28 U.S. Code § 1916 - Seamen’s suits  In all courts of the
United States, seamen may institute and prosecute suits and
appeals in their own names and for their own benefit for wages
or salvage or the enforcement of laws enacted for their health
or safety without prepaying fees or costs or furnishing security
therefor.   (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 955.) Historical
and Revision Notes  Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 837
(June 12, 1917, ch. 27, § 1,40 Stat. 157; July 1, 1918, ch. 113,
§ 1,40 Stat. 683). Changes in phraseology were made.     28
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