1994 US Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 77 - PEONAGE AND SLAVERY
Sec. 1587 - Possession of slaves aboard vessel
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 77 - PEONAGE AND SLAVERY Sec. 1587 - Possession of slaves aboard vessel |
Contains | section 1587 |
Date | 1994 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 4, 1995 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 773; Sept. 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(L), 108 Stat. 2147. |
Statutes at Large References | 35 Stat. 1139 62 Stat. 773 108 Stat. 2147 |
Public Law References | Public Law 103-322 |
§1587. Possession of slaves aboard vessel
Whoever, being the captain, master, or commander of any vessel found in any river, port, bay, harbor, or on the high seas within the jurisdiction of the United States, or hovering off the coast thereof, and having on board any person for the purpose of selling such person as a slave, or with intent to land such person for such purpose, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than four years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 773; Sept. 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(L), 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §426 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §251, 35 Stat. 1139).
Mandatory-punishment provisions were rephrased in the alternative.
Minor change was made in phraseology.
Amendments1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than ,000”.
Cross ReferencesSlavery abolished, see Const. Amend. 13.
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