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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 53 STAT. · June 26, 1884 · Public Law 100

Public Law 100.

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(/us/pl/76/99)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, American seamen. That subsections[23 Stat. 55](/us/stat/23/55).[46 U. S. C. § 599](/us/usc/t46/s599).(b), (c), and
(d)of section 10 of the Act of June 26, 1884, as amended (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 46, sec. 599), are amended to read as follows:" “(b) Allotment of portion of wages to relatives or to savings accounts. That it shall be lawful for any seaman to stipulate in his shipping agreement for an allotment of any portion of the wages he may earn to his grandparents, parents, wife, sister, or children, or for deposits to be made in an account opened by him and maintained in his name either at a savings bank or a United States postal savings depository subject to the governing regulations thereof. “(c) Conditions requisite for valid allotments.Examinations. That no allotment shall be valid unless in writing and signed by and approved by the shipping commissioner. It shall be the duty of the said commissioner to examine such allotments and the parties to Stipulations, insertion in agreement.them and enforce compliance with the law. All stipulations for the allotment of any part of the wages of a seaman during his absence which are made at the commencement of the voyage shall be inserted in the agreement and shall state the amounts and times of the payments to be made and the persons to whom the payments are to be made, or by directing the payments to be made to a savings bank or a United States postal savings depository in an account maintained in his name. “(d) Punishment for false claim. No allotment except as provided in this section shall be legal. Any person who shall falsely claim to be such relation, as above described, or to be a savings bank or a United States postal savings depository and as such an allottee of the seaman under this section shall for every such offense be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding six months, at the discretion of the court.” " Approved, May 31, 1939. To amend section 4335 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relative to change of masters of vessels. Chapter 159 53 Stat. 794 1939-05-31 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 2024-11-24 76 1 public [CHAPTER 159] AN ACT To amend section 4335 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relative to change of masters of vessels. May 31, 1939[[H. R. 1782](/us/bill/76/hr/1782)][[Public, No. 100](/us/pl/76/100)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Vessels in domestic commerce.[R. S. § 4335](/us/rs/76/s4335).[46 U. S. C. § 276](/us/usc/t46/s276). That section 4335 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 46, sec. 276) is hereby amended to read as follows:" “(a) Proceedings on change of masters. Whenever the master of any licensed vessel, ferryboats excepted, is changed, the new master, or, in case of his absence, the owner or one of the owners thereof, shall report such change to the collector residing at the port where the same happens, if there be one; otherwise, to the collector residing at any port where such vessel next arrives, who, upon the oath of such new master, or, in case of his absence, of the owner, that such master is a citizen of the United States, and that such vessel shall not, while such license continues in force, be employed in any manner whereby the revenue of the United States may be defrauded, shall endorse such change on the license, with the Vessels in the coasting trade or fisheries, penalty for not reporting change.name of the new master. Whenever such change is not reported, and endorsed, as herein required, such vessel, if found carrying on the coasting trade or fisheries, shall be subject to pay the same fees and tonnage as a vessel of the United States having a register, and the new 53 Stat. 795master shall be liable to a penalty of $10: *Provided*, That the Secretary*Provisos*.Endorsement of two alternate masters permitted. of Commerce may authorize the endorsement of not more than two alternate masters in addition to the one already endorsed on the license, whenever in his judgment the condition of employment of the vessel warrants such action: *Provided further*, That in the case ofVessels operating within limits of harbor of town or city. vessels navigated within the limits of the harbor of any town or city, the name of the owner or some responsible person acting for the owner who otherwise meets all requirements of the laws of the United States with regard to masters, may be endorsed on the license of such vessel, although not actually employed thereon, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce: *And provided further*, That in the case of unrigged vessels which are notUnrigged vessels not requiring certificate of inspection on board. required by law to have on board a certificate of inspection, the name of the owner or any responsible person acting for the owner who otherwise meets all requirements of the laws of the United States with regard to masters, may be endorsed on the license of such unrigged vessel although not actually employed on board the vessel. “(b) In the case of those vessels on the licenses of which there areDuties and responsibilities of master in charge. endorsed the names of more than one master, the master actually in charge of the vessel shall assume all of the duties and responsibilities imposed by any statute upon masters of vessels, and incur the liabilities provided by any law against masters of vessels during any period in which he is in charge of the vessel. “(c) The term ‘unrigged vessel’ as used herein, means any vessel“Unrigged vessel,” term defined. that is not self-propelled.” " Approved, May 31, 1939. To amend section 4325 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended, relative to renewal of licenses of vessels. Chapter 160 53 Stat. 795 1939-05-31 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 2024-11-24 76 1 public [CHAPTER 160] AN ACT To amend section 4325 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended, relative to renewal of licenses of vessels. May 31, 1939[[H. R. 1786](/us/bill/76/hr/1786)][
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