FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. GH. 28. 1898. 759 unfit for use, the seaman shall receive, 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 to and to be recoverable as wages: “First. If his allowance is reduced by any quantity not exceeding one-third of the quantity specified by law, a sum not exceeding nfty cents a ay. “ Second. If his allowance is reduced by more than one-third of such quantity, a sum not exceeding one dollar a day. d “Third. In respect of bad` quality, a sum not exceeding one dollar a ay. _ “Bnt if is lshown to the satisfaction of the court before which the g;"§{§"’°*"° '°*‘“°· case is tri t at any provisions the allowance of which has been` reduced, couldliiot be procuried or supplied in sufficient quantities, or were unavoi a y injured or ost, or if by reason of its innate qualities any article becomes unfit for use and that proper and equivalent substitutes were supplied in lieu thereof, the court shall take such circumstances into consideration and shall modify or refuse compensation, as the justice of the case may require.” Sec. 15. That section forty-five hundred and seventy-two of the Revised Statutes be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: I “Sec. 4572. Evgry vessellboundtpn any fgreggn voyage exceeding in wY,j’,°‘$'_;_j°,};"’}},';¤;*;‘“*} ength fourteen ays shal also e provide with at least one suit mengf woolen clothinglfor each seamgn, and every vessql in the foreign or ,,,§g§3,,‘§°‘ ‘°"’ *""°· omestic trade h provide a sa e and warm room or the use of seamen in cold weather. Failure to make such provision shall subject the owner or master to a penalty of not less thai; one hundred dollars.” ed Sec. 16. That section forty-five hundred an ·eighty-one of the Bevis Statutes be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: ,
- 81:0. 4581. If any consular officer, when discharging any seaman, ,0*;j{}:;°{°Q°{rj$§;g:
shalll mgglect to require ghetpzymeng of alnd collect} Ellie (arrelars of vigages ;;ndi¤¤1¤¤rg¤ of ¤¤=·· an ex ra wages requir o e pa1 in e case o e isc argc o any ‘__,,,,_ - _ _ y seaman, he shall be accountable to the United States for the full amount ¤·§é·§·1¤•1- bm P m thereof The master shall provide any seaman so discharged with Em }¤y¤¤<>¤t m-. employment on a vessel agreed to by the seaman, or shall provide him f,Y.§,,_s"°”“’“°" °°“ with one month’s extra wages, if it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the consul that such seaman was nc:; dischargedffor neglect of duty, incompetency, or injury incurred on the vessel. I the seaman is dis- —<ii¤<>l=¤r:•> by ¤»· charged by voluntary con sent before the consul, he shall be entitled to '°“'·°’°‘ his wages up to the time of his discharge, ltiut not for any further period. If the seaman is discharged on account o injury or illness incapacitating him for service, the expenses of his maintenance and return to the United States shall be paid from the fund for the maintenance and transportation of destitute American seamen." Sec. 17. That section forty-five hundred and eighty-two of the Revised •Statutcs be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows:
- 81:0. 4582. Whenever a vessel of the United Statesis sold in a for- d_¤·>,:x>¤¤¤e¢i¤2mfg;
eign country and her companyldisclgrged, it shagidbe the duty of the .§`i§§rr£¤¤;b2’ m master to produce to the consu ar officer a certi list of the ship’s K ··••¤· P- · company, and also the shipping articles, and besides paying to each °m°°d°d' seaman or apprentice the wages due him, he slliall either provide him with adequate employment on board some other vessel bound to the port at which he was originally shipped, or to sgch other port as may be agreed upon by him or furnish the means o sending him to such port, or provide him a passagelhouf, or adeposat witg th%consulg oliicer such a sum o money as is y the officer c eem su cient defray the expenses of his maintenance and passage home; and the consular olhcer shall indorse upon the agreement with the crew of the ship which the seaman or apprentice is leaving the particulars of any payment, provision, or deposit made under this section. A failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall render the owner liable to a line of not exceeding lihy dollars."
