Abandonment, of cargo on dis-
aster, 75

to creditors, 114
to insurers, 123
to underwriters, 113
of seamen, 197, 252
Accounting, compellable by part
owners, 30

Acts of Congress:
June 26, 1884 (23 St. at L.),
70, 116

August 19, 1890 (26 St. at L.
320), 63

September 4, 1890 (26 St. at
L. 425), 158

February 13, 1893 (27 St. at
L. 445), 70, 72

February 18, 1895 (28 St. at
L. 667), 252
December 21, 1898 (30 St. at
L. 755), 196, 249
March 3, 1899 (30 St. at L.
1151), 206, 209

April 22, 1908 (35 St. at L.
65), 57

March 4, 1909 (35 St. at L.
1088, 1142), 196

April 5, 1910 (36 St. at L.
291), 57

June 24, 1910 (36 St. at L.
629), 141, 200

August 1, 1912 (37 St. at L.
242), 187

August 24, 1912 (37 St. at L.
560), 229

August 18, 1914 (38 St. at L.
698), 229, 246
March 4, 1915 (38 St. at L.
1164), 56, 245, 247-252
August 29, 1916 (39 St. at L.

September 7, 1916 (39 St. at
L. 729), 231, 260, 261

June 7, 1918 (40 St. at L. 602),

258

February 9, 1920, 16, 219
March 30, 1920, 83, 84, 157,
250

June 5, 1920, 12, 17, 18, 19, 27,
64, 79, 128, 130, 131, 135,
141, 200, 214, 232, 238-
240, 250, 261, 263-289
See also Revised Statutes:
Compiled Statutes, 1916;
Bills of Lading Act;
Harter Act; Loss of
Life Act; Panama Canal
Act; Merchant Marine
Act; Ship Mortgage
Act; Standby Act.
Acts of God, 89
Adjuster, in general average, 191
Admiralty. For specific subjects,
see particular titles
Admiralty Courts. See Courts
Admiralty Law, sources, gen-
eral, I

in United States, I
Admiralty remedies. See Reme-
dies

Admiralty Rules, general, 14
Advances of wages (see also
Wages), 247, 248
Advances on bottomry, 141
Adventure. See Frustration of
adventure

Affroghtment, contract of, de-
fined, 77, 78

of

reciprocal obligations
ship and cargo, 34, 35
See also Contracts of affreight-

ment

gate, 49

for temporary owner or char-
terer, 33
Agent, managing,

responsibility of owner for, 31
Alaska Railroad, under Mer-
chant Marine Act, 277
Alaska, trade with, coastwise, 14
under Merchant Marine Act,

Bathhouse, floating, a ship, 3
Berths, separate for seamen, 249
Bills of lading, Chapter VII,
86-111

holder's claim to goods, 76
liability of owner for cargo not
received, 31

limitations on, 76

limitation of master's authority
to bind owner, 41

limitation on master's right to
issue, 45

not contracts of affreightment,
when, 34

Bills of sale, not required for
documentation, 236

Merchant

recording, 237, 238
recording, under
Marine Act, 278, 279
requirements, 236
Blockade, violation of, 195
Boats, included in sale, 23
Boilers, included in sale, 23
Bonds. See Mortgages and bonds
for release of ship, 220

for safe return, when compel-
lable, 28, 29

Bottomry bond, defined, 138
nature and incidents of, 138-140
Bowsprit, included in sale, 23
Breach of charter, 106, 107
Breakage, exception of, 99
Breakdown clause, 102, 103
Builder's lien, 136

Bunkers, liability for, during
temporary ownership, 33
Cables, included in sale, 23
Captain. See Master
Capture. See Prize of war
Cargo. See Affreightment, con-
tracts of; Lien, etc.
damage to, in collision, 152
156

deck, in general average, 191
discharge of (see Arrival and
discharge)

injury to, personal liability of
master, 41

loading and stowage of, 72-75
master's relation to, 44-47