Seamen's act as amended and other laws relating to seamen

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• Public Law No. 302, 63rd Cong.,Approved Mar 4, 1915. ； An Act to promote the welfare of American seamen in the merchant marine of the United States ； to abolish, arrest and imprisonment as a penalty for desertion and to secure the abrogation of treaty provisions in relation thereto ； and to promote safety at sea = 1
• Public Law No. 89, 64th Cong., Approved June 12, 1916. ； An Act to amend section 14 of Pub. Law No. 302, 63rd Cong = 25
• Public Law No. 20, 65th Cong., Approved June 12, 1917. ； To amend the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the establishment of a Bureau of War Risk Insurance in the Treasury Dept" = 26
• Public Law No. 144, （Extract） 65th Cong., Approved May 9, 1918. ； Declaration of intention of every alien seaman to become a citizen = 30
• Public Law No. 90, 65th Cong., （Extract） Approved Oct 6, 1917. ； To establish a Division of Marine and Seamen's Insurance = 30
• Public Law No. 261, （Extract） 66th Cong., Approved June 5, 1920. ； Relating to seamen's Wages = 31
• Public Law No. 289, 66th Cong., Approved Dec 26, 1920. ； An Act to provide for the treatment in hospital of diseased alien seamen = 33
• Public Law No. 239, 67th Cong., Approved June 10, 1922. An ； Act to amend section 24 and 256 of the Judicial, Code = 34
• Public Law No. 139, 68th Cong., （Extract） Approved May 26, 1924. ； To amend the Immigration Act of 1917 dealing with Alien Se$$\acute a$$men = 35
• Public Law No. 803, 69th Cong., Approved Mar 4, 1927. ； Longshoremen's and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act = 36
• Public Law No. 349, 70th Cong., Approved May 4, 1928. ； An Act to amend The Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers Compensations Act = 61
• Public Law No. 419, 70th Cong., Approved May 17, 1928. ； An Act to provide compensation for disability or death resulting from injury to employees in certain employments in the District of Columbia = 61
• Public Law No. 180, 70th Cong., Approved May 7, 1930. ； An Act to repeal section 4579 and amend section 4578 of the Revised Statutes of the United States respecting compensation of vessels for transporting seamen = 62
• Public Law No. 40, 73rd Cong., Approved June 13, 1933. ； To amend various sections of the Revised Statues, as amended, relation to the construction and inspection of boilers, unfired pressure vessels, and the appurtenances thereof = 64
• Public Law No. 110, 73rd Cong., Approved Mar 5, 1934. ； To provide for the care and transportation of seamen from shipwrecked fishing and whaling vessels = 67
• Public Law No. 201, 73rd Cong., Approved May 4, 1934. ； Authorizing pursers of licensed deck officers of vessels to perform the duties of the masters of such vessels in relation to entrance and clearance of same = 67
• Public Law No. 257, 73rd Cong., Approved May 26, 1934. ； To amend the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers Compensation Act with respect to rates of compensation = 68
• Public Law No. 727, 75th Cong., Approved June 25, 1938. ； To amend the Longshoremen's and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act = 70
• Public Law No. 294, 74th Cong., Approved Aug 21, 1935. ； To amend and supplement the steering rules respecting orders to helmsmen on all vessels = 76
• Public Law No. 483, 74th Cong., Approved Mar 21, 1936. ； To extend the facilities of the Public Health Service to seamen on Government vessels not in the Military of Naval Establishments = 78
• Public Law No. 722, 74th Cong., Approved June 20, 1936. ； To apply laws covering steam vessels to seagoing vessels of three hundred gross tons and over 3090 gross tons and over propelled by internal―combustion engines = 79
• Public Law No. 803, 74th Cong., Approved June 25, 1936. ； To amend section 13 of the Act of March 4, 1915, to maintain discipline on shipboard = 80
• Public Law No. 25, 75th Cong., Approved Mar 24, 1937. ； To amend section 4551 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended = 87
• Public Law No. 835 （Extract）, 74th Cong., Approved June 29, 1936. ； To further the development and maintenance of an adequate and well―balanced American merchant marine, to promote the commerce of the Untied States, to aid in the national defense, to repeal certain former legislation = 90
• Public Law No. 705 （Extract）, 75th Cong., Approved June 23, 1938. ； To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to further promote the merchant marine policy therein declared = 92
• Public Law No. 467, 75th Cong., Approved April 5, 1938. ； To create a board of inspectors, Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, at Port Arthur, Tex = 97
• Public Law No. 499, 75th Cong., Approved May 9, 1938. ； To permit the issuance of certain certificates under the shipping laws by inspectors of hulls, inspectors of boilers, and designated assistant inspectors = 97
• Public Law No. 538, 75th Cong., Approved May 24, 1938. ； To amend section 4132 of the Revised Statutes = 98
• Public Law No. 647, 75th Cong., Approved June 16, 1938. ； To except yachts, tugs, towboats, and unrigged vessel from certain provisions of the Act of June 23, 1936 = 99
• Public Law No. 702, 75th cong., Approved June 23, 1938. Limiting the hours of labor of certain officers and seamen on certain vessels navigating the Great Lakes and adjacent waters = 101
• Public Law No. 16, 76th Cong., Approved March 29, 1939. ； To exempt all vessel of the United States of less than 200 tons gross registered tonnage from the provisions of the officers competency Certificates Convention = 101
• Public Law No. 48, 76th Cong., Approved Apr 26, 1939. ； To provide for the assignment of medical officers of the Public Health service for duty on vessel of th Coast and Geodetic Survey = 102
• Public Law No. 99, 76th Cong., Approved May 31, 1939. ； To amend section 10 （b）,（c） and （d）of the Act of June 26, 1884, relative to the allotment of wages by seamen = 103
• Public Law No. 188, 76th Cong., Approved July 17, 1939. ； To make effective th provisions of the Officers Competency Certificates Convention, 1936 = 104
• Public Law No. 258, 76th Cong., Approved Aug 4, 1939. ； To promote nautical education = 106
• Public Law No. 259 （Extract）, 76th Cong., Approved Aug 4, 1939. ； To amend certain provisions of the Merchant Marine and Shipping Acts = 107
• Public Law No. 371, 76th Cong., Approved Aug 10, 1939. ； To amend section 4488 of the Revised Statutes of the Untied Stated = 109
• Public Law No. 487, 76th Cong., Approved Apr 30, 1940. ； To Provide for rearrangement of the location of the several boards of local inspectors = 109
• Public Law No. 606, 76th Cong., Approved June 12, 1940. ； To provide for the examinations of civilian nautical schools and for the inspectors of vessel used in connection therewith = 110
• Public Law No. 735, 76th Cong., Approved July 10, 1940. ； To amend the Act entitled "An Act granting additional quarantine powers and imposing additional duties upon the Marine Hospital Service " = 112
• Public Law No. 816, 76th Cong., Approved Oct 9, 1940. ； To repeal sections 4588 and 4591 of the Revised Statutes of the United States = 112
• Public Law No. 831, 76th Cong., Approved Oct 10, 1940. ； To expedite national defense by suspending, during the national emergency provisions of law that prohibit more than 8 hours labor in any one day of persons engaged upon work covered by contracts of the U.S. Marine Commission = 113
• Public Law No. 869, 76th Cong., Approved Oct 17, 1940. ； To amend section 4551 of the Revised Statutes = 114
• Public Law No. 124, 77th Cong., Approved June 23, 1941. ； To extend certain provisions of title X of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 = 115
• Public Law No. 156, 77th Cong., Approved July 8, 1041. ； Relating to the manning of certain Vessels of 500 gross tons and less = 115
• Public Law No. 157, 775h Cong., Approved July 8m 1841. ； Relating to the manning certain small vessels = 116
• Public Law No. 165, 77th Cong., Approved July 11, 1941. ； To supplement the navigation laws and facilitate the maintenance of discipline on board vessels of the United States = 116
• Public Law No. 208, 77th Cong., Approved Aug 16, 1941. ； To provide compensation for disability or death resulting from injury to persons employed at military, air and naval bases acquired by the United States from foreign countries = 117
• Public Law No. 255, 77th Cong., Approved Sept 24, 1941. ； Relating to the manning of vessels = 118
• Public Law No. 259, 77th Cong., Approved Sept 25, 1941. ； Relating to the manning of certain seagoing barges = 119
• Public Law No. 321, 77th Cong., Approved Nov 21, 1941. ； To amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act = 119
• Public Law No. 524, 77th Cong., Approved Apr 11, 1942. ； To provide decorations for outstanding conduct or service by persons serving in the American merchant marine = 120
• Public Law No. 52, 78th Cong., Approved May 10, 1943. ； To provide for the issuance of devices in recognitions of the services of merchant sailors = 121
• Public Law No. 87, 78th Cong., Approved June 23, 1943. ； To provide reemployment rights for persons who leave their positions to serve in the Merchant Marine = 123
• Public Law No. 254, 78th Cong., Approved Mar 13, 1944. ； To Provide cash awards to personnel of the Maritime Commission and the War shipping Administration for useful suggestions to improve administration of their activities = 125
• Public Law No. 285, 78th cong., Approved Apr 4, 1944. ； To clarify the application of section 1（b） of Public Law 17, 78th Congress = 126
• Public Law No. 286, 78th Cong., Approved Apr 4, 1944. ； To amend the act making it a misdemeanor to stow away on vessels = 127
• Public Law No. 169, 79th Cong., Approved July 31, 1945. ； To amend the act entitled "An Act to provide for the issuance of devices in recognition of the services of the merchant sailors = 128
• Public Law No. 631, 79th Cong., Approved Aug 7, 1946. ； To amend the act to provide for the issuance of devices in recognition of the services of merchant sailors = 128
• Public Law No. 660, 79th Cong., Approved Aug 8, 1946. ； To amend the act entitle "An Act to provide reemployment rights for persons who leave their positions to serve in the merchant marine = 129
• Public Law No. 685, 79th Cong., Approved Aug 8, 1946. ； Relating to marine insurance in the case of certain employees of the War department who suffered death, injury, or other casualty prior to April 23, 1943. as a result of marine risks = 132
• Public Law No. 692, 79th Cong., Approved Aug 8, 1946. ； To amend the act of June 23, 1943, so as to authorize inclusion of periods of education and training in an Army Transportation Corps civilian marine school as "service in the merchant marine" = 133
• Public Law No. 698, 79th Cong., Approved Aug 8, 1946. ； Providing for a medal for service in the merchant marine during the present war = 134
• Public Law No. 719, 79th Cong., （Extract）, Approved Aug 10, 1946. ； Unemployment Compensation for marine workers = 135
• Public Law No. 757, 80th Cong., Approved June 24, 1948. ； To increase certain benefits payable under the longshoremen's and Harbor Workers Compensation Act = 141
• Public Law No. 174, 81st Cong., Approved July 16, 1949. ； Extending section 1302（a） of the Social Security Act = 143
• Public Law No. 860, 81st Cong., Approved Sept 29, 1950. ； To amend subsection （b） of section 10 of the act of June 26, 1884 = 144
• Public Law No. 916, 81st Cong., Approved Jan 10, 1951. ； To authorize deductions from the wages of seamen for payment into employee welfare funds = 145
• Public Law No. 196, 83rd Cong., Approved Aug 5, 1953. ； To amend sections 1606 and 1607 of the Internal Revenue Code in order to permit unemployment insurance coverage under State unemployment compensation laws for seamen employed on certain vessels operated by the United States = 146
• Public Law No. 759. 84th Cong., Approved July 24, 1956. ； To authorize medals and decorations for outstanding and meritorious conduct and service in the U.S. Merchant Marine = 148
• Public Law No. 803, 84th Cong., Approved July 26, 1956. ； To amend the longshoremen's and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act, as amended, to provide increased benefits in case of disabling injuries = 150
• Public Law No. 538, 85th Cong., Approved July 18, 1958. ； To make the provisions of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act applicable to certain civilian employees of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities of the Armed Forces = 152
• Public Law No. 742, 85th Cong., Approved Aug 23, 1958. ； To amend section 41 of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act so as to provide a system of safety rules, regulations, and safety inspection and training = 154
• Public Law No. 171, 86th Cong., Approved Aug 18, 1959. ； To amend the Longshoremen's and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act, with respect to the payment of compensation in cases where third persons are liable = 157
• Public Law No. 233, 86th Cong., Approved Sept 8, 1959. ； To transfer from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Labor certain functions in respect of insurance benefits and disability payments certain functions in respect of insurance benefits and disability payments to seamen for World War Ⅱ service―connected injuries, death, disability = 159
• Public Law No. 263, 86th Cong., Approved Sept 14, 1959. ； To amend section 12 of the act of March 5, 1915, to clarify types of arrestment prohibited with respect to wages of U.S. seamen = 160
• Public Law No. 364, 86th Cong., Approved Sept 22, 1959. ； To amend section 4544 of the Revised Statutes relating to deceased seamen = 160
• Public Law No. 757, 86th Cong., Approved Sept 13, 1960. ； To amend the Longshoremen's and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act, so as to provide that an injured employee shall have the right to select his own physician = 161
• Public Law No. 87, 87th Cong., Approved July 14, 1961. ； To amend the Longshoremen's and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act, to provide increased benefits in case of disabling injuries = 163
• Public Law No. 655, 87th Cong., Approved Sept. 10, 1962. ； To incorporate the Naval Sea Cadet = 164
• Public Law No. 201, 89th Cong., Approved September 25, 1965. ； To provide an increase in the retired pay of certain members of the former Lighthouse Service = 168
• Public Law No. 266, 89th Cong., Approved October 19, 1965. ； To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to sell uniform clothing to the Naval Sea Cadet Corps = 169
• Public Law No. 163, 90th Cong., Approved November 29, 1967. ； To increase the Amount of benefits payable to widows of certain former employees of the Lighthouse Service, and thereafter to provide for the cost―of―living increases in benefits payable to such widows and to such former employees = 170
• Public Law No. 165, 90th Cong., Approved November 29, 1967. ； To provide an increase in the retired pay of certain members of the former Lighthouse Service = 171
• Public Law No. 167, 90th Cong., Approved November 29, 1967. ； To amend the Act of August 19, 1950, to provide annuity benefits for an additional number of widows of employees of the Lighthouse Service = 172
• Public Law No. 603, 91st Cong., Approved December 31, 1970. ； SEAMEN'S SERVICE ACT = 173