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ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879 . 1511


Merchant Shipping.


certificate such seaman shall produce and show to the master of the ship
in which he may be about to serve ; and for every certificate, there shall
be paid the fee of fifty cents , to be paid by the master or agent of the ship
in case such seaman should prove to be in sound health, and by the
seaman himself, or the boarding-house keeper with whom he shall be

residing, in case he shall prove to be affected with any contagious disease.

CHAPTER VIII .

MEDICINES AND MEDICAL STORES.


19. This chapter applies to all British or Colonial ships , other than Application
of section.
those already provided with medicines and medical stores under the

provisions of " The Merchant Shipping Act, 1867 , " or of any legislative
enactment or regulations in force in any British possession , or holding
special exemption under the hand of the Governor.

2. The owners, agents, or master of every such ship navigating Ships to carry
medicines,
between this Colony and any place out of the same, shall cause to be kept medical
stores, &c. in
on board such ship a supply of medicines and medical stores in accordance accordance
with scale
with the scale appropriate to such ship as laid down in the published issued by
Board of
scales of medicines and medical stores issued by the Board of Trade, and Trade.
[See M. S. A.,
also a copy of the book or books issued by the said Board containing 1867, sec. 4. ]
instructions for dispensing the same pursuant to subsection 1 of section 4
of " The Merchant Shipping Act , 1867. ”

3. No lime or lemon juice shall be deemed fit and proper to be taken Health Officer
to approve of
on board any such ship for the use of the crew or passengers thereof, lime or lemon
juice.
unless the Health Officer has approved of the same ; nor unless the same
contains fifteen per centum of proper and palatable proof spirits to be
approved by the Health Officer , or by some person appointed by him for
that purpose , and to be added immediately before or immediately after the

inspection thereof; nor unless the same is packed in such bottles, at such
time and in such manner as the Health Officer may direct.

4. The master, owner, or agent of any such ship who shall wilfully Owners ne
glecting to
neglect or refuse to provide, pack, or keep on board such medicines , provide medi
cines and
medical stores, books of instructions, lime or lemon juice, sugar or anti medical stores
to be guilty
scorbutics as are by this section required , shall be guilty of a misdemea of misdemea
nor.
nor, and shall , upon summary conviction before any Stipendiary Magis -
trate, incur a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars .