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Chap. XLVII.—An Act to amend the act, approved May thirteenth, eighteen hundred, entitled “An act to amend an act entitled ‘An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States.’”[1]
Act of May 13, 1800, ch. 61.
Jurors of U.S. courts in each State to have like qualifications, &c.
1841, ch. 38.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurors to serve in the courts of the United States, in each State respectively, shall have the like qualifications, and be entitled to the like exemptions, as jurors of the highest court of law of such State now have and are entitled to, and shall hereafter from time to time have and be entitled to, and shall be designated by ballot, lot, or otherwise, according to the mode of forming such juries now practised and hereafter to be practised therein, in so far as such mode may be practicable by the courts of the United States, or the officers thereof; and further, shall have power, by rule or order, from time to time, to conform the same to any change in these respects which may be hereafter adopted by the Legislatures of the respective States for the State courts.
Approved, July 20, 1840.
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Chap. XLVIII.—An Act in addition to the several acts regulating the shipment and discharge of seamen, and the duties of consuls.[2]
Acts concerning consuls, vol. 1, 254, 690; vol. 2, 203.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, As follows:
Duplicate list of crew to be a fair copy, &c.First. The duplicate list of the crew of any vessel bound on a foreign voyage, made out pursuant to the act of February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and three, shall be a fair copy in one uniform handwriting, without erasure or interlineation.
Owners to obtain a true and certified copy of the shipping articles, &c.Second. It shall be the duty of the owners of every such vessel to obtain from the collector of the customs of the district from which the clearance is made, a true and certified copy of the shipping articles, containing the names of the crew, which shall be written in a uniform hand, without erasures or interlineations.
- ↑ An act to amend an act entitled “An act to amend the act approved May 13, 1800, entitled ‘An act to amend an act to establish the judicial system of the United States;’” March 3, 1841, chap. 38.
An act supplementary to an act, entitled “An act to amend the act approved May 13, 1800, entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to establish the judicial courts of the United States;” March 19, 1842, chap. 7.
- ↑ The acts which have been passed relative to seamen in the United States, are:―
An act for the government and regulation of seamen in the merchant service; July 20, 1790, chap. 29.
An act concerning certain fisheries of the United States and for the regulation and government of the fishermen employed therein; expired. February 16, 1792, chap. 6.
An act for the regulation of seamen on board the public and private vessels of the United States; March 3, 1813, chap. 42.
An act to continue in force “An act concerning certain fisheries of the United States, and for the regulation and government of the fishermen employed therein,” and for other purposes as therein mentioned; April 12, 1800, chap. 22.
An act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen; July 16, 1798, chap. 77. May 3, 1802, chap. 51.
An act in addition to “An act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen;” March 2, 1799, chap. 36.
An act concerning consuls and vice-consuls; April 14, 1792, chap. 24, sec. 7, 8.
An act supplemental to the act concerning consuls and vice-consuls, and for the protection of American seamen; February 28, 1803, chap. 9, sec. 2, 3, 4.
An act to amend the act, entitled “An act for the government and regulation of seamen in the merchant service;” March 2, 1805, chap. 28.
An act authorizing the Secretary of State, during the continuance of the present war, to make additional allowance to the owners and masters of vessels, for bringing back to the United States destitute and distressed American seamen; December 1, 1814, chap. 8.
An act in addition to the several acts regulating the shipment and discharge of seamen, and the duties of consuls; July 20, 1840, chap. 48.
An act making an appropriation for the relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries; February 12, 1842, chap. 3.
An act for the government of persons in certain fisheries; June 19, 1813, chap. 2.
