MARINE

Naval; rela~ or pertaininl to the sea; transacted at sea; doing duty or service on the sea. This is alee a general name for the naVJ' of a kingdom or state; as also the whole economy of naval affairs, or whatever respects the building, rigging, arming, equipping, navigating, a'.nd fighting ships. It comprehends also the government of naval armaments, and the state of all the persons employed therein, whether civil or military. Also one of the marines. Wharton. See Doughten v. Vandever, 5 Del. Oh. 73. -Marine belt. That portion of the main or open sea, adjacent to the shores of a given country, over which the jurisdiction of its mu· nicipal laws and local authorities extends; defined by international law as extending out three, miles from the shore. See The Alexander (D. C.) 60 Fed. 918.-Marine carrier. By stat· utes of several states this term is applied te carriers plying upon the ocean, arms of the sea. the Great Lakes, and other navigable water a within the jurisdiction of the United States.. Civ. Code Cal. 1903, § 2087; Rev. & Ann. St. Oki. 1903, § 652; Rev. Codes N. D. 1899, 'I 4176.-Mari.ne contract. One relating to maritime affairs shlppinc, navigation, marine 1 insurance, affre1ghtment, maritime loans, or other busine to be done upon the sea or in connection with navigation.-Mari.ne corps. A body of soldiers enlisted and equipped for service on board ve els of war; also the naval forces of the nation. U. S. v. Dunn, 120 U. S. 249, 7 Sup. Ct. 507, 30 L. Ed. 66"7.-Marine court in the cit::, of New York. A local court of New York having original jurisdiction of civil causes, where the action is for fersonal injuries or defamation, and of other civi actions where the damages claimed do not exceed $2.000. It is a court of record. It was originally created as a tribunal for the settlement of causes between seamen.-Ma.rine insurance. See IN• SUB.ANOE.-Marine interest. Interest, allowed to be stipulated for at an extra ordinar, rate, for the use and risk of money loaned on respondentia arid bottomry bonds.-Marine league. A measure of distance commonly employed at sea, being equal to one-twentieth part of a degree of latitude, or three geographical or nautical miles. See Rock land, etc., S. Co., v. Fe enden, 79 Me. 140, 8 At!. 552.-Marine risk. The perils of the. sea; the perils nece arily incident to navigation.-Marine Society. In English law. A charitable institution for the purpose of apprenticing boys to the naval service, etc., incorporated by 12 Geo. III. c. 67. [s. 765]