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• Seamen's Act — Senator La Follette (center), with maritime labor leader Andrew Furuseth (left) and muckraker Lincoln Steffens, circa 1915. The Seamen s Act, formally known as Act to Promote the Welfare of American Seamen in the Merchant Marine of the United… …   Wikipedia

• Merchant Seamen's Act — A federal statute which provides that any seaman who has signed an agreement and is discharged before commencement of the voyage or before one month s wages are earned, without fault on his part and without his consent, is entitled to receive… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Seamen's Hospital Society — Coordinates: 51°28′54″N 0°0′31″W / 51.48167°N 0.00861°W / 51.48167; 0.00861 The Seamen s Hospital Societ …   Wikipedia

• seamen — Sailors; mariners; persons whose business is navigating ships, or who are connected with the ship as such and in some capacity assist in its conduct, maintenance or service. Commonly exclusive of the officers of a ship. The Lillian, D.C.Me., 16 F …   Black's law dictionary

• International Seamen's Union — Infobox Union name= ISU country= United States affiliation= American Federation of Labor members= 115,000 (1919) full name= International Seamen s Union native name= founded= 1892 current= head= dissolved date=August 1937 dissolved state=Merged… …   Wikipedia

• Dingley Act (shipping) — This article is about a merchant marine law. For a tariff law, see Dingley Act. The act was introduced by Nelson Dingley, Jr. The Dingley Act of 1884 was a United States law introduced by U.S. Representative Nelson Dingley, Jr. of Maine dealing… …   Wikipedia

• Merchant Marine Act of 1920 — The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (P.L. 66 261) is a United States Federal statute that regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports. Section 27, better known as the Jones Act, deals with cabotage (i.e., coastal shipping) and… …   Wikipedia

• Merchant Marine Act of 1928 — The Merchant Marine Act of 1928 is currently printed in the United States Code in Title 46A (Shipping Appendix) Chapter 24A.[1] (May 22, also called the “Jones White Act”) – sponsored by Sen. Wesley L. Jones (R) of Washington and Sen. Wallace H.… …   Wikipedia

• Merchant Marine Act of 1936 — The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a United States federal law. Its purpose is to further the development and maintenance of an adequate and well balanced American merchant marine, to promote the commerce of the United States, to aid in the… …   Wikipedia

• Maguire Act of 1895 — James G. Maguire The Maguire Act of 1895 (28 Stat. 667, enacted February 18, 1895) is a United States Federal statute that abolished the practice of imprisoning sailors who deserted from coastwise vessels. The act was sponsored by… …   Wikipedia

• Death on the High Seas Act 1920 — Citations Codification Legislative history …   Wikipedia