The Dingley Act of 1884 was a
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law introduced by
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Nelson Dingley, Jr.
Nelson Dingley Jr. (February 15, 1832 – January 13, 1899) was a journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Maine.
Dingley was born in Durham, Maine and attended the common schools at Unity, Maine and Waterville College (now Colby Col ...
of
Maine
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dealing with American
mariner
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The profession of the s ...
s serving in the
United States Merchant Marine
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.
Among other things, the act:
*prohibited advances on wages,
[Bauer, 1988:285.] and
*limited the making of seamen's allotments (payment of part of a seaman's wages to another party) to only close relatives.
In 1886, a loophole to the ''Dingley Act'' was created, allowing
boardinghouse keepers to receive seamen's allotments.
The legislation replaced the
Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872 The Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872 was a United States law dealing with American mariners serving in the United States Merchant Marine.
Among other things, the act:
*was passed to combat crimps.Bauer, 1988:284.
*required that a sailor had to s ...
.
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Shanghaiing
Shanghaiing or crimping is the practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors by coercive techniques such as trickery, intimidation, or violence. Those engaged in this form of kidnapping were known as ''crimps''. The related term ''press gang'' ...
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Maritime history of the United States
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1884 in American law
United States federal admiralty and maritime legislation
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