INDEX
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- Abandonment, of cargo on disaster, 75
- Accounting, compellable by part owners, 30
- Acts of Congress:
- June 26, 1884 (23 St. at L.), 70, 116
- August 19, 1890 (26 St. at L. 320), 63
- September 4, 1890 (26 St. at L. 425), 158
- February 13, 1893 (27 St. at L. 445), 70, 72
- February 18, 1895 (28 St. at L. 667), 252
- December 21, 1898 (30 St. at L. 755), 196, 249
- March 3, 1899 (30 St. at L. 1151), 206, 209
- April 22, 1908 (35 St. at L. 65), 57
- March 4, 1909 (35 St. at L. 1088, 1142), 196
- April 5, 1910 (36 St. at L. 291), 57
- June 24, 1910 (36 St. at L. 629), 141, 200
- August 1, 1912 (37 St. at L. 242), 187
- August 24, 1912 (37 St. at L. 560), 229
- August 18, 1914 (38 St. at L. 698), 229, 246
- March 4, 1915 (38 St. at L. 1164), 56, 245, 247-252
- September 7, 1916 (39 St. at L. 729), 231, 260, 261
- June 7, 1918 (40 St. at L. 602), 258
- February 9, 1920, 16, 219
- March 30, 1920, 83, 84, 157, 250
- June 5, 1920, 12, 17, 18, 19, 27, 64, 79, 128, 130, 131, 135, 141, 200, 214, 232, 238-240, 250, 261, 263-289
- See also Revised Statutes: Compiled Statutes, 1916; Bills of Lading Act; Harter Act; Loss of Life Act; Panama Canal Act; Merchant Marine Act; Ship Mortgage Act; Stand-by Act.
- Acts of God, 89
- Adjuster, in general average, 191
- Admiralty. For specific subjects, see particular titles
- Admiralty Courts. See Courts
- Admiralty Law, sources, general, 1
- in United States, 1
- Admiralty remedies. See Remedies
- Admiralty Rules, general, 14
- Advances of wages (see also Wages), 247, 248
- Advances on bottomry, 141
- Adventure. See Frustration of adventure
- Affreightment, contract of, defined, 77, 78
- Agency, of master, right to delegate, 49
- for temporary owner or charterer, 33
- Agent, managing, responsibility of owner for, 31
- Alaska Railroad, under Merchant Marine Act, 277
- Alaska, trade with, coastwise, 14
- under Merchant Marine Act, 277
- Aliens, defined, in Merchant Marine Act, 288
- American Bureau of Shipping, under Merchant Marine Act, 276
- Anchorage, 215, 216
- Anchors, included in sale, 23
- Antitrust laws, marine insurance associations exempt from, under Merchant Marine Act, 278
- Antwerp, York-Antwerp Rules, 7
- Appurtenances, what included in sale, 23
- Arbitration clause, not enforceable, 107
- Arrest of passengers, 42
- Arrival and discharge, 76
- Arrived ship, 106
- Arson, maritime, 196
- Articles, shipping. See Shipping articles
- Assaults, 196
- on seamen, 61
- Association, defined, in Merchant Marine Act, 278
- Attorneys, employment by Shipping Board, under Merchant Marine Act, 265
- Austrian vessels, sale of, under Merchant Marine Act, 266
- Average. See General average
- Bankruptcy, of shipbuilder during construction, 11
- Bare boat charter, 101
- Barges, inspection of, 255
- whether ships, 3
- Barratry, 199, 200, 252
- Bathhouse, floating, a ship, 3
- Berths, separate for seamen, 249
- Bills of lading, Chapter VII, 86-111
- Bills of sale, not required for documentation, 236
- Blockade, violation of, 195
- Boats, included in sale, 23
- Boilers, included in sale, 23
- Bonds. See Mortgages and bonds for release of ship, 220
- Bottomry bond, defined, 138
- nature and incidents of, 138-140
- Bowsprit, included in sale, 23
- Breach of charter, 106, 107
- Breakage, exception of, 99
- Breakdown clause, 102, 103
- Builder's lien, 136
- Bunkers, liability for, during temporary ownership, 33
- Cables, included in sale, 23
- Captain. See Master
- Capture. See Prize of war
- Cargo. See Affreightment, contracts of; Lien, etc.
- damage to, in collision, 152, 156
- deck, in general average, 191
- discharge of (see Arrival and discharge)
- injury to, personal liability of master, 41
- loading and stowage of, 72-75
- master's relation to, 44-47
- not involved in forfeiture, when, 195
- on wreck, owner's rights, 206
- out and back, 91
- reciprocal obligations of ship and cargo, 34, 35
- shipper must disclose character, 72, 73
- unlawful, annuls charter, 107
- Cargo vessels, provision of Merchant Marine Act, 276
- Carpenter, master. See Master carpenter
- ship's, lien for wages, 62
- Carpenter's certificate, 232
- Carriage by sea, Chapter VI, 69-84
- Carriers, common and private, defined, 69
- Certificate. See Carpenter's certificate, Surveyor's certificate, Inspection certificate
- Cesser clause, 103
- Changes, in structure, to be reported, 16
- Charter parties, Chapter VII, 86-111
- Charter rates, Emergency Act, repeal of, in Merchant Marine Act, 263, 264
- Charterer, agent of, may create lien, under Merchant Marine Act, 285
- Chartering Executive Committee, 86
- Chartering of vessels, authority of Shipping Board, under Merchant Marine Act, 267
- Chronometer, included in sale, 23
- Circuit Court of Appeals. See Courts
- Citizens, who are, 25
- defined in Merchant Marine Act, 288
- Citizenship, of owner (see also Corporations), 12, 13, 25, 27
- Claim, notice of, 100
- Classification of Shipping Board vessels under Merchant Marine Act, 276
- Clearance. See Entry and clearance
- Coastwise trade, Alaska, under Merchant Marine Act, 277
- corporate owner, stock control, 28
- forfeiture for violation, 195
- insular possessions, executive control, under Merchant Marine Act, 274
- investigation of ports, etc., by Shipping Board, under Merchant Marine Act, 268
- Philippine Islands, not, under Merchant Marine Act, 274
- provisions of Merchant Marine Act, 277
- restrictions, 231, 232
- vessels to engage in, 13, 277
- via foreign port, under Merchant Marine Act, 277
- voyages, wages on, 247
- what is, 13, 14
- Code, Federal Criminal, 196
- Collector of Customs, duties with respect to recordation, under Merchant Marine Act, 279, 280
- Collision, Chapter XI, 148-158
- Commanding officer. See Master
- Commerce, Department of, representation on American Bureau of Shipping, under Merchant Marine Act, 276
- Commissioner of Navigation (see also Navigation), 259
- Commissioners. See Shipping commissioners
- Common carriers. See Carriers Compass, included in sale, 23
- Compensation, just, under Merchant Marine Act, Law. See Workmen's Compensation Law, 264
- Competition, Shipping Board to make rules, under Merchant Marine Act, 272
- Compiled Statutes 1916:
- Congress, Acts of. See Acts of Congress, Revised Statutes
- Consignee, right to goods, 76
- Construction loan, fund under Merchant Marine Act, 269
- by Shipping Board, under Merchant Marine Act, 260
- Construction, title by, 10
- Contract, maritime, defined, 4
- Contracts of affreightment, Chapter VII, 86-111
- See also Affreightment, contracts of
- Contribution, in collision cases, 155
- Contributory negligence, none in admiralty, 156
- Control of ownership, effect on registry, 12, 25
- See also Corporations
- Corporal punishment, forbidden, 56, 197, 252
- Corporate owners, privity or knowledge of, 118
- Corporation, as owner, citizenship and stock control of, 13, 25, 27, 28, 123
- Costs, in admiralty, 221
- Courts, United States:
- Court of Claims, suits for just compensation under Merchant Marine Act 263, 264
- Crew, majority owners may employ and discharge, 28
- See also Seamen
- Crimes at sea, Chapter XIV, 193-201
- Criminal Code, Federal, 196
- Cruelty to seamen, 60
- Customs duties. See Treaties
- Damage, caused by pilot, 175
- Day, work, 248
- Dead freight. See Freight
- Deadweight tonnage. See Register tonnage
- Death of seaman, 250
- seaman's right of action under Merchant Marine Act, 287
- Deck cargo, in general average, 191
- Deck load, 73, 75
- Deck officers, 245
- Delay in voyage, 78
- Delivery of ship, title by, 10
- Demise of ship, when charter is, 33, 91, 101-113
- where, liability for damaged goods, 104
- Demurrage (see also Freight and demurrage), 105, 106
- Depreciation, on sale of Shipping Board vessels, under Merchant Marine Act, 266
- Derelicts. See Wrecks and derelicts
- Desertion, 55, 60, 251
- Despatch money, 106
- Destruction of vessel before completion, 11
- Deviation, master's duty, 45, 51
- Diligence of lienor, rules of, 127, 128
- Directors of corporations, powers of, 28
- Disaster, master's duties on, 51
- seaman's duties on, 58
- Discharge (See Arrival and discharge)
- of seamen, 60
- Disobedience, 251
- Displacement. See Register tonnage
- Dissolution of charters, 107-110
- District courts. See Courts
- Division of damages. See Damages
- Docks, German port facilities turned over to Shipping Board by Merchant Marine Act, 271
- Documentation of vessels, procedure for, 232-235
- See also Registry
- Documents, surrender and reissue of, 236, 239
- Domicile of owner, for registry, 14
- See also Citizenship, Nationality, Corporation
- Dredge, subject to admiralty jurisdiction, 2
- Drydock, floating, not a ship, 3, 180, 181
- Duties, customs. See Treaties
- Effects, seamen's, 66
- Embezzlement, 197
- Emergency Fleet Corporation, 261
- provisions of Merchant Marine Act with reference to, 288
- Emergency Legislation Rate Act repealed, 264
- Enemy port facilities, turned over to Shipping Board under Merchant Marine Act, 270, 271
- Engineer, when an officer, 246
- Engines, included in sale, 23
- Enrollment, defined, 12
- Entry and clearance, 241
- Equipment, managing owner to direct, 36
- Exceptions in bills of lading, 99
- Excess profits tax, proceeds of sale exempt, under Merchant Marine Act, 275
- vessels exempt, under Merchant Marine Act, 275
- Exchange, title by, 10
- Executors, sales by, 18, 19
- Explosives, 73
- on passenger ships, offense, 197
- False lights, 197
- Fares, through, on American ships, under Merchant Marine Act, 277
- Federal Compensation Act, 57
- Federal Criminal Code, 196
- Fees, navigation, 258
- Fellow servant, master not, 250
- Felony, defined, 193
- Fighting ships, forbidden, 79
- provision of Merchant Marine Act, 273
- Finders, rights of, 207, 208
- Fines, Secretary of Commerce may remit certain, under Merchant Marine Act, 276
- Fire, 89, 90, 115, 116
- Fire insurance on vessels purchased from Shipping Board, under Merchant Marine Act, 269
- Firemen, hours of labor, 248
- Flag, 229
- Floats, whether ships, 3
- Flogging, abolished, 42, 59
- Flotsam, 202
- Fog, collision in, precautions against, 149, 150
- Foreclosure of mortgages, 145-147
- under Merchant Marine Act, 283
- Forfeiture, 195
- Forfeitures and punishments of seamen, 55, 56
- Foreign built vessels (see also Vessels, Registry, Coasting trade), may engage in coasting trade, when, under Merchant Marine Act, 274
- Foreign laws, Shipping Board to make rules to meet, under Merchant Marine Act, 272
- Foreign liens, 136
- Foreign market prices to be considered in sale of Shipping Board vessels, under Merchant Marine Act, 266
- Foreign ships, American-built recording of, 16
- Foreign trade, regulations governing shipping in, under Merchant
Marine Act, 272
- Shipping Board to establish new routes, under Merchant Marine Act, 267
- Foreign vessels, right to coast repealed by Merchant Marine Act, 277
- Foreigners, sale of vessels to, provisions of Merchant Marine Act, 266, 267
- Frauds, of temporary owner, when owner liable, 34
- Freight, defined, 43, 77, 86
- Freight and demurrage, 77
- Freight rates, export, on American vessels, under Merchant Marine Act, 277
- Frustration of adventure, 107, 108
- Fuel, lien for, 125
- General average, 189-192
- German vessels, turned over to Shipping Board, 266
- Gift, title by, 10
- Great Lakes Rules, 150
- Guam, registry of vessels trading with, 12
- Guardians, may be owners, 25
- Harter Act, 70, 72, 119-122
- Hawaii, foreign vessels may carry passengers from, to United States
under permit, under Merchant Marine act, 274,
275
- trade with coastwise, 14
- Hawsers, length of, 254
- Heat, exception of, 99
- Home port, 233, 234
- Hospital accommodations for seamen, 250
- Hours of labor at sea, 248
- Houses, sale of, by Emergency Fleet Corporation, authorized by Merchant Marine Act, 270
- Housing law repealed by Merchant Marine Act, 270
- Husband, ship's, defined, 36
- Import rates, provisions of Merchant Marine Act, 277
- Income tax, vessels in foreign trade exempt from under Merchant Marine Act, 275
- Individuality of ship. See Personality, Vessel
- Injuries. See personal injuries Passengers, Seamen
- Inspection, certificate of outstanding, 235
- Insurance, charter provision for, 102
- Insurance, fire, on vessels purchased from Shipping Board under Merchant Marine Act, 269
- Insurance, marine, associations exempt from antitrust laws by Merchant Marine Act, 278
- Insurance company, marine, defined in Merchant Marine Act, 278
- Insurance of cargo, 75
- Interest, on mortgages, 239
- Interlocutory sales, 221
- International Rules, 150
- Interstate Commerce Commission, 261
- power over, through rate rule under Merchant Marine Act, 277
- Intervenors, 221
- Investments of Shipping Board, under Merchant Marine Act, 270
- Jetsam, 202
- Jettison, 190, 191
- master's duty, 46
- Joint rates, provisions of Merchant Marine Act, 277
- Judicial power, extent of. See Courts
- Jurisdiction, Admiralty. (See also Courts), 218, 219
- concurrent, over crimes, 197, 198
- criminal, 193, 194
- ships subject to, 2
- ships under construction not subject to, 2, 11, 12
- shipbuilding contracts not territoriality of vessels for subject
of, 11, 12
- purposes of, 15
- waters subject to, 3, 4
- wrecks subject to, 204
- of foreclosure, under Merchant Marine Act, 283, 284
- of injuries to seamen, 58
- of offenses under Merchant Marine Act, 282
- Jury trial, seaman's right to, under Merchant Marine Act, 287
- Laches in enforcing lien, effect of, 134
- LaFollette Seamen's Act. See Seamen's Act
- Language of seamen, 246
- Larceny, 196
- Lay days, 105, 106
- Leakage, exceptions of, 99
- Liabilities and limitations, Chapter VIII, 112-124
- Liability, limits of, 5
- Libel, 219, 220
- License, form of, 231
- Lien, maritime, Chapter IX, 125-137
- for breach of charter, 107
- for collision damage, 156, 157
- for freight and charter hire, 103
- for pilotage, 175
- for salvage, 181, 182
- for towage, 160
- for wages, 55, 61, 63
- not assignable, 248
- of landowner, on wreck, 205
- of managing owner, 37
- of master, 44
- of part owners, 30
- of wharfinger, 214
- divested on master's sale, 19
- failure to disclose, offense, 200
- master's power to create, 50
- mortgages may create, when, 113
- of bills of lading and contracts of affreightment, 34-36
- right of mortgagee to discharge, 144, 145
- Lien, mechanics, 136
- Lien, under Ship Mortgage Act, discussed, 239, 240
- provisions of Ship Mortgage Act, 278-286
- See also Ship Mortgage Act
- Life, loss of. See Loss of life
- Lifeboat men, 246
- Life-saving equipment on cargo vessels, provisions of Merchant Marine Act, 276
- Ligan, 202
- Lights, false, 197
- Limitations. See Liabilities and limitations
- Limitation of liability
- Limitation on prosecutions, 198
- Loading and stowage, 72-75
- Loans. See Construction loan fund
- Log book, contents, 52
- Logs. See Raft
- Longshoremen, lien for wages (see also Stevedore), 62
- Loss of life, 157
- Loss of vessel before completion, effect on title, 11
- Loss or damage to goods, liability for, under charter, 104
- Machinery, included in sale, 23
- Mails, to be carried in American vessels, under Merchant Marine Act, 275, 276
- Maiming, 196
- Majority interest, when controlling, 28
- Managing agent, 36
- Managing owner, authority, duties and rights, 36, 37
- Manslaughter, 196
- Marine insurance. See Insurance
- Marine Insurance Associations, exempt from antitrust laws by Merchant Marine Act, 278
- Marine Insurance Company, defined in Merchant Marine Act, 278
- Marine railways, lien for use, provision of Merchant Marine Act, 285
- Maritime Law, sources, 1
- Maritime liens. See Liens
- Married women, may be owners, 25
- Master, Chapter IV, 39-53
- agency for all parties in case of wreck, agency for owner under charter, 91
- agency for temporary owner or charterer, 33
- agent for underwriter, when, 113
- authority to sign bills of lading, 36
- bills of lading signed by, liability on, 91
- cargo, duty to deliver, 76
- citizenship of, 25
- contracts of affreightment, effect of, 34-36
- disciplinary powers, 40
- duties in loading and stowage, 72
- duty as to shipping articles, 243
- duty to deliver cargo to consignees, 76
- license of, 244
- majority owners may employ and discharge, 28
- name to be reported, 16
- oath of, for documentation, 235
- owner's authority over, 30
- penalty for failure to exhibit documents under Merchant Marine Act, 282
- pilot, relation to, 174
- right to sue in collision cases, 157
- sales by, 19-22
- salvor, 185
- seamen, power to punish, 61
- shipping articles, duty as to, 243
- wreck, agency for all persons in case of, 75
- Master carpenter, certificate of, for registry, 14
- Masts, included in sale, 23
- Mate, license of, 244
- not to punish seamen, 61
- Mechanic's liens, 136
- Medicines, 67
- Merchant Marine Act (June 5, 1920)[35], discussed, 142-147
- Merchant vessels, annual list of, 258
- Minority interest may compel majority to give bond, 28, 29
- right to use ship, 29
- Misdemeanors, 193
- Mississippi Valley Rules, 159
- Moorage. See Wharfage and moorage
- Mortgage of cargo, master's rights, 47
- Mortgagee, liability of, 113
- Mortgages and bonds, Chapter X, 138-147
- Mortgages, new to be given after admiralty sale, 18
- Mortgages, preferred, provisions of Ship Mortgage Act (§ 30
Merchant Marine Act), 278-286
- discussed, 238
- Mortgages, recording of, provisions of Ship Mortgage Act (§ 30 Merchant Marine Act), 279-282, 286
- Motor boats, numbering of, 258
- Murder, 196
- Mutiny, 60, 197, 200, 201, 251
- Name, change of, 16, 240
- Nationality, of owner (see also Corporations), 13, 25, 27
- Naval service, vessels in exempt from Merchant Marine Act, 266
- Navigation, Commissioner of, 259
- to authorize change of name, 16
- Navigation fees, 258
- Navigation laws, how administered, 259
- Negligence in collision, 148, 149
- Negotiability of bills of lading, 98, 99
- Neutrality, violation of, offense, 197
- Note. See Promissory note
- Notice, lien independent of, 127
- of admiralty sale by marshal, 18
- of claim. See Claim
- Number. See Official number
- Offenses. See Crimes at sea of seamen, 59
- Officers, deck, 245
- Official number, 233, 234
- Official tonnage, 233
- Oilers, hours of labor, 248
- Oléron, Rules, 7
- laws, 173
- Overloading, 73
- Owner, domicile of, for registry, 14
- Owners and managers, Chapter III, 25-38
- Ownership, control of, effect on registry. See Corporations
- Ownership, record title not conclusive of, 36
- temporary, rights and liabilities, 33
- Panama Canal Act (August 24, 1912), 229
- Panama Canal Zone, trade with not coastwise, 14
- Panama Railroad, ships subject to suit, 219
- Parole, sale by, 10, 20, 22, 23
- Part owners, 25, 26
- Particular average, 189
- Partition, suit for, 30
- Partners, part owners not, 25
- may own vessel as partnership property, 25-27
- Passengers, assault on, liability of owner, 31
- carriage of, 79, 80
- damage in collision, 154, 155
- from Hawaii in foreign ships, under Merchant Marine Act, 275
- limitation of, on cargo vessels under Merchant Marine Act, 276
- loss of life, 83, 84
- master's authority over, 41
- personal injuries to, 81-83
- not salvor, 183
- seduction of, 252
- to be notified of dangers under Merchant Marine Act, 276
- Peril of the sea, exception of, 89
- liability for, under charter, 104
- Penalties and forfeitures, 195
- Penalties under Ship Mortgage Act, 282
- Personal injuries to passengers. See Passengers
- Personal injuries, of seamen, 56-58, 287
- Personality of ship, 5, 112, 114, 195
- Philippine Islands, may make registry rules under Merchant Marine Act, 274
- Pilot, citizenship of, 13
- Pilotage. See Towage and pilotage, Chapter XII, 159-179
- Piracy, 195-199
- Place of trial, of offenses at sea, 194
- Plundering, 197
- Port captain, 36
- Port facilities, effect of freight rates on, investigation by Shipping Board, under Merchant Marine Act, 268
- Port of registration. See Home port
- Porto Rico, trade with coastwise, 14
- Possession, evidence of ownership, 25
- lien independent of, 127
- Preferred lien. See Liens
- foreclosure of, under Ship Mortgage Act, 283
- Preferred mortgages. See Mortgages
- Preferred mortgage vessels, 128-131
- Prices, market, foreign, to be considered in sale of Shipping Board vessels, under Merchant Marine Act, 266
- Princes, restraint of. See Restraint of princes
- Priorities in liens. (see also Liens), 129-131
- "Privity or knowledge," 116, 117
- Prizes of war, when entitled to registry, 12
- Process, 220-222
- Proctor, 220
- Promissory note, master's not binding on owner, 41
- Protest, cost of, 152
- Provisions, lien for, 125
- Punishment, corporal, 197
- Purchase, title by, 10
- Radio telegraph, failure to carry (see also Wireless), 200
- Raft, whether a vessel, 2
- Railroads, freight rates, investigation by Shipping Board under
Merchant Marine Act, 268
- reduced, restriction upon under Merchant Marine Act, 277
- Rape, 196
- Rates. See Freight
- Readiness, 106
- Receiver, in preferred lien foreclosures under Merchant Marine Act, 283
- Record title, not conclusive of ownership, 36
- Recording, American-built foreign ships, 16
- liens. See Liens
- mortgages (see also Mortgages), 144
- Redelivery of vessel under charter, 102
- Redocumentation, 241
- Register, form of, 231
- Register tonnage, 256
- Registration and regulation in general, 10
- Registry, general, 228, 229
- and flag, 229
- change of, to foreign, approval of Shipping Board, 17, 27
- coastwise trade, vessels entitled to engage in, 13
- control, American, of corporate owners, 13
- copy to be included in bill of sale, 17
- corporate ownership, American control, 13
- defined, 12
- domicile of owner, 14
- ownership by citizens, 13
- procedure (see also Documentation), 14
- surrender, on sale of ship at sea, 23
- vessels entitled to, 12, 229-231
- Regulations, navigation, 150
- Remedies, Admiralty, Chapter XVII, 218-222
- Repairs, liability for, during temporary ownership, 33
- Replevin, of wreck, 206
- Representations prior to sale, 23, 24
- Requisition, of vessels under Merchant Marine Act, 270
- War Emergency Act repealed, 264
- Residence of owner, for registry (see also Citizenship, Corporations, Nationality), 14
- Respondentia, defined, 138
- Restraint of princes, 90, 108, 109
- Revised Statutes, Sections:
- Revolt, 197
- River steamers, registry of, 13
- Road. See Rules of road
- Robbery, 196, 197
- Rooles of Oléron. See Oléron
- Routes, trade, Shipping Board may establish under Merchant Marine Act, 267
- Rules, navigation, 150
- Rules of Oléron. See Oléron Rules of
- Rules of the road, 253
- Safe port, 101
- Sailor. See Seamen
- Sails, included in sale, 23
- Sale, bill of. See Bills of sale
- Sale, in admiralty proceedings, 17, 18
- Sale, in partition suit, 30
- Sale, judicial, discharge of mortgage upon under Ship Mortgage Act, 279, 280
- Sale of cargo, master's rights, 47
- Sale of shipbuilding plants of Shipping Board, under Merchant Marine Act, 270
- Sale of vessel, bill of, what to include, 17, 23
- by master (see also Master), 19-22, 50
- by mortgagee, 19
- by parole, 10, 20, 22, 23
- by trustees and executors, 18, 19
- to alien, 17
- to alien, Shipping Board vessels under Merchant Marine Act, 266, 267
- to alien, Shipping Board to approve under Merchant Marine Act, 284
- to American citizens, under Merchant Marine Act, 266
- of ship at sea, 22, 23
- proceeds exempt from taxation, when under Merchant Marine Act, 275
- representations prior to, 23, 24
- Salvage and general average, Chapter XIII, 180-192
- Salvage, seamen's lien not assignable, 248
- Salvor, Lien, 181, 182
- Seamen, Chapter V, 54-68
- abandonment of, 252
- age requirements, 246
- berths, 249
- clothing for, 250
- corporal punishment of, prohibited, 252
- death of, 250
- death of, right of action under Merchant Marine Act, 287
- foreign, when not engaged to work in United States, 15
- hospital accommodations, 250
- injuries to, 250
- jury trial, right to, under Merchant Marine Act, 287
- language of, 246
- lien for salvage, not assignable, 248
- lien for wages under Merchant Marine Act, 280
- loss of effects in collision, 154-155
- majority owners may employ and dismiss, 28
- nationality of, 247
- offenses of, 251
- personal injuries to, under Merchant Marine Act, 287
- provisions, scale of, 249
- punishment of, authority of master, 42
- qualifications, 246
- salvors, whether, 183, 185
- wages, demandable only once in same port under Merchant Marine Act, 286
- washing places, 249
- Seamen's Act (March 4, 1915), 56, 245, 247, 249-251
- Seaworthiness, generally defined, 70-72
- Seduction, 196
- of passenger, 252
- Self-defense, by seamen, 61
- Ship (see also Vessel), personality of, 112, 114
- Ship Mortgage Act (June 5, 1920)[36], text of,
276-286
- See also Mortgages, Liens, etc.
- Shipbuilders Lien, 11
- Shipbuilding contracts, 10
- Shipbuilding plants of Shipping Board, insurance of, under Merchant Marine Act, 269
- Shipping, American Bureau of under Merchant Marine Act, 276
- Shipping Act (September 7, 1916), 231, 260, 261
- Shipping Act, Emergency, repealed by Merchant Marine Act, 263
- Shipping Articles, 55, 63, 64, 242-244
- Shipping Board, 260, 261
- appointment and duties under Merchant Marine Act, 264, 265
- approval, for change of registry, 27
- assignment of vessels under Merchant Marine Act, 267
- charters to be filed with, 86
- may delegate to Emergency Fleet Corporation, 288
- mortgages, authority over, 145
- sales to aliens, Board to approve, 17
- ships immune from arrest, 219
- to investigate fighting ships, 79
- vessels sold to citizens, entitled to registry, 13
- Shipping Commissioners, 63, 260
- Ship's husband, defined, 36
- Shore captain, 36
- Single ship companies, 16, 123
- Sleeping quarters, 249
- Slop-chest, 7
- Smuggling, 197
- Stand-by Act (September 4, 1890), 158
- State liens, 135
- Statutes. See Acts of Congress, Revised Statutes, Compiled Statutes
- Steam vessels, inspection of, 225
- Steamboats, river and bay, when entitled to registry, 13
- Stevedore, duties, 72
- Stolen goods, receiving, 196
- Stowage. See Loading and stowage
- Stranding, no general average, 190
- not collision, 148
- Subcharters, 101
- Supervising Inspector General, 259
- Supervising inspectors, rules, 150
- Supplies, liability for, during temporary ownership, 33
- Supreme Court. See Courts
- Survey, cost of, 152
- Surveyor, marine, duties of, 66
- Surveyor's certificates, 232, 233
- Taxation of vessel, situs for, 15
- Taxation, when proceeds of vessel exempt, under Merchant Marine Act, 275
- Taxes. See Excess Profits Tax, Income Tax, Tonnage Taxes
- Temporary ownership, rights and liabilities, 33
- Territoriality of vessel, 14, 15, 193, 194
- Theft, exception of, 99
- Through export rates under Merchant Marine Act, 277
- Through fares on American vessels under Merchant Marine Act, 277
- Time charters, 101, 105
- Title and transfer, Chapter II, 10-24
- Title, record, not conclusive of ownership, 36
- Tonnage. See Register tonnage
- official. See Official tonnage
- Tonnage taxes, 257
- Torts liability for, during temporary ownership, 33
- Tow, liability in tort, 112
- Towage and pilotage, Chapter XII, 159-179
- Towage, distinguished from salvage, 184
- lien for, under Merchant Marine Act, 285
- Trade routes, Shipping Board to establish under Merchant Marine Act, 267
- Transfer. See Title and transfer
- Treaties, restricting discriminating duties, to be terminated under Merchant Marine Act, 287
- Trial, jury, seamen's right to, under Merchant Marine Act, 287
- Trial of offenses, place of, 194
- Trover, for wreck, 206
- Trustees and executors, sales by, 18, 19
- Trustees, may be owners, 25
- Tug. See Towage and pilotage
- liability in tort, 112
- Tutuila, registry of vessels trading with, 12
- Underwriters, liability of, 113
- Unfair practices, Shipping Board to make rules to meet under Merchant Marine Act, 272
- United States Compiled Statutes 1916. See Compiled Statutes
- United States Revised Statutes. See Revised Statutes
- United States Shipping Board. See Shipping Board
- Unseaworthiness, penalty for, 195
- Valuation in bill of lading, 99, 100
- Vessel[37] (see also Ship)
- defined, 2
- destruction before completion, effect on title, 11
- foreign, American-built, recording of, 16
- foreign-built, not to trade coastwise, 13
- exceptions, 13
- loss before completion, effect on title, 11
- may sue and be sued, 5
- of United States, what is, 13
- personality of, 5, 33, 34
- sale of, Chapter II, 17-24
- territoriality of, 14, 15
- under construction, not subject to admiralty jurisdiction, 11, 12
- when subject to admiralty jurisdiction, 2
- Vessels, provisions of Merchant Marine Act definition, 288
- Voyage charter, dissolution by accident, 107
- Voyage, whether coastwise, how determined, 13, 14
- Wages (see also Seamen), 64, 247, 248
- War, effect on charters, 107
- Warranty, in sales, 23, 24
- none in admiralty sale, 18
- Washing places for seamen, 249
- Watch and Watch, 248
- Watch officers, nationality of, 246
- must be citizens, 13
- Watchman, lien for wages, 62
- Water tenders, hours of labor, 248
- Waters subject to admiralty Jurisdiction (see also Jurisdiction), 3, 4
- Wharfage and moorage, Chapter XVI, 209-217
- Wharfinger's lien, 214
- Wireless, penalty for failure to carry (see also Radio telegraph), 195
- Work day, 248
- Workmen's compensation laws, as applied to seamen, 56, 57
- Wreck, collision with, 148
- Wreck or stranding, as affecting cargo, 51
- Wrecks and derelicts, Chapter XV, 202-208
- Writs, 220-222