Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-18
GENERAL NArrHE-No. lli.l

bENERAI NAIl RE-NO. VA
tConciudcd from last PaysJ
SEC. 30. That in the following cases. that
is To say, first, il, during voyage. the allow
anco of any of the provisions which any sea-
man has by his agreement, stipulated for is
reduced, Except in accordance with any
regulations for reduction by way of punish
ment contained in the agreement, and also
for any time during which such seaman
wilfully, and without sufficient cause, refuses
or negiects to perform his duty, or is lawfully
under confinement for misconduct, either on
board on ON shore } secondly, fit 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 cOntin-
uance, the following sums, to he paid to him
i'm addition to, and to bG recoverable ms
wages, that is to say: First, If his allowance
is reduced by amy quantity not exceeding
one-third of tho quantity specified in the
agreement, a sum not exceeding fifty cents u
day; secondly, il his allowance is reduced by
more than one-third OF such quantity, n sum
not exceeding one dollar day; thirdly, in
respect of such bad quality, ~ aforesaid, u
sum not exceeding one dollar day. But If
il Is shown to the satisfaction of the court
before which the case tried that any proVis-
ions, the allowance of which has been reduc-
ed, could not be procured or supplied in
sufficient quantities, or We're unaVoldably in
jured or lost, and that proper and equivalent
substitutes were supplied in lieu thereof in q
reasonable timO, the court shall take such
circumstances into consideration, and shall
modify or refuse compensation, rs the JUS
tice of the case may require.
SEC. 10. That every ship belonging to n
citizen or citizens of the United States, rs
described in section twelve of this act, shall
be provided with chest of medicines; and
every sailing-ship bound on II 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 II sufficient quantity of lime OF lemon
Juice, and also sugar and vinegar, or other
anti-scorbutics, rs Congress may sanction, to
be served out to every seaman MS follows,
that is TO say, the master Of every such ship,
rs last aforesaid, shall serve the lime or LEM
on juice, and sugar and vinegar, to the crew,
within ten days after salt provisions mainly
have been served out to tho crew, and so long
afterward rs such consumption OF salt pro-
visions continues, the lime or lemon JUICE and
sugar daily ut the rate Of half an ounce each
per day, and the vinegar weekly NJ the rate
of half u pint per week for each member OF
the crew.
SIC. A. That If on any such ship rs aiore-
said such medicines, medical stores, lime or
lemon Juice, or other articles, sugar, and
vinegar, ms are hereinbefore required, are
not provided and kept on board, rs herein.
before required, the master or owner shall
incur penalty not exceeding five hundred
dollars aud ifthe master ofany such ship as
aforesaid neglects to serve out the lime on
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