California Harbors and Navigation Code
§ 813
HNC § 813Div. 4 · Ch. 2
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.govThe master of a vessel may procure all its necessary repairs and supplies, may engage cargo and passengers for carriage, and, in a foreign port, may enter into a charter-party. His contracts for these purposes bind the owner to the full amount of the value of the vessel and freightage.
Legislative history
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.