The Imberhorne’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 4 district ·

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1. ““See. 4530. Every seaman on a vessel of tlie United States shall he entitled to receive on demand, from the master of the vessel to which he belongs, one-half part of the wages which he shall have then earned at every port where such vessel, after the voyage has been commenced, shall load or deliver cargo before the voyage is ended, and all stipulations in the contract to tlie contrary shall be void: Provided, such a demand shall not be made before the expiration of, nor oftener than once in five days. Any failure on the part of the master to comply with this demand shall release the seaman from his contract, and he sliall be entitled to full payment of wages earned. * * * And provided further, that this section shall apply to seamen on foreign vessels while in harbors of the United States, and the courts of the United States shall be open to such seamen for its enforcement.” (Italics mine.) “Sec. 10 (a). That it shall be, and is hereby, made unlawful in any case to pay any seaman wages in advance of the time when he has actually earned the same, or to pay such advance wages, or to make any order, or note, or other evidence of indebtedness therefor to any other person, or to pay any person, for the shipment of seamen when payment is deducted or to be deducted from a seaman’s wages. Any person violating any of the foregoing provisions of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Talus

2. “‘•The moment we concede that the seaman under this act is entitled to the payment of one-half of the wages he may have earned, then it seems to me that we must also concede that the other provision of the act which rejects the advance on the wages must also be in force, no matter where such advances may have been made.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. The Belgier