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the result of mistake or accident, and could not in the exercise of 

 ordinary care, have been known and provided against before the 

 sailing of the vessel, and the master shall in a reasonable time remove 

 or remedy the causes of complaint, then the crew shall remain and 

 discharge their duty. This section does not apply to fishing or whaling 

 vessels or yachts. 



Payment of charges for inspection 



46 U.S.C. 659 (R.S. 4562) 



The master shall pay all such reasonable charges for inspection 

 under such complaint as shall be officially certified to him under the 

 hand of the consul; but in case the inspectors report that the com- 

 plaint is without any good and sufficient cause the master may re- 

 tain from the wages of the complainants, in proportion to the pay 

 of each, the amount of such charges, with such reasonable damages 

 for detention on that account as the consul directing the inquiry may 

 ofiicially certify. 



Refusal to pay wages and charges 



46 U.S.C. 660 (R.S. 4563) 



Every master who refuses to pay such wages and charges shall be 

 liable to each person injured thereby, in damages, to be recovered 

 in any court of the United States in the district where such delin- 

 quent may reside or be found, and in addition thereto be punishable 

 by a fine of $100 for each offense. 



Neglect to provide sufficient stores 



46 U.S.C. 661 (R.S. 4564) 



Should any master or owner of any merchant vessel of the United 

 States neglect to provide a sufficient quantity of stores to last for a 

 voyage of ordinary duration to the port of destination, and in con- 

 sequence of such neglect the crew are compelled to accept a reduced 

 scale, such master or owner shall be liable to a penalty as provided 

 in section 665 of this title. 



Complaint as to provisions or water; examination 



46 U.S.C. 662 (R.S. 4565) 



Any three or more of the crew of any merchant vessel of the United 

 States bound from a port, in the United States to any foreign port, 

 or being of the burden of seventy-five tons or upward, and bound 

 from a port on the Atlantic to a port on the Pacific, or vice 

 versa, may complain to any officer in command of any of the vessels 

 of the United States Navy, or consular officer of the United States, 

 or Coast Guard official to whom the duties of shipping commissioner 

 have been delegated, or chief officer of the customs, that the provi- 

 sions or water for the use of the crew are, at any time, of bad quality, 

 unfit for use, or deficient in quantity. Such officer shall thereupon 

 examine the provisions or water, or cause them to be examined; and 

 if, on examination, such provisions or water are found to be 

 of bad quality and unfit for use, or to be deficient in quantity, 



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