Chapter 97. To amend an Act entitled “An Act to amend the laws relative to shipping commissioners.” approved August nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 97.— An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to amend the laws relative to shipping commissioners.” approved August nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and for other purposes.February 18, 1895. *Be it enacted by the Senate and Rouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Shipment of merchant seamen. That chapter eight hundred and one of the Public Laws of the Fifty-first Congress, entitled “An Act to amend the Act relative to shipping commissioners,” approvedVol. 26, p. 320.
August nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: " “When a crew is shipped by a shipping commissioner for any AmericanShipping crews for vessels in coastwise, etc., trade by shipping commissioner. vessel in the coastwise trade, or the trade, between the United States and the Dominion of Canada, or New Foundland, or the West Indies, or Mexico, as authorized by section two of an Act approvedVol. 24, p. 80. June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, entitled “An Act to abolish certain fees for official services to American vessels, and to amend the laws relating to shipping commissioners, seamen, and owners of vessels, and for other purposes,” an agreement shall be madeContents of articles, etc. with each seaman engaged as one of such crew in the same manner as is provided by Sections four thousand five hundred and eleven and[R.
S., secs. 4511, 4512, p. 872](/us/rs/s4511/4512/p872). four thousand five hundred and twelve of the Revised Statutes, not however including the sixth, seventh and eighth items of Section fourOmissions. thousand five hundred and eleven; and such agreement shall be postedPosting agreement. as provided in Section four thousand five-hundred and nineteen, and[R. S., sec. 4519, p. 873](/us/rs/s4519/p873). such seamen shall be discharged and receive, their wages as providedWages, etc. by the first clause of Section four thousand five hundred and twenty-nine[R.
S., secs. 4526–4530, pp. 875, 876](/us/rs/s4526/4530/pp875/876). and also by Sections four thousand five hundred and twenty-six, four thousand five hundred and twenty-seven, four thousand five hundred and twenty-eight, four thousand five hundred and thirty, four[R. S. secs. 4535–4536, p. 876](/us/rs/s4535/4536/p876).[R. S., secs. 4542–4547, pp. 878, 879](/us/rs/s4542/4547/pp878/879). thousand five hundred and thirty-five, four thousand five hundred and thirty-six, four thousand five hundred and forty-two, four thousand five hundred and forty-three, four thousand five hundred and forty-four, four thousand five hundred and forty-five, four thousand five hundred[R.
S., secs. 4549–4554, pp. 880, 881](/us/rs/s4549/4554/pp880/881). and forty-six, four thousand five hundred and forty-seven, four thousand five hundred and forty-nine, four thousand five hundred and fifty, four thousand five hundred and fifty one, four thousand five hundred and fifty two, four thousand five hundred and fifty-three and four thousand five hundred and fifty-four of the Revised Statutes; butLimitation. in all other respects such shipment of seamen and such shipping agreement shall be regarded as if both shipment and agreement had been entered into between the master of a vessel and a seaman without going before a shipping commissioner: *Provided*, That the clothing of*Proviso*.Clothing exempt from attachment any seaman shall be exempt from attachment, and that any person who shall detain such clothing when demanded by the owner shall be liable to a penalty of not exceeding one hundred dollars.
” " Approved, February 18, 1895. Chapter 98: To bridge the Newark Bay. Chapter 98 28 Stat. 668 1895-02-18 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-15 53 3 public 668FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. Chs. 98, 100. 1895.
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