The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-15
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and Crew.
EXISTING SHIPPING LAW RADI
Gully AMENDED.


Become Law.
The following is the full text of the
measure for the better protection CT
seamen which has passed both houses of
Congress, and only awaits the Presidents
signature to become law:
An Act to amend the laws relating to
American seamen, for the protection of
such seamen, and to promote commerce
Be it enacted by thu Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assem- bled. That
section forty five hundred and sixteen OF
the Revised Statutes be, and is hereby,
amended so as to read as follows:
"Sec. 45l6 In case of deseruion or cas-
ualty resulting in the loss of one or more
seamen, the master must ship, II obtain
able, Dumbe equal to the number OF
those whose services he has been deprived
of by desertion or casualty, who must pc
of the same grade or rating and equally
expert with those whose place or position
they refill, and report the same to the
| United States consul at the first port at
which he shall arrive, without mourning
the penalty prescribed by the two proceed
| ing sections.
| Sec, 2. That section forty five hum
!
Statutes be, and is hereby. amended SO as
| to read as follows:
| "Sec. 1872 At the foot of every such
contract to ship upon such vessel OF tne
burden of fifty tons or upward there shall
\ be memorandum in writing or tine dSy
and the hour when such seaman VINO
/ shipped and subscri bed shall render hlm-
self ON board to begin the voyage agreed
upon If any seaman shall neglece 20
| render himself on board the vessel for
which ne has shipped at tho time men
toned in such memorandum without
giving twentyfour hours notice OF hls
| Inability to 90 so, and II the master OF
the vessel snail, on the day in which such
neglect happened, make an entry IN tne
log book of such vessel of the name OF
such seaman, and shall In like manner
note the time that he so neglected to rem
der himself after the time appointed, then
every such seaman shall forfeit for every
hour which he shall so NEGLECT to render
himself one-half of one days pay, accord
ing to the rata of wags agreed upon, to DC
Deducted out of the wages. II any sr!oh
seaman shall wholly neglect to render
himself on board of such vessel, or hav-
ing rendered himself on board shall after
wards desert, he snail forfeit all OF his
wages or emoluments which he has then
earned. - -.
sec 8, That section forty-five hundref
and twenty-six of the Revised Statutes he
and is hereby, amended so as to read al
follows:
sec. 1876. in cases where the servic'
Of any seaman terminates before the pc
Rod contemplated in the agreements, D,
reason CT tie less or wreck OF the vessel
such seaman shall be entitled TO wage
for the time of service prior to ouch ERIN
nation, but not for any further period
Such seaman shall be considered as des
tjtute seaman and shall be treated ant
transported to port of shipment as pro
vided in sections forty.hve hundred ant
seventy seven, forty live hundred ant
seyent-eight, and forty-tive hundred and
seventy niue of the Revised statutes o.
the United States"
Sec. q. That section forty-five hundred
and twenty mine of the Revised Statute
be, and is hereby, amended SO as to reat
as follows:
; 'sSeo. 4529 The master or owner 0
any vessel making ooasting voyages shall
pay to every seaman his wages within
two days after the termination OF TIN
agi cement under which he shipped, or a
the time such seaman is discharged
whichever first happens; and III the CASE
, OF vessels making foreign voyages, Oh
from a pert on the Atlantic TO port OF
the Pacific, or vice versa, within twenty
four hours after the cargo has been dis
charged. or within four days after thu
seaman has been discharged, whicheve
first happens; and in all cases the seamal
shall. at the time of his discharge, be en-
; titled to be paid. on account OF wages,
sum equal to one-third part of the bal
ance due him. Every master or owne
who refuses or neglects to make paymen
: in manner heTeinbefore mentioned with
out sufficient cause shall pay to the sea
man sum equal to one days pay 10
each and every day daring which pay
ment is delayed beyond the respectivs pc
RODS, which sum shall be recoverable a
wages in any claim made before tn
court; but this section shall not apply T.
the masters or owners of any vessel tn
seamen on which are entitled to share II
the profits of the cruise or voyage.
Sec 5, That section forty five hundre
and thirty of the Revised Statutes he, an
is hereby, amended to read as follows:
''Sec. $780, Every seaman on vesse
Of the United States shall be entitled t
receive from the master of the vessel
which he belongs one-haf part OF tn
wages which shall be due him at ever
nort where such vessel, after the voyag
has commenced, shall load or deliver cal
90 tefore the voyage is ended unless tn
Contrary be expressly stipulated In th
contract: and when the voyage is ende
every such seaman shall be entitled to tn
: remainder of the wages which shall the
be due him as provided in section 1orty
five hundred and twenty -nlne ol une he
vised Statutes.
Sec. G. That section for ty five hundre
and forty.seyen of the Revised Statute
be, and is hereby, amended TO read as TO
lows:
"Sec. 4547. If the master agains
, whom such summons Is issued neglect
to appear, or, appearing, does not sho
that the wages are paid or otherwise sa
isfied or forfeited, and if the matter /
dispute is not forthwith settled, the 1udg
or Justice or commissioner shall certify
, the clerk of the district court that thei
is sufficient cause of complaint Whereo
to found admiralty process; and ther'
a upon the clerk of SION court shall issr
process against the vessel. In all cast
where the matter in demand does not eS
, coed one hundred dollars the return ga
of the 1nonttion or citation shall be IL
first day Of d stated or special session
court next succeeding the third Gay att
the service of the ,nonition or citation
and on the return of process in ops
. court, duly served, either party may pr
: coed therein to proofs and hearing with
! out other notice, and final judgmer
shall be given according to the usus