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Merchant Seamen Act 1728
The Merchant Seamen Act 1728 ( 2 Geo. 2. c. 36) was a significant piece of British legislation passed in 1729. The Act was originally stipulated to run five years but was renewed periodically until it was made perpetual by 2 Geo. 3. c. 5 in 1761.Davis, Ralph. The Rise of the English Shipping Industry in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. London: Macmillan, 1962. 142, n.2. By mandating a formalized wage contract, the Act deterred (though did not curtail) captains from changing agreed-upon routes of their vessels, reduced desertion rates, and allowed for seamen to seek liberation from employers who broke contracts.Rediker, Marcus. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Merchant Seamen, Pirates, and the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1700-1750. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1987. 140-1. One of the main functions of the British Admiralty court system, which expanded significantly in the late seventeenth century, was to handle wage disputes between hired seamen on the one side a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merchant Seamen Act 1835
A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Historically, a merchant is anyone who is involved in business or trade. Merchants have operated for as long as industry, commerce, and trade have existed. In 16th-century Europe, two different terms for merchants emerged: referred to local traders (such as bakers and grocers) and ( nl, koopman) referred to merchants who operated on a global stage, importing and exporting goods over vast distances and offering added-value services such as credit and finance. The status of the merchant has varied during different periods of history and among different societies. In modern times, the term ''merchant'' has occasionally been used to refer to a businessperson or someone undertaking activities (commercial or industrial) for the purpose of generating profit, cash flow, sales, and revenue using a combination of human, financial, intellectual and physical capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
