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The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 is a United States federal statute that provides for the promotion and maintenance of the American merchant marine. [1] Among other purposes, the law regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports. Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act is known as the Jones Act and deals with cabotage ...
Merchant Marine Act can refer to: Merchant Marine Act of 1915, the Seamen's Act; Merchant Marine Act of 1920, the Jones Act; ... Text is available under the Creative ...
The Jones–Shafroth Act (Pub. L. 64–368, 39 Stat. 951, enacted March 2, 1917) – also known as the Jones Act of Puerto Rico, Jones Law of Puerto Rico, or as the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act of 1917 – was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on March 2, 1917.
June 2, 1920: Civilian Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1920 (Smith-Fess Act) June 2, 1920: National Park Criminal Jurisdiction Act; June 4, 1920: National Defense Act of 1920 (Kahn Act) June 5, 1920: Sills Act of 1920; June 5, 1920: Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act) June 5, 1920: Women's Bureau Act of 1920; June 5, 1920: Ship Mortgage ...
The Jones Act requires that those seeking remedies under the Act are "seaman", but does not define the term. [7] U.S. courts have attempted to interpret the term in their rulings since the 1920 Act was passed. As Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said in her McDermott International, Inc. v. Wilander opinion, " 'seaman' is a maritime term of art". [8]
In 1920 he sponsored and secured passage of the Jones Merchant Marine Act, which stipulated that only American ships could carry cargo between American ports, thereby making Alaska dependent on Seattle-based shipping. [12] Jones was a vocal proponent of prohibition throughout his political career.
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The Bayside Canadian Railway was an extremely short railway in Bayside, New Brunswick, Canada.Its apparent sole purpose was to perform as a Canadian railway, to take advantage of a loophole in the Jones Act that would normally forbid the use of foreign-flagged vessels in shipping between two U.S. ports.