Maguire Act of 1895 explained

The Maguire Act of 1895 (enacted February 18, 1895) is a United States Federal statute that abolished the practice of imprisoning sailors who deserted from coastwise vessels. The act was sponsored by representative James G. Maguire of San Francisco, California.

Before this legislation, a right to leave the ship existed only for a seaman who "correctly" believed his life to be in danger.^[1] This law extended the right in cases where the seaman feared physical abuse from other shipboard personnel.^[1]

References

• Web site: American Merchant Marine Timeline, 1789 - 2005 . 2007-03-31 . American Maritime History in the Age of Sail . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070609130323/http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/maritime/MaritimeNation/TimeLines/Merchant_Marine.htm . 2007-06-09 .
• Book: Bauer, K. Jack . A Maritime History of the United States: The Role of America's Seas and Waterways . 1988 . University of South Carolina . Columbia, South Carolina . 0-87249-519-1 . registration .
• Web site: SUP History . 2007-03-31 . Sailors' Union of the Pacific . Sailors' Union of the Pacific . Sailors' Union of the Pacific . https://web.archive.org/web/20070105013518/http://sailors.org/photoalbum/1897men.html . 2007-01-05 . dead .
• Web site: Chapter I: The Lookout of the Labor Movement . 2007-03-31 . Sailors' Union of the Pacific . Sailors' Union of the Pacific . Sailors' Union of the Pacific . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030512184317/http://www.sailors.org/pdf/history1-2.pdf . 2003-05-12 .
• Web site: Crisis at Sea: Flags-of-convenience: A Maritime Trades Department Report . 2007-04-02 . Sailors' Union of the Pacific . Sailors' Union of the Pacific . Sailors' Union of the Pacific . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030405141234/http://www.sailors.org/pdf/newsletter/wcs-sep2000.pdf . 2003-04-05 .

See also

• White Act of 1898
• Dingley Act of 1884
• Shanghaiing
• Maritime history of the United States
• Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crisis at Sea: Flags-of-convenience: A Maritime Trades Department Report . 2007-04-02 . Sailors Union of the Pacific . 12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030405141234/http://www.sailors.org/pdf/newsletter/wcs-sep2000.pdf . 2003-04-05 .