Section
1, acts Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 156, § 3,
18 Stat. 485; Aug. 14, 1912, ch. 288, § 1,
37 Stat. 309, defined seamen. See section
201 of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Section
2, R.S. § 4801, provided for acceptance of gifts in aid of marine hospitals. See section
219 of Title
42.