Stores

The victuals and provisions collected together for the subsistence of a ship's company; of a camp; or any like body of men. Store, as commonly used, is equivalent of the English "shop," when indicating a place where merchandise is sold, but in the broader sense it means a place of deposit; a storehouse. 53 Ala. 481; 25 Am. Eep. 643; Ann. Cas. 1913E 1126 note. A restaurant and bakery may be carried on in a building insured for use as a store. 60 Mich. 425. A shop is a place where goods are sold by retail. 15 Gray (Mass.) 197.

The supplies for the subsistence and accommodation of a ship’s crew and passengers. Under the word stores, tackle, apparel, etc., will not pass. 2 Stark. 105.

The supplies of different articles provided for the subsistence and accommodation of a ship's crew and passengers.

Defined under Store in Black's Law Dictionary.

See Provisions; Station, 1.

In the sense of ship's supplies, are the supplies of different articles provided for the subsistence and accommodation of a crew and passengers. Cordage, raven's-duck, and sail-cloth, found on board of a vessel, on her return from a voyage, are not stores, within the duty laws. They are either part of the ship's tackle, apparel, or furniture, or part of the cargo. United States v. Coils of Cordage, 1 Baldw. 502; Qilji. 299.