Dingley Act (shipping)
Encyclopedia
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
.
Among other things, the act:
In 1886, a loophole to the Dingley Act was created, allowing boardinghouse keepers
to receive seamen's allotments.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
law introduced by U.S. Representative Nelson Dingley, Jr.
Nelson Dingley, Jr.
Nelson Dingley, Jr., also known as Edward Nelson Dingley, Jr., was a journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Maine....
of Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
dealing with American mariners serving in the United States Merchant Marine
United States Merchant Marine
The United States Merchant Marine refers to the fleet of U.S. civilian-owned merchant vessels, operated by either the government or the private sector, that engage in commerce or transportation of goods and services in and out of the navigable waters of the United States. The Merchant Marine is...
.
Among other things, the act:
- prohibited advances on wages, and
- limited the making of seamen's allotments to only close relatives.
In 1886, a loophole to the Dingley Act was created, allowing boardinghouse keepers
Shanghaiing
Shanghaiing refers to the practice of conscripting men as sailors by coercive techniques such as trickery, intimidation, or violence. Those engaged in this form of kidnapping were known as crimps. Until 1915, unfree labor was widely used aboard American merchant ships...
to receive seamen's allotments.
See also
- ShanghaiingShanghaiingShanghaiing refers to the practice of conscripting men as sailors by coercive techniques such as trickery, intimidation, or violence. Those engaged in this form of kidnapping were known as crimps. Until 1915, unfree labor was widely used aboard American merchant ships...
- Maritime history of the United States