stops
as the case require And it is also agreed that
here any other StipulatiOns may be inserted to
law
In witness whereof the said parties have subscribed
their names hereto the days against their respective
signatures mentioned.
Signed by master on the day of
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