The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-15

"-en 1861. Should any master or own
or Of any merchant vessel OF ths United
States neglect TO provide sufficient
quantity OF stores to last lcf & VOYAGE Of
ordinary duration 10 the po'1 OF desuina-
tion. and IN consequence Of such neglect
the crew are compelled 10 accept ie-
dl caa scala such master or owner shall
he Iiatle to a penalty as provided in Sec
ton foity-tlve hunared and sixty eight Of
the Rev ised statutes.
SEQ. IS That section 1ofty i've hun
tr5d ana sixty-six OF the Revised Statutes
be, ana is hereby, amended TO read as
follows:
Sec 1866. II tbs officer TO whom any
such complain5 in regard to the pro-
visions or the water is made ceriifies in
such statements that there was no res-
sonable ground for such complaint, each
of the parties so Complaining shall foreit
to the master or owner his snare of the
expense, il any, Of the survey
Sec IA That section forty i've hundred
and sixty-eight of the Revised Statutes
be, and is hereby, amended to lead as fol-
lows:
of any s Of 5ae 0Y nnaar s which
forty aix hundred and twelve OF tue Re.
yised STATUTES is reduced except for any
time during which such seaman willfulIy
and without sufficient cause refuses or
neplects to perform his duty, or is lawful
" nnGer confinement for misconduct
either on board or on shore; or II it shall
be shown that any OF such provisions are,
CIR have heen during the voyage pau IN
onalitv or unfit for use, the seaman shall
receive by way of compensation for such
reduction or bad quality, according to
the lime of it's continuance, the following
sums, 10 be paid to him in addition to
and to De recoverable as wages:
"Firs5 If his allowance IS reduced by
any quantity not exceeding one third of
the quantity specified by law, sum not
exceeding fifty cents day.
"Second If his allowance Is reduced
by more than one-third OF such Quantity,
sum not exceeding one dollar day.
"Thi1d. In respect of bad quality,
sum not exceeding one dollar day.
"But If it Is shown to the Satisfaction
| of the court before which the case is tried
that any provisions, the allowance of
which has been reduced, could not be
nrocured or supplied in sufficient quaint.
| Ties. or were unavoidably injured or lost,
| or ii by reason of its innate qualities any
| art Gle becomes unfit for use and that
proper and equivalent substitutes were
supplied in lieu thereof, the court snail
| take such circumstances into consideration
| and shall modify or refuse compensation,
al the Justice of the ca SO may require
| SEQ. Is. That section forty-dve hum
| dred and seynty two of the Revised Stat
utes be, and is hereby, amended to read
as follows:
'.Sec 4573. Every vessel bound on any
| foreign voyage exceeding in length four
teen days shall also be provided with at
| least one suit of woolan clothing for each
| seaman, and every vessel in the foreign
| or domestic trade shall provide safe and
warm room for the use of seamen in cold
weather. Failure to make sucn provision
shall subject the owner or master TO a
penalty of not less than one hundred dol
| lars
Sec. 49, That section forty five hundred
| and eighty -ope of the Revised Statutes
be. and is hereby, amended to read as FOL
| lows:
s.Sec. 1881. RI any consular officer,
when discharging any seaman, shall neg
| lect to require tie payment OF and collect
| the arrears of wages and extra wages re
uuired to be paid in the case OF the dis
charge of any seaman, be shall De &C
oountable to the United States Tor Sne
| full amount thereof. The master shall
nroyide any seam N so discharged with
employment on u vessel agreed TO by the
seaman, or shall provide him WITH one
| months extra wages, il 1T Shall be shoWL
| to the satisfaction of the consul tna6 sucI
seaman was not discharged for negleob o.
duty incompetency. or injury incurred
on the vessel. If the seaman Is dis
charged by voluntary consent before bnt
| consul, he shall be entitled to his wages
up to the time of his discharge, but hot
| for any further period. II the seaman Il
discharged on account of injury or III
ness, incapacitating him for service, tn'
EXPENSES of his maintenance and returi
to the United States shall be paid iron
the fund for the maintenance ana urans !,
/ portation of destitute American seamen.
SEQ. 17.-That section forty-fiye hun
dred and eighty two of the Revised Stat
utes be, and is hereby, amended to reat
| as follows:
ssSec. 1859. Whenever vessel OF TIL
United States is sold in foreign ooun
try and her company dischargeu, IL snai
be the duty of the master to produce t.
the consular officer a certified, list OF th'
ships company, and also the shipping
articles, and besides paying to each sea
man or apprentice the wages due MIN,
shall either provide him with adaquat
employment on board some oener vesse
bound to the port at which ne was origl
nally shipped, or to such other port a
my be agreed upon by him, or furnish tn
means of sending him TO such port, o
provide him with n passage home, 0
deposit with the consular officer such
sum of money as is by the officer deeme
sufficient to defray the expenses OF hi
, maintenance and passage home; and tn
CONSULAR ODlC6E AhNOi 1PSh VA
agreement with the crew of the shi
which the seaman or apprentice is leav
ing the particulars of any payment, pre-
vision, or deposits made under this sac
,, ton A failure to comply with the pre-
visions of this section shall render tn
! owner liable to fine of not excsedin
fifty dollars"
Sec. 1S. That section forty live hundre
and eighty three of the Revised Statute
be. and is hereby. amended to read as fol
, lows:
'tSec. 1883. Whenever on the discharg
of a seaman in foreign country by
8 consular ostcor on his complaint that th
VOYAGE ia continued contrary to agree
mept. or that the vessel is badly provis
Toned or unseaworthy, or against til
: officers for cruel treatment, it shall
the duty of the consul or consular ager
! to institute a proper inquiry into the ma
I Ter, and, upon his being satisfied of th
truth and justice of such complaint,
shaIi eouire the master to pay to sue
: seaman one months wages over an
. above the wages due at the time of di!
: charge, and to provide him with adequal
employment on board some other yesse
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