Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872
- Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872
The Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872 was a United States law dealing with American mariners serving in the United States Merchant Marine.
Among other things, the act:
*was passed to combat crimps.[Bauer, 1988:284.] ]
*required that a sailor had to sign on to a ship in the presence of a federal shipping commissioner.
*required that a seaman be paid off in person.The presence of a shipping commissioner was intended to ensure the sailor wasn't "forcibly or unknowingly signed on by a crimp."
ee also
*Shanghaiing
*Maritime history of the United States
Notes
References
*cite book |last=Bauer |first=K. Jack |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A Maritime History of the United States: The Role of America's Seas and Waterways |year=1988 |publisher=University of South Carolina |location=Columbia, South Carolina|isbn=0-87249-519-1
*cite web
title = Andrew Furuseth Special Edition
url = http://www.sailors.org/pdf/newsletter/andrewfurusethspecialedition.pdf
work = West Coast Sailors, March 12 2004
accessdate=March 21| accessyear=2007
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