Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872
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Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872
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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.
required that a sailor had to sign on to a ship in the presence of a federal shipping commissioner.
required that a seaman be paid off in person. The presence of a shipping commissioner was intended to ensure the sailor wasn't "forcibly or unknowingly signed on by a crimp." The legislation was modeled
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