The act was introduced by Nelson Dingley, Jr.

The Dingley Act of 1884 was a United States law introduced by U.S. Representative Nelson Dingley, Jr. of Maine dealing with American mariners serving in the United States Merchant Marine.

Among other things, the act:

  • prohibited advances on wages,[1] and
  • limited the making of seamen's allotments (payment of part of a seaman's wages to another party) to only close relatives.[1]

In 1886, a loophole to the Dingley Act was created, allowing boardinghouse keepers to receive seamen's allotments.[1]

The legislation replaced the Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Bauer, 1988:285.
  2. โ†‘ Sullivan, Kathleen (2022). "Sailors, Crimps, and Commerce: Laws Protecting Seamen, 1866โ€“1884". Journal of Policy History. 34 (4): 555โ€“586. doi:10.1017/S0898030622000203. ISSN 0898-0306. S2CID 251955898.

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