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Dingley Act (shipping)

Dingley Act (shipping)

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This article is about a merchant marine law. For a tariff law, see Dingley Act.

The Dingley Act of 1884 was a United States law introduced by U.S. Representative Nelson Dingley, Jr. of Maine dealing with American mariners serving in the United States Merchant Marine.

The act was introduced by Nelson Dingley, Jr.

Among other things, the act:

  • prohibited advances on wages,[1] and
  • limited the making of seamen's allotments (payment of part of a seaman's wages to another party) to only close relatives.[1]

In 1886, a loophole to the Dingley Act was created, allowing boardinghouse keepers to receive seamen's allotments.[1]

The legislation replaced the Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872.[2]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Bauer, 1988:285.
  2. [2]
    Sullivan, Kathleen (2022). "Sailors, Crimps, and Commerce: Laws Protecting Seamen, 1866–1884". Journal of Policy History. 34 (4): 555–586. doi:10.1017/S0898030622000203. ISSN 0898-0306. S2CID 251955898.

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