Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 18 Part 1.djvu/957

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Trru: Liu.-MERCHANT SEAMEN.»—Ch. 5. 885 tics, to beserved out toevery seaman as follows: The master of every such vessel shall serve the lime or lemon juice, and sugar and vinegar, to the crew, within ten days after salt provisions mainly have been served out to the crew, and so long afterward as such consumption of salt provisions continues; the lime or lemon juice and sugar daily at the rate of half an ounce each per day; and the vinegar weekly, at the rate of half a pint per week for each member of the crew. Sec. 4570. If, on any such vessel, such medicines, medical stores, lime Penalty for failor lemon juice, or other articles, sugar, and vinegar, as are required b 9* te k€°P medh the preceding section, are not provided and kept on board, as required; °m°S' the master or owner shall be liable to a penalty of not more than five Ibid., S- 41. hundred dollars; and if the master of any such vessel neglects to serve out the lime or lemon juice, and sugar and vinegar in the case and manner directed, he shall for each such offense be liable to a penalty of not more than one hundred dollars; and if any master is convicted in either of the offenses mentioned in this section, and it appears that the offense is owing to the act or default of the owner,.such master may recover the amount of such penalty, and the costs incurred by him, from the owner. $1:0. 4571. Every master shall keep on board proper weights and Weights and measures for the purpose of determining the quantities of the several Y}°”“"‘S· W provisions and articles served out, and shall allow the same to be used Ibid.,s. 42. at the time of serving out such provisions and articles, in the presence of a witness, whenever any dispute arises about such quantities, and in default shall, for every offense. be liable to a penalty of not more than fifty dollars. Sec. 457:2. Every vessel bound on any foreign voyage shall also be Clothing und provided with at least one suit of woolen clothing for each seaman, for f“°l· use during the winter months; and every such vessel shall be provided Ibid. with fuel and a safe and suitable room in which a fire can be kept for the use of seamen. Src. 4573. Before a clearance is granted to any vessel bound on a for- List of crew to eign voyage or engaged in the whale—fishery, the master thereof shall l>€d€liV€*€dw¢0l· de iver to the collector of the customs a list containing the names, places l‘°`°t°" of birth and residence, and description of the persons who compose his 28 Feb., 1803, c. ship’s company; to which list the oath of the captain shall be annexed, 9» V-.? {Q383- that the list contains the names of his crew, together with the laces of 6. S 2*:2 p 37b°‘ their birth and residence, as far as he can ascertain them; anti) the col- —I lector shall deliver him a certified copy thereof, for which the collector Stgfbir “L Sv 1 shall be entitled to receive the sum of twenty-five cents. y' i Sec. 4574. In all cases of private vessels of the United States sailing Certificatetolist. from a port in the United States to a foreign port, the list of the crew i 3`1tf,,Q 1813 Q_ shall be examined by the collector for the district from which the vessel 42,s. 3,v.,2, p. sca shall clear, and, if a proved of by him, shall be certified accordingly. No person shall be admitted or employed on board of any such vessel unless his name shall have been entered in the list of the crew, approved and certified by the collector for the district from which the vessel shall clear. The collector, before he delivers the list of the crew, approved and certified, to the master or proper officer of the vessel to which the same belongs, shall cause the same to be recorded in a book by him for that purpose to be provided, and the record shall be open for the inspection of all persons, and a certified copy thereof shall be admitted in evidence in any court in which any question may arise undcr any of the provisions of this Title. $1:0.4575. The following rules shall be observed with reference to Rum M to li¤t vessels bound on any foreign voyage: {cg;. First. The duplicate list of the ships company, required to be made 20 July, 1840, c. out by the master and delivered to the collector of the customs, under §g,"·5rPP-394»395, section forty-tive hundred and seventy-three, shall be a fair copy in one 2; Feb 1877 C uniform handwritin , without erasure or interlineation. 69,,-_1g,1},’_252_ ’ ' Second. It shall he the duty of the owners of every such vessel to W obtain from the [s/zz;pp2'ng-c07n7niea£0r2.e1·, or vgtoer acting as such in] [col- Abb °Adm mg? lector of the customs of] the district from w ich the clearance is made, Lamb v. Ifriai-dj