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 270 FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. IL C11. 322. 1872. so soon as the service of the ship will permit, and if the ship is not then at such u place, so soon after her first arrival at such place as the service of the ship will permit, allow such seamen, or any of them, to go ashore, or send him or them ashore, in proper custody, so that he or they may bc Penalty. enabled to make such complaint; and shall in default incur a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars. Irma stipu- Sec. 39. That in the following cases, that is to say, first, ii; during a 1*;**6 “V‘?“'°”{° voyage, che allowance of any of the provisions which any seaman has, zag3x;:;?," by his agreement, stipulated for is reduced (except in accordance with except, 8:9-, or ifany regulations for reduction by way of punishment, contained in the Egg;  agreement, and also for any time during which such seaman wilfully, and named, compen- without sufficient cause, refuses or neglects to perform his duty, or is Iaw- ¤q¢i<>¤¤>\>¤ fully under confinement for misconduct, either on board or on sham); §;`Q°;ta;;YQtg“’ secondly, if it is shown that any of such provisions are, or have been rates. during the voyage, bad in quality, and unfit for use, the seaman shall rcceive by way of compensation for such reduction or bad quality, according to the time of its continuance, the following sums, to be paid to him in addition bo, and ho be recoverable as, wages, that is to say: First, if his allowance is reduced by any quantity not exceeding one—third of the quantity specified in the agreement, a. sum not exceeding fifty cents a day; secondly, if his allowance is reduced by more than 0ne—third of such quantity, a sum not exceeding one dollar a, day; thirdly, in respect of such bad quality, as aforesaid, a sum not exceeding one dollar a day. But; if it is shown to the satisfaction of the court before which the msc Qucb comgcn- is tried that any provisions, the allowance of which has been reduced
 * g‘E;‘3”Y&c° if could not, be procured or supplied in sufficient quantities, or were ungm, ’ "avoidubly injured or lost, and that proper and equivalent substitutes

were supplied in lieu thereof in a. reasonable time, the court shall take such circumstances into consideration, and shall modify or refuse compen- _ _ sation, as the justice of the case may require. W $120.40. That every ship belonging to a citizen or citizens of the ` United States, as described in section twelve of this act., shall be provided with a chest of medicines; and every sailing-ship bound on a voyage across the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, or around Cape Hom, or the Cape of Good Hope, or engaged in the wha.10 or other fisheries, or in scaling, shall also be provided with, and cause to be kept, a. sufficient; quantity of lime or lcmomjuicc, and also sugar and vinegar, or other ami-scorbutics, as Congress may sanction, to be served out to every seaman as follows, that is to say, the master of every such ship, as last; aforesaid, shall serve the lime or lemon juice, and sugar and vinegar, to the crew, within tan ddys _ Lime or lemon after salt, provisions mainly have been served out to the crew, and so long -L‘;;f:·;:§:Q0:“d aftcuvard as such consumption of salt provisions continues, the lime or ,,,4EmL to be lemon juice and sugar daily at the rate of half an ounce each pcr day, and served out, tgcgincgar weekly at the rate of half a, pint. per week for each member 0 IG crew. Sec. 41. That if on any such ship as aforesaid such medicines, medical Pgnplzydf stores, lime or lemon juice, or other articles, sugar, and vinegar, as are $;d;g'€‘§%p€°lG]d hG1`6i!lb€fo1‘B required, are act provided and kept on board, as hcicinbcforc ¤°*· 5¤¤‘¢•i hundred dollars; and if the master of any such ship as aforesaid neglects ` to serve out the lime or lemon juice, and sugar and vinegar in the casa and manner hcreinbeforc directed, he shall for each such ofence incur a. penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars; and if any master is convicted iq either of the last mentioned penalties, and it appears that the mx:::_¤;f¥g$Km 0H`cncc IS owing to the acl: or default of the owner, such master may reifi &c_ mover the amount of such penalty, and the costs incurred by him, from the owner. weights ma; Sec. 42. That every master shall keep on board proper weights and m°““*'°¤ *° measures for the purpose of determming the quantities of the SBVGYBJ
 * 5.n€juicc,&c_, requnrcd, the master or owner shall incur an penalty not exceeding five